You know you're a tiler when.....

[Jimmy Boy]

Re: You know you're a tiler when.....

You go to IKEA and take hands full of the free pencils they provide from the dispensers, because they'll come in handy in your tool bag!!!


... as for Eastenders, I don't know the family characters names but it's the white guy (Phil Daniels?) married to the black lady, well they got some terrible, awful looking white mosaic tiling in their kitchen and one spot near the cooker the grout lines don't meet.

 

[sweaty sock]

I,d like to add myself to the sad list.On a lads holiday in spain playing golf and all i did was look at all the swanky villas around the courses and commented on material selection - it got so bad when we went to somewhere new they other boys started guessing how i would grade the tiling.:lol: I not only check grout lines and patterns i always touch the corner joints on walls and scuff my shoes on floors to catch high spots.Need a life:8:

 

[woodie]

i'm glad it's not just me then! Mike:yes:

 

[dean39]

Well it problably means your in the right job for starters lads n lassies,once you start you never let go.........:grouphug:

 

[GazTech]

You know you are a tiler when you have tiled floor in kitchen, dining room, and conny,after running UFH cables.( around large island unit as big as Lancashire )... in modular pattern layout ( 20 x 20..20 x 40..40 x 40 & 60 x 40 ) met up to the mm around island....cut skirts from same tile in all areas...( total 60 mtr )grouted...polished up, got payed above your quote .Gone to pub,won at pool,got home and had leg over....THEN....beep beep beep beep beep beep,Switch alarm off and do it in reality..........bugger.......:mad2:

 

[Ric]

yeh inside van looks like top of a skip....at livingston Mcarthur glen discount shopping centre......100's of metres of tiling....your roughly counting the distance between expansion joints!!! and looking at the diamond inserts then shaking your head when the grout lines are different sizes!!!

nice one Gaz:lol:

i saw that film "identity" too tilestiles, tiling was mince, and film was confusing too!!

 

[brian c]

After replying to this thread i got the guilt trip and cleaned out the car,took forever,at least the kids can get in the back now.lol:lol:

 

[versatilene]

You know your'e a tiler when your not sure which aches most, your knees or your arm.

 

[grumpygrouter]

You know you are a tiler when you have tiled floor in kitchen, dining room, and conny,after running UFH cables.( around large island unit as big as Lancashire )... in modular pattern layout ( 20 x 20..20 x 40..40 x 40 & 60 x 40 ) met up to the mm around island....cut skirts from same tile in all areas...( total 60 mtr )grouted...polished up, got payed above your quote .Gone to pub,won at pool,got home and had leg over....THEN....beep beep beep beep beep beep,Switch alarm off and do it in reality..........bugger.......:mad2:

PMSL.

Grumpy

 

[Dan]

You know you're a tiler when.....

..... your family all save you their old bed sheets and curtains for you to use as dust sheets etc.

 

[GazTech]

You know you are a tiler when...
....you cant get a mini in the double garage for the tiles ( all different )..trims...cutters..adhesives...ladders..workmates...power tools ( working or not )...grouts...the list goes on and on and on. And you know if you dispose of any of them...you will need them for the next job.......DOH

 

[brian c]

spot on Gaz but you forgot about the shed also m8.lol