Female Tilers / Lady Tilers

[Dan]

Just wondered if a forum for you lot, where only girls have access would benefit you in any way. I'm sure the normal forums are fine for more things but I guess you do come up with your own problems? Or would like to ask other lady tilers perhaps before the main forum members?

Let me know by replying to this or via PM.

If it gets popular enough, I'll also be looking for a Lady Forum Moderator to ensure it's kept clean.

Thanks in advance.

[Dave]

Dan...how would you be able to tell who's female and who isnt..if you see wot i mean....

[GazTech]

Dan...how would you be able to tell who's female and who isnt..if you see wot i mean....

If you don't know now dh ...you will never know..pmsl

[Dave]

Nice one gazza mate asked for that i suppose.......

What i mean is unless you see or speak to them ..then it could be you !!!...you perv....

[Dan]

LOL. Well, realistically I would never know. But I had a few ideas about managing it.

Firstly. The forum will be Pink, annoying any bloke. Secondly it wont be listed on the forum homepage and will be access only. So even once you found how to get to it, you'll need to be granted access.

And finally. I'm looking for a Lass to moderate it, if enough girls say they want one, so that if they do start getting pervy blokes PM's they'll be able to kick them off the forum.

And it would then be the lass's job to confirm who she wants in the Lady forum. Perhaps first by proving who they are by providing their business details. A little like the Tilers Forums Arms.

I already know the bunch of lady tilers about due to most being registered on FindTrustedTradesmen.co.uk or here already.

Just a thought really. I spotted that most of the girls are not the regular posters. And thought I could try and find out why.

[Dave]

Nice idea dan..coz sometimes i think they can feel a bit intimidated by us lot....
but watch for that gazza trying to join it tho.....

[Dan]

You're right mate. And ok.

Note, it will just be a sub-forum of this forum. As registering on two would just be mad. It'll just be hidden and access only.

I know there's MissTiler and TheTilingGodess that might want to give it ago but I can't think of many other regular female tilers. Plus if we had one, the centres could mention it and I think it would get used a bit more by the girls than the standard forums. Although still allowing them in the MoshPit with you lot.

[Dave]

Anythings worth a go ...there own comfort zone and that...girly chat etc.etc....
but if it helps them relax then eventually might use main forum more as well...

[Dan]

Exactly mate.

[CJ]

Oh.........Ok then.............as long as they post a piccy first

[myhometiling]

does it matter to us blokes
i think it depends on what the ladys want really..


calvy...

[lm tiles]

Not botherd , but i don't realy see the point ,but if you want to set up a ladies forum I wont take offence . Cheers L.M.

[pjc]

maybe tilers wifes forum

[Dan]

Oh.........Ok then.............as long as they post a piccy first

Steady.

does it matter to us blokes
i think it depends on what the ladys want really..


calvy...

Not botherd , but i don't realy see the point ,but if you want to set up a ladies forum I wont take offence . Cheers L.M.

A few of the girls have replied to my email so far. It appears they could find a use for a female only forum and most like the idea. I'm not trying to separate us or anything, I just thought that they could have problems which they could help each other out with that us blokes don't have. Certainly when it comes to the type of customers they aim for and avoid. Just wanted to throw the idea out there and it does seem it could be of use to some.

maybe tilers wifes forum

Hey, they we'd be fighting for the PC and we wouldn't want that.

[tilinga2z]

Dan I tile with the wife, just wondering when looking through your info if you have that many husband and wife tilers teams out there. Although the misses is quiting in a month or so to concentrate on the last couple of months of our pregnancy....nightmare, loosing my tiling partner...will have to work harder now!!!!!

[Dan]

Well done to you both there. So far mate only female tiler going at it on their own have replied. Or as far as I can tell.

Congratulations on your babe mate. Sound's like you've got a busy new year coming up.

[whitebeam]

Dan...how would you be able to tell who's female and who isnt..if you see wot i mean....

I'd get my self a set of bino's and look thru the window

[Dan]

I'd get my self a set of bino's and look thru the window

Is it just me that doesnt get that?

[GazTech]

No me neither dan

[Dave]

i think he mean binoculars and peering through peeps windows but how you do that on a pc ..bewilders me.....

[woodie]

Hi Dan, just a little thought, i didn't think there were that many of em out there, but i don't see any harm with giving them their own little area if they want it, mind you they might just use it to moan about us.. anyway why not?...Mike

[plumbersmate]

i work with my husband, who's a plumber, excellent way to get work. oh, and i'm not intimidated by male chat, i quite often find myself on building sites!

plumbersmate

[ChaseTiling]

We have had quite a few females train at our centre here over the past few months.....

It seems to be getting more popular with the ladies, as there seems to be a market for female tilers here in the midlands. Particulalrly with Gay/Lesbian communities, old people and single mothers etc.

They would prefer a female to do the work rather than some gorrila of a male tiler that is homophobic and looking for some extras after work lol

[MissTiler]

Maybe more female tilers would use this site if there was a female section to ease them onto it.
I'd be interested in others experiences.

[madeinwood]

Sadly, the main effect of this perfectly reasonable enquiry is to show that not all the tilers who contribute to this forum have much self-respect. I can't think of another reason why it feels like I'm reading a 1970's misogynists' (that's a woman hater, btw) chatroom! Grow up, guys.
A female oriented section could be very useful. It's got my vote.

[Dan]

Sadly, the main effect of this perfectly reasonable enquiry is to show that not all the tilers who contribute to this forum have much self-respect. I can't think of another reason why it feels like I'm reading a 1970's misogynists' (that's a woman hater, btw) chatroom! Grow up, guys.
A female oriented section could be very useful. It's got my vote.

Ta for that refreshing change.

On Dragons Den earlier this week I saw a lady 'handyperson' who stated her whole business model was based on aiming her handy services to single mums, older ladies and general women looking for a comfortable stress-free installations and what-not around the home. Also subbing out to other lady tradespeople I believe.

Perhaps the girls could also discuss tactics related to that sort of business model, which is something that would just get hammered with counter-productive opinions from the gents perhaps?

[pjtiler]

in all my years in the game ive never coma across a lady tiler

i live in hope

[plumbersmate]

hi, pj, i'm a lady tiler. nice to meet you.

[pjtiler]

hi, pj, i'm a lady tiler. nice to meet you.

hi there
very nice to meet you too

[Pawelzik]

What luck the UK has. Within my german clients I have only:
1 female tiler with master grade, working active as a tiler,
1 female tiler with master grade, only dealing tiles,
1 female tiler working with her husband,
1 female tiler learning to tile.
I should change my business home base. Martin