What Would You Want From A Tile Fixer's Association?

[One Day]

Ok, without this immediately becoming a "rip the TTA to pieces" thread;

What would you want from an association?

I've put this in the Arms as it's most relevant to pro fixers. And I'll leave out my own thoughts for now...
Your ideas please!

 

[Spud]

A detailedtechnical handbook like the TCNA produce for their tilers , Independant testing lab,skills testing and centre of excellence for training and mentoring both new tilers and established fixers , regular communication via email and telephone
If I win the euro millions jackpot on Friday I will do run for free

 

[hmtiling]

Notification of changes to British standards

 

[gamma38]

It's a good idea in theory to have these trade governing bodies, and in some ways i'm all for it, but until the masses are educated regarding different trades and who should and shouldn't be doing them it's just pointless. So many other countries seem to have better systems where a tiler is just that,so is a plumber, spark etc. In this country it seems to be the norm that you are encouraged to do a bit of everything. Which is why there is such a massive amount of rework jobs out there. So much of my work last year was rework. It's sad really.
So I guess I would like a governing body fighting to get it into peoples thick skulls that tiling is actually a bit more than a bit of PVA and blobbed adhesives.
Not sure how they would go about that mind.......

 

[One Day]

QUOTE="hmtiling, post: 802259, member: 29639"]Notification of changes to British standards[/QUOTE]

Notification of changes to British standards

That should be very easy. I think the TTA assume that most tilers can't read though!

 

[bcd-87]

Orgeys.. good ratios

 

[mma]

Knowledge, training, new products, new procedures, guidance.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

truth honesty .

 

[gamma38]

From a governing body Ray...... Nice thought.... There is more chance of an honest politician.....

 

[Colour Republic]

£50 cash back on over inflated public liability insurance plus a window sticker for the van and I'm all over it like a rash.

 

[MTiler]

Garys article in the lastest Tile & Stone Journal was very interesting but the reply from TTA was a joke and didnt answer his points. Didnt exactly encourage me to join TTA and Ive been thinking about it for some time.
The system in the US sounds good ie. TCNA book etc.

 

[SJPurdy]

Access to standard written forms would help many who are good at the practical tiling side of things but lack confidence in documentation. eg. standard terms of business, terms of payment, clauses that should be included in quotations etc.

A way of registering work completed that would record eg materials used, methods used etc. that could be part of some type of guarantee for the work (customer payment premium). If you want double glazing fitted now it has to be by a member of FENSA so that you have some form of guarantee - so maybe something similar to this. I think similar things apply to tiling in other countries.

It would have to be meaningful to the customers of members. Members must be vetted for their ability to do just general tiling work, plus design and fitting wet-rooms, plus under tile heating etc. or whatever they will be claiming they can do as members. Members must be seen as more than someone just paying to be a member (there are too many of those associations already).

 

[bcd-87]

Access to standard written forms would help many who are good at the practical tiling side of things but lack confidence in documentation. eg. standard terms of business, terms of payment, clauses that should be included in quotations etc.

A way of registering work completed that would record eg materials used, methods used etc. that could be part of some type of guarantee for the work (customer payment premium). If you want double glazing fitted now it has to be by a member of FENSA so that you have some form of guarantee - so maybe something similar to this. I think similar things apply to tiling in other countries.

It would have to be meaningful to the customers of members. Members must be vetted for their ability to do just general tiling work, plus design and fitting wet-rooms, plus under tile heating etc. or whatever they will be claiming they can do as members. Members must be seen as more than someone just paying to be a member (there are too many of those associations already).

Very good answer

 

[Italy]

is off topic?
I, in Italy I would like a database in real time, where to put all those who do not pay within 30 days of the work.
so as not to no work to perform to these gentlemen.
if the work is not performed to perfection, pay first then dispute before the judge.
all in 30 days.
not 30 years ....
for example in Austria, if not paid within 30 days, you do not buy no more in austria.
Italian economy apportioned in six months, it's only money that begin to spin

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

a standard set for all to work towards stating with apprentice then inprover then tiler then tiler foreman then master tiler a tiler without aim will never hit the target .