Recent content by afright

Rubi man for decades since joining this forum I have come to my senses,I am now a fully fledged Sigma user.

I have started to use Mapei eco prim grip which is expensive but is a really good primer,I have use it on bitumen floors with no hassle.

How long do you train to become a tiler on those NVQ I did an Apprenticeship for three years is it the same amount of time ? also I wont be getting cscs card happy just to do domestic.

When I was training many moons ago my boss would say "I dont want to see any voids behind the tiles" he would turn up on the job and pull off a few tiles if there was any voids there would be hell to pay.

I use rubi stands never had any bother with them I think they are worth the money.

I have tiled a pub ladies toilet and they kept it open I heard some sounds enough to put you of women for life,lol.

Would be if some one was taking a leak.

Yes always if its not drying stick a fan heater on it,never leave the job until its all polished,I know some days it can be a a pig to dry.

Its when you see some jobs were the tiler can not be bothered polishing really gets me,that's what really makes the job ,I sometimes take twice as long to polish as I do to grout,you leave a dirty job and the customer will find more faults.

First things first,I would start of by learning to grout, (Ive come across a few lads in my time that have messed jobs up because they dont take it all in )Grouting can make or break a job, I spent most of my first three years grouting,it was the proudest day of my life when my boss gave me my...

I have now tiled longer with one arm than I did with two,but my work seems to be getter harder now the tiles are getting bigger,the floors are the worst using one arm its hard to support yourself so the back suffers,I have made a tile trolley for floors which makes it easy for the big tiles.

I have worked for a film director she has asked if I would be willing to be filmed working,she is making a film on peoples lives in are area but I have not said yes I said that I will let her know,I tiled her editing room.

Its marvelous what you can do using your mouth (if you know what I mean)drawing a level line with a felt tip hanging out of your mouth.

Yer it did my brother was a tiler as well, we work together for 27 years so it did not come to hard as he would help at the beginning if I was on my own I think that I would have give in,it gets a bit hard putting up the porcs,but my right arm looks a bit like popeyes,lol.

And I was left handed,some customers give me funny looks but once they see my work they are fine.