Hi There. James Here from James Lloyd Tiling.
Some months ago i was a mechanic of 8 years, working for a big franchise earning them loads of money and gettin little in return! I decided i needed a change in career. One which lead to me working for myself, being my own boss, and making my own decisions!
I've always been a bit of a handyman around the house and had helped a mate tile his shower once upon a time so though i'd check out what it took to become a
tiler. I wanted a career which i could get straight into without the years and years of training etc. I looked on the internet for tiling courses in my area (Shoreham in Sussex) and came along a few including Diamond Training! Their website was excellent and it wasn't long before i was set about becoming a
tiler. I called them up, went a long for a chat, had a cuppa and talked to some of the current tilers in training at the time. They were loving the course and couldn't get over how much they were learning! That sold it for me! The centre was quality! I booked up the 6 week course, thinkin if i'm doin this for a professional career, i wanna know as much a possible!
The course was brilliant. Met some top blokes along the way, loads of banter etc and had a wicked time. I couldn't believe how much i learned in the first day, let alone the first fortnight!
I most importantly, came away with the confidence that i could tile anything from start to finish to a very high standard wether it be straight set, brick bond or diamond set, and get paid for it!!
Its also nice to know that the course doesnt technically finish after the 6 weeks, they're constantly saying if there's anything we're unsure of just call and ask or even pop in and they'll show you because they want us to succeed as much as we do!
So i've finished now, registered self employed, got tools, van, business cards etc and i'm all set to start earnin a crust again. Got a couple of quotes comin up this week too which is good (friends of family), so should be on my way nicely.
So I want to say thankyou to KENNY, VINNIE and JASON, cheers for all your hard work,
James
P.S. Anyone not sure about changing career, just do it, because you dont know unless you try! Check out Diamond Training too, there were people there when i was there from as far as Scotland and even Ireland so its well worth doin the miles for the best tuition! I was just lucky that they were just around the corner for me!
Good luck everyone. Happy Tiling!