I just use my own car instead of a van, only one person has commented and said they thought I'd be in a van, I just said I usually am but it's in the garage.
Most of my tool I already had because when I first started doing the course that's all I asked for when it came to birthdays or christmas.
Parts you gather as you go along as does knowledge and experience.
I've come on this website a number of times to find answers I'm not sure about.
I put an advert in the local paper only in NOvember and I haven't stopped since. The biggest benefit on my add was saying 'No job too small'.
A lot of more experienced plumbers (certainly the ones round here anyway) are not interested in little jobs, leaking taps, toilets that won;t flush etc. They all come to me which is great for experience but bad for rest time.
I've now worked 32 days straight without a day off. That's doing my regular job mon to Fri 9-5 and eve's and weekends plumbing.
You've got to be prepared to do whatever it takes and in this recession that may mean going alone even if it scares you ****less. I spent 6 months after finishing my exams writing to companies to get a job before putting my add out there. You need to keep on top of your skills or you'll forget what you've learnt.
You will make very little money out of it and any mistakes you pay for but you get the experience and any little extra money is a bonus.
I'm still looking for a company to work with and applying for everything job I see but working on my own is a real confidence and skills booster.
Good luck with it all.
Tosh
Oh yeah I forgot,
There is also a company on the net that will print you FREE business cards as long you have their web address on the back of them. YOu only get a limit of 250 but it's free. My regular job is copier/printer engineer so I just print all mine off at work anyway but this is a really good website.
Check out the website at........
www.vistaprint.co.uk
Regards Tosh.
