1st proper(ish) job

[h0ndatyp3r]

Thanks Toby & Anthony for your comments.

The reason i asked the question, was i'm considering the 4 day wall tiling and the 1 day floor tiling course held at North East Tiling Training, the company advertised on this forum.

They are a tile training only company, which is one of the good points highlighted by Anthony.

The length of the course is the downside. The reason i can't go to a longer course is financial and the fact i am in full time employment and won't be able to get the time off.

My intentions were to do tiling on a part time basis (maybe for about a year) to gain experience, then go full time. In the meantime once funds are available, subscribe to other training courses for more knowledge.

Do you think this is a viable plan?

My apologies to gman82 for hijacking his thread!!

Colin

 

[Concept PHT]

I know chase tiling used to do the 4 week course spread over weekends for people that can't get the time off work....?

 

[cartersmiff]

4 day course? multi skilled centre? at the end of it you'll have a 1001 questions left unanswered, take their advice dont bother. Buy some cheap tiles and tile your own bathroom it'll be a lot cheaper and you'll learn a lot more.

 

[cartersmiff]

TJ
Just looked at your website. roughly how many hits do you get on it? Are you not a little worried about proving the 10 year experience thing if someone ask's? Or do you mean you've been involved in building in general for 10 years?

 

[tjsmiler]

Hi Carter,


You got it in one mate i have been in the building game for nearly 10 years. And the guy i have just partnered up with is a proper master tiler with 25 years behind him so i suppose i feel ok to put it in...... it was not on my last website when i was working on my own, i only changed it when he came on board. (well he diddn't come on board...i forced him )

Hits wise, i opened it about 3 weeks ago and have been visited about 250 times. Not bad considering i aint in the search engines yet.

TJ

 

[trevortine]

Carter you talk my language m8, i have never done any courses and am confident enough to challenge any tiler to criticise my work. I do a 20 m2 bathroom walls and floors in 2 days to a perfect finish, use all the correct methods and adhesives for different situations, i have tiled car showrooms, hotels etc and have a very good reputation, i never have to advertise and am constantly busy, the only reason i see for courses is for people who have never been hands on, i was a mechanic for 16 years before i started tiling and have defo made the right move, I also fit under floor heating and all types of wooden flooring, i do a bit of plumbing all self taught through gathering information and experience. If you've got the eye your half way there.

 

[tjsmiler]

Hi Trevortine

I think you are dead right mate, the courses are a good way for people to get a slight head start into the game, as long as they do a long enough course though!! i think if like yourself you have an eye for it or have been in a game where paying attention to detail is a major part that it would be possible to self teach...but i think you would have to practice on many a friends house first before you could expect to tackle some of things you have (hotels etc)

Personally i don't have a natural eye for these things but my strength in the building game has proved a good advantage and my eye is certainly starting to come along nicely...especially now i am with someone who is s**t hot at the job.

Cheers mate

Toby