experience

Hi all, Although I'm new to this particular industry, customer service has always been a very important issue to me, hence the reason for wanting to share my recent experience with BuyBrandTools, as they do offer quality equipment and clothing for the tiling industry, and their website is...

Hi all, recently had 600x600 riven charcoal limestone tiles laid in a 36sqm kitchen/diner. Tiles were grouted without sealing and impressive grout haze occurred. Tiler used acid-based HG Cement Grout Film Remover to remove grout. I had asked for a colour-intensifying sealer to be used. Instead...

Hi, I have just completed a 4 week tiling course in Cardiff, I am now looking for work in the Wiltshire/ North East Somerset area mainly to build up my experience. I hope to get my CSCS card in the next few days, I am also building up a tool collection. Any advice/tip/recomendations would be...

Hi everyone, 1st off im new to this forum so if i post a thread in the wrong area or say something that you have heard a million times before, feel free to give me some abuse lol. On a serious note, im a 24 year old dad to a brilliant 2 year old boy who is my life. Im desperate to give us a...

Hi, there is an opportunity for work experience wall and floor tiling on a refurb job in the Southampton area. The work is tile on tile walls, and tiling on to floors that have had vynyl flooting removed. This would give good knowledge re this kind of work within the realms of the hectic...

I've got a slate floor to seal, the tiles came already sealed but need more applying. I have done a test tile with ltp intensifier and it looks good when first applied but soon dulls, the customer doesn't want them glossy/greasy looking but as they are multi coloured would like the colours...

Ever had a creepy or ghosty experience on a job? For those of you following my other post about doing up my mother in laws bungalow you can see I am doing a picture by picture remodel of the place. But something happened to me in one early evening while I was round there. It was when I...

Had to sign on today..was wondering what people thought of the experience. Luckily ,this time i had a really polite guy do my claim,,he explained that he,s only there himself for 6 months,his back ground is in sales(maybe why he was polite,hes not been indoctrinated that much)..Anyway!..im...

Guys Just pasting a bit of text that I posted a week or so ago in the welcome section that people have advised would be better off in this section of the forum. . . . Is there anyone in the London/ Surrey area who would mind if I shadowed them on a job for experience ? Not sure if this is...

Enjoyed laying it but cleaning down was an absolute nigtmare... After laying I had some flexible adhesive residue left on the tiles it got in all the cracks and crevices and wouldn't shift using fila grout residue remover. I tried to be as clean as possible when grouting but same happened...

Hi Im an 18 year old boy whos been at college for the past 7 months learning the tiling profession 3 days a week and am thoroughly enjoying the work and always aim to challenge myself as much as possible when it comes to tasks set by our tutor. My only concern is that the college I'm at...

I have recently completed my course at north east tiling, i am just wondering if anyone from the glasgow area is looking for a little help. would be great to team up with a tiler with some experience to pick up some tips and tricks ? can anyone help me out?

im coming up 23 years old and have chosen a career in tiling i done an intensive course and then worked for a pool tiling company for a few months before reduncany got me i have done a few private jobs for friends and family since then i done a full kitchen a bathroom floor and a few splash...

When I decided that I wanted to start my own business as a tiler I actually found it difficult at first looking at all the training companies there are out there. But more worrying than that I actually found it hard to believe that someone could train in what seems a short space of time, at...

Hello, I´ve found myself stuck in a situation and would like to ask for your opinions on what to do next ? Ok, about me ... I live in Wakefield near to Leeds and i´m a fit and healthy 31. I work full time in a totally unrelated job ( pharmaceuticals, legal ones :smilewinkgrin: ) and can only...

What a day. I had a small bathroom to tile today, and because i'd supped a few guinni last night, my boiler was not in good shape. during the course of the morning i let rip a couple of times, and as any guinness drinker will know it can be fairly rank. would'nt you know it the client turns up...

Hi, just wondered if anyone got any opinions on being topps approved ? I been asked a few times with local shop and am thinking of takin on another tiler hopefully , has anyone been or still are topps approved ? did you get much work ? is it more trouble than its worth ? or is it decent work ...

Hi everyone Fantastic Forum as usual I am starting out in the tiling world and having done a recent tiling course I have been able to produce some small jobs for friends and family , however I am a huge believer in experience and working with someone who knows the trade inside out, this...

I am looking to get in with a experienced tiler or tiling company in the liverpool area.I am 28 years old and worked on building sites since i left school mostly as a hodcarrier.About 18 months ago i decided i wanted to go to college to learn a trade i have attended st helens construction...

This is my first post on the tiling forum but having read a number of threads I can already see it will be a valuable tool in the coming months. I am currently at NCN Basford Hall College in Nottingham on a NVQ Level 2 Wall and Floor tiling course. I am 27 years old and I'm looking for a tiler...