Able skills victorian and mosaic tiling courses, worth doing?

Hi guys,

Looking at getting into doing some geometric/Victorian floor tiling but would like to go on a course and see some done first hand before I tackled one myself. Have seen that Able skills offer a 5 day course for this skill set and wondered if any of you had any feedback or experience of this? Cost is about £700 which seemed reasonable if the course is good or is there a better way for me to go about learning the art?

Cheers

 

[MTiler]

In 10 years, I am going to add you to that list Sharon ;0)

Then there"ll be 3!

If I last that long lol.

 

[peteablard]

I'd also want to know who was going to be training you and see a portfolio of their work. I've done a few small geometric jobs but could talk as if I'd done way more than I had. Doing a few jobs doesn't qualify you to train others. Make sure they really do have the correct experience to be teaching you.

 

[One Day]

I've even seen some "masters" of geo work make mistakes or take strange shortcuts.
It's not easy at all and is a whole lot more specialist than any other fiddly tiling job due to the set-out.

Try one - you'll soon see!

...for the record - Andrew O'Sullivan - AOS Tiling is extremely busy with geo work in and around London.
His are good enough to be photographed and featured in OS catalogues and he'll be the first guy to tell you how hard it is and how many mistakes he still makes!

 

[Flintstone]

I'm going to do my own hall way with Victorians before the year is out so Ile post up at full set of photos when I do. I'm
Not saying it's easy but I'm confident in my own ability. Not sure about anyone else's

 

[Italy]

I'm going to do my own hall way with Victorians before the year is out so Ile post up at full set of photos when I do. I'm
Not saying it's easy but I'm confident in my own ability. Not sure about anyone else's

bravo, if you want to learn, your home, as test is good

 

[goz]

Tiled my pathway, been tiling near on 20 years, I still managed to balls it up, as it was my own and a bank hols just wanted it done. Respect to the guys who do this day in day out. For me, it's an area I do not have patience for, I would probably decline a customers request to do one to be honest. That doesn't make me a bad tiler just an honest one

 

[Italy]

View attachment 84288 Tiled my pathway, been tiling near on 20 years, I still managed to balls it up, as it was my own and a bank hols just wanted it done. Respect to the guys who do this day in day out. For me, it's an area I do not have patience for, I would probably decline a customers request to do one to be honest. That doesn't make me a bad tiler just an honest one

I am not an expert ....
but I would have centered field and removed the band.
I'm wrong?
in any case, good

 

[goz]

Centred field , the wall post on left comes out further than the right. Wife wanted it this way... Border round outside .. I did say about the red diag bleeding into the border on left, she was adamant .

 

[Italy]

Centred field , the wall post on left comes out further than the right. Wife wanted it this way... Border round outside .. I did say about the red diag bleeding into the border on left, she was adamant .

then it is okay.
wife is always right.

 

[goz]

Haha you are right ! Also no border would have been my preference

 

[White Room]

I prefer the border personally

 

[Stef]

I've knocked geometric work back as I didn't want to do it.
I did tell the customer that if they really wanted it done then I would put them in touch with someone that knew the job inside out.
I don't think TJ or Phil would have came up to Scotland..

 

[AndY mac]

Nice job. Maybe a black border would have brought in your base course of your house also.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I've knocked geometric work back as I didn't want to do it.
I did tell the customer that if they really wanted it done then I would put them in touch with someone that knew the job inside out.
I don't think TJ or Phil would have came up to Scotland..

Go anywhere for Geometric!

 

[Andy Allen]

I am not an expert ....
but I would have centered field and removed the band.
I'm wrong?
in any case, good

View attachment 84289

I didn't know you were an architect..