Hard day down the pit

[spooner68]

Just had a pretty gruesome day. Yesterday was supposed to be day1 of a 55 metre Jerusalem Limestone (60x40) job in a new Orangery, kitchen/dining room combo and utility room. The tiles didn't turn up so day 1 was a washout. Time to catch up a bit.

Today, on my own, I managed to fix 30m of stone, including getting the things from the pallet (36m) and getting it level around a central piller which covered 3 separate floor levels. Tasty.

8.30 til 5pm. Jiggered (I'm not that young). Bearing in mind this wasn't a straight fixing job what's the most that you've done on your own, including humping the tiles, setting out and having just 20 mins for lunch? Grout and sealant to follow.

[andy allen]

i did 20m2 of ceramics yesterday ........30m2 of stone takes some doing

[Gall.B]

Hi Spooner, The most done in a day (nightshift 12hours) between 4 fixers & 2 labourers was 1 side of an Atrium between loading up mixing setting out sheeting screwing ditra matting laying 600x600 porcelain we got 150m2 done & grouted .or the contractor we were subbying 2 was inth s*%*%E. Number 2 squad who were lucky if rhey got 30m2 done even had the cheek 2 ask if we would grout there work!

Thats some shift m8 30m2 of stone, yer back will be breaking!

[spooner68]

Its my knees and wrists (no comments). 150m is pretty decent. The builder who was laying paving outside said "on days like this you need a bitch to do the humping". Ahem. Think he might mean a labourer....

[Pebbs]

30m2 in one day? OMG! I cant believe it! If I tell that lads it can be done in one day, I'll have a riot on my hands!

You must be shattered...

Lynn

[Dan]

Things you do hey. Some going that is mate. And the 150m job.

[doug boardley]

never really taken much notice of the metreage, tend to spend the end of day time making sure what i've fixed is right.

[Gall.B]

A[language removed]ye need to hump I think he ment, so your limp wristed then? 150 m2 grouted is more than decent never mind the plywood sheeting & ditra matt 2 lol. legends were made that nite talk about team work also 2 stair nosings and cut round 2 pillars now i remmember. project manager walks in at 5am and goes no [language removed] way, how?

[spooner68]

never really taken much notice of the metreage, tend to spend the end of day time making sure what i've fixed is right.

Me too mate, thats why it was only 30m

Thank Bob for lash Clips!

[doug boardley]

Me too mate, thats why it was only 30m

Thank Bob for lash Clips!

quality not quantity all the way for me fella, it's what reputations are built on (imo)

[Gall.B]

Some people are just so talented they can do both imo. I know a guy whos called the tiler who canae use rapid set, not a good reputation to have. suppose its who you learn from I was fortunate to learn from some of the very best.

and I belive theres a user registerd whos name is the word i used

[doug boardley]

Some people are just so talented they can do both imo. I know a guy whos called the tiler who canae use rapid set, not a good reputation to have. suppose its who you learn from I was fortunate to learn from some of the very best.

and I belive theres a user registerd whos name is the word i used

you maybe right, but some of us mere mortals never stop learning, (even after 30 years)

[spooner68]

Some people are just so talented they can do both imo. I know a guy whos called the tiler who canae use rapid set, not a good reputation to have. suppose its who you learn from I was fortunate to learn from some of the very best.

and I belive theres a user registerd whos name is the word i used

I know a tiler like that, he says he's slow but sure. I say I'm sure your slow.

Anyway, my reputation for quality means I do all of the tiling work for this bespoke kitchen manufacturer. £30 -£100k kitchens are not bought by clients who wants a cheap and chatty job. 30m in a day doesn't represent a regular day for me by the way, if it was I would be in a box by now.

[Stewart]

I did a kitchen splashy without my apprentice in shift once and was well chuffed, though I did have to go back and grout it the next day..........(;0)

[Gall.B]

you maybe right, but some of us mere mortals never stop learning, (even after 30 years)

Totaly agree with that you learn something new every day thats the beauty of doing something you love, working with experienced fixers on big jobs all over the shop helps to I like working with diffrent tradesman helps, thats why I feel lucky to have served my time with the old Tofflo me I did

[aph257]

i did about 8 sqmtr today and i was well chuffed!! it was on walls though, in a small bathroom.

[doug boardley]

Some people are just so talented they can do both imo. I know a guy whos called the tiler who canae use rapid set, not a good reputation to have. suppose its who you learn from I was fortunate to learn from some of the very best.

and I belive theres a user registerd whos name is the word i used

and the user name was a Noun, not a Verb, I strongly suggest you read the forum rules mate

[Gall.B]

suppose thats the beauty of the deleted word it is the most versatile word in the English word and can be used any situation, but still means the same thing.

[doug boardley]

what the deletion means is that the staff here work to keep our forum free from bad language,,,,enough said from me

[spooner68]

i did about 8 sqmtr today and i was well chuffed!! it was on walls though, in a small bathroom.

Titchy bathroom walls are a different game altogether. 8m is good going especially if there's lots of cuts and the walls are rubbish. Still takes me hours to do window reveals etc. Not my favourite bit but I love it when they are done and they look spot on.

[hillhead]

I had a single day to lay 64m2 of pilkingtons 8"x8" i think they were.
On top of that i had to tile one high as a skirting around the whole area !!
And the grouting of these non slip tiles was a nightmare !!
I had one labourer, started at 7am and wasn't packed up to 1am the following morning.
It was a hotel i was tiling, kitchen prep area which i tiled on the monday and it was set up for a function on the tuesday !!!!
The rapid screed was in 4 days !!!!
No probs on it even now, very tiring day but nicely paid.
At least we got our nice dinners in the restaurant.

[hillhead]

30m2 of stone is a class days work too.
I put down 26m2 yesterday of 3 size opus porcelain and i'd say 12 today with cuts etc.

[spooner68]

30m2 of stone is a class days work too.
I put down 26m2 yesterday of 3 size opus porcelain and i'd say 12 today with cuts etc.

The area is three rooms made into open plan with stub walls and a central pillar (1.6m long) and various ins and outs. Not nice. Lots to cut but some big open spaces to get motoring on. 4 tiles to the metre helps. Don't think even with the offer of a decent dinner I could have managed 7am to 1am. You'd need some serious eye openers for that. Blue one's I think they are. Smarties that is

[doug boardley]

The area is three rooms made into open plan with stub walls and a central pillar (1.6m long) and various ins and outs. Not nice. Lots to cut but some big open spaces to get motoring on. 4 tiles to the metre helps. Don't think even with the offer of a decent dinner I could have managed 7am to 1am. You'd need some serious eye openers for that. Blue one's I think they are. Smarties that is

did a spa/country club last summer...165 hours in 9 days, last 2 days did 44 hours, glad those daft days are over now for me1

[Gall.B]

I know a tiler like that, he says he's slow but sure. I say I'm sure your slow.

Anyway, my reputation for quality means I do all of the tiling work for this bespoke kitchen manufacturer. £30 -£100k kitchens are not bought by clients who wants a cheap and chatty job. 30m in a day doesn't represent a regular day for me by the way, if it was I would be in a box by now.

The shift I was talking about didnt represent a typical day for me either m8. the job in question was worth 1m for the flooring side alone on a 3m refit the bulk of which was tilling and belive me they dont accept a cheap chatty job either or else nobody would get paid.

I was just sharing the most productive shift I could think of where eveything came together just shows what you can achieve with an experienced squad and good team spirit