How did it all start for you? And where? (How did you become a tiler?) - TilersForums.com

[Tiler Durden]

I remember getting my first business cards printed, bought them from a machine at the train station
Funny times looking back.

 

[bsc ceramics]

left school in 1980 and got to be an apprentice with a local firm who went bust
6 months later. did 4 months doing nothing really then another firm picked up
my ticket. was on £16.00 per week back then but left for a smaller outfit and money went up
to £10.00 a day (yippee loaded) so much has changed over the years, back then grout was
white on the walls grey on the floor. like others worked on some great jobs and glad now
I stuck at it as now I'm £12.00 a day...

 

[Andy Allen]

I remember going to the job centre at 16 seeing a job for a trainee tiler, went for it as I wanted to learn a trade instead of being in a dead end job......got the job and I'm 53 now still tiling....! (Just)..

 

[Dougs Third Go]

filling in my time from leaving school to joining RAF as an airframe electrical technician, got a job labouring on a building site and got a girlfriend, was totally engrossed at how skillful the plasterers/tilers (same 2 guys) went about their work, so asked if I could spend more time labouring on them, time came to leave to go into RAF, still "in love" with girlfriend so I pulled outta RAF..aaaarggghhhhh!!! and worked with those two guys for a couple more years, in meantime girlfriend and I parted and she went to Oxford and became a barrister...I shoulda gone in RAF..but, I love my job and I have a lovely family and get out with my dogs whenever I please in glorious countryside, a lot to be grateful for

 

[Just Rizzle]

I was born in the wrong place.

just discovered one of your ancesters jobs in boxford hertfortshire an old roman mosaic lol

 

[Italy]

just discovered one of your ancesters jobs in boxford hertfortshire an old roman mosaic lol

yes, I remember that job....
I'm thinking now .....
if I was born 50 meters further to the right
I was a golfer

 

[J Sid]

yes, I remember that job....
I'm thinking now .....
if I was born 50 meters further to the right
I was a golfer

I was that golfer and then started this tiling thing

 

[finlay]

Served my time with a plastering and tiling firm then started a plastering firm for 20 years employing 20 plasterers .Always liked tiling better so when my son left school shut the plastering firm down and started a tiling company ,now both my sons are in the firm ,nothing could be better teaching them the trade and now being able to look at the jobs they turn out week in week out .Also get on with them both great. I have a grandson of 5 who already wants to be a tiler

 

[Dumbo]

It started with my own shower, then my girlfriend ( now known as misses Jerry )had a leaky flat roof and her tiles fell off the wall , then she moved and did a load of tiling in that house , then we brought a pair of cottages to renovate, more tiling , sold them then I needed some work so asked the guy who we got the tiles off did he have any work , he did , so worked i for him for a little while then went out on my own , and thats where I'm at now .

 

[Steve6690]

Been considering it for a few years now but couldn't really justify leaving the job I'm finally about to leave. I can retire early now so I did a course with Darren at UK Pro Tiling Training earlier this year then two Schluter training courses. I have a few jobs building up (unpaid for friends) and hope to start this full time in the new year. Eventual plan is to move back to Germany once brexit is sorted.