Update On College Progress

[Mark2000]

I started a thread a while ago with a few pictures from work that i had been doing while at college on a tiling course. I hadnt posted any pics recently due to college not bein open, but have recently taken a few pics from the last couple of weeks. So here goes.

Boarder with diamond pattern insert

Floor was layed out dry as had demonstration on self leveling compound and how to set floors out, so everyone ran out of time.

Cut tile around replacate of door frame and door jam.

I am open to any advice and comments be it good or bad.

 

[DHTiling]

Looks OK to me ...well done!!!!!

 

[GazTech]

Great stuff Mark, your coming on a treat, your work is well set out and it sounds as though you are really enthusiastic......Gaz

 

[dean39]

Looks good mate...........congrats...........:hurray:

 

[grumpygrouter]

Looks good to me too.

 

[sWe]

Looks ok to me mate. Nothing to complain about, but I do have a suggestion and a question if you don't mind.

Suggestion: The diamond pattern might look neater if you displace the pattern either half a tile vertically, or half a tile horisontally, so that the border tiles are symmetrically coloured all the round. That is a question of preference though.

Question: Is there a reason for the sliver cut furthest in on the floor? Unless there is a good reason for it, sliver cuts should be avoided, for both aesthetic and structural reasons. I consider 1/3 or less to be a sliver. Anything less than half a tile should, preferably, be taken out on both sides of a surface if possible, unless there are design/setting out reasons for not to.


Other than that: Keep at it. Keep an open mind, and keep your wits about you

Cheers.

 

[Mark2000]

Thanks for all the comments everyone, thanks for advice sWe, and the sliver on the floor was there so that could have a full tile to practice the cut around the make up of a door frame and door jam.

Keep the comments coming

 

[vision tiling]

nice one fella looks great, where was your college? you being an essex boy

 

[Dan]

It looks spot on. I'd have considered using an extra tile width in the first pic which would have meant for the picture it would have looked neater (not small bits in the diamond bit) though in a real job you'd not have the choice so I suppose it's good to try and cut some neat small bits to see how hard it can be (to avoid it on a job in the future) so good all round really I think on that one.

The door cut looks neat well done. Are you using practicing at home too? Get yourself a couple of cheap bags of standard cement based adhesive (perhaps not rapid setting stuff) and some cheap floor tiles (most tile shops have end-of-line stuff you can use, though feel free to give the manufacturers seconds shops a call to get some bargain bulk qty's) and when you dry-lay a floor at college and you run out of time you can fix some at home in the garage or on some plasterboard / wood on the floor in the garden.

You'll have the edge on your classmates.

 

[Fekin]

Aye, looks well

 

[Mark2000]

Thanks for all the comments, and advice will definatly take it in to consideration next time im at college.

Vision Tiling-I go to west herts college in hemel hempstead, but looking for a college to do a level2 or ICA but unable to find any colleges offering these courses. As would go to a private training centre but wont be able to afford course fees being 18.

 

[vision tiling]

Thanks for all the comments, and advice will definatly take it in to consideration next time im at college.

Vision Tiling-I go to west herts college in hemel hempstead, but looking for a college to do a level2 or ICA but unable to find any colleges offering these courses. As would go to a private training centre but wont be able to afford course fees being 18.

there must be something in essex you going there everyday, you are from Benfleet arnt you?

 

[White Room]

I live in Hemel that must be a drag every day, What level do they take you to at the college.

 

[Mark2000]

vision tiling- sorry forgot to say im only there 4 hours on saturdy mornings, how did you get in to tiling?

whitebeam-Im only there on saturdays for 4hours in the morning so not to bad, as im at college one day in the week doing plastering course, how did you get in to tiling?

 

[White Room]

vision tiling- sorry forgot to say im only there 4 hours on saturdy mornings, how did you get in to tiling?

whitebeam-Im only there on saturdays for 4hours in the morning so not to bad, as im at college one day in the week doing plastering course, how did you get in to tiling?

I was working for company doing there maintenance about thirty years ago and the boss wanted the ladies and gents toilet areas tiled never done it before.Was sent round to shop where he was buying the tiles spent the afternoon there being shown what to do by a tiler. Did do the bal thing about nine years ago, Never cost me a penny though and carried on from there. But have spent most of my working life involved with the building game.