| Notices | Unregistered; We can see that you haven't yet posted anything. Please consider posting an informal introduction message in the 'New Members Say Hi Here' forum category. If you're not registered then please feel free to sign-up, it's FREE, and we don't bite!
---------- Checkout the Tile Business Network. It's FREE to join and can help put you in touch with the right people at the right time! Suppliers, Distributors, Manufacturers, Training Establishments and Tile Contractors ALL WELCOME. www.tilerstilingtiles.co.uk
---------- We've updated two of our external website's. Pro Tiling Tools and Tiling Courses Companies. Please check those out when you have a moment free.
---------- Please consider chatting live to other forum members in our Live Tile Chatrooms. From 8pm nightly every day of the week. The chatroom IS open 24/7 though.
---------- | Tiling Forum  Discussions on all aspects of tiling & installing tiles in the tiling forum. | 
18-09-2008
|
#1 | | New TilersForums Contributor
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|  any advice | |
Hello,
I am looking for some experience in tiling I live in staines I do not have any experience at the moment but am really keep to learn.
I am hoping to find a course as well but am not sure which is the best one to do at the moment I have seen alot of these 2 week courses but I cant imagine you can learn much more than the basics in 2 weeks.
If anyone could give me some experience even if its just helping out with the basics and just watching and learning that would be great
thank you
| | | 
|  | |
18-09-2008
|
#2 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,503
Thanks: 268
Thanked 155 Times in 116 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Hello and welcome to the forums
I think you would be best looking at the course feedback section and have a look through the threads, book yourself on a course learn the basics, and then do friends and families to build confidence as well as looking on here for advice.
And away you go..  | | |
| | |
18-09-2008
|
#3 | | TilersForums Contributor
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire
Posts: 90
Thanks: 21
Thanked 28 Times in 16 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Hi and welcome to the forums.
Ive been tiling for ten years and joined this site the other wk and Ive found loads of helpful advice. My advice is to stick at it and use this place as reference  | | |
| | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Dave Ramsden For This Useful Post: | | |
18-09-2008
|
#4 | | TilersForums Trusted Member | Re: any advice | |
Maybe have a ring round tilers in your area, and see if any would be prepared to let you come and labour for them, best of luck in your search
Oh and Welcome to the forum. |
SST Tiling - www.sst-tiling.co.uk - Tiler Wakefield "Let the caterpillar of learning be the butterfly of skill" - GazTech May 2007 "Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today" - James Dean My Tile Bible
Last edited by Oli; 18-09-2008 at 04:38 PM.
|
| | | The Following User Says Thank You to Oli For This Useful Post: | | |
18-09-2008
|
#5 | | Ex Pro Tiler | Re: any advice | |
Hello Tim and welcome......Gaz |
[B]"[I][COLOR=darkgreen]The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten[/COLOR][/I]"[/B]
|
| | |
18-09-2008
|
#6 | | TilersForums Trusted Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 3,523
Thanks: 159
Thanked 440 Times in 371 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Hello Tim and welcome to the forum |
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes" |
| | |
19-09-2008
|
#7 | | New TilersForums Contributor
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
hey everyone thanks for your advice I wondered what to do as most jobs now want a 5 or ten year career history but i have had alot of jobs and am worried i will never get a job one job i walked out of because they were really breaking the law so cant get a reference with them | | |
| | |
19-09-2008
|
#8 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gateshead
Posts: 234
Thanks: 21
Thanked 56 Times in 49 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Hi Tim and welcome to the forum mate,sorry i cannot comment on courses having served a 5 yr apprenticeship back in the late 70s.Only suggestion i could make would be to approach a tiler or tiling company and ask if they would be willing to give you some unpaid days with them.I know that way you do not earn money but then again you wouldnt on a course.Put a card in a distributors,someone may take up your offer and if it works out for all concerned they might even offer you a paid position.
Jimmy |
a badly experienced tiler leaves a customer with a bad experience of tilers
jc tiling services fast,friendly and professional service,all tyne & wear areas covered
|
| | |
19-09-2008
|
#9 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 158
Thanks: 37
Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Quote:
Originally Posted by medlar  Hi Tim and welcome to the forum mate,sorry i cannot comment on courses having served a 5 yr apprenticeship back in the late 70s.Only suggestion i could make would be to approach a tiler or tiling company and ask if they would be willing to give you some unpaid days with them.I know that way you do not earn money but then again you wouldnt on a course.Put a card in a distributors,someone may take up your offer and if it works out for all concerned they might even offer you a paid position.
Jimmy | I've always been of the opinion that if they can get you to work for nothing, why would they bother paying you!?!
My advice (and i'm not really in a position to offer it, as i'm in pretty much the same boat as you) is to offer your service cheap, but never free. | | |
| | |
20-09-2008
|
#10 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gateshead
Posts: 234
Thanks: 21
Thanked 56 Times in 49 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Quote:
Originally Posted by beanz I've always been of the opinion that if they can get you to work for nothing, why would they bother paying you!?!
My advice (and i'm not really in a position to offer it, as i'm in pretty much the same boat as you) is to offer your service cheap, but never free. |
Normally i would agree with you mate,but as said he has no experience of tiling,therefore would show willing to a future employer,thus giving both of them the chance to see how he works/copes with it.
I personally would`nt pay someone a days rate if i had to fetch and carry and cut everything myself.If the guy shows willing and has a good aptitude,then maybe someone would offer him work after only a couple of days. |
a badly experienced tiler leaves a customer with a bad experience of tilers
jc tiling services fast,friendly and professional service,all tyne & wear areas covered
|
| | |
20-09-2008
|
#11 | | Healthy TilersForums Contributor
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: East Sussex
Posts: 108
Thanks: 21
Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts
| Re: any advice | |
Hi Ti. Welcome to the forums mate. You need to do some sort of course imo and then try and work with other tilers or do tiling work for family and friends to build up your confidence. Good luck mate Ross |
I feel the need, the need for speed! |
| | |
22-09-2008
|
#12 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: liverpool
Posts: 22
Thanks: 2
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
| Re: any advice | |
good luck finding some thin mate ! it wont be easy with no experience but stick with it !
oh and welcome to the forum !
| | |
| | Discuss any advice at the Tiling Forum within the TilersForums.co.uk | Tile Forums | Tiling Forum; Hello,
I am looking for some experience in tiling I live in staines I do ... | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT. The time now is 05:49 AM. | |
