Hi from new Female Tiler!

[Dorfer]

Just wanted to say hello. My first time on a forum! I have recently finished a tiling course having done occasional tiling for family for many years. I have know unlearnt all my bad habits and am hoping to embark on tiling as a profession trying to fit it in around my three children. I would love to hear from anyone, particularly female tilers who can inspire me and help me with my confidence!!!

 

[Andy Allen]

welcome to the forum........we have a few female tilers here, and the produce some outstanding work.

 

[Ian]

Welcome along


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[user123]

Hi, Dorfer - why Dorfer?

Mosaic artist here, not tough enough for lugging boxes of tiles about, but did a tiling course too and this place will help you along more than anything.

Miss Tiler (Sharon) is a brilliant mosaic tiler from London, and Pebbs is a marble contractor, so there is us and then a few female tilers who have visited here on and off.

I think us females have patience and a natural esthetical sense on our side, a tendency to work very carefully and neatly. I love tiling, too, but physically it is hard, not the tiling itself so much but the preparation, the clean up, the carrying of stuff. Kitchen splashbacks, fine, but crawling around under sinks and backs of toilets, hm, rather you than me. But then I'm very old, too! :lol: Should have called myself Mosaic Momma Have a look at my profile and the albums or my website to see what I do, you see my tiling stints, and like you, after having tiled as a DIYer and assistant to my C&G qualified Ex a course really showed me where I had gone wrong. I did the NETT course and loved it.

As to this forum, well it's home from home for me, a very very good place. If you need any help with any of it, just shout out. If you hovver around the right bottom corner of someone's reply box, you will find a 'like' button, and there is the thanks button, too, to show your appreciation. the Reply with quote on the right puts that comment in with what you are writing, the inverted commas next to it means you can click on any of the comments you want to include in your messages, hit the reply with quote, and hey presto, it's all there Swearing is not allowed, insulting not the form here, and this is a positive encouraging place run by and meant for tiling enthusiasts, smart Alecs less welcome. I think you will like it here. I can relate to that enthusiasm after a course. Enjoy My name is Gisela, by the way.

 

[Dan]

Welcome aboard. I replied to this in another thread which confused me when I saw it again here. : )

Good luck with the tiling.

 

[Gazzer]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Stewart]

Hi and welcome to the forum......

 

[suave]

welcome!

 

[Dorfer]

Thank you so much for all this info, really really helpful. I loved looking at your stuff and maybe that is something I may think about in the future, was it hard to get into??? I like to think I have a fairly artisic eye, which is partly why I am doing this, plus a general love of all things DIY! Really grateful for your advice Gisela, I am Claire x

 

[Dorfer]

And thank you too to everyone who has said hello, very kind!

 

[Gazzer]

Over the years we have had many female tilers come and go, I think I can speak for all of us that we hope you stay around for some time......after all we all like female company from time to time. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

Hello Claire and welcome to tilers forums..

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Claire, and:welcome:to TF

 

[user123]

Over the years we have had many female tilers come and go, I think I can speak for all of us that we hope you stay around for some time......after all we all like female company from time to time. :smilewinkgrin:

And this place needs it badly... :lol:

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..

 

[PoppySue]

Hi from a fellow new to forum female tiler as well as other things!
Sue

 

[Del W]

Welcome to TF.

 

[doug boardley]

welcome to TF:welcome:

 

[jay]

:welcome:

 

[tommyzooom]

Welcome claire

 

[Dorfer]

Thanks guys, and girls. Am starting to feel very discouraged reading some posts on here, anyone new to tiling with a success story?

 

[Dorfer]

Just to add to that, I meant posts on other threads, not from positive replies on my own thread. You guys are great!

 

[kilty55]

welcome along

 

[hillhead]

Welcome to the forum Claire, keep head up and who knows what the future holds.

 

[Daz]

Hi & welcome,

I joined the forum shortly after forming a new tiling business (having tiled tiled part time for many years) and have had the benefit of the experienced tilers on here advice. Knowledge is key, and you won't go wrong with advice offered on TF.

Good luck with your new business and remember that there is no such thing as a stupid question - so don't get stressed, just ask us for the answers .

Daz :smilewinkgrin: