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Private Training
There are loads of private tiling courses providers out there who offer you a good understanding of general tiling and the courses range from £250 for a week up to £2500 for a 6 week course. Are they any good yes and no?
They show you how to use various tools; they also show you how to set out your work to perfect walls and floors.
Most private course doesn’t use marble, slate, mosaics, granite and porcelain and it’s a whole different ball game when using these materials.
I did a course at chase tiling academy and went down the 4 week route for a £1000. Was it money well worth spent yes at the time and I learnt enough to be able to tile and do various pattern work. Do I think it was worth it now no.
College Route
Nvq route through College cost anything from free to anything between £1100 - £1500 per year and to gain your NVQ its either two nights a week for two years or 2 days a week for a year This will give you a level 2 it’s an extra year for level 3. You also get your CSCS card to work on site and huge amounts of discount on tools depending on who the college makes a deal with which you can get stuff at just little above cost.
I got invited to walk around south Birmingham college earlier this year and what they covered was amazing compared to my four week private course. They have about 20 or more bays with different set outs you get to tile round baths, shower trays, toilets, sinks and tile around walls from one room to the next using water levels, tiling odd shaped walls and also floors going from one room to the next and offset. You learn Victorian pattern work, tile arches use mosaics for swimming pools which come on big rolls not sheets and use all kinds of tiles from ceramics to natural stones.
You learn how to level floors, box pipes and whole load more stuff so for bang for buck College route is the best.
Don’t forget you still need to gain experience no two jobs are the same in the real world.
The other route is learn why you earn with a tiler, If you can work with a very experienced tiler who does a proper job and does varied work you can’t go far wrong you and can be Assed while you work and you can gain a NVQ level 2.
So there are your options
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Oh i forgot to mention these books are well worth a read
Ceramic and Stone Tiling: A Complete Guide
Complete Tiling by stanley
I have seen some of the dvds out there too and don't bother with the following its well **** The How To: DIY Guide To Tiling
Also i forgot to say a big thanks to the forum, Its full of expert advice and loads of useful posts.
There are loads of private tiling courses providers out there who offer you a good understanding of general tiling and the courses range from £250 for a week up to £2500 for a 6 week course. Are they any good yes and no?
They show you how to use various tools; they also show you how to set out your work to perfect walls and floors.
Most private course doesn’t use marble, slate, mosaics, granite and porcelain and it’s a whole different ball game when using these materials.
I did a course at chase tiling academy and went down the 4 week route for a £1000. Was it money well worth spent yes at the time and I learnt enough to be able to tile and do various pattern work. Do I think it was worth it now no.
College Route
Nvq route through College cost anything from free to anything between £1100 - £1500 per year and to gain your NVQ its either two nights a week for two years or 2 days a week for a year This will give you a level 2 it’s an extra year for level 3. You also get your CSCS card to work on site and huge amounts of discount on tools depending on who the college makes a deal with which you can get stuff at just little above cost.
I got invited to walk around south Birmingham college earlier this year and what they covered was amazing compared to my four week private course. They have about 20 or more bays with different set outs you get to tile round baths, shower trays, toilets, sinks and tile around walls from one room to the next using water levels, tiling odd shaped walls and also floors going from one room to the next and offset. You learn Victorian pattern work, tile arches use mosaics for swimming pools which come on big rolls not sheets and use all kinds of tiles from ceramics to natural stones.
You learn how to level floors, box pipes and whole load more stuff so for bang for buck College route is the best.
Don’t forget you still need to gain experience no two jobs are the same in the real world.
The other route is learn why you earn with a tiler, If you can work with a very experienced tiler who does a proper job and does varied work you can’t go far wrong you and can be Assed while you work and you can gain a NVQ level 2.
So there are your options
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Oh i forgot to mention these books are well worth a read
Ceramic and Stone Tiling: A Complete Guide
Complete Tiling by stanley
I have seen some of the dvds out there too and don't bother with the following its well **** The How To: DIY Guide To Tiling
Also i forgot to say a big thanks to the forum, Its full of expert advice and loads of useful posts.
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