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Crocotile
I was working in retail last year and quit my job to become a laborer. I took a hit in terms of money but wanted to better myself. I've been given the opportunity to learn tiling. I did a few bathrooms with my boss helping me and then recently I tiled a full bathroom on my own, granted it was a small one but I tiled the whole thing, start to finish on my own and grouted it. I'm starting the next bathroom this week coming up and it's a really big bathroom, floor to ceiling with a niche or however you spell it?
Anyway I'm after any advice anyone can give me? I'm really keen and extremely interested. I can't stop looking at different tiling jobs and tools etc. I've bought myself a few bits and will continue to buy more tools to help me. I just wondered what tools I should be buying, even if it seems obvious. I was thinking about getting a splashboy as a few people have recommended them to me. I'm getting a mitre box and hacksaw this week for my beads, just to add a more professional touch. My boss says I have the makings of a good tiler and he even said he can't fault my work so far, he just wants me to be faster as we can't be taking over someone's bathroom for ages while I tile it. If I can start doing it faster and speed up, I'll get more money so I could do with any advice to try and speed up but still keep the same quality. I obsess over some tiles and end up going back to them to alter them which is frustrating. I also struggle to get my batton perfectly level so I end up having to pack the odd tile up a little to make it all level. Apologies for the long winded post!
Anyway I'm after any advice anyone can give me? I'm really keen and extremely interested. I can't stop looking at different tiling jobs and tools etc. I've bought myself a few bits and will continue to buy more tools to help me. I just wondered what tools I should be buying, even if it seems obvious. I was thinking about getting a splashboy as a few people have recommended them to me. I'm getting a mitre box and hacksaw this week for my beads, just to add a more professional touch. My boss says I have the makings of a good tiler and he even said he can't fault my work so far, he just wants me to be faster as we can't be taking over someone's bathroom for ages while I tile it. If I can start doing it faster and speed up, I'll get more money so I could do with any advice to try and speed up but still keep the same quality. I obsess over some tiles and end up going back to them to alter them which is frustrating. I also struggle to get my batton perfectly level so I end up having to pack the odd tile up a little to make it all level. Apologies for the long winded post!
