starting a two year plumbing Course

[The D]

I am about to start a two year plumbing Course. If you cant beat them,join them I don’t think it will be to hard as I deposit two plumbers every morning about 6.30

 

[Aston]

are you really doing a course or are you winding us up??

 

[The D]

no i am doing the course

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

full time or part time

 

[The D]

full time or part time

It is two evenings a week 6-9 for two years

 

[DHTiling]

Plumbers... rubbish them all as Dean says :lol:

 

[Aston]

i was going to meet phil hobson yesterday but he had a meeting so i called into 5 of my tile shops to say hello.
everyone of them said that all the local lads were struggling due to plumbers doing the whole bathroom lark. they said that they really were worried about the effect on their tilers.

dean, you are 100% doing the right thing mate, 2 yrs time you will be looking back at 1. how quick the time went and 2. how much more potential you now have...love it deano, top man, takes balls to fight back, hit those pipe bending barstewds were it hurts ;0) lol

ed

 

[DHTiling]

Another string to your bow Dean.... Odd job Dean has a ring to it :

 

[Gazzer]

Another string to your bow Dean.... Odd job Dean has a ring to it :

I always said he was odd ! :lol:

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

thats a hard commitment for a good tiler as i could never realy plan when i would finnish for the day:8:a short day would turn into a long day.a long day into a short you know what i mean. would you not be better doing a crash course for a mouth at a time .should only need two .but good luck

 

[The D]

I am under no illusions this will not make me a plumber (thank the lord god almighty) but at least I will be able to sort-out my own wet rooms and bathrooms. The last two plumbers I have worked with were absolute morons they was not at all interested in the job being done correctly and had the attitude that they new every thing because they were plumbers.

 

[Andy Tiler]

I am under no illusions this will not make me a plumber (thank the lord god almighty) but at least I will be able to sort-out my own wet rooms and bathrooms. The last two plumbers I have worked with were absolute morons they was not at all interested in the job being done correctly and had the attitude that they new every thing because they were plumbers.

Nice one Deano, go for it mate..decent plumbers are hard to find! I've just found another decent plumber but he's a nightmare to pin down.. Was thinking the same myself mate,but I'm just to busy tiling...! Looked at 6 jobs today :/

 

[White Room]

Best of luck to you Deano, needs must.....

 

[kilty55]

doing the same thing myself next month deano for exactly the same reasons

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

its been a very hard few years with one more to come but tiling is going to change over next few years in a way witch will leave the all the jober in our wake the futre is coming back our way

 

[White Room]

Sorry Ray but the jobber will always be there and we will continue reading posts about jobs that have been mullered by someone who has'nt done there homework.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Sorry Ray but the jobber will always be there and we will continue reading posts about jobs that have been mullered by someone who has'nt done there homework.

the tile formatts are getting bigger and bigger and will not be alble to be handled by chancers they bottle it at any think bigger than 600x 600

 

[White Room]

the tile formatts are getting bigger and bigger and will not be alble to be handled by chancers they bottle it at any think bigger than 600x 600

Point taken Ray and they won't payout for the bigger cutters but there will still be alot of the smaller sizes of tiles that they can take on and that will be were jobs are crap.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Point taken Ray and they won't payout for the bigger cutters but there will still be alot of the smaller sizes of tiles that they can take on and that will be were jobs are crap.

well they have always done splashbacks but been moving into bathrooms and floors but even on the spash backs now finding clients useing 1200 x 600 and loving having hardly any joints and finding clients asking more and more can you recomend some one

 

[White Room]

well they have always done splashbacks but been moving into bathrooms and floors but even on the spash backs now finding clients useing 1200 x 600 and loving having hardly any joints and finding clients asking more and more can you recomend some one

No to be honest but I have a sigma for 900 tiles and have used more than once which has surprised me, looks like I could be knocking on your door for somethink bigger

 

[cam_low]

I am in no way a plumber but I've laboured for one and him me over my last 5 years before moving to the smoke.
I can fit a bathroom but wouldn't fancy something going wrong and him not there to ring up and sort it.
Perhaps it's my next manoeuvre too.....

 

[swanman]

onwards and upwards

Got to move with the times

 

[Colour Republic]

Nice one Deano!

Without a doubt the best move you could make. Not sure on the course but in the most part bathrooms only require the basics of plumbing rather than some of the more technical sides to the trade. The most technical it gets is with the different waste systems and the pit falls to avoid and learning about the different domestic systems and making sure the fixtures and fitting are compatible with them. As with any trade it's not quite as easy as it looks but as I say the basics you need to learn are simple in the most part.

Good luck mate and when you're ready to buy your kit then check back and i'll try and give you some pointers, for £200 you can get a good solid basic tool kit together. torches, cutters, benders, adjustables etc. etc.

 

[Colour Republic]

its been a very hard few years with one more to come but tiling is going to change over next few years in a way witch will leave the all the jober in our wake the futre is coming back our way

I hope you're right Ray but it will only be a matter of time before B&Q bring out a 1200mm plastic cutter for £50 and cowboys will be back in business

 

[The D]

Nice one Deano!

Without a doubt the best move you could make. Not sure on the course but in the most part bathrooms only require the basics of plumbing rather than some of the more technical sides to the trade. The most technical it gets is with the different waste systems and the pit falls to avoid and learning about the different domestic systems and making sure the fixtures and fitting are compatible with them. As with any trade it's not quite as easy as it looks but as I say the basics you need to learn are simple in the most part.

Good luck mate and when you're ready to buy your kit then check back and i'll try and give you some pointers, for £200 you can get a good solid basic tool kit together. torches, cutters, benders, adjustables etc. etc.

nice one m8 that's good of you