what's the future for tiling??

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

can you think of anything that will realy speed-up or change our industrie
ie machine applied addy :yikes:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Not the ones we had on here Dave, (adhesive spreaders) but since I started tiling in the days before any kind of cutting machines (manual or electric) all we had was a scriber for walls, and pin hammer and tungsten tip chisel for floors. I have already seen some amazing changes in this industry:yikes:

 

[Scott]

If i could id be on Dragons Den

 

[jay]

cowboy police with decent fines:8:

 

[merlecollins]

but since I started tiling in the days before any kind of cutting machines (manual or electric) all we had was a scriber for walls, and pin hammer and tungsten tip chisel for floors. I have already seen some amazing changes in this industry

Dead right Phil I can remember going to work with a TS30, a small canvas havasack with a few hand tools AND my bait box in - that was it:yikes: And you could still do your job:smilewinkgrin:

Nowadays my Renault Master van isn't big enough:lol:

So I think the progression in the last 20 years has been incredibly significant already I can even remember tile adhesive being frowned upon, but boy it's quicker than S&C

Imagine sending a newbie to work with a 'scriber'.....LOL

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Beware Dragons Den. We were in there on Series 5 and they dont call it the Dragons Den for Nothing...

Peter Jones of Dragons Den takes to a Porcelain Tile and starts to diamond drill.

Using a diamond core holesaw or hole saw made by 365Drills for the PORSADRILL brand.

They dont call it dragons den for nothing!

 

[Houston]

tiling training courses (nvg not very qualified ) its ruined the trade. the phrase u can pi.. u can paint the same is been said about tiling.
were alot of old school served their time as mates/apprentices

 

[diamondtiling]

tiling training courses (nvg not very qualified ) its ruined the trade. the phrase u can pi.. u can paint the same is been said about tiling.
were alot of old school served their time as mates/apprentices

http://www.the****takers.com/files/Some-painters-are-stupid-some-arent.html



You need to fill in the blanks on the web address, it begins with p.......

 

[Houston]

the truth hurts

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

tiling training courses (nvg not very qualified ) its ruined the trade. the phrase u can pi.. u can paint the same is been said about tiling.
were alot of old school served their time as mates/apprentices

I did a 3 day course when starting out and can hold my own with all of the time served tilers I have worked with.
Also there are time served old school tilers who are not up to much either.

It is not HOW you learn but HOW you apply your knowledge, striving to be better & constantly learning & improving

 

[Andy Allen]

tiling on sites nibbling the L shaped cuts round sockets with a pencil scribe and a pair of nips, or a rod saw.

as the rest have said ive all ready seen the tiling industry change so much in the last 20 yrs i realy dont know where we will be in another 20yrs, perhaps we will all be driving around with water jet machines in the back of our vans, or maybe self adhesive ceramic tiles that you peel off a backing and stick on the wall (only avalible from B and Q of course)lol

 

[Spud]

less confusing adhesive choices , cement based floor adhesive standardised to minimum s1 rating no exceptions, wall adhesive cement based minimum s1 rated ,would reduce the amount of tile failures 25%

 

[Houston]

there's tilers and TILERS

 

[doug boardley]

there's tilers and TILERS

can we keep on thread topic please Houston

 

[SandyFloor]

How about a hand held laser torch that will cut through any tile cleanly with no mess?