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Discuss My 1st stab at tiling! in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; Hi guys, I have just completed my 2 week course at Tiler Training School in Edinburgh, Cannot speak highly enough of the place. A month or two ago, I did ...
          
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    Hi guys,

    I have just completed my 2 week course at Tiler Training School in Edinburgh, Cannot speak highly enough of the place.

    A month or two ago, I did my own bathroom too get a feel of tiling and how to lay out etc.

    I enjoyed it very much, though a lot of lessons were learned.

    1. Screw batons in, never nail them! (they move!!)
    2. Never let your mother choose a mosiac border, where the tiles are thicker than the wall tiles!!
    3. Be patient.

    Now Iam sure when I put these pictures up, which arent the greatest there are a few things you will notice, like the sink not being centred(another wee mistake).

    But all in all they are still standing up the now, so a thumbs up from me .

    I feel good after my course, but I understand I really need to build up experience, doing jobs for family, friends etc before I will have the confidence to go out myself.

    Plese feel free to comment!!

    Good or Bad!!
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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    Looks ok from here... thanks for the pics...we love pics..

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    loogs very good for a first timer
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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    Nice mate, you'll find you'll learn something on EVERY job you do , good luck

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    At least your learning allready, good luck
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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    I think it was a wise choice of grout and tile colour.

    just need to do a few more to build up my experience!

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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    hi good luck to you mate

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    well done m8
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    Quote Originally Posted by david campbell View Post
    loogs very good for a first timer
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    looks good mate,quality job, alot of job satisfaction in tiling!!!

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    god effort mate

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    good effort even lol

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    Looks ok fella..........


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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    well done m8, looks good

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    Tidy job , looks good

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    Default Re: My 1st stab at tiling!

    Nice to get some inspiration from you, thanks.

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