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Construction output will fall 3% this year with the loss of 45,000 jobs across the sector, according to the latest forecast by CITB-ConstructionSkills. Click here for more information on this article. For other news, checkout Tile News Blog.

Construction output figures from the Office for National Statistics for October, showed that construction output has fallen both compared to the previous month and to a year earlier, as the long predicted public sector spending cuts begin to bite. Construction output figures from the Office for...

December data signalled a solid rise in UK construction sector output, extending the period of sustained expansion to 12 months. December data signalled a solid rise in UK construction sector output, extending the period of sustained expansion to 12 months. for more information on this topic...

In July 2013 CE Marking of all construction products, including wall and floor tiles, will become mandatory under the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation. In July 2013 CE Marking of all construction products, including wall and floor tiles, will become mandatory under the...

Today's figures from ONS for November Construction Output show no change from the low levels recorded in October. However, output is 1.6 per cent lower than in November 2010 when the industry was severely affected by bad weather. Today's figures from ONS for November Construction Output show no...

In July 2013 CE Marking of all construction products, including wall and floor tiles, will become mandatory under the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation. CE Marking will have an effect on all sectors of the tile industry and it is important to understand the obligations of...

Good Day men. I was in a product training class the other day here in Vancouver, BC Canada and was told that in Germany the regular Kerdi we work with here in Canada and the United States is not approved for steam showers and that a different Kerdi is required for steam showers. Kerdi D or...

Hi, I received the following email last week from a gent that attended a training course with us. I have forwarded details of this forum and hopefully he will be joining shortly. If you see him on here, say hi. Many Thanks, Dave Construction Skills College Limited : Quality Training Courses...

Hi All, I am looking to tile my bathroom floor and have been looking at a couple of options for a sound base before tiling: 1 - 18mm ply screwed to the joists; 2 - Hardibacker screwed tot he joists (thickness?) 3 - Wedi board We are looking to install underfloor heating as well. Which is the...

hi I recently completed the 2 week intensive tiling course at Construction Skills College in Wolverhampton. The course was excellent and i would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about tiling full time, self employed or just DIY. I am now going to be a self employed tiler myself. I have...

Hi All, My first post! I've tiled three bathrooms before, but walls not floors. I am renovating a house and have a 22sqm kitchen diner with a floor that needs tiled. The floor is a suspended timber floor but under instruction from the UFH manufacturer I counterbattened the underside of the...

TILING COURSES. Dave Hare from Construction Skills College informs me that they have reviewed, amended and improved the courses that they offer. They have reviewed customer feedback prior to reviewing the course content with local tiling contractors to ensure that the courses they offer meet...

VAT Increase Will Cost more than 11,000 Construction Jobs, warns FMB VAT rise & construction Your thoughts on this.. is it all hype.?

Hello, ok I have read alot of different views over them past few months on wetrooms and it seems to me that there is no golden rule here. Just make sure your walls , floor, are all waterproof... hmm. Well this is my scenario: I am now on the second part of my house extension and I'm on the...

Hi All, I've got a situation I'm not sure how to resolve and wanted some advice / experience if possible please. The bathroom I'm looking at has 2 outside walls, both of which are stone with no cavity insulation. The customer is requesting some insulation is added to the wall interior prior to...

Hi all, I was just wondering if it was common for interior non load walls to be made from just 3 20mm plasterboards sandwiched together. The outer two layers are solid boards obviously as they are either side of the wall but the middle looks like 150mm strips laid across in the middle. I...

some advice please anyone. starting a kitchen/utility/conservatory tomorrow with approx 50m2 of tiling. what i am concerned about is the floor consruction in the kitchen. at present there is karndean layed on 6mm ply but beneath that the original floor is a concrete sub floor with polystyrene...

Hi - New to flooring and would appreciate advice on my proposal for floor build up in new graden room. Have to build up approx 100mm from new slab (incorporating dpm below) to existing floor level and propose:- Treated softwood battens at 450mm crs with 25mm celotex insulation between, 22mm T &...

I am studying wall and floor tiling at st helens construction centre in merseyside its a course which when finished you obtain a diploma in wall and floor tiling i find my course to be very enjoyable and informative obviously not as beneficial as on site experience but its a good course the...

I am about to complete the 2 week course tomorrow, after 2 weeks of training at the Wolverhampton centre. If you are thinking about doing a tiling course then I cannot recommend this course enough. I was lucky enough to be on the course with a good group of people. Howard (the trainer) is...