Experience any use?

[longjohntiler]

Hi Everyone,
I have been following the forum for a while and thought it about time I signed up. I started in the trade in 1957 in the days of sand and cement fixing and a five years apprenticeship. (Can anyone else remember having to soak wall tiles.)I am retired from active service now and haven't fixed a tile for a few years. I am still involved in the trade, although only on the technical side now, but it does keep me up to date. Over a fifty year odd year career I seem to have done most things. Anyway, if I can input anything useful I will try. With a bit of luck I might at least help people to avoid making some of the mistakes I made.

 

[Gazzer]

Hello and welcome

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi longjohn, I remember breaking ice on the soaking drums in winter, not a very good job, but I was the apprentice.:welcome: Good to have you on TF

 

[bugs183]

Hiya!
My dad was trained in sand and cement screeding and fixing. Labouring for 3 blokes. I can lay a sand and cement floor, but ssh don't tell anyone!!!!
Did you reckon adhesives wouldn't catch on as well!!!!!

 

[Dan]

Hi LJT, welcome aboard. You sound like a handy bloke to have on the forum!

 

[nybor62]

welcome to the forum, nice to have you on board

 

[Andy Allen]

welcome to the forum.....

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome... tell us more about your role in the technical side of things... who is this with..?

 

[Brian the Tile]

hi longjohntiler:welcome: yes i remember the old way sand and cement fixing,wish i had a penny for every mix i had to do by hand,no mixer the bloke i served my time with wouldnt buy one he used to tell everyone he had one that walked talked and brewed up,he was a hard taskmaster not a nice man at all,but i must admit he taught me a lot,adhesive was just coming in ,the old bal tad was the first one i remember but no one seemed to want to try it at the time ,they couldnt give it away,aye them were the days and very hard days aswell

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

hi longjohntiler:welcome: yes i remember the old way sand and cement fixing,wish i had a penny for every mix i had to do by hand,no mixer the bloke i served my time with wouldnt buy one he used to tell everyone he had one that walked talked and brewed up,he was a hard taskmaster not a nice man at all,but i must admit he taught me a lot,adhesive was just coming in ,the old bal tad was the first one i remember but no one seemed to want to try it at the time ,they couldnt give it away,aye them were the days and very hard days aswell

Same as, Brian, I never saw a mixer until I was 18 all hand mixed, mostly by muggins (me) Bal Tad, yup I remember that too. Hard old game back then, but still is. LJT must have seen more changes than us.:yikes:

 

[aphilp]

Hello and welcome

Anne

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome John....

 

[Turkish tiler]

:welcome:

 

[longjohntiler]

Thanks for the good wishes.