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  1. Stevev

    Practising tiling/plastering

    its just practise and remove tiles to put more up
  3. Stevev

    Practising tiling/plastering

    Hi, I want to practice tiling and plastering in my out house. I'm hoping to put a battern frame on a wall of my outhouse and screw sheet plywood to it to use for tiling practise. Could anyone advise what thickness plywood and what size batterns? any more advice would be great many thanks
  4. Stevev

    cutting ceramic tiles

    This may seem and odd question...but when I did a tiling training course, we were taught when cutting out say a piece to make a tile look like an "L" ie cutting block out of a corner, was to use a wet cutter to cut shortest cut and score the longest and use nippers to snap it off. Due to...
  6. Stevev

    Starting Out

    46...ish
  7. Stevev

    Starting Out

    My tutor on course said other tilers in my area would be unlikely to take me on becos I'm older and obviously looking to work in competition eventually and who can afford to pay an extra man which would push prices up.
  8. Stevev

    Starting Out

    Hi, Ive been looking at starting tiling after having to re-trade and was fairly positive after a training course, however I have been looking at the work on the fb site and Im starting to wonder how Im ever going to get the the standard some u guys are achieving...I can do extra courses...
  10. Stevev

    Deposit for booking jobs

    I've been reading all these deposit style threads with great interest. I'm going to issue contracts from http://www.clickdocs.co.uk When u see the specific contract for tiling you may think its a bit of an overkill. But it could save you the £450 if you couldn't get it back from TOPPS. too many...
  11. Stevev

    Nothing like a late cancelation !!!!!

    I've just got a contract template specific for a tiling business from http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/ so this kinda problem will not happen....if they are serious about employing you they'll sign it. The chancers will soonn run. I shall not be telling them where I get my adhesives, grouts...
  12. Stevev

    Nothing like a late cancelation !!!!!

    This looks worthwhile http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/tiler-terms-and-conditions.asp?trade=Tiler this site was mentioned in a guardian small business write up
  14. Stevev

    Nothing like a late cancelation !!!!!

    The advice I've found below seems useful......any experienced tillers like/dislike issuing terms & conditions? http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2013/feb/06/terms-and-conditions-small-business
  15. Stevev

    Nothing like a late cancelation !!!!!

    The link below is an interesting thread on this subject....Im just entering the trade so this is v interesting http://www.tilersforums.com/43-tiling-forum-general-tiling-forums/57847-contracts.html
  16. Stevev

    Deposits

    What are your feelings on getting a deposit before starting a job. Do get one on expensive jobs or always? I know TV programmes advise customers not to pay up front just in-case the workman does a runner... Any thoughts?
  18. Stevev

    My 1st stab at tiling!

    To be honest having studied the picture a few times...I think he may have done the best thing.....rather than leaving cuts to one or other corner and possibly a tricky cut
  19. Stevev

    My 1st stab at tiling!

    If I can learn from it...then it don't matter........always use sink as a centre in this situation? even if it isn't centre of wall?
  20. Stevev

    My 1st stab at tiling!

    That's interesting the pic of the sink......you've centred the tiles on wall......would it have looked ok to have used the sink as the centre as you have mentioned....would you have had a small cut at the right-hand side? I've been taught to create chunky cuts regardless of the sinks...
  22. Stevev

    Does it matter that I haven't a c&g qualification??

    Its an EDI qualification which includes Tiling,Plastering , Plumbing...not an NVQ but a level 3 vocational qualification.
  23. Stevev

    Does it matter that I haven't a c&g qualification??

    I've done a tiling course and received a level 3 qual in self employment....will it matter that its not C&G?...the C&G course is much longer.
  24. Stevev

    Where to buy tools to st myself up in the business

    Many Thanks to you all
  26. Stevev

    Where to buy tools to st myself up in the business

    Hi, I'm in Blandford Dorset and looking to buy a load of tools to get started in tiling......looked at various places but some places seem to lack the basics even though they are a tiling supplier....Can anyone recommend somewhere(even online) that is a great place to start. Its looking like...
  27. Stevev

    Hi there....new to the forum and profession

    Hi everyone, I'm Steve. I live in Blandford, Dorset and soon to try entering the profession after a change of career. Hoping the forum can help out with my move to a new career. Regards

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