Realistic?

[hotrod]

Has it been explained to you that you will NOT get the NVQ 3 after the 10 weeks that may take some years to hit all the criteria

Hiya Deano yeah I understand thats the case again had set myself the goal of achieving within 2 yrs ideally though
rod

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Do we have any tiling experience? or what was the other 'building' experience?
Have you any experience doing any other trades? joinery/elecy/plumbing etc?
How come its tiling you want to do?

If its definately tiling, I'd break the plan up into smaller plans, do the courses etc, then assess and decide what and how to then proceed.

As for the van, a little run-around van, for £2-3k will be good enough to start I'd think

Good luck and all that,
but if it were me, and I had the cash to invest, I'd be inclined to venture down a different route,
... but I want a burger van me!

 

[hotrod]

Do we have any tiling experience? or what was the other 'building' experience?
Have you any experience doing any other trades? joinery/elecy/plumbing etc?
How come its tiling you want to do?

If its definately tiling, I'd break the plan up into smaller plans, do the courses etc, then assess and decide what and how to then proceed.

As for the van, a little run-around van, for £2-3k will be good enough to start I'd think

Good luck and all that,
but if it were me, and I had the cash to invest, I'd be inclined to venture down a different route,
... but I want a burger van me!

Hi Martyn

Worked on a site for 2 yrs when I left school as a sparks mate, did lots of maintenance work in the navy (well painting everyday pretty much), have renovated a few properties over the past 10 yrs and have fitted plumbed and tiled 4 kitchens and bathrooms to a reasonable standard I think. I think the reason for tiling is that it is the most interesting medium there is such a variety of options available and can be so transforming when done well I think it creates more passion in me than other trades, I have a relatively good understanding of electrical principles and did consider retraining as an electrican but to be blunt the idea bores me whereas I can sit for hours reading through the threads on this site and just find it really interesting. Same with most other trades once you've learnt to plaster a wall it's just plastering a wall, you could tile the same wall a million different ways with a thousand different techniques and that's what makes it so attractive. Good luck with the burger van lol !

 

[hotrod]

Has it been explained to you that you will NOT get the NVQ 3 after the 10 weeks that may take some years to hit all the criteria

Hi Deano yeah I understand that had set a target of 2 yrs to achieve but that's just a target not a necessity. Have a lot of ideas around generating the work needed towards sign off but do appreciate it won't happen overnight
rod

 

[mattster]

hi in all honesty my experience is having a financial goal is great but and a big but if you need to earn 25k i think u will have a problem
because with just tiling you can have a lot of lost days with, jobs not ready ,tiles not turn up , not enough tiles etc
safer if you your partner/spouse has a steady income

hope this helps

ps i wouldnt read to much in to std of tiling in gym they are usually given one day to finish

 

[AMtek]

Fair enough, if you have no transport at all then a van is definately the way to go. If you have fitted a few kitchens to a decent standard why not go on a tiling course and a kitchen fitting course then get some experience with pro's doing both? If you can tile the floor then fit the kitchen then tile the splashback you are going to earn more money and offer a service that a lot of customers prefer. It is very difficult to make money starting out with one trade these days. I think a wage of 25k might be difficult to achieve in your first 3 years. 25k is only 157 working days but the costs involved can very quickly eat most of your earnings especially as you are getting established and will need a lot of expensive tools that you might not necessarily have accounted for, even consumables can add up to quite a lot of money over the course of a year. not trying to rain on your parade, but it is easy to spend as much as you earn in the first few years