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Amir Patwa

Whichever course you choose enter it open minded and understand that at least part of each course is generally designed to sell you a certain product or products.

We've been sticking our toe into this industry on and off for a couple of years and it's a strange business. A lot of the products are machine specific, others are stone specific and then there are those that are stone and machine specific.

There's often more than one way to end up with the same result, sometimes one of those ways can be far more cost effective than the other. Never assume that one way is the only way to do something.

Also understand that a customers idea of polishing a floor and a professionals idea of polishing a floor can be to very different things that never meet.

There will be far more business available in light restoration, that's basically giving something a quick workover that makes something clean and shiny again. Most people will live with £10 - £20 a sq/m for a decent clean and polish and this is where the problems start.

To properly grind and polish a floor is a big investment and can often cost more than the floor cost to fit in the first place - you'll not earn living trying to do this.

If people mention with phrase "lippage removal" just hang up!

Ultimately just be open minded and use each course as advice rather than a definitive process.
 
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Amir Patwa

A good kit for grinding which includes lipage removal will set you back £3500. Which you can recover in a job or two! A set of diamond will cost you £600 which will last you for 400m2. I hope this information will help you decide whether to enter this field!
 
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Amir Patwa

Not necessarily! There are some who charge and want to sell their products! They should not charge for selling their products. Few courses are free and they don't except you to buy just share the knowledge!
 

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