McP77

"The problem with tiling (as I see it), is with it being a semi-skilled trade. In reality anyone can glue tiles to a wall with the minimum of education / training, that means basically we are charging for our labour rather than a specialist knowledge or skill...."

Anyone can stick a tile to the wall but it doesn't mean they are doing it correctly. There are many things to think of such as substrate preparation, correct adhesive, correct trowel/coverage, issues such as tanking, setting out, safe weights, sealing and many more. I think that we possess a hell of a lot of knowledge, we need to demonstrate that to the general public to show that not everyone can stick a tile on.