thinking of a career move, really need some down to earth advice

[quackfly]

hows it going fellas, i've just signed up to this forum to finally get chatting to some REAL tilers, i'm not one, yet, but am considering it as a career move. i'm a digger driver/groundsman and i'm tired of making other people money. i feel like its time i took my destiny into my own hands and started making my own living. i'm by no means afraid of hard graft seeing as normally once i've dug a dirty great hole i end up in it up to my in mud laying pipes.:yes: anyway im really here to pick some brains so if any of you can give me some of your time i'd be much obliged

 

[brian c]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS M8.dONT PACK THE DAY JOB IN AT THE MINUTE M8.IMO the trade is a little quiet at the moment and would hate you to end up with no work m8.But itys your call and all the best whatever you choose...fire away with the questions.:yes:

 

[White Room]

Hello and welcome to the forum, Good advise from Brian

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome to tilers forums.......

 

[BDS]

Hi and welcome to the forums mate..Agree with brian,whilst i`m really busy a couple of friends are not one`s even having to take a full time job on,maybe wrong time at the mo but its your call.

 

[quackfly]

hows it going Brian? quiet?! i've been on site nearly 15 years and have never seen things so bad anyway thats why im thinking now might be a good time to learn more skills, increase the ways i can bring food to the table, now im not daft enough to think that a four week course in tiling will make me a master tiler (i have much more respect for peoples trades than that!) but is a course like that enough to get me started in the tiling game, im thinking as a secondry income to begin with?:yes:

 

[brian c]

yes m8,thats how i started a couple of years ago,check out the feedbackhttp://www.tilingcoursesreviews.co.uk here,this will help you decide m8.

 

[White Room]

That would be the route to take, family and friends to start with

 

[CJ]

:hurray: Helloooo

As above.

Now is really not a good time to think about starting up any business, let alone tiling.
Out of the frying pan and into the fire I'm afraid.

Sorry to burst your bubble........but thats just my views :dizzy2:

 

[quackfly]

hows it going Brian? quiet?! i've been on site nearly 15 years and have never seen things so bad anyway thats why im thinking now might be a good time to learn more skills, increase the ways i can bring food to the table, now im not daft enough to think that a four week course in tiling will make me a master tiler (i have much more respect for peoples trades than that!) but is a course like that enough to get me started in the tiling game, im thinking as a secondry income to begin with?:yes:

 

[quackfly]

its a real head melter at the mo and i know that the whole country is f*cked especially us in the building game, more skills cant be a bad thing tho? i'd be happy doing 'homers in the evening to start with. been checking the training centres, can anyone reccomend a good one?

 

[faithhealer]

Hi Matey, welcome aboard

 

[quackfly]

not to worry CJ i'm here to hear both sides, I'm under no illusions about earning an easy or quick buck, :hurray:

 

[White Room]

Not sure where your from but Nett short but intensive course, there other sponsers on here who do longer courses but will cost more all depending your budget

 

[faithhealer]

its a real head melter at the mo and i know that the whole country is f*cked especially us in the building game, more skills cant be a bad thing tho? i'd be happy doing 'homers in the evening to start with. been checking the training centres, can anyone reccomend a good one?

Plenty of info if you read through the site, try the sponsors web pages