Looking To Start Tiling

[Italy]

boys, stay calm.
this trend will be like bar talk.
the variables are many, possible pose a bath in 8 hours, or 10. 1 day 2 day 3day is same
what matters is only one thing.
you happy, happy customer and bring the money home.
sorry if it I intruded.

 

[rufus the tiler]

your right antonio.....but a lot of male bravado comes into it lol

 

[rufus the tiler]

I,m the best tiler in the world ever....see how this goes down hahahaha

 

[Italy]

I was 20 years ago. the No. 1

 

[Flintstone]

20m bathroom including the floor, say 16m walls 4m floor, in one day. Even with easy ceramics that's a lot

 

[dynamictiling]

20m bathroom including the floor, say 16m walls 4m floor, in one day. Even with easy ceramics that's a lot

It's not really.... 8 hours graft in day. 20 metres in a bathroom, 2 hours to grout it. An hour break leaves 5 hours. 20÷5=4. So that works out at 4 metres an hour. Hardly alot

 

[dynamictiling]

they generally take me by my self 2 days with a polish off on the 3rd morning....ie 2.1 days.....my standards are on (Hull bathrooms the bathroom specialists) take a look i,ve never been judged by any other tiler before

Far quicker giving it a second wash than polishing it. Less dust and with polishing if the grout hasn't set you could damage the grout.

 

[Andy Allen]

I'm spartacus. ...lol

 

[Italy]

I'm spartacus. ...lol

you were spartacus

 

[dave l and l]

U having a laugh mate? There is nothing wrong with a bit of speed and precision. I have uploaded various projects on here I have done. Feel free to have a look through them and spot any bits that are ' as rough as arse oles' out of curiosity, how long would a plain and simple 20m2 bathroom take you? A week? A month?...

i think tiling and grouting 20 m2 same day is asking alot for me personally , i would have to be cutting corners somewhere along the lines.
just out of wandering i looked at your pics, do you not mitre your trims,

 

[Flintstone]

I suppose there must be differences here and there, for example, i would cut the tiles neatly into the slope and chamfer the back off them so they sit flush, the trim doesn't work for me. I always mitre trims too, it's all extra time.

http://www.tilersforums.com/media/dynamic-tiling-ltd.14060/download

 

[dynamictiling]

i think tiling and grouting 20 m2 same day is asking alot for me personally , i would have to be cutting corners somewhere along the lines.
just out of wandering i looked at your pics, do you not mitre your trims,

Unless a customer asks I don't mitre my trim. Always use straight edge trim.

 

[dave l and l]

i would trim that as the ceiling would be of level.,,
yeah i would always mitre trims,
each to there own but, as long as customers are happy,

 

[dave l and l]

cool, i always use flat edge trim and always mitre them, suppose there is no right or wrong there .

 

[dynamictiling]

I suppose there must be differences here and there, for example, i would cut the tiles neatly into the slope and chamfer the back off them so they sit flush, the trim doesn't work for me. I always mitre trims too, it's all extra time.

http://www.tilersforums.com/media/dynamic-tiling-ltd.14060/download

They two trims in the picture at the boxing in. There is no otherway to do them apart from straight. The trim at the box was cut straight as they are 'framless' doors (I will try and dig out a picture of the outside of the door).

That bathroom in question took 6 days in total. From a shell to complete makeover. 2 and a half days to tile, that included the boxing in, putting cement boards down and under floor heating down. The one downstairs took nearly 4 days to tile (ceilings were over 3 metres high!)

Ultimately these were high end bathroom installs. When you taking 5 grand plus off of someone for a bathroom, it has got to be perfect.

 

[Flintstone]

I don't class 5k as a high end bathroom really, just average price.
I was referring to the trim on top of the tiles that meets the slope. The rest looks good!

 

[Flintstone]

Unless a customer asks I don't mitre my trim. Always use straight edge trim.

I always mitre straight edge trim its just a better finish

 

[dynamictiling]

I don't class 5k as a high end bathroom really, just average price.
I was referring to the trim on top of the tiles that meets the slope. The rest looks good!

The labour was 5k, with that i supplied adhesive, grout, trim ufh, plumbing fixings and waterproof matting. Materials were roughly 4 and a half. I am not really sure what you mean about the slope?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Time for a new thread here?
This one was for helping the OP to start a business and somehow we end up with who has the biggest tadger.
BTW - I'am Spartacus!

 

[AD Ceramics]

with experience comes speed. Faster at tiling, faster at cutting, faster at grouting.

Is your name peter Parker?

 

[Flintstone]

I've been tiling about 15 years, I'm not gonna get any faster. I don't think there any any others on here who claim to tile a 20m bathroom top to bottom in a day!
Anyway, moving on

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Hello all!

I am new to this forum and thought I'd give some insight into who I am.

I currently work for a tile retailer, Topps, and I am looking at two prospects in the semi-near future. Either starting my own tiling business and then leaving Topps ( currently a part timer ) or leaving Topps for a career in the Aviation industry.

My preference is for the first side of things. Now I understand that not all of yourselves may agree with Topps as a company or may of had bad experiences with local stores (Yes, I did stalk this forum first) but I assure you, I'm not here to peddle on their behalf as the HO really do blunder sometimes and leave the front line staff with their hands tied and frankly, I don't want to get into that side of it.

So a bit about what I know from the infamous Topps Tiles. We have to complete various training courses regarding the use of the products we sell as to recommend the adhesive/grout/prep requirements. We also have to interact with traders on a daily basis. Over the past 10 months, I have been fortunate enough to be able to benefit from the knowledge of a few local traders who are very well respected in the local community and learnt a fair bit from them in theory.

Please don't ask me direct questions regarding which Topps Tiles store I work at, the traders in question or about the training we are provided as I'm not sure as to the company standpoint on this and nor do I want to end up in the s*** with my boss.

So that's the basics of what I know. I would now like to know, how I go about becoming a fully self employed tiler.

Many Thanks!

Hi Exploding Pudd.

just out of interest do you work straight days, you say part time, is that on a weekend, if that's your only income I'd try a taster course, see if you like it then make your decisions from there, if you say have three days off in the week in-between you retail job, why not work for buttons with a good tiler as a few have said, I think how quickly you pick it up is depending how handy you are. While doing that you can buy the tools etc and if you keep on side with the shop your in then you may get to do their displays and get work off them from customers who buy there tiles.

Good Luck.

 

[Martino]

Completing a 20 metre bathroom in a day is easily done in 8 hours. Tile walls, cup of tea,grout said walls, tile floor, wait.... grout floor. I do this on a daily basis. 2 tilers on the job. I average 3-6 bathrooms a week ( obviously pending the size and amount of work involved in them)

I can smell something..........

 

[dynamictiling]

I can smell something..........

Funny that.... so can I. The smell of cold hard cash mate. Jealously will get you no where in this game. I always take care of business, maybe you should take a leaf from my book and up your game son! #justsayin #takingcareofbusinesseveryday :-D

 

[mma]

No need!