Room 101 of tiling !

[nybor62]

mdf

 

[cam_low]

plasterers who say that the boards need plastered to tile onto...

 

[Andy Allen]

monday mornings...

 

[PJ Tiling]

B & Q
Tile trim

 

[Houston]

epoxy grout

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Old tilers, no that's merrr: OK then pretend tilers of any age, tilers who talk a good job, the dilution of skills, architects, builders, clients who will not listen to the advice of a real pro. Black grout, clowns, clowns who become tilers, clowns who become builders/plumbers and then think they can tile.

People who think tilers just do bathrooms/ kitchens, walls and floors. Tiling is far more than bathroom bashing, it is still a very highly skilled trade/art.

Old school tilers who bang on about how tiling used to be, again that's me. Oh begger it, room 101 for everything. :lol:

 

[Rookery]

Tile shop staff who offer so-called advice despite never having fixed a tile in their lives.

 

[Dannym80]

Black grout,
Any tiles bought by and sold at Homebase

 

[Alan M]

strap on knee pads

 

[charlie1]

45 degree towels, small wet saws, freezing water, mesh mosaics, bored flirty housewifes, skimmed walls, ego tilers....

 

[White Room]

45 degree towels, small wet saws, freezing water, mesh mosaics, bored flirty housewifes, skimmed walls, ego tilers....

Noooooooooooooooooooo

 

[area tiling]

Tiling small bathrooms were you haven't room for your tile cutter, customers who keep their skirting boards on, and those stupid profile gauges!

 

[Pebbs]

I would put in lead architects on contracts who are under the age of 26, they may think they know everything, but they should learn to listen to those who have been doing their trades before the said architect was even born. A good architect will listen, and ask for advice and work with you for solutions to overcome problems.
I would also put project managers in there who are fresh out of college, for the same reasons.
I would also put made up names of marble and stone in there, you can give anything a fancy name, but at the end of the day you are just con artists trying to bamboozle the customer.
Also I would ban women on site....just kidding!

Pebbs

 

[Gazzer]

Clients who want it done today but feel its ok to pay when they feel like it.....oh and anhydrite/Gyvlon screeds

 

[cynic]

people who dont pay, but feel ok to advise people how to do things correctly.

 

[ATR_LEVEL_AU]

Ask for 1/3 upfront particularly if you have not worked with them before. Clients look at you differently when they have contributed something at the outset.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

topical sealers.

 

[Gazzer]

Most couriers ( but not all)

 

[Alan M]

I would put in lead architects on contracts who are under the age of 26, they may think they know everything, but they should learn to listen to those who have been doing their trades before the said architect was even born. A good architect will listen, and ask for advice and work with you for solutions to overcome problems.
I would also put project managers in there who are fresh out of college, for the same reasons.
Pebbs

not talking about you pebbs
i thiink i would put in the opposite of that .
old farts that think they know it all.
old farts that refuse to give in to modern ways of doing things and new materials etc.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

not talking about you pebbs
i thiink i would put in the opposite of that .
old farts that think they know it all.
old farts that refuse to give in to modern ways of doing things and new materials etc.

I would agree with that Alan, they are as bad as the young know it all types. I am an old fart, but I keep up to date on all new methods/ material. I know some guys my age who have never heard of tanking, backer boards, de-coupling membranes, etc. They can go in room 101 for me.:ban:

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not talking about you pebbs
i thiink i would put in the opposite of that .
old farts that think they know it all.
old farts that refuse to give in to modern ways of doing things and new materials etc.

I would agree with that Alan, they are as bad as the young know it all types. I am an old fart, but I keep up to date on all new methods/ material. I know some guys my age who have never heard of tanking, backer boards, de-coupling membranes, etc. They can go in room 101 for me.:ban:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Now thats one thing you can get away with when your old, repeating yourself.:lol:

 

[John Benton]

Builders...and 6mm ply:mad2:

Been working with an old builder friend of mine today, and we were chatting about different trades and he said he wouldn't touch anything he couldn't do to an exceptional standard i.e. only bricks and stone. Goes nowhere near plastering, tiling, joinery etc. But he is one exceptional builder, particularly with stone and I take my hat off to him.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Customers who as you are getting your kit -out want to know when you are going to be finished .
Other tilers with dirty tools and cheap gear.
Other trade's that think they know all about tiling,and give other lads a running commentary of why you are doing each stage, when they should be getting on with there jobs!.
Tilers on your job making out they used to do swimming pools lol ( well why have they called me in then!! if your so good ) lol.
them thunder-box stinking chemical toilet's !! you know 30 blokes on site =one toilet lol.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Customers that leave out cheap coffee instead of the Puerto Rican High leeward facing beans - or am I being fussy?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Customers that leave out cheap coffee instead of the Puerto Rican High leeward facing beans - or am I being fussy?

No Mr P, not being fussy, I think it's a hanging offence personally:whistling: