first job

[ziotec]

i have almost finished my first job for my gran after finishing my training course, it has when really well and i overcome the problems of the uneven walls with easy as the training covered every problem that you may come accross - i didnt get paid for the job but it has been great experience for me and i have now decided that i do want to do this as a career!!! all i have left to do is grout the tiles and once i have done that i will try and work out how to upload the photos of it so you can see my work as i am proud of it. By Eric -- trained at NORTH EAST TILING.
I have done the full job with 1 trowel, 1 wet cutter, spirit level, ceramic tiles, 2 tubes of adisive, some edge beading, spacers, tub of grout, small grout spreader, silicon and silicon gun and lots of effert on my part.

[david campbell]

well done mate!
was it a bathroom or kitchen?
look forward to the pics!

[enduro]

Well done mate, it only gets easier....

[ziotec]

well done mate!
was it a bathroom or kitchen?
look forward to the pics!

it was a Kitchen

[faithhealer]

A happy grannys better than money eh Ziotec, keep the jobs little when you start out

[Hawkofeagles]

Well done Ziotec.

[stevee]

nice one mucker

[lcjohno]

nice one pal, look foward to the pics

[CJ CERAMICS]

nice one mate look forward to the piccys

[brian c]

good on you m8,great course you did btw.

[timeless john]

Well done - the grouting is the best bit.
Do it well as bad grouting will ruin good tiling!

[jay]

nice

[ziotec]

here are the pictures of the kitchen i have just finished today......

LGIM0044.jpg picture by unistu - Photobucket


LGIM0046.jpg picture by unistu - Photobucket


LGIM0045.jpg picture by unistu - Photobucket


and thats me in the photo.

[Sir Ramic]

2 questions ?
What is that thck white strip above worktop?
Is that a split cut around the single switch to the left of the cooker ?

[ziotec]

2 questions ?
What is that thck white strip above worktop?
Is that a split cut around the single switch to the left of the cooker ?

the white strip on worktop is a bench edge the gran wanted fitted so it had a water tight finish incase of any spillages on the bench ...

yes it is a split cut because i could not take the main cooker plug out, i got it off the wall but had to split the tile to get it on the wall if you know what i mean.

[Sir Ramic]

the white strip on worktop is a bench edge the gran wanted fitted so it had a water tight finish incase of any spillages on the bench ...

yes it is a split cut because i could not take the main cooker plug out, i got it off the wall but had to split the tile to get it on the wall if you know what i mean.

You should have cut the shape of the socket out of the tile slightly undersize and by turning the tile you would have got it over the socket. In years to come as your skill progresses you will cringe every time you see that

[ziotec]

You should have cut the shape of the socket out of the tile slightly undersize and by turning the tile you would have got it over the socket. In years to come as your skill progresses you will cringe every time you see that

i did cut the tile 10mil smaller than the plug socket so it would sit nicely behind the tile just like the plug socket to left left in the picture, but whatever i tryed to do i could not get the plug socket through the hole in the tile so i had to cut the tile in two - i know its not the best way to do it but i did not know any-other way i could do it apart from unwireing the plug socket itself and taking it off the wall but its the cooker plug socket and it looked a complicated to me to be messing with ... lol ... thanks for your feedback mate and the pointers will be kept in mind.

[Prem Tiler]

good on ya for tiling your grans kitchen. My 1st job was a kitchen too. I agree with Neale you will look back at that cut in time and slap your forehead.

That highlights why staying an active member on tilersforums.co.uk will help you so much. If you had asked, Neale or many others would of advised on how to avoid the split cut.

Good straight lines and from what I can see cuts are good too. well done! plus you got to spend loads of time with your gran.

I wont heart you to learn a little more about domestic electrics. will save you hours of time in the long run.

[whitebeam]

Hi and welcome