New Tilers Support - 2

[CLAYS TILES]

Hi, I have to fix a line of glass tiles 50mm x 50mm as a horizontal strip between white ceramic tiles. Should I use a different adhesive or use the adhesive that I am using for the rest of the tiling. I am using BAL white star. Thanks

wow we must be doing the same job!
i have just started doing EXACTLY the same set-up!
spooky

 

[smokie899]

hello folks it takes about 3 1/2 days to do a bathroom of in or around 30 to 40 sq meters charge about 350 to 400 pound dont price jobs by sq. meters as that does not take into account for rough floors/walls which can take up a fair amount of time to prepare. prefection always comes before speed and my customers know that hence the reason for not advertiseing in 4 years i have lost 2 jobs that i have priced. ps i wonder is that also because i am to cheap hhhmmm.

 

[xc7075]

getting started

can any one give me any work to get started did the course at north east tiling 05/nov/07 thank you

 

[kitas]

Hi there,
Im new in London. Do have experience in tiling though. Can you please advice of productive ways of geting jobs?

Cheers

 

[Ric]

there is a fantastic thread type in 'finding work'can't remember who posted it though!

its by tiler burden for plasterers but applies to tilers too

 

[Dan]

can any one give me any work to get started did the course at north east tiling 05/nov/07 thank you

Hi there,
Im new in London. Do have experience in tiling though. Can you please advice of productive ways of geting jobs?

Cheers

I'd have a read through THESE topics and then go from there. If you're self-employed and want to advertise your services you can register on websites like www.findtrustedtradesmen.co.uk and get some cards in your local tile shop once your up to speed and standards etc.

Try doing a few friends and family jobs first to practice and then see if you feel ready to charge for it.

Tiling Jobs as such though are rare. You'd only really find contractors to pass you work and they'd usually want you to be self-employed.

 

[plumbersmate]

Hi there,
Im new in London. Do have experience in tiling though. Can you please advice of productive ways of geting jobs?

Cheers

contact, and team up with a plumber/plumbers, or advertise in local paper - small ad to start with (you don't want all your profit to disappear!) beware big glossy mags who pester you to advertise in their publication - the mags usually end up in obscure places where your potetial customers are unlikely to see, let alone read them.

 

[alansp]

Hi there all

just finished the tiling course at nett got a couple of jobs to do for my self but with the day job was hoping to try and get weekend work to start me off. Has any one got any jobs or know the best way to get work for weekends

 

[Brindle]

Kitchen sockets...

Hi folks,

Have just tiled a small kitchen with 3" porcelain tiles. on 2 double sockets they worked out to be one tile at the top edge where I couldn't insert an edge of tile, as there was no surface to affix to.
Is there any cures for this? I started with full tile from worktop, and central to cooker hood so was down to luck where they landed really

Cheers guys

 

[DHTiling]

Can you post a pic so we can see exactly what you have ......