what's the future for tiling??

[Houston]

hi yorkshire tiling forgot to reply to one of your threads, are you one of the (JOE PUBLIC) before u done your 3 day course.



A skilled trade

 

[kilty55]

houston,you seem very bitter towards course tilers,i would agree with yorkshire that many time served tradesman are not that great at what they do either so maybe you shouldnt tar everyone with the same brush houston? just a thought

 

[White Room]

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

Just about getting the hang of my Sigma:svengo:

 

[Stewart]

The future of tiling lies in the training or our apprentices. While I'm not a big fan of course tilers.... they exist because so called time served tradesmen refuse to take on an apprentice and train them up. For this reason, course tilers will greatly increase in numbers. A course tiler who applies themselves, can become as good a tiler, if not better, than a so called tradesmen.

The only problem i have with course tilers, is the literature they're given, once completing their course. The last one that came to me after a weeks training, was told he should expect to earn around 30,000 employed by me or 40-50,000 working for himself. They are misinformed about the realities of being a full time tiler in the real world!

 

[SandyFloor]

I've replaced floors done by time served tilers several times due to very fundamental preparation errors such as 6mm ply over floorboards although sometimes it's been a course tiler with little experience. I believe it's down to the individual doing the job and the willingness to learn. A few of the time served guys I have met have an arrogance about them in that they feel they've learnt all they need to know ( not many but some).

The big problem I find is when tiled floors fail it's to a degree ie grout cracking or just the odd tile lifting/cracking and it happens maybe a couple of years down the line so the customer doesn't go back to the the tiler hence the tiler is oblivious to the problem. The customer often seems to accept that tiled floors just do that or they hope it won't get worse because they don't want the hassle of getting it fixed.

 

[mikethetile]

I agree with stewart , theres a lot of misinformation about how much you can earn and I think this is why the courses are so popular

the reality is that you can earn that kind off money but you have to be very good and have built up a good reputation and client base. this all takes time and effort, it doesnt come with the completion certificate off the course

theres nothing wrong with learning the basice on an intensive course, but the skills and knowledge you need you will have to aquire yourself and they cant teach you in such a short time

the main skill needed in tiling is attention to detail and it doesnt matter where you learnt to tile, if you havent the eye for it you will fail as a tiler. so someone who understands that will succeed off an intensive course as they will apply that attention to their work

the future in tiling is that there will be more decoritive tiling. both contempary and geometric, bedroom and living room floors tiled, the wider the range of tiles available the more uses people will find for them, the bigger the demand for tiles the more tile patterns will be developed

and of course more higher skilled tilers will be required to fix these patterns

 

[user123]

I think there may well be self adhesive tiles before long... it wouldn't take that much, something along the lines of thick double sided adhesive tape that could be factory applied. Why? Because the health and safety brigade is getting more and more extreme, googles, masks, gloves... and the chemical industry is getting more and more advanced.... and ready spread on adhesive, bluetack or foam like that can be moved for a while after laying, yes I could see it happen.

You heard it here first.. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

good point here MG-G it's getting very tight on site now, i heard some electrician's being told that every tool they use at hight must be connected to a lanyard now!!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Maybe we could have a poll, courses good value for money? or misleading regarding potential earnings. Or a poll asking is HSE a good thing? or has it just gone OTT?

 

[Ajax123]

polished concretes and screeds will become more popular as the thermal mass brigade take over the envronment.....

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

polished concretes and screeds will become more popular as the thermal mass brigade take over the envronment.....

they would have to be these new screed's, you would not polish a traditional screed !! they are not meant to be finished floor surface's

 

[Ajax123]

they are normally concrete or microconcrete and sealed using colour hardeners which are like acrylic sealers. Seeing quite a few done internally and am being asked for them more and more by architects

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

they are normally concrete or microconcrete and sealed using colour hardeners which are like acrylic sealers. Seeing quite a few done internally and am being asked for them more and more by architects

do you have any picture's please ajax mate or a you-tube film this sound's interesting!!i would love to have a looksy

 

[SandyFloor]

Concrete Overlays - Resurfacing Concrete with New Colors and Patterns - The Concrete Network

If you click the link you'll find on the right a few pics to go through and click to enlarge

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Concrete Overlays - Resurfacing Concrete with New Colors and Patterns - The Concrete Network

If you click the link you'll find on the right a few pics to go through and click to enlarge

interesting!! but i 'm not going to worry tiles are Better :lol: