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  1. smudger85

    Victorian Path prep question

    Evening all I have a small path to tile (about 3.5m2) that I need to prep before tiling. Basically I need to smooth it out as the finish is a bit rough on top for the tile that I'll be using and it will look wavey. It also dives in around the edge by a fair bit say 6-8mm where they've used a...
  2. smudger85

    Advice On Getting Qualified Please

    Good evening to all. I've been working with a tiler,full time for just over 3 years now. Love my job and we are very busy with a variety of jobs from Kia show rooms to Victorian hall ways etc The chap I work with doesn't have any qualifications as such (eg nvq2/3 or city &guilds) but does have...
  3. smudger85

    Natural on green plasterboard?

    Can you stick travertine to green plasterboard? Size is 60+30. Is this wise as I'm working on a site where this is happening!!!
  4. smudger85

    Victorian/geometric

    A bit of advice required please! Where i live in the south east, ive noticed there's a lot of Victorian/Geometric path ways and steps and feel theres a market for re-doing and repairing in the area. The only problem is i havent had much experience in this specific type of tiling as im still a...
  5. smudger85

    Plaster board?

    Should plaster board be primed before tiling? And if so with what primer? I understand plaster needs priming but the chap I work with says you don't need to with plaster board!!
  6. smudger85

    Ableskills!

    Ive been reading up on the 6 week city & guilds professional tiling course on the website. Has anyone done this particular course?? Im working as a trainee tiler but am keen to learn as much as possible! Will this be a big benefit for me or is getting experiance in the trade enough? It sounds...
  7. smudger85

    Grout raking??

    Ive been asked to rake out a 15 m2,porcelain floor,grouted in bal super flex. Its been done to a bad standard as the joints are very low and have got very dirty.I just wondered what peoples thoughts were on the best way of doing this? Manualy with a grout rake or invest in a fein multi tool...
  8. smudger85

    Hello from Cambridge

    Im a trainee tiler working in and around the cambridge area with a friend of mine who has been in the trade for thirteen years. I did three years working for a firm when i left school ten years ago but packed the job in to work within my family business which hasnt really worked out, so ive been...
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