Slap me!!!

[Dan]

There has to be different ways, as I understand that people just pick things up quicker and can be better at arriving at the same goal by carrying out a task using a different method. Plus how would a customer choose between us all if every job was the same, etc etc. But I just can't get my head around dry laying, never have been able to. I do hope that in the training centre's, they're not dodging laying floor tiles by teaching a 'dry-lay' method.

Hope we haven't put wivers on the spot like, Sorry wivers, this ain't about your setting out lol. Let somebody else explain the advantages of dry laying mate.

 

[Leatherface]

Hi

I also am not trying to put Wivers on the spot -
I do not mean this in his case, but in SOME cases it is a "lack" of training or "training received"

There is one course that I know about - I have been and chatted to the guys face to face.
They were not aware of a datum line. Neither did they use a tile staff - they simply offered the tile to the wall and did pencil marks. They had people on the course who paid money to learn this ???????????

I will not say who - do not feel that it is my place here to do so.
However, after our conversation they said that they would incorporate this method into their training.

I am not trying to say that any methods are "wrong" - however, some are more efficient & accurate than others.

 

[Dan]

And more importantly, can save you time, so you're quicker, so you can earn more?!

 

[Leatherface]

Aye to that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wink_smile:

 

[kapitan]

leatherface no professional tiler i know marks out small domestic bathrooms with datums and staffs!! its all down to personal choice but imo you are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! i used staffs etc, when i worked in the commercial sector but now 90% of my work is domestic bathroom refitting and i can lay out a bathroom in minutes accurately and know exactly where every cut is going and i must have tiled over 1000 bathrooms!! im not knocking your way m8 just pointing out that you use whatever works best for you!! and wivers theres not a tiler in the land who hasnt done that m8!!!!

 

[wivers]

"Sniff , Sniff" you've all hurt me bad! 🙂 Dry laying is the method they use to teach you at PTS as it goes. The room was only 3 sqm. Dry layed because i offered to put a 3 diamond pattern in the floor for the customer and was showing them where it would fit in. As the tiles were down i worked from them for my cuts. Customer didn't even go for the pattern in the end. Thanks btw kapitan. DAMN U B&Q!!!!!!!🙂

 

[kapitan]

wivers in that situation you maybe were right to dry lay but i wouldnt advise it normally, too slow and inaccurate m8 !!

 

[Leatherface]

leatherface no professional tiler i know marks out small domestic bathrooms with datums and staffs!! its all down to personal choice but imo you are using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! i used staffs etc, when i worked in the commercial sector but now 90% of my work is domestic bathroom refitting and i can lay out a bathroom in minutes accurately and know exactly where every cut is going and i must have tiled over 1000 bathrooms!! im not knocking your way m8 just pointing out that you use whatever works best for you!! and wivers theres not a tiler in the land who hasnt done that m8!!!!

Small bathroom floors no - but walls Yes - no matter how small - takes me a matter of minutes. It is the way I set out. happy with it.
Anyways as lonfg as the end result is ok who cares ? 🙂

 

[Leatherface]

No offence meant 2 anyone - sos wivers.
That's what the forum is all about - discussion.
Still done in a polite & friendly manner I hope 🙂

Wivers, just out of curiosity - how do PTS teach people how to set out a large continuous floor in multilpe rooms - say 5 rooms for example ?

 

[wivers]

Erm ??????????? If they do i can't remeber them doing it. The practical side didn't go into that much depth.