Tiling a new career move?

[OX-TILING]

hello all,

I am currently thinking of changing my career and tiling is looking the best thing for me to do. I have looked at a fast track course at a tiling centre. I would class myself as good at manual labour. i just wanted advice on jobs and if they are easy enough to come by and the best ways to put yourself out there.

thanks in advance

 

[Time's Ran Out]

There is a thread on the forum now from a Mapei - training at their academy - well worth a look!

 

[OX-TILING]

Thank you John, I am glad I have made the right choice and investment in UK pro tiling.
I will have a look at Mapei and their training academy.
Thank you

 

[LM]

Good luck Ox Tiling

 

[Steve6690]

A load of us from our tiling course have booked onto the Schluter course. Definitely worth a look

 

[OX-TILING]

Thanks Lee Mac and thank you Steve, I will have a look into manufacturers courses and trade shows.

 

[widler]

Good luck, I hope your previous job was really really s h I t e, as the building trade is mostly really s h I t e .
I do hope you do well though 🙂
Not sure on courses , I hear there are some good ones about, a few good tilers on here have done them though

 

[OX-TILING]

Good luck, I hope your previous job was really really s h I t e, as the building trade is mostly really s h I t e .
I do hope you do well though 🙂
Not sure on courses , I hear there are some good ones about, a few good tilers on here have done them though

Hi Wilder, I have been a prison officer for 12 years so I am hoping for less fighting and riots in the tiling trade 🙂 I appreciate your honesty though, thank you

 

[Steve6690]

Similar to me then. I can retire from the police this year but need a job where I can more or less chose hours to suit - no more night shifts, plus something I can do when we move back to Germany in the next couple of years.

 

[Waluigi]

I would have a go at helping out a Tiler for a weekend before biting the bullet and a complete career change.

I only do 20 to 50 square metres per month and the thought of having to tile full time fills me with dread.

I do enjoy it but sometimes it’s a bloody awful trade.

 

[OX-TILING]

I would have a go at helping out a Tiler for a weekend before biting the bullet and a complete career change.

I only do 20 to 50 square metres per month and the thought of having to tile full time fills me with dread.

I do enjoy it but sometimes it’s a bloody awful trade.

I appreciate what you are saying, I have helped out a mate who tiles now and then and the attention to detail I find is fascinating and it is more satisfying then my current job. I am not fully jumping ship just yet, I will do some agency work evenings and weekends to learn the trade more and then start my own business..... hopefully.