Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

Speak fluent spanish and have 25 years experience if you have plenty of work would love to come out there and work. [contact details removed - please contact the member via private message to obtain them]

Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

I have tiled in the uk for a lot more than 12 years all aspects of tiling covered plenty of pools for Buks (Buckingham Pools) worked in Germany, Holland, Ireland ,Spain will be available for work soon. Contact number 01352763383 or d.travis.tiling@hotmail.com.

Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

Hi mate my names Mark,
Ive been tiling for abou 4 years now (can provide references) I'm really up for working in Spain, been looking around for a while now. I love working with natural stone and im very much a perfectionist
Please get back to me if your still looking for someone
Cheers
Mark

I can't speak for the Spanish situation, but here in Italy there are some significant differences to the UK with regard to tiling and tilers.

Tiling is not generally regarded as a luxury item here, as it tends to be regarded in the UK, because tiles (ceramic, stone, etc) are the standard finish for floors everywhere, as well as for kitchen and bathroom walls. This means that there are a helluva lot of cheap, crappy tiling jobs around. This type of work tends to be done by general builders, using the cheapest labour they can get their hands on - not difficult to find here as we are very close to the Balkan and the north African countries.

That is not to say that there is not a quality side to the story, of course, as the better tilers here are far, far better than you might expect. The market for highly decorative tile and/or stone work is good - and highly paid too! However, it is very difficult to break into it in the face of local craftsmen. The feeling toward Brit craftsmen is not as high as you might like to think, as a great many cowboys have come here over the years claiming to be world experts in just about everything. This tends to result in the local specialists looking for a lot more than just a guy that can stick down tiles in a straight line.

However, if you are interested in tiling as an art, rather than just a living, it is an excellent place to learn how to do it - so long as you have a lot of respect for the Italians you will be living with and learning from.

Just a thought, mind. Maybe Spain is different?

WARNING Anyone thinking of moving to Spain and picking up regular tiling jobs whether Spanish speakers or not seriously re consider leaving it for another 12 months at least. Many Brits are returning home esp your potential clients i.e. older people not up to DIYing etc. Exchange rate is hammering Brits. Spanish firms are curently going out of business at an alarning rate too due to masses of unsold properties - I mean whole new resorts unoccupied. Until this stock starts shifting there is not a lot of new development to get work on. If you are multi traded you stand more of a chance but the problems are across the board really. I am back in UK working as are many of the tilers I know back in their respective countries. Sorry to sound all doom and gloom but anyone hoping to support a family will be lucky to make it stick in the first year without an alternative income.

Darren.

Darren is spot on their is nothing in Spain at the moment, ime multi trade speak enough Spanish and have a good reputation but there is no money coming into the Brit community, the exchange rate has seen to that, i like many others are back in the U.K. working plenty of work here compared to Spain.
Lucius.

Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

Hi Simon, I am working in Scotland at the moment and me and the Mrs are looking to get out to Spain at some point next year... If you are looking for tilers then please get in touch with me, we may be willing to come out for a while, if is suits you, to let you see my work and then take it from there.. also is there a lot of work in spain. Reports seem to conflict greatly???
Cheers
Andy

Moving to Spain from Ireland in February. Have 19 years experience. Have worked in USA, Sweden and Ireland. Can move sooner if I have a job offer. Have done ceramic, mosaic fountains, marble, custom bathrooms and wetrooms. Can locate wherever needed. Just back from USA. Call me +353 877964024
Thanks
Jason

Originally Posted by irishjas

Moving to Spain from Ireland in February. Have 19 years experience. Have worked in USA, Sweden and Ireland. Can move sooner if I have a job offer. Have done ceramic, mosaic fountains, marble, custom bathrooms and wetrooms. Can locate wherever needed. Just back from USA. Call me +353 877964024
Thanks
Jason

go 2 sleep you plonker u

Originally Posted by Dan

Any of you lot tiled in spain for any length of time? Maybe you're currently in spain now?

hi am thinkin of goin my self mate out 2years dry lining said id get work

you still looking for tilers? how's the work situation out there? I have family in javea. Looking to make the move.

Hi Simon, I know this is an old post but im serioulsy looking for Tiling work in Spain. Ive been tiling for 4 years, working with all types of tiles from natural stone to basic council work. Please get in touch if you're still looking for Tilers. Im available immediatley!

Cheers

Mark

mob: +44 7527 024 935
home: +44 1909 561 427
email: mark_da_star@hotmail.com

Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

Originally Posted by simon557

hi

i have been tiling in spain for 18 months now in the torrevieja area and before this tiled in uk for 12 years. im always interested in tilers looking for work post on here if interested and i will get back to you

arollo14@yahoo tiled for 25 years would love to come for a short break and work to see if it suits then do permanent, have tiled large projects in USA and UK and speak fluent Spanish.

As others have said not much about in Spain.... at present money poor Im going out for a couple of months Torrevieja area and Murcia... Im lucky enough ive my own place so no overheads to speak of... There is work if you are prepared to work for 15 EURO a metre including mats. Materials are very cheap 25kg bag of powder only 4 euro grout the same trim 1 euro a length flexi about 10 euro a bag you (add the diff to the rate) If you advertise in the brit local freebie mags you pick up work and its cheap to.... so all in all no fortunes but SUNSHINE AND CHEAP FOOD AND BEEEEEEEER

Originally Posted by robbbin

As others have said not much about in Spain.... at present money poor Im going out for a couple of months Torrevieja area and Murcia... Im lucky enough ive my own place so no overheads to speak of... There is work if you are prepared to work for 15 EURO a metre including mats. Materials are very cheap 25kg bag of powder only 4 euro grout the same trim 1 euro a length flexi about 10 euro a bag you (add the diff to the rate) If you advertise in the brit local freebie mags you pick up work and its cheap to.... so all in all no fortunes but SUNSHINE AND CHEAP FOOD AND BEEEEEEEER

wow that is cheep mind you i have seen in my local paper in UK someone advertising £15 a meter over hear. prob Polish. would love to move to spain spent a lot of time in Javea were my dad used to live, but worried about the building industry over there and lack of work. but i need the sun and sea.

Has anyone had a reply from Simon regarding work? as ime in Murcia, Torrievieja at the moment after working in the U.K. since Xmas and i can tel you their is no work here and if anyone wants to work for €15 a metre, if you can get it, all in good luck to you but all you are doing is driving the prices down for everyone.
Lucius

I moved back from Spain last year after 5 years living ( a stones throw from yourself stargazerlx90 ) and working there, not through lack of work but because of personal reasons. There is some very useful info on this thread if your thinking of moving there. I was lucky as I bought a ruin in a small village and did a full reform on it from which word of mouth spread and I picked up a good living thereafter. A good thing to note is that even though we are tilers it is useful to be able to do a variety of other work if you can, by that I don't mean bodge jobs as it's true , there are a LOT of people doing that, not just Brits either. If your good at what you do word of mouth will be your friend ! Another very important thing to consider is that as previously mentioned, the housing market has completely collapsed, mostly due to the uselessness of the Spanish government is resolving the mess they created by turning a blind eye and taking back handers within the housing market. In the 5 years I was there I saw so many people, both Spanish and English loose work and struggle to get more. One other thing and in my view one of the most important points, don't go there without knowing at least basic Spanish, it makes life sooo much easier !! If anyone has and specific questions regarding living and working in Spain PM me and if I can help I will.
Jay