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26-07-2007
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#1 | | Nearly a Professional Tiler
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| Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | Has anybody heard of these?
Done a little digging and they are a new outfit...that doesn't mean they are bad.
My concern is that the name is a little close to another 'plastering and tiling school' already mentioned on this forum which has now 'thankfully' ceased trading after ripping numerous people off.. (myself included)
The other one was called NSP or Northern school of plastering (Not to be confused with the Northern School of Plastering and partitioning) and incorporated the so called 'National Tile School'
This one is called LSP... and is the Lancashire School of Plastering and Tiling.
If anyones knows anything about these please let us know..
**Incidentally, if the name of the owner/director is Bob Roby or Jean Roby and they are from chester then DONT part with any money..
**These are my own personal views and don't necessarily reflect the views of any other users of this forum....honest  | | |
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26-07-2007
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | Cheers Con mate.  keep up the investigating. lol | |
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26-07-2007
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#3 | | Tilersforums Black Prince | Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | I booked myself on a tiling course there a while back, paid my deposit cheque, which got cashed.
Was told I would get written conformation about my booking date, but recieved nothing.
Called the office numbers endless times and mobile numbers too, never got an answer, left messages time and again with no reply.
Finally, 2 days before the course "friday evening" i got hold of a guy who I guess was the owner, and said Im waiting still for the conformation to be sent, but I guess it will now arrive on the day of the course, lol.
He was very vauge with the reasons why there had been no answer with all the calls I had made too them, blamed a temp secetary for cock ups, said tiling instructer had... errr.... ummm.... had a loss in the family "all this sounded like he was thinking on his feet on what to say" and finally the course had to be canceled, and he's been trying to get hold of me for over a week and I wasn't answering the calls "bollocks"
I told him basically this and said I had had to take off 2 shifts from work and it was too late to get back on them, so I was now quite a lot out of pockets, nearly the course fee, and would I get any form of re-embersment opr heavy course fee reduction for another date, the answer was ummm... it hasnt been my fault.... staff are crap... ummm this guys family member dieing etc etc, and no I couldn't have any future disscount....ummm...
I told him to fek off n refund my deposit.
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26-07-2007
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | did u get it back then fekin mate.... | |
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27-07-2007
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#5 | | Tilersforums Black Prince | Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | Yeah, he refunded the deposit.
Main problem for me was his lying over the phone, saying they had been trying to get hold of me when it was obvious they had not, as I had given them my mobile and home numbers on the booking form, which they did recieve, as my deposit cheque which had been cashed, and that was with the booking form I sent them.
I wouldn't be supprised if they just didn't have anyone else booked for that course date, and wasn't worth just doing it with me, lol.
Pitty really, as Im wanting to do a plastering course now and The Lancashire school of plastering is very close to me, that's why I was going to do my tiling course with them, but after the stink I kicked up with him I don't think it would be a good idea going there now, lol | | |
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04-08-2007
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | I did a course with these people, the guy who owns it is a plasterer, I spoke with guys on my course who had done the plastering course, and all they did for 4 days was nail board to timbers in work bays and fininsh skim, no other kind of plastering.
As far as the tiling the course from my point of view was for diy people, and a starting point for people who had never tiled before, for me a waste of time and money.
To be honest it think that they are filling a niche for people who cant get on a college course, or are only able to complete at the weekends. | | |
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04-08-2007
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | Fekin...have a look here Plastering course I sent my nephew down to do the course, he is quite competent after doing the course. As you will see on the website they do cover it all, boarding, float and set, beading, skimming over board and s&c etc. | | |
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08-07-2008
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | i went on the course fort it was great recommend to anybody both tiling and plastering that is at lsp learnt loads on the course an now set up in buisness | | |
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08-07-2008
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | The tutor I knew who ran the tiling courses was Pete, I hear he is no longer with them....Gaz | "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" |
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13-07-2008
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#12 | | BAL PST & Ex Pro Tiler
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| Re: Lancashire school of plastering and tiling | | So Pete is back on the tools Lee. I met him first when I was fixing and he was working for Tile City which is now TCH, and I signed LSP with a Topps account, they were great for getting rid of the disco and non core tiles...lol Give him my regards, and tell him I now work for BAL......Gaz | "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" |
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