My bathroom is going to be a practice bay for a few week after my course as well as doing some family and friends. I would like to know where I could get some free or extremly cheap tiles and what type adhesive I could use to remove them after say a few days or even a week?

training centres use a non setting 'adhesive'. (except you really can't call it adhesive) but I don't know any details!

Just get some place gold star they will fall of when you slam the door.

Realised that after i posted should give me few bags the price of the courses how about free or seriously cheap tiles to practice with?

B&Q

Where are you in the world m8

silly me just seen you are in Manchester so sorry can’t help unless you fancy a drive to brum

Thanks anyway mate it's probably because im eager to learn at the moment should find out about what i need and where on my course.

I think the non setting adhesive has lime instead of cement, just google training adhesive and you should find something, why not ask the training centre to give or sell you some, they already have a supplier.


You should be able to pick up some cheap tiles, try the local tile sheds, for some 6x6's. or again, why not ask the training centre if they will sell you some of theirs as they will have a cheap supplier.

Originally Posted by Oli

I think the non setting adhesive has lime instead of cement, just google training adhesive and you should find something, why not ask the training centre to give or sell you some, they already have a supplier.


You should be able to pick up some cheap tiles, try the local tile sheds, for some 6x6's. or again, why not ask the training centre if they will sell you some of theirs as they will have a cheap supplier.

Thats the stuff mate!

When I was at college we used lime and sand mix for tiling floors and doing screeds.

i usualy go around focus b&q and look for boxes of tiles reduced end of line that sort of thing try getting different types ceramic, real stone, porcelain, quarry,ect to practice your cutting you could always use adehsive onto backerboard like they do in tilestores good luck on your course let us know how you got on i will be doing one later this year myself........Alby.......

when i did my course mate the training addy was from bal in 20kg bags,suppose u could try them

I you buy a real bad cheap adhesive add some silver sand and water to make a very slow set, I used to use this method for my apprentices. You will need to experiment. And dont slam the door not recomended for soffits or over expensive sanitary ware. Good luck