Newbie tiler

[MAK_Tiling]

Hello all just thought id introduce myself on here for my 1st post. Looking to gain as much knowledge from all you pros. Been on the site when looking for information and have learned alot just from previous posts so a big thank you to the site and all its members. Hopefuly more to come. Still fairly new to this game so go easy on me and be preparered for the amateur questions (for you pros anyway) many thanks
M

 

[LM]

Welcome Mak there’s nowhere better for free friendly advice

 

[MAK_Tiling]

Thanks lee looking forward to getting to know the members on here and even giving some advic3 where i think i can help.

 

[Albert]

Welcome to the forum, good luck

 

[Dumbo]

Welcome . . . .

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Welcome to the forum - enjoy.

 

[Qwerty]

Welcome to the forum. What jobs have you done so far?

 

[Old Mod]

Hi and welcome to the forum Mak, how long is not ‘long in the game?’

 

[MAK_Tiling]

Thanks guys and not long at all been couple of months 3_fall so still alot to learn.
Plan tec only done a few jobs so far kitchen splashbacks and one bathroom with another bathrrom il be doing very soon
All.jobs have been for either family or friends to gain experience

 

[Old Mod]

Thanks guys and not long at all been couple of months 3_fall so still alot to learn.
Plan tec only done a few jobs so far kitchen splashbacks and one bathroom with another bathrrom il be doing very soon
All.jobs have been for either family or friends to gain experience

Fair play, that’s a sensible approach.

(If you add the @ before a name, that person will be told you’ve mentioned them. You can raise a particular persons attention then, if you wish, of course. 🙂 @MAK_Tiling

 

[GoneGuy]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[MAK_Tiling]

Thanks @3_fall learn somthing new evryday 🙂.
I know am still a newbie but iv got hunger to learn this trade inside out. Ive spoken to few tilers/tile shops about xps foam boards and decoupling membranes as this looks like the materials i would like to use and most of them.had not even heard of it before. Am i missisng somwthing about them?? Are they even any good.?

 

[Old Mod]

Thanks @3_fall learn somthing new evryday 🙂.
I know am still a newbie but iv got hunger to learn this trade inside out. Ive spoken to few tilers/tile shops about xps foam boards and decoupling membranes as this looks like the materials i would like to use and most of them.had not even heard of it before. Am i missisng somwthing about them?? Are they even any good.?

Yes they are, but have very specific roles to play.
As this is the welcome forum, you’d be better off posting these as separate questions in the appropriate forum Mak.
As XPS boards have several uses you can ask that in the tiling forum here ‘Tiling Forum’
Ask about decouplers in the stone and thin porcelain forum.

 

[Dumbo]

The products are good if used correctly , the people you are talking to aren't any good if they don't know about these products

 

[MAK_Tiling]

Thanks @Adey1980
@3_fall just realised have done exactley that mate cheers.

 

[MAK_Tiling]

@jcrtiling yh that was my alson my initail 1st thoughts lol. I also spoke to a ctd where a member of staff hadnt heard of marmox and didnt seem to have much info on foam boards. Was more inclined to sell me the hardie instead and when asked why over the foam boards simply said its what all the tilers use regualry 🙄😵

 

[Lou]

Welcome to the forum, hows the weather in God's own country?

 

[MAK_Tiling]

@Lou Thanks mate been a bit of both today rain/wind in morning and bit of sunshine in evening.
What can i say typical british weather 😎

 

[Unused Account 1]

Good look mak ,the lads on here spot on