Need to get speed up!!!

[icctiling]

Hi all
looking for advice on how to quicken my time when tiling.
maybe I'm just too fussy but want some input from experienced tilers and how you guys do it.

would appreciate any tried and tested techniques which help my speed or shortcuts when setting out or cutting.

any advice is greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance
ian

 

[Dougs Third Go]

speed is secondary and comes with experience, quality should always be your primary goal, It will come, (speed) as you work out the best way you can work. Not very helpful I admit, but it's the best i can suggest.

 

[Qwerty]

Doug is right. There are plenty of top tips within the hundreds of threads on this forum, but ultimately speed does come with time.

 

[Dave]

Once something becomes second nature , that in turn speeds you up.

 

[icctiling]

Cheers doug for replying......but what should I be aiming for? Sq m per hour? Day?
i do quality work but as I say I need to speed up to make a career out of tiling.......just some honest opinions on any techniques that might help me

thanks

 

[Andy Allen]

How long would an average size bathroom say 16m2 take you to tile?...walls only 1 window basic ceramics

 

[icctiling]

Estimate about 4, 4.5 days andy.........is that slow?

 

[Andy Allen]

Estimate about 4, 4.5 days andy.........is that slow?

Tiss a bit slow....but like others have said. .more you do quicker you get..

I don't use battons when tiling....I find that slow if im using basic ceramics with a good non slip adhesive just draw a level line half way round the room and tile down then tile up to the ceiling. ..try to keep your work space tidy. .use decent cutters....nibble into a bucket all this saves time at the end of the day..

 

[Dougs Third Go]

all sorts of little things that can add up to saving time, for instance this week I can't tile a bath panel until plumber has pressure tested, so I got the cuts ready and stacked them in the order that I'll be fitting them, little things like that help save time and speed up your job.

 

[mz30]

Honest opinion when your speed is up you should be taking no more than 2 days to tile and grout 16m2,on a bog standard ceramic job I can do that amount in a day, for speeding up first off have your tiles out of the box stacked and ready to be fixed, second spread adhesive to the area you are comfortable fixing within 15 mins ,thirdly grouting should not take too long 1-2 hours on a 16m2 bathroom.

 

[radim]

move faster.
never walk empty handed
no smoke breaks
no tea breaks

 

[Stef]

As everyone states, speed will come with experience.
I wouldn't worry about it too much tbh..

 

[CJ]

Why rush........or is that just age and me. **yawn**

 

[Andy Allen]

Why rush........or is that just age and me. **yawn**

Just age.....you old git...:lol:

 

[m3fitter]

Estimate about 4, 4.5 days andy.........is that slow?

:yikes: wow !! hahah hmmm.. think you need to work longer hours to reduce the time... you should aim for rectified wall tiling a minimum of 8-10 sq.metres a day grouted, 16 sq.metres on average ( not all ) should be within 2.5 days completed...., an experienced tiler would tile / grout in a long day say 12 hours, medium experience a day and half, but obviously depends on tiles / substrates / borders / adhesive used etc.etc..