what's the future for tiling??

[nybor62]

that could be dangerous,

 

[nybor62]

i think tanking should be made a must have, do away with tubbed addy .i would like a tilers union , not sure how it would work though as i know alot dont like unions

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

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

Always wanted a light sabre

 

[DHTiling]

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

Hand held...? i can see some wonky cuts on the horizon..:lol:

 

[nybor62]

Always wanted a light sabre

may the force be with you

 

[SandyFloor]

Hand held...? i can see some wonky cuts on the horizon..:lol:

You can use a straight edge for cuts. I've put a lot of thought into this.....nearly two minutes.

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

there's tilers and TILERS

Perhaps it would be an idea for you to link to your website or show us some pictures of your fantastic work ?
Also, rather than make comments about tilers who have learned on courses...

Probably the majority of members here !!!!

You would be better advised to impart some of your knowledge and experience to us "lesser mortals"

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Do not want anything that revolutionises tiling too much.
It is a skilled trade. Let's keep it that way,so Joe Public can't do it

 

[mikethetile]

talking about changes in addy reminded me off the painting game, ive seen some changes in paint formulations, I was taught to paint with traditional formulations which was a skilled job, everytime they reformulated to make paint easier to apply they made it worse for traditional hands to apply

theres been a change this year with the 2010 paints, the paint has gone back to the old days and will only suit proper painters. those that declare it to be rubbish that cant be applied are showing their lack of skill

tiling will go the same way, its gone through the easy to apply stage with tubbed addy, but that doesnt suit the new material to be fixed so those with the traditional skills will have no problem fixing stone etc wheras those that only fix with tub will fall behind and drop out of the game

so I think the future in tiling is continual development of fixing methods that will exlude the unskilled

 

[Ceramico tiling]

one thing that bothers me is if tiles may become unecessary,or replaced with some other material that is not layed in tile form.After all tiles are mostly an aesthetic finish.

 

[Andy Allen]

one thing that bothers me is if tiles may become unecessary,or replaced with some other material that is not layed in tile form.After all tiles are mostly an aesthetic finish.

i also sometimes think the same, but when you consider the romans were tiling fantastic mosaic floors 400 years ago i think tilings still got a good couple of hundred years left

 

[bootsmckiber]

How about Friday Toonz built in to your wetsaw,in response to buddy that took a three day course and can hold his own with old schoolers,you must be a freakin genius,I've taken a few courses over the past 28 years but mostly all my knowledge and "tricks"come from actually being on the job,trial and error,and to this day I'm still learning from guys that have been setting longer than me.I wish I could have taken a three day course and be where I am today,sure would have saved a lot of wear and tear on the old bod.

 

[andy8758]

Rubi (who else) are developing a new machine. Its called "Robthebuildertiler" and works by cutting tiles with a mallet n chisel (laser guided of course) then slapping them onto a wall with a dob of adhesive. Magic. Only £179.99 from all good JMC stores.

 

[Peter]

The future for tiling? Rubi will be obsolete, and Sigma will be the only brand used by professionals. :lol:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

The future for tiling? Rubi will be obsolete, and Sigma will be the only brand used by professionals. :lol:

Nahhhhhhh:lol::lol: