Nice little job

[Stef]

Started a new build on Monday, going to be busy for a few weeks.
Bed 3 en suite

This is going to be the kitchen,

Gyvlon screed still to lay on top of ufh.
The other half of the house was poured 4 weeks ago.
All in just under 400m2 to content myself with.

 

[trevortine]

Nice one stef, I'm turning work away just now, not enough hours in day, that's four bathrooms this week I've had to say no, hate doing it too!

 

[Stef]

Nice one stef, I'm turning work away just now, not enough hours in day, that's four bathrooms this week I've had to say no, hate doing it too!

Turned a few away myself over the past few weeks, being honest with people & telling them mid February before I could get to them.
It's no good as I hate turning work away but as you say not enough hours in the day.
The joys of being popular!!

 

[Mr Tiler]

so how did you start off then stef? nice to know the different ways people get into there chosen trade

 

[Stef]

so how did you start off then stef? nice to know the different ways people get into there chosen trade

Ash, I worked with my (ex) mate for about 2 1/2 years & then went on my own.
It was a struggle a first but I got there & now I'm never stuck for work.
This forum was a god send as I learned a lot from it & still learn new things.

 

[Mr Tiler]

was he a tiler or did you both just dive into it head first like?

 

[Stef]

He was a tiler, he had started as a painter with his dad & got asked if he could do a splash back on a site & took it from there.
I started off grouting & never laid a tile for over a year.
He taught me the basics & a lot of bad habits that I didn't realise at the time were bad habits.
Through working on my own & a fair amount of research I got to where I am now.
I have worked as a joiner/painter/brickie & a few other trades & they stood me in good stead for the tiling.
As a lot of others on here I have OCD when it comes to tiling & that's what puts us apart from the run of the mill Tilers.

 

[Mr Tiler]

yeh I suppose any site experience whatsoever is a plus shame I have none what so ever lol. worked as a labourer for a couple of months for a builder and realised I am useless didn't even know how to carry bricks properly until he showed me then it ook 3 days for the hands to adjust to the constant scraping on the bricks lol

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fairplay to ya mate

 

[Stef]

yeh I suppose any site experience whatsoever is a plus shame I have none what so ever lol. worked as a labourer for a couple of months for a builder and realised I am useless didn't even know how to carry bricks properly until he showed me then it ook 3 days for the hands to adjust to the constant scraping on the bricks lol

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fairplay to ya mate

Ash, if you were up here I would take you out to give you some experience just for your determination of sticking it out on the forum.
Keep plugging away & I hope you get a break.
We all have to start somewhere.

 

[Mr Tiler]

yeh mate not on downer or anything in fact pretty happy as I have some tiling coming up think it will be the other side of xmas but still something to look forward to in the meantime I have some plasterboards and old tiles so might get the cutter out and have a go at some patterns lol (saddoooo!)

 

[Mr Tiler]

I was saying to the missus the other day a few of ya have said you would take me on if I was up your way she said yeh... until you get there then its the same thing ive been hearing off the tillers I called around here haha!

 

[Stef]

Things are picking up in the building game, you just need someone to take you on.

 

[Mr Tiler]

yeh I know mate although ive done a bit of tiling now its few and far between so I don't feel im keeping all the experience I gain and its all my inexperienced experience :/ lol. like when you don't use ya bank card details for ages you can remember a few of the numbers but you loose a couple too lol. I may do another call around in the new year hopefully they will remember me calling and decide to give me a shot lol