Was your course any good....

[DHTiling]

Just a poll to see if your course was worth the money and did you get out of it what you expected......dave...

 

[Fekin]

Mine would of rally fallen into the not really what I expected but I learnt enough to make up for it bracket.

I suppose really we wrere taught the bare minimum needed, but there again it was only a 4 day course, but there was a hell of a lot more they could of simply told us, or even made out fact sheets explaining more about adhesives and substrats etc etc.

 

[dean39]

Went on a 3 day course on wall and floor tiling,it cost me £320 quid,in preston,learned the basics but must say ive picked up most pointers on this forum,Dean.

 

[Fekin]

Went on a 3 day course on wall and floor tiling,it cost me £320 quid,in preston,learned the basics but must say ive picked up most pointers on this forum,Dean.

Same here.

I probably learnt more reading these forums for a few hours than the full 4 days did, not counting hands on experiance obviously.

 

[enduro]

My course was OK, nothing on the business side really,acounts, advertising ect.

 

[Fekin]

I booked with a place in Preston, have named it before but I won't bother now, never ended up going on the course thank god.

Amatures to say the least in my view, then some poor soul on here said they had gone there, and it was quite bad.

 

[GazTech]

I booked with a place in Preston, have named it before but I won't bother now, never ended up going on the course thank god.

Amatures to say the least in my view, then some poor soul on here said they had gone there, and it was quite bad.

Lancashire school of plastering by any chance.....dont be shy Adam

 

[GazLC81]

Really enjoyed my course.... I was gutted when it finished!

Chase Tiling Academy in Cannock. Top course!

Gaz

PS I voted yes incase that wasn't obvious.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Did my course at PTS Warrington as anyone who follows regular threads will know. Got out of it more than I expected.............realised tiling wasn't as easy as I or most people seem to think!! And yes they did cover everything except specialist stuff like Victorian or elaborate mosaics but these courses can be booked if required. (weekends in Essex branch).

 

[dean39]

well,ive shelved out £320 for 3 days at the lancashire school of plastering,im a bit embarrased by it really as most courses run for 4weeks,two of us did it and we both felt that it just touched the basics,learned loads on this forum and its all a learning curve when your a newbie.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

I did the NETT course and even though it was only a 4 day course it gave me all the info and confidence I needed to start tiling as a job,whole course was spot on.

 

[devonmark]

As stated elsewhere, I did my training at pts warrington...i thought it was well worth it, no limits to how much materials used while on the course, waste as much as you like..therefore you learn more through mistakes. didn't know which way to fix a tile to the wall before i went on it...still don't..

 

[Rad2474]

I did the nett course and am hoping to break into tiling. I'm moving house and need kitchen walls,floors doing utility room and bathroom walls and floor so even if i wasn't looking to become a tiler what i learnt will allow me to do my house and still be cheaper than paying someone also the satisfaction of doing it myself.And my firm gave me £250 towards the cost so only cost me £200.

 

[White Room]

First one I done was Bal, Was doing a course at british gypsum, a bal rep popped in offering courses, never cost me a penny and they paid for the accommadation:lol:

 

[frogeye]

Did the 4 week PTS Warrington course.
Practical side excellent, some of the supplied handouts a bit poor.
Different people had different needs, so some of the 'lectures' were not as useful to some as to others. George take note.
Break all the tiles you wanted - no restrictions
Some of the supplied hand tools were past their best and made life harder - nibblers - Beano! -
Some facilities also poor. For a new training venue I would have expected a changing room at least. Greater use of technology would have been better too. Plus the bloody radio blarring out all day was a pain - is that part of the training? Tune radio to just off station and turn up the volume? Perhaps I am getting old? I could go on but overall - well worth it. Great crack.

frogeye

 

[White Room]

I done nett but had been tiling about 8 years and found it a bit conflicting between what i knew and what i was being taught, done five days with natural stone, First class.

 

[mikedavey]

I done a 4 week course at DIAMOND. Wanted to do the full 6 weeks but i was off work with a make believe bad back & taking 4 weeks off was a bit tricky as it was.
Lol

Excellent course, loads of practical stuff......trouble is i've done a couple of jobs already & i realise that experience is so important, plus this site is BRILLIANT for learning.

Some things i never learnt were priming walls & cuts around plug sockets. I mean we just applied tiles to the wall, but when you want them to stay up there is a lot more to know.

The guys from Diamond are top bananas & they offer help & advice over the phone as well which is great.......

 

[mma]

Tiling course.

My tiling course was in Nuneaton. The cost was £300 so not too bad but was very very basic!! Only spent a morning on floor tiling??? The only benefit was setting out. Needed more info on getting around problems (windows) and obstacles..... uneveness in every bleeding thing arrggggg!!

 

[stottey]

hi all i did a 4 week tiling course with pts in warrington. cost £1835 the 2 week course dont even go there spend more time in 'lectures'. need to do the 4 week course. Some of the tools supplied were past their best NEED NEW ONES "PTS".. smashed loads of tile's and had loads of fun. setting out was mad :mad2: but always remember practice makes perfect.

 

[howard]

i did a 4 day course i thought it was good at the time perfect walls but when you get out there tiling thats when you learn i learnt more off this website than the course

 

[stottey]

true i wish i found this site before i could of saved money ...lol but the pts course was good windows was off set along with the bath and sink but who would cut around a sink,loo with nips if there are have a good job then no need. i just ask the customer how much is the sink then smash it up then replace it ...lol i wish. but ya the courses out there are just a starting point. you really do learn when your in the real world as ive found out not been doing it long but really enjoying it just wished i did it b4. just need to learn to plaster now...:hurray:

 

[Johnftd]

Did 4 day course plus 1 day natural stone, thought it was really good plenty of information.

 

[john32145]

hi

i done a course at diamond done the 6 week course, i finished just before xmas, i was surprised at the amount off preperation that goes into tiling something whether it be bathroom,kitchen,floor.planning is the key.

i got my first job next week so i guess il find out just how much i did learn lol

seriously though i think the course was well worth the money and im looking forward to getting started.

john

 

[brian c]

I done a 4 week course at DIAMOND. Wanted to do the full 6 weeks but i was off work with a make believe bad back & taking 4 weeks off was a bit tricky as it was.
Lol

Excellent course, loads of practical stuff......trouble is i've done a couple of jobs already & i realise that experience is so important, plus this site is BRILLIANT for learning.

Some things i never learnt were priming walls & cuts around plug sockets. I mean we just applied tiles to the wall, but when you want them to stay up there is a lot more to know.

The guys from Diamond are top bananas & they offer help & advice over the phone as well which is great.......

are you sure you never got told about priming and cutting around sockets,use apd primer and set out properly and or use a grinder if big format tiles.

 

[brian c]

im sure you will do fine with your job NEXT WEEK jOHN JUST CHECK THE WALLS FOR LEVELS BEFORE YOU START and you will be fine,take your time and enjoy it.