1st Job pics after 2 weeks NETT Course

[george1319]

Here's some pics from my first tiling job after I completed my 2 weeks course at NETT(UK Trades). Stripped everything back to stud partitions and re-sheeted with water resistand gyproc.
This was primed with BAL SBR primer and the shower walls were tanked using BAL Waterproofing kit.
Used cement bagged adhesive with 8mm trowel and then used BAL ivory grout.
I had never tiled in my life before my course and it is the in-laws bathroom and was a 'thank you' job to give me some practice...I even managed a 3 way mitre
Would like to hear the feedback from you more experienced tilers on here if you would have done anything different....setting out,materials used etc.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Tidy. Well done.

 

[Mike]

nice job mate, i'm sure you'll have learnt some things already on your first job that no training centre will teach you. could the plumber not have fitted a shower mixer bar there instead of the electric shower/ one of my pet hates that lol. keep up the good work

 

[Ian]

Lovely, neat and tidy job, well done

 

[paul flight]

well do mate . bot you left a big hole next to the loo / ha ha . iam sure you will get a call back on that one when they sit down ... but again well done and on to the next one....

 

[paul flight]

only joking mate good work!!!!

 

[george1319]

Thanks for the kind comments guys...Mike I learned loads on this job which I can put into practice in future and I tried to talk them into a shower mixer but they insisted on electric!...Paul, I didn't think they'd notice that!!

 

[DHTiling]

Looks like you did well..

Electric showers are fine,at least you have washing facilities if the boiler breaks down.. ..thermostatic showers are great if you have an en-suite as well.. so thermostatic in one room and electric in another.. each to their own and takes nothing away from your first job..

 

[user123]

Well done George, onward and upward for you then

 

[suave]

welldone 1st one out the road

 

[Mike]

Looks like you did well..

Electric showers are fine,at least you have washing facilities if the boiler breaks down.. ..thermostatic showers are great if you have an en-suite as well.. so thermostatic in one room and electric in another.. each to their own and takes nothing away from your first job..

i wasn't implying it was his fault dave, that's the customers choice, as he said he tried to persuade them to have one, i find them unsightly and they're not thermostatic so if someone turns the kitchen tap on you could get burnt .

 

[White Room]

Nice work mate..

 

[jimbo]

Think its a brilliant effort for your first attempt.Bet theres loads of tilers who wouldnt like to be reminded of their first job on their own.

 

[paul damian]

Well done george , see nothing wrong with your tiling all good. Keep it up mate. Did you enjoy it?

 

[judge]

Looks great mate.Finished my 6th bathroom today and still learning loads on each job. Bring em on !!! :smilewinkgrin:

 

[george1319]

Paul, I enjoyed most of it but there's always the bits where you think 'why am I doing this'!! The worst part was the beginning where I struggled for the correct consistency for the adhesive....Too much water...so more Adi...then some more....and loads more and it still was too weak.....got there in the end and it's a mistake I won't make again

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi George
Nice work, proves a point though with a good gounding of the correct methods that you can do an excellent job with little experience as all you have had is 9 days, like everyone said you will have learnt a lot from it, just makes the next one a bit easier, gets to the point where you eliminate past mistakes and things start going smoothly.
Keep up the good work

Regards
Darren
www.uktradestraining.co.uk

 

[pete f]

george use mesuring jugs until you get used to waater addy ratio

 

[pete f]

good job by the way

 

[paul damian]

You will pick it up george no bother, i bet you used a mixing drill didnt you,, my breakin in was with a 2be1 lath for mixin,,, dont know what was worse the splinters or the blisters. I kid you not.

 

[White Room]

You will pick it up george no bother, i bet you used a mixing drill didnt you,, my breakin in was with a 2be1 lath for mixin,,, dont know what was worse the splinters or the blisters. I kid you not.

Thats what I used for mixing finishing plaster in the early years..:yikes:

 

[paul damian]

Mark those were the days,, you were knackered before you even started plastering or tiling. God love technology.