Looking To Start Tiling

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

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I can smell something..........
Yeah, jealousy from others maybe?

Some people are slow and accurate. Some people are fast and *****. If he can go that quick and not get any complaints, fair play. Maybe alot of practice has gone into what he does and the way he does it. Hes found techniques that work for him. Maybe takes one look at a job and has plan of what he must do and just gets on with it without umming and ahhing.

At the end of the day that is a unique selling point and if it gets the jobs in and raises the bar too high for others to jump, i don't see how everyone can have a go at him for it.

I'm not one for kissing arse but credit where its due. Maybe everyone should ease off with the public slating and use it as a target to be as quick as he is.
 
Can we get back to the original post now please. This could have been a good thread advising people how they can get into this line of work.
 
I did a seach on the forums for any thread title with "starting" in it. Alot of people asking advise on starting up and even more offering input on whats needed. From tools to accounting to getting your name out there. And alot on how to gain experience such as courses, free labouring and eventual site work.

Its answered alot of my questions but can soon ask a few more if what i need isn't already covered.
 
I merely commented on this thread stating that I could tile a 20m2 in bathroom in a day. Which is true. To be fair maybe I shouldn't have put that picture up but it is done now. People on this thread have called me a cow boy, stated that my work must be as rough as ole arses. The best they have came up with is that I rarely mitre trim, hardly cowboy stuff???

I have been a Tiler for 15 years. In that time I have been lucky enough to work on large commercial jobs. I have learned from some of the best in the business (alot of who, are faster tilers than me I will add.)

I am only stating that I can complete a bathroom in a day. I am disappointed in some members on here, seeing that as an opportunity to try and openly slate me and question my professionalism.
 
I merely commented on this thread stating that I could tile a 20m2 in bathroom in a day. Which is true. To be fair maybe I shouldn't have put that picture up but it is done now. People on this thread have called me a cow boy, stated that my work must be as rough as ole arses. The best they have came up with is that I rarely mitre trim, hardly cowboy stuff???

I have been a Tiler for 15 years. In that time I have been lucky enough to work on large commercial jobs. I have learned from some of the best in the business (alot of who, are faster tilers than me I will add.)

I am only stating that I can complete a bathroom in a day. I am disappointed in some members on here, seeing that as an opportunity to try and openly slate me and question my professionalism.
when I was young ...
I did also 2 baths a day. 16x2 = 32sqm. (No grouting)
construction sites from 30/40 apartments.
no problemeverything go smoothly. Max had to put a spin decorations
my average was 1.5 baths a day finalizados.
Now times have changed. each bathroom is different. 2 3 4 colors for bathroom.
steel, aluminum. etc. and the speech how many square meters per day. no longer exists.
miter trim speech: I never allowed to set as you do.
I still today if the customer does not want to trim mitre.
cut at 45 ° (do not laugh at me).
if you accept a suggestion: better not say how many square meters a day. even how much money you earn.
much better flying low. at least if you fall. not kill you.
sorry and enjoy your work 😉.
I hope you understand I have written
 
I don't really care for who's got the bigger balls here. If you tiled my bathroom in a day, I would inspect it inch by inch and ask you every question under the sun. If Dynamic Tiling is doing that on the regular with no complaints from customers then fair play to him! End of discussion?

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.

Part time but not set hours. So I could work M/Tue/Sat or Sun/Fri/Sat. Too much variance to enrol on a particular course. Going with a few local tilers might be the best bet but after a brief look at the policies, if I make a single penny from the company from a customer, I will lose my job in a heartbeat so too much risk. I would have to leave my current role permanently first.

Can we get back to the original post now please. This could have been a good thread advising people how they can get into this line of work.

Yes. Please! I ignored this thread for ages after seeing its direction!
 

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