Do tilers give away too much hard earned information?

[martin1c]

Sometimes giving free information is the best and easiest way to show how professional you are and that you are worth paying for. Sure, B&Q has the plastic tools and the tubbed adhesives etc and they make it look easy so a lot of DIYers will buy it and get on with the job. There are also those who might want to check first on a forum like this and then they find out about different types of adhesive, tanking, substrates and cutters. At this point a lot of them will prefer the idea of paying a professional and at least they will know exactly what they are paying for and why. One of the most successful marketing methods these days is 'give to receive.'

 

[White Room]

The trouble is most people will ask the guy at a shed for advise when buying the addy and tiles and the assistants knowledge is pretty lacking, staff training would go a long way to helping people to choose the right goods for the diyers maybe attempting there own fixing...

I do remember Tony Blair saying Education Education once, maybe some companys should have listened.

 

[Muse2k8]

I miss Tony Blair

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

me to like a bad back

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

The end

 

[Muse2k8]

Lol I'd take Tony over David any day. At least I had work and could have got me a house etc

 

[John Benton]

Lol I'd take Tony over David any day. At least I had work and could have got me a house etc

He was a quality tiler Blair, shame he's working in the Middle East now, trying to keep the peace. Appears he's doing a good job there, you never hear of any trouble there now :mad2:

Tony Blair, he couldn't run a bath, never mind a country!!! :lol:

 

[Just Rizzle]

Lol I'd take Tony over David any day. At least I had work and could have got me a house etc

got work of blair tiled his kitchen in his constituency house in trimdon had a big numpty copper with a machinegun guarding me all day for a week.( bet he claimed it on his expences.) had a ugly turquoise aga

 

[Bill]

had a ugly turquoise aga

Leave Cherie out of it..........

 

[scotmk]

I have no problem with paying a professional to do a job. Saying that as you know I have done the tiling myself, mainly becuase I am a stay at home dad so I have time and the bathroom is not needed urgently. Tiling is not easy but I would still do it again. I may do things In the wrong order, but I used the right products and tools and took my time. I reckon the job could have been done in a week maybe 2 with units etc. So far taken me 3 weeks and another probably 2 for units sanitry ware and finishing touches. But I like doing these type of things.

I have done a lot to my extension including fitting the windows,electrics, plumbing, plasterboardin, skimming etc. I have the confidence to do it,so research and ask thoroughly before commencing.

But saying that, if I felt I could not I would pay for a professional to do it.

 

[bcd-87]

Soory guys... I have very little time for DIYers or these Micky mouse courses..

Become a tiler in a week? I think not!
Go on YouTube tile walls and floor BS !

 

[MTiler]

Soory guys... I have very little time for DIYers or these Micky mouse courses..

Become a tiler in a week? I think not!
Go on YouTube tile walls and floor BS !

Nowt wrong with the courses, in the end its down to the individual and what they do with the info theyve learnt. Theyre a starting block. Needs must.

 

[bcd-87]

Nowt wrong with the courses, in the end its down to the individual and what they do with the info theyve learnt. Theyre a starting block. Needs must.

I'm talking from experience, Iv worked with too many muppets who think there pros after 5min training..

I will happily take 2-3k of anyone wanting to be a tiler in a week

 

[MTiler]

I'm talking from experience, Iv worked with too many muppets who think there pros after 5min training..

I will happily take 2-3k of anyone wanting to be a tiler in a week

So am I.
You cant tar everyone with the same brush, which people are so keen to do, its just lazy.
I started tiling from doing a 4 week course, plus a couple of other courses and i aint too bad at this tiling malarky. One of the guys up for this years TTA tiler of the year originally learnt on a course, as did a recent winner. As it happens we all learnt with the same company.

 

[bcd-87]

So am I.
You cant tar everyone with the same brush, which people are so keen to do, its just lazy.
I started tiling from doing a 4 week course, plus a couple of other courses and i aint too bad at this tiling malarky. One of the guys up for this years TTA tiler of the year originally learnt on a course, as did a recent winner. As it happens we all learnt with the same company.

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