newbie- advice please! Page: 2

[Dave-T]

tilings a good career. Being a finishing trade, its very rewarding at times, (but also VERY frustrating at times), As long as you have a creative mind, and plenty of patience you'll be fine. One option to bear in mind, is to work on the books with a tile retailer if they employ theyre own tilers. Granted you earn less in wages than you would self employed, but your normally provided with a van, all your tools, and a steady supply of work. Also the piece of mind in knowing that even if you stuff up a job, you'll still get paid at the end of the week.
Tools, Van, Tax, Insurance, Advertising, etc all add up.
I worked for years for a retailer, and would never go back self employed.

 

[alberttrotter1]

Micko76,
I did the 4 week course with PTS in Harlow, Essex and found that due to work commitments i needed to split the course. i had a 2 week gap, but there were guys there that had a lot longer. Give them a ring, i know your paying a lot of money but it works out slightly cheaper to go for the full 4 weeks and to split it, than book 2 weeks then add the other 2 late on.
Best of luck.
Albert

 

[micko76]

i like the idea of working for someone for a while with the view to going solo eventually. cheers for all the advice lads. I am going to start checking out local tileing firms and see if they are willing to take on a newbie!

 

[steg90]

Hi Micko76,
I'm from your neck of the woods and I did the NETT 4-day cermaic and 1-day natural stone tiling course, why not give that a go? I was so impressed with it, you learn so much and leave with so much confidence, I can't recommend anything else!

Steve

 

[steg90]

BTW - You don't have to work for somebody, go for it all alone!! Best to be thrown in the deep end, that is what I think.

Steve

 

[DHTiling]

thrown in at the deep end!!!!!! wel i was many moons ago and never looked back..............dave....

 

[steg90]

Lol, for some it is best Dave, you learn so much more quickly 🙂 But, may not work for others?!