How do you set out a full bathroom ?

[Leatherface]

Yes I agree.
If you have to have small/sliver cuts - then you should know & decide where to put them. this should not happen by accident if you have set out correctly

Leatherface, it sound like you have been trained to the british standards methods.

I nearly purchased a stanley set square but thought it was too big.

[Leatherface]

Oh I've been rumbled


A bit about me....

I am now the other side of 40 years old. And prior to tiling I had been in the Direct Mail Industry ( Junk Mail ) for around 18 Years. My last position was as a Production Manager in a busy factory which sent out over 2 million letters a week. It was a well paid job, I earned between 30 - 35k a year.
Anyways. I have a good mate who fits kitchens & bathrooms, one weekend he wanted a hand tiling a kitchen, so I went along to help. Liked it & decided I wouldn't mind a change of career. So I spent 12 months working weekends, holidays & sickies doing as much tiling as I could with him. My mate advised me to go on a course - so I looked on the internet. Went for 5 day course.
As I had done some tiling previously I was able to take away & use certain things that I learned that I felt to be of benefit - setting out was the main one. I still use this method & find it to be excellent. I left my job 2 years ago & became self employed.
I have since worked with many other tilers, learning tips from them & passing on my own. I am always busy & have never ever advertised.
I hope that I have already demonstrated that to some degree I know what I am talking about when it comes to tiling. This is not to say that I don't still have things to learn - I am always willing to learn & embrace new ideas & methods - If they are of benefit to me.

Regards

[sparky]

SO DO HAVE YOU AN NVQ IN TILING NOW OR ARE YOU JUST TRADING PRIVEATLY BECAUSE READING YOUR POST YOU SEEM TO KNOW YOUR STUFF .I AM GOING ON A 5 DAY COURSE ASWELL AND HOPING FOR A CAREER CHANGE ASWELL AS I WAS ONE OF THE MEN WHO WAS DELIVERING ALL YOUR JUNK MAIL IA M A POSTMAN AT PRESENT BUT CANT BE ARS*D WITH THESE EARLY RISES TO DELIVER MAIL NO BODY WANTS ANYWAY

[Leatherface]

No oficially recognised qualifications.
Learn as I go, ask lots of questions, use Technical Dept at Mapei if not sure.
Always try to do things the correct way & use correct adhesive.

Best way to go. Thats exectly what I do too. Although an NVQ is very soon on the cards.

[Leatherface]

I agree, an NVQ is nice to have, but not essential.
I have never been asked for proof of my qualifications. My work speaks for itself.

Essential for big contract work though (CSCS), time is running out....

[jamesy07]

Leatherface, you don`t fancy doing a short video clip as how to set out, using the method you use, be good if you could

[jackdempseys]

Leather Head You Seem To Be Scared To Get Your Nvqs And Certs, So What Is It With You,are You Like My Grandad Who Goes Throught Life With A Grandfather Pass.
Certs For People In Offices Are A Rose Bush.but People Like You And Me Only Get Them Thou Doing The Job Right.if You Can Do That Whats The Worry.

[Fekin]

Originally Posted by jackdempseys

Leather Head You Seem To Be Scared To Get Your Nvqs And Certs, So What Is It With You,are You Like My Grandad Who Goes Throught Life With A Grandfather Pass.
Certs For People In Offices Are A Rose Bush.but People Like You And Me Only Get Them Thou Doing The Job Right.if You Can Do That Whats The Worry.

I couldn't find anything in Leatherfaces posts that suggests he is scared to get NVQ's \ certs.
He was saying that his work speaks for it's self for quality.

I am using this: Precision Tile - The Ultimate Tile Layout Design Software

I NEVER pay for software, but that was worth every penny.

Measure your walls, key in the size of tile, and you get a perfect representation of how the cuts will look, including grout (which you can set the width of).

You can draw in any features like doors or windows to check how they fit in too.

If starting from the middle would mean a bad cut at the edge, you can move the tile along on screen to a better place.

It also makes working out the number of tiles needed easy.

You can use one of the hundreds of tile sample or even scan or photograph your actual tile to get an even more accurate idea of how things will look.

For you boys in the trade, I reckon customers would be very impressed if at the estimate stage you were able to show them the plan on a laptop screen or printed out.

Might bag you a few more jobs!