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Best Regards
Darren
Best Regards
Darren
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Uk Pro Tiling Training - Tiling Courses (formerly Nett)
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Re: North East tiling Training - Tyne & Wear
Anyone looking to do a quality tiling course, check out the feedback on our centre on the last 21 pages
We are one of the longest running tiling training centres in the country
Not only do we teach you tiling, we teach you how to run a full tiling business from keeping accounts, wages, tax, finding work, pricing, measuring and estimating
Regards
Darren
UK Trades Training (formerly NE Tiling Training)
Anyone looking to do a quality tiling course, check out the feedback on our centre on the last 21 pages
We are one of the longest running tiling training centres in the country
Not only do we teach you tiling, we teach you how to run a full tiling business from keeping accounts, wages, tax, finding work, pricing, measuring and estimating
Regards
Darren
UK Trades Training (formerly NE Tiling Training)
A
Andrew Case
So today I started my course with Darren.
I thought I would give a brief run down of each day so others could get a feel for what's on offer and what you can do on a course, if you're interested.
This post is not to instigate a "for or against short courses" debate. That's been done enough. This post is to let future members know what Uk Trades Training has to offer.
Day 1
Arrived and was welcomed with a brew while we did the mandatory health & safety etc.
Then into the tiling area.
Today we have learnt how to set out a room, both walls and floors.
We've practiced dry and wet cuts, straight and curved. Cuts for round obstacles like pedestals etc.
We've used dry and wet cutters, nippers, levels and covered datum lines, floors and walls that run out of plumb/square.
I have set out allowing for obstacles etc an area equivalent to 5 separate rooms inc. corridors etc. The rooms are not all square and walls not all plumb. We've covered splash backs including what to do when counters are level, walls out etc
Tomorrow it's tiling those rooms and also a lot of class room work reference back grounds etc.
The amount of material we have covered today is huge, but very clear.
I've not slept for 3 nights due to being in hospital with my son..... Yet I could still understand it all. Hopefully I'll remember it too ;-)
I thought I would give a brief run down of each day so others could get a feel for what's on offer and what you can do on a course, if you're interested.
This post is not to instigate a "for or against short courses" debate. That's been done enough. This post is to let future members know what Uk Trades Training has to offer.
Day 1
Arrived and was welcomed with a brew while we did the mandatory health & safety etc.
Then into the tiling area.
Today we have learnt how to set out a room, both walls and floors.
We've practiced dry and wet cuts, straight and curved. Cuts for round obstacles like pedestals etc.
We've used dry and wet cutters, nippers, levels and covered datum lines, floors and walls that run out of plumb/square.
I have set out allowing for obstacles etc an area equivalent to 5 separate rooms inc. corridors etc. The rooms are not all square and walls not all plumb. We've covered splash backs including what to do when counters are level, walls out etc
Tomorrow it's tiling those rooms and also a lot of class room work reference back grounds etc.
The amount of material we have covered today is huge, but very clear.
I've not slept for 3 nights due to being in hospital with my son..... Yet I could still understand it all. Hopefully I'll remember it too ;-)
D
Dave85
Hi Andrew,
I'm currently saving my pennies to come and do the same course so am looking forward to hearing the rest of your thread!
Do you have any previous experience in this type of work or is it all new to you? I have spent most of my working life in kitchens so have no experience at all!
Are you doing the 1 or 2 week course?
I'm currently saving my pennies to come and do the same course so am looking forward to hearing the rest of your thread!
Do you have any previous experience in this type of work or is it all new to you? I have spent most of my working life in kitchens so have no experience at all!
Are you doing the 1 or 2 week course?
A
Andrew Case
Hi
I'm doing 5 day course.
Have tiled in my own house but that's it.
Day 2
Started tiling my wall. This has a sink and pedestal on it and the walls are crap. So preparation needed.
Did 6 rows of tiles in between the bath and sink. 2mm spacing throughout. Cut tiles around the sink including splash back. Scribing them around the curvature of the sink. Tiled around bath. Both required curved cuts.
Then did diamond pattern border, including plunge cut and inset smaller diamond shape. Fairly quick moving as the top of the border needed to be checked for level before the adhesive set.
Clean up.
Then into class room. Really good talk on running a tiling business, how to get extras in a job, pricing and type of work to go for.
Tomorrow is continuing our walls with more design work, angled cuts etc.
I'm doing 5 day course.
Have tiled in my own house but that's it.
Day 2
Started tiling my wall. This has a sink and pedestal on it and the walls are crap. So preparation needed.
Did 6 rows of tiles in between the bath and sink. 2mm spacing throughout. Cut tiles around the sink including splash back. Scribing them around the curvature of the sink. Tiled around bath. Both required curved cuts.
Then did diamond pattern border, including plunge cut and inset smaller diamond shape. Fairly quick moving as the top of the border needed to be checked for level before the adhesive set.
Clean up.
Then into class room. Really good talk on running a tiling business, how to get extras in a job, pricing and type of work to go for.
Tomorrow is continuing our walls with more design work, angled cuts etc.
A
Andrew Case
Ok better do info on day 3 before I fall asleep!
Day 3
Continued with our walls. Was set a design to tile as a feature. Included angled cuts, 2 different colours and plunge cuts.
Then tiled rest of the wall, around sockets and window.
Laid
Day 3
Continued with our walls. Was set a design to tile as a feature. Included angled cuts, 2 different colours and plunge cuts.
Then tiled rest of the wall, around sockets and window.
Laid
A
Andrew Case
Sorry, pressed wrong button....
Laid out flooring designs and re-capped on setting out floors.
I successfully set out floor tiles in a 3 room layout, including corridors connecting the rooms and obstacles like pedestals, toilets etc!
I've got no problem in setting a floor out now with the way I've been shown.
Tomorrow we tile the window, do all trim, grout up and.....tear it down ready for the next course. Also doing some measuring up and quoting.
I'm attending the Friday not this week but next due to personal circumstances. The program for the Friday will be natural stone, wet rooms, decoupling, waterproofing etc
Laid out flooring designs and re-capped on setting out floors.
I successfully set out floor tiles in a 3 room layout, including corridors connecting the rooms and obstacles like pedestals, toilets etc!
I've got no problem in setting a floor out now with the way I've been shown.
Tomorrow we tile the window, do all trim, grout up and.....tear it down ready for the next course. Also doing some measuring up and quoting.
I'm attending the Friday not this week but next due to personal circumstances. The program for the Friday will be natural stone, wet rooms, decoupling, waterproofing etc
A
Andrew Case
Day 4
Floor tiling training. Then finishing our bays including windows, reveals, trims etc. we also did 3 way mitres for trims which I found quite easy.
Grouted everything up, used the washboy to clean up.
Then finished the day with recap questionnaire and measuring tasks.
As I said above, my 5th day will be next Friday.
Floor tiling training. Then finishing our bays including windows, reveals, trims etc. we also did 3 way mitres for trims which I found quite easy.
Grouted everything up, used the washboy to clean up.
Then finished the day with recap questionnaire and measuring tasks.
As I said above, my 5th day will be next Friday.
D
Dave85
Thanks for doing this review Andrew, be sure to let us know how the natural stone day goes on Friday!
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