Do your own tiling work?

[gall.b-tiler]

ive always wanted to learn tiling, think its one of those things that looks easyer than it is.

A 4 year apprenticeship says its not as easy as it looks.

When doing work in someones home & taking there hard earned dosh you should really know what your doing or you could end up in court.

The amount of jobs I was called out to last year that a jack of all trades had attempted was unbeliveable in most cases they didnt get paid or when the work faile they ended up on the other end of a hefty lawyers letter.

 

[armyash]

not taking the mick, i bought one a few months ago, it's an excellent dvd, covers everthing you need to know and only £1.99

Ok mate thanks i'm going to pick one up after work and have a watch tonight.

 

[gall.b-tiler]

erm...not sure if you are taking the mickey 😛 I thought things like that would be frowned upon on this forum but for £2 it's worth a look, think i'll grab 1 tomorrow and check it out. Thanks

Wouldnt bother wasting £2 Ash spend it on something usefull certainly not that rubbish, so wrong its unbelievable!

 

[MattWeth]

I have done a fair bit of tiling over the years and don't intend to turn down simpler tiling jobs when I set up on my own in a couple of months. That said, I'd always get a pro in for wet rooms or walk in showers etc - the consequences of getting it wrong are just too scary.

 

[gall.b-tiler]

It usally ends up more cost effective to sub-out the right jobs to the right trades, then you have come back if anything fails and the job is done quicker.

As for folk coming across rough tilers evey trade suffers the same problem.

If im paying for work to be done in my house I much prefer that person to be qualified, get what you pay for I suppose.

 

[armyash]

If I'm not working Sunday i'm going to check out one of the training centres round here and see what they can offer. I don't intend to rely on tiling for work but if the opportunity comes up to earn some money when things are quiet then that's good, would be good to be able to finish off a bathroom etc.

 

[armyash]

http://www.ableskills.co.uk/tiling-courses.htm

Looking at the course overview, would any of you recommend this as a good start?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

that looks good for a basic start ash seems quite reasonable as well. although how they will cram five days worth mon-fri into two weekends sat-sun i don't know.

 

[armyash]

that looks good for a basic start ash seems quite reasonable as well. although how they will cram five days worth mon-fri into two weekends sat-sun i don't know.

I'll be able to do mon-fri as part of resettlement, I wouldn't even consider doing all that in a weekend. I thought the course looked ok for a starter too so I will pay them a visit before I give any money out 🙂

 

[WaterTight]

A 4 year apprenticeship says its not as easy as it looks.

Is it really a 4 year apprenticeship in tiling? Never would have thought there could be that much to it. I'm not trying to be facetious, just curious. Surely after you've learned how to identify and prepare surfaces, use batons, work with adhesive and grout and set things out properly it's just practise. I'd have thought a year working with someone would be more than enough.

 

[furryneddy]

Never paint when your drunk :smile:

Never drink strong cider and tile a wall ......

 

[Resolute]

I tiled a wall once after a very heavy days drinking at Newmarket - needless to say it was very hard going!

 

[gall.b-tiler]

Is it really a 4 year apprenticeship in tiling? Never would have thought there could be that much to it. I'm not trying to be facetious, just curious. Surely after you've learned how to identify and prepare surfaces, use batons, work with adhesive and grout and set things out properly it's just practise. I'd have thought a year working with someone would be more than enough.

Jeez you really do ive up to your signature sorry if I sound condesending.

Its a Trade 4 year apprenticeship Nvq 2 & 3 gained at college with a Trade test at the end Just like plumbing, painting, Joinery etc

Thers more to it than you assume setting out Rendering screeding working with epoxy stone profiling san cement laying.

Worked in some pools and shopping centres where the course lads turn up promtly ceek there pants and are gone.

As I say im a firm beliver in each to there own thats the profesional approach dont think its fair to charge punters for amateurs practicsing in there house and wasting there hard earned dough.

 

[SimonG]

Who's the amateur?

 

[WaterTight]

Jeez you really do ive up to your signature sorry if I sound condesending.

Nope, just rude.

 

[Barry98]

the old saying of been a master of one trade is outdated now IMHO , customers rightly dont want a jack of all they want a master of all. i know my limits , i can tile,palster,plumb and heat and repair my weakness is electrics hence why its back to college. one step at a time ash maste what your learning before you take another trade on

 

[armyash]

the old saying of been a master of one trade is outdated now IMHO , customers rightly dont want a jack of all they want a master of all. i know my limits , i can tile,palster,plumb and heat and repair my weakness is electrics hence why its back to college. one step at a time ash maste what your learning before you take another trade on

Good advice, thanks

 

[SimonG]

Plus customers don't want an army of trades in the house. If a job involves gas, plastering or electrics I know the right people to bring in. I have more skills than plumbing, heating and tiling, but it's only those skills I sell.

 

[armyash]

I'm concentrating on the plumbing/gas side of things for now but I have resettlement funds to spend so may as well get something good that I can use along side that. It was a toss up between part p and tiling. From a strictly money point of view for now tiling is the more practical option. If I don't use it for 2 years it's not going to cost me more money and I can get plenty of practice in on friends and family's houses before I start using it in customers houses. Don't really fancy having to get my head around electrics while I'm learning plumbing, part p can be done in the future.

 

[Halesowen1]

4 years training for tiling, was it 1 day a year??