Tiler or Plumber that tanks a wet room? - TilersForums.com

[Mikek1981]

Hi I M new to this and Tiling. I was made redundant and am starting a tiling course it's a Wall & Floor tiling diploma level 2 (Not NVQ) it's 2 days a week for a year.

Apparently they say that they don't cover natural stone installation as it's too expensive.

And they don't cover tanking a wet room as it's a plumbers job....I thought a tiler would learn how to do this though?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Mike

 

[hmtiling]

Never ever ever let a plumber do the tanking

 

[Dumbo]

Tilers job . Who are you doing it with.

 

[One Day]

Sounds like your course tutors need bringing into the 21st century!

 

[One Day]

I wouldn't trust a plumber to make my coffee yet alone waterproof anything.

 

[Mikek1981]

Ah right haha maybe I need courses in tanking wet rooms after this year long course! It's the chameleon school of construction. I'd like to learn the full job not just half a job. So I'm not sure why they don't teach tanking? It's annoying because they cover bricklaying and plastering up to level 3 but tiling only to level 2. I have read now that the level 3 incorporates tanking wet rooms and Tiling them....I'm unemployed so I'm not sure how I'll pay for the level 3 if I ever find anyone that teaches it! I'm pretty disappointed!

 

[Dumbo]

Why Not do intense course with the school at the bottom of this page .

 

[Mikek1981]

The course I'm enrolling on for this tiling level 2 diploma is fully government funded, unfortinitely I don't have a spare few grand to do a good fast track course. And I'm the type of person that needs more than 10 to 15 days training for everything to sink in to my head. I just feel it's not long enough to learn a trade 2 or 3 weeks for me. I do feel more comfortable with the 2 days a week for a year...and I'll have to learn tanking wet rooms and underfloor heating systems on other courses if I can get funding for them.

 

[Waluigi]

Mike- which type of work do you expect to do?

If you plan on domestic work and are expected to tank a wall above a Bath or shower tray then a simple paint on tanking will suffice. It’s incredibly simple to do and doesn’t require any specialist training whatsoever.

Tanking in wet rooms is a little more involved and requires far more knowledge and a certain amount of time invested in what you are trying to do so a short course or days training from a Manufacturer will help.

 

[Mikek1981]

I think the best thing I can do is do the year course and learn what I can, then see if I can get in with a tiling company or bathroom fitting company as a trainee maybe and get an NVQ for site work? I'm 38 now, so maybe this will go against me, it shouldn't but we'll see.

I'd love to go self employed, but I think it's best to get in with a company first to master the art, and get my confidence and speed up!

There are a lot of tilers in my area that seem to be self employed, so there will be a lot of competition...

What would you do starting out as a beginner?