New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from government

Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

Having never not used a batten to tile in 22 years you gave the impression of a DIY expert!
As for the attitude that you are entitled - that may be why your country is where it is now.
Why rub it in the nose of those that just get on and provide for their own without all the handouts and keep your thread to tiling advice - then you won't get replies 'like this' which in an open forum are here for discussion and opinion.
Still it must be Xmas - humbug.
 
Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

Having never not used a batten to tile in 22 years you gave the impression of a DIY expert!
As for the attitude that you are entitled - that may be why your country is where it is now.
Why rub it in the nose of those that just get on and provide for their own without all the handouts and keep your thread to tiling advice - then you won't get replies 'like this' which in an open forum are here for discussion and opinion.
Still it must be Xmas - humbug.


Using battens for 18 years legit and 4 years messing about doesn't make me an amateur DIYer, I'm just set in my ways and its always paid the bills. No one has ever suggested I work differently and not one complaint on my work.

What method is it you do when tiling. Do you just start of with your cuts or a different method?
 
Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

Yeah that's true, ghost estates we call them over here. Really sad to see even worse when weve a massive housing need here in the country where ordinary hard working families are being made homeless with the recent rent increases.

That dos'nt make sense:thumbsdown:
 
Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

That dos'nt make sense:thumbsdown:
must be an Irish Scottish thing but I understood it. Would still like to know about the fixing method starting without batten or cut. Sound interesting
 
Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

That dos'nt make sense:thumbsdown:



Below is a few images of said ghost estates which we have in every town,city in ireland. Some towns are over run with them. We also have a massive housing need in this country where weve examples of married cples with kids having to move back into the grandparents home. In most cities here in the country there are hard working families that cant afford the rent because after our hosuing crisis, rents have went through the roof and in dublin for example, rent for a basic house in some areas is 1200-1500euro a month when just a few years ago they where 800euro. Anyone who has lost their job recently who has lived in dublin their entire life and cant get a job has to move away from their area because the government has put a cap on the rent that will be paid on social welfare, thou many have ended up on the street because cant get accommodated elsewhere in the country. We have familes of 4 and 5 stuck in hotels for over a year paid for by the government because theres no where to put them. Our little wee island goes from one disaster to the next and its a sad state of affairs.

All this could be sorted out if the government (who owns said ghost estates) if they would just finish the houses and house these families. What makes it even more comical is that they have spent more money in not doing the sensible thing with these estates. Same government has just spent over half billion trying to set up a company to charge us for water TWICE!! Thou in saying all this, i cant fault them with the BTWEA that im now on, at least ill have some nice shiny tools when turning up for work,lol.


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Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

That is an absolute travesty to have so much housing going to waste:thumbsdown:
 
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Re: New member,started my own business again. Helping hand from govern

and they have had billions from europe and the UK, we have several tilers on the forums from the north and the south who are cracking tradesmen and have loads of work, so it must be getting better !!
 

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