whats your biggest tip?

[spenny]

Being newish to the tiling game and recently joined this forum, and having learnt so much in the space of a few months from both my course and this forum.

If you were to give any advice/tip that is worth its weight in gold what would it be?


Tiling related by the way before someone pipes up with "dont eat yellow snow" or something!!!

 

[paulmsd]

never ever ever rush setting out the most important part of the job

 

[Gazzer]

I had £50 tip once

 

[brummie tiler]

never rush a finishing touches, Grouting can make or break a job.

 

[paulmsd]

never rush a finishing touches, Grouting can make or break a job.

total agree with you there mate
i work commercially and have seen many a good job ruined by a rushed grouter

 

[pjtiler]

measure twice cut once
take your time grouting its as important as the tiling
tiling in a domestic setting is 80% aesthetic (if it look right it is right )
ear endeth the lesson

 

[daveshack]

Every job is a new challenge, dont take anyting for granted, 12 years and im still learning...x

 

[NickH]

Dont start tiling a wall unless you can finish it all, if you stop half way and then go back to it there's no way to juggle or adjust things particularly on "bad" walls.

 

[White Room]

Don't put your first tile on until you know where the last one is going

 

[Yorkie]

Always accept the first cuppa when asked because if you turn it down you want be asked again

 

[Fred]

Better to put up 5m2 right than 10m2 wrong....................

 

[Fred]

oh yes, and when going around to quote, take a level etc and check every thing, that way you can only be honest with the state of play, clients like that.............

 

[poynton phil]

so in conclusion, keep your mind on the job from setting up until you put your kit in the van, when the jobs finished. But enjoy it, at the same time.

 

[kilty55]

always do a jobbie before leaving the house.

 

[pjtiler]

dont take any sh it when it comes to getting money
its not a hobby

dont put your whites in with your coloureds