"Wanted" some tiling Experience !!

[Andy78]

Hi all, I'm a fairly new and not very experienced tiler from Coventry just trying to start out after wanting a career change (previously a Toolmaker). I guess I'm looking to gain the necessary experience needed to work confidently for myself as a full time tiler and earn a decent crust. I have done an expensive intensive coarse at a local training centre to learn the basics in marking out, laying floor and wall, Pricing etc. I have completed a friends kitchen floor and downstairs toilet for my folks with surprisingly good results which gave me a certain confidence but have found I still wouldn't be 100% comfortable taking on a job for a complete stranger. I am looking for some help to maybe shadow an experienced tiler in my local area who can teach me and and maybe work alongside and gain the speed and confidence before going it alone, am in a position at the moment where i'd happily help out for nothing in return (voluntary) just to gain this experience. I hope someone can help me out or make a suggestion to point me in the right direction. Thanks all and look forward to hearing from anyone with some good advice.
Andy

 

[Muse2k8]

Welcome

I would see if you could maybe get some experience with a tiler in another location away from where you want to work. Nobody is generally going to want to train a future competitor

Good luck

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome...

 

[Andy78]

Thanks Muse2K8 for the advice, it makes good sense, will try and look for someone a bit further afield....and thanks for the welcome message :2thumbsup:.......

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF.

 

[Muse2k8]

Let us know how you get on though and stick around the forums. You will be surprised by how much you can learn on here too

 

[Dan]

Welcome aboard and good luck on the search.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Andy, and:welcome:to TF good luck to you.

 

[bigcol]

HI ANDY 78 COL HERE IM IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU M8 .
DONE A WEEKS COURSE FOR £600 DONE SUM WORK SINCE FOR FAMILY NOT MUCH LIKE, WORKED WITH A TILER FOR A FEW MONTHS ON WEEKEND ENJOYED IT MIND DONE IT FREE OF CHARGE .HES WENT A BIT QUIET LATELY LOOKING FOR SUM ONE ELSE TO GIVE A HAND ( HARDEST PART)
giving up is to easy m8 let is now how u get on good luck....col:mad2::hurray:

 

[Andy78]

Hey Col, thanks for your reply and yes its all too easy to "Give Up", and I almost started to think it may be easier going back into my original trade being a toolmaker, however still looking for some one to work with/shadow, have since done a couple of small projects but still a little unsure of my abilities, maybe we could help each other out if your in the Midlands somewhere, anyways you take care and good luck with your new career

 

[bigcol]

areet andy cheers 4 replying m8 .
good site this ,been looking at peoples posts to get a bit more knowledge/advice starting to understand that this may be a slow process but still learning even by reading posts .
totally understand when you say you might go bk to old trade as much as u may not like it ,i work in a factory all day not my cup of tea hate it ! but like we say here in geordieland ( owt"s better than nowt) (anythings better than nothing) anything thats easy is boring stick at it m8 cheers again col ... !!! to dave /admin sorry for u having to edit my post earlier for swearing another habit im trying to stop ! ! ill put a £1.00 in the swear box

 

[Andy Allen]

good luck lads, unfortunatly you may have picked the wrong time for a career change, theres some very good tilers with years of experince struggling to find work for themselfs at the moment, but stick at it , and i hope you get to where you want to be..

 

[bigcol]

andy allen good stright to the point advice cheers ...col...