New member! Been working Down Under!

[smac74]

I was told new members must say hello, so, "HELLO"....

I've been living in Perth Australia for the last 10 months, the building trade is booming out there. I tell you what, tiling is huge in Oz, the smallest tiling job i ever worked on was about 100sqm.
The last job i worked on before coming home was 1200sqm of 60cmx60cm polished porcelain floor tiles, that didn't include any wall tiling! It was newly built private home (mansion). Lots of money being made.

If your a good tiler and you fancy a change, they are still screaming out for skilled tilers.....

 

[doit4u]

Hi and welcome. if it was that good out there why did you come back to this rain sodden country. My daughter did the gap year thing in Oz a few years ago and reckoned the west coast was the best.

 

[DHTiling]

hello and welcome to the fourms...........wot brings you back to the UK...?

 

[monty]

Hello and welcome to the forums mate... I guess you prefer the rain then??

Monty

 

[CLAYS TILES]

welcome to the forums..........

 

[smac74]

It was good, but not good enough to make it home forever, i love the rain now after being baked in temps as high as 45c.

I tell you what, tilers in Oz have to do a lot more prep work than we do in UK.

In Oz, you have to sand & cement screed all your own floors prior to tiling, baths & showers have to be bricked up and rendered before tiling, all wet areas have to be water proofed.
And they never use plastic tile trim like we do here, they mitre all external angles. You do your mitres freehand with a 4inch grinder, the finished job looks good but what a ball ache, time consuming especially when your tiling with porcelain..

It was a good experience, picked up a few new tricks..

 

[GazTech]

Hello my fellow Prestonian, welcome to the forums........Gaz

 

[smac74]

Cheers Gaz, its nice to bump into a local lad

 

[Turkish]

Hi mate and welcome! Give me 45`c anyday!!!!

Turkish

 

[Varley]

Hello mate, welcome to the forums 🙂

 

[brian c]

Welcome M8

 

[faithhealer]

Hi Mate, welcome back home. I wouldn't fancy sweating my cogs off in that heat.

 

[smac74]

Its ok until you have to work outside in the heat, tiling in 35-40c is hard work ands it like that nearly everyday -

Before your start work - hats, long sleeve tops, sun glasses, sun tan lotion, 4litres of water, mosquito spray, fly spray (they drive mad, fly in your eyes, nose, mouth)....

You long for just one day of grey, overcast Blighty weather!

 

[GazTech]

Cheers Gaz, its nice to bump into a local lad

I have sent you a PM ....look fwd to a reply....Gaz :yes:

 

[JEC-CTD]

Remember to put all you tiles up the other way now

How do you deal with adhesive in that heat, it must go off like a bugger.

 

[robbo]

Hi and welcome to the forums

 

[devonmark]

Welcome to the forum..Mark.

 

[smac74]

Just don't use rapid set, we always used slow setting adhesive's..
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Remember to put all you tiles up the other way now

How do you deal with adhesive in that heat, it must go off like a bugger.

Just don't use rapid set, we always used slow setting adhesive's..

 

[Fekin]

Hi there and welcome to the forums

 

[CTD Marie]

Hello welcome to the forum.

Any help CTD can be just give us a shout.

Give me sunshine anyday no matter the season its always wet cold and windy in the uk.

Cheers.

 

[sijomoll]

Yeah i'm good at tiling and i have just started up on my own too so what do i need to get out there and work

 

[White Room]

Hello and welcome

 

[grumpygrouter]

Yeah i'm good at tiling and i have just started up on my own too so what do i need to get out there and work

Do a search in the box at the top for "tiling in Australia". There is loads of info on here about qualifications and visa requirements.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

G'Day and welcome to the forums

Nice to see you picked up a few new skills whilst Down here.

I hope you enjoyed your stay.

 

[BuyBrandTools]

Hi and welcome

Neil

 

[Olz]

Welcome to the forum mate

 

[sWe]

Welcome to the forums

 

[sijomoll]

if i could get a tiling job in sydney i would be their tomorrow as i love it over their i have been twice now and said if i go again it will be for good

Si

 

[Dumbo]

I lived in oz for a year wish i could turn the clock back when i came back i swore i was going back for good, 4 years later here i am in this wonderfull country ha ha. What will be will be welcome mate!

ted