The beginning of time

[Ian]

I went to do a small job for a customer of mine yesterday that I did a bathroom for 3 years ago, while I was there I had to use the bathroom (as you do!) so had a little look round at the work I'd done to see how it was looking, It was all still very clean and looking well but, there were the odd little things such as rake cuts and trim mitres that I thought could have been done better (they were still of a good standard). I'd only been tiling full time for about 24 months when I did this job and I can remember thinking at the time 'this is spot on', It's amazing how my eye for detail has changed as the years have passed and things that I once thought were brilliant are now what I would consider to be very average, has anyone else gone back to a job from their early days and thought, 'I could do that to a much higher standard now'?

 

[peteablard]

Me and my girlfriend still own and rent out a flat that I did some tiling in many years ago. I'd been tiling for about 12 months when I fully tiled the bathroom. Similar story really, I thought it looked amazing but every now and then when there is a change of tenants and we go back in I notice something else that could have been done better! It's not a bad job and I'm still pleased with it but there is the odd lip that I'd never settle for now!!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Great post Bri, I went to see a job about 10 years ago, the job was a bathroom allready tiled 30 years ago. The customer wanted a price to strip the existing tiles, prep and re-tile, as I was measuring up I was looking at the old tiling (as we do) trying to find fault, (as we do) .

I could not find a thing wrong, ( to my surprise) the setting out was bang on etc. the job looked a little bit old fashioned, but still looked well.

This will sound very egotistical but it turns out I tiled this bathroom when it was built. A bit like TJ's post. spooky but I had no recollection of this job.

On another point,some people I served my time with, and thought were the best tilers ever. Later on,some of these tilers came to work for me.

I then found myself picking fault with their work. I hope this dosn't come across wrong, as it is all very true. I still try to improve, we are all only as good as our last job.

Thanks Bri for reminding me.

Regards, Phil.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

I know what you mean mate,been back to a few jobs I did originally and to be honest I was really happy with it and suprised I did such a good job early on but as you say there were things that would have changed like the odd sliver cuts and siliconing.