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18-09-2008
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|  how did you guys and gals start up? | |
hi all. im currently working as a plumber but am getting abit fed up of messing with pipe everyday and tiling would be something i could add to my skills portfolio aswell as being an additional income (as customers constantly ask if i can tile). i have been looking into tiling courses and the nett one really caught my eye. but has anyone on here actually done a short course (4-8days ish) and then set up business and kept it going???? is it worth doing a course or should i go about it another way?
alot of people on here say really good things about these courses but i cant get hold of anyone to see how they are getting on. so everyone and anyone please let me know how you started up and how long you have been doing it for.
cheers all;P
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#3 | | TilersForums Trusted Member
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I did'nt start up as such just bought the tiling in with the plastering, Bal were doing free courses about 10 years ago (Had done tiling before nothing serious) and carried on from there with a few other courses in between |
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#4 | | Ex Pro Tiler | Re: how did you guys and gals start up? | |
Hi obseen, I was a joiner from school and fell into tiling at 19....20yrs career now work for Bal. Welcome from me....Gaz |
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Hi obseen. I did a course and I found it very useful to learn the skills. I've bee tiling now for 3 years and still learning something new all the time and probably will for a few more years yet. Experience means everything in this trade and any other pro trade but I think it will be worth while to you to do a course. Anyway plumbers aren't supposed to like tiling (well the plumbers I know don't!)  Good luck mate  |
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#6 | | TilersForums Trusted Member
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I was working in forestry, i got fed up with the winter weather, and health and safety, and thought there would be money in tiling...well i got the first two right, but the third one wrong...  |
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#7 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
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Enduro - I would love to work in forestry.
I know diddly squat about it, but I love the idea!
Main point: (sorry!) I just wanted to tile. Had no formal training at all but learnt a lot off this forum which backed up the basic knowledge and experience I had as a decent diy'er.
12 months on now and still happy enough. |
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#8 | | TilersForums Trusted Member
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[quote=Grace'sDad;124755]Enduro - I would love to work in forestry.
I know diddly squat about it, but I love the idea!
My Dad was an engineer and loved his wood and made furniture, Not sofas just small cabinets and allways said he would have loved to work for the forestry commision ] |
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#9 | | Tilers Forums Arms Member
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Hi Obseen, if you are the same obseen from the plumbing forum you've had some of my story there! (John t) I did the Nett course, but with due respect to Darren and his team they can only point you in the right direction it is then down to you to keep learning, from this forum obviously. Good luck. | | |
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#10 | | Guest | Re: how did you guys and gals start up? | |
i learn to tile whilst serving 30 years for ******* and ********** in harrods window
the staff in HMP strangeways have a lot to answer too | |
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Reason: ill give that an hour before its deleted lol
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjtiler  i learn to tile whilst serving 30 years for ******* and *********** in harrods window
the staff in HMP strangeways have a lot to answer too | This is the open forum mate
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