screed / sand and cement courses ?

[terry the tiler]

afternoon guys ! anyone no of anyone doing a screed course in the uk covering sand and cement etc etc .. ? just need to get into this as its a requirement if iam going to work in Australia . thanks !

[merlecollins]

just need to get into this as its a requirement if iam going to work in Australia

Terry,
Do they actually stipulate you MUST be able to do your own S&C screeding to get into Oz?
Neale (Sir Ramic) will be able to advise if they do a lot of that down there....

[Dave]

Most tilers in Oz do there own screeding and fixing to mud bases.. as they call it..

A tiler will need to install his own shower bases to wet rooms, so knowledge/ability to screed is probs a must..

As for courses, not summit i have looked into as i can screed enough to get me by ok..

[merlecollins]

Terry, just a thought but DPC screeding in Newcastle might be able to point you int the right direction.......DPC Screeding

[Ajax123]

Try

Doncaster College.
CITB
Stamford College for Further Education.

Not sure any of them do just a screeding course but they all do construction courses of various types so you never know. I did my concrete technology at Doncaster many moons ago.

I could sort a flowing screed course but I guess that is probably not much use in Oz.

[Ajax123]

Thinking about it as well it might be worth talking to Tarmac to see if they do anything. They are the UK's largest floor screed supplier after all.

[nybor62]

Try

Doncaster College.
CITB
Stamford College for Further Education.

Not sure any of them do just a screeding course but they all do construction courses of various types so you never know. I did my concrete technology at Doncaster many moons ago.

I could sort a flowing screed course but I guess that is probably not much use in Oz.

i was wanting to chat with you about a flowing screed course

[nybor62]

there is a skills colledge in s****horpe notsure if they do one , i can find out for you

[terry the tiler]

i was wanting to chat with you about a flowing screed course

yep me 2 ! if you have info on 1 iam up 4 it

[nybor62]

afternoon guys ! anyone no of anyone doing a screed course in the uk covering sand and cement etc etc .. ? just need to get into this as its a requirement if iam going to work in Australia . thanks !

try contacting these

The Flooring Industry Training Association

[Ajax123]

i was wanting to chat with you about a flowing screed course

you got me number? 07545 932723

[Ajax123]

yep me 2 ! if you have info on 1 iam up 4 it

ditto the above

[terry the tiler]

there is a skills colledge in s****horpe notsure if they do one , i can find out for you

s****horpe ?

[Rob Z]

Hi Terry,

I know this won't help with your situation, but I went to two separate one week courses at the TCNA facility in South Carolina. I did this about 14 years ago, and it was the best investment I ever made in my business because of the work we've been able to do since then. One course was for floors, and the second was for walls.

I hope you can find the course you need because you'll end up being able to do jobs that others pass on because of the problems with the substrates.

[terry the tiler]

Thanks mate ! you have a good point ! iam the type of guy who wants to no everything asap! but find it hard to get the info i need regarding screeding etc , apart from this site who ive learnt proberly 95% of the stuff i no regarding tiling . but i do however think there is a lack of screeding courses avalable hear in the uk ! i think wet decks should do one ?

[Rob Z]

Terry, if you have a passport and want to come and visit Virginia, I'll give you all the screeding and rendering training you can ever want.

[terry the tiler]

Terry, if you have a passport and want to come and visit Virginia, I'll give you all the screeding and rendering training you can ever want.

ha ha ! deal mate ! iam on my way ...