Tiling Training Course

[SRFredrick]

Thank you to Tracey Yorke from NE Tiling Training for sending me the Course(s) info pack. I think I will go for the 3 week Ultimate Tiling course if I can afford it.

Can anyone give me any feedback about their courses before I sign my life away?

Simon

 

[faithhealer]

Loads of Nett people on here, myself included. But as is always said, it is down to the person, good luck

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi Simon, all our tiling courses are made up of seperate courses with their own structure to them, so you could do the 3 week course over a period of time if you wish, ie the main course is our 5 day course, so do that one first then if you wish leave it a week then come back and do the second week and see what standard your up to, you might not need the 3rd week at all as your confidence might be OK to go from there. this makes your training and costs totally flexible
Any questions just give Tracey a ring at the office, she will be more than helpfull
Regards
Darren

 

[SRFredrick]

Here you go http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-courses-feedback/1434-north-east-tiling-training-tyne-wear.html

Ok ok I get the picture! Its a great course.

Thanx whitebeam 🙂

 

[faithhealer]

Dan i really do agree with you mate,and my post was not meant to offend in anyway shape or form,what i was trying to point out is the guys (in my personal experience)that have done said courses and then tried to make it as a tiler have been poor but that is just my experience,as a tiler since i was 16 i do want to impart some of my knowledge and have done over the years to lots of apprentices,but i will always be honest and explain the pitfalls etc.

Maybe i come across as being elititist etc but that is not me i like to tell the truth and the truth only.

But it really annoys me when a guy turns up with a new van ,new tools stc and thinks they know the score when they dont.

This is the gods honest truth a guy came on to my site a couple of years ago,and the contract manager said he is a good tiler look at the kit he has,he then proceeded to butter the back of every tile(never put a serrator near the wall)as you know you then you get no adhesion between the tile and the surface you are tiling,i asked him what experience he had and he replied i done a 2 week course.

not what you wanna hear.

just try not to paint every one with the same brush , as I said earlier, it's down to the person,

 

[faithhealer]

question for you mz30, how many experienced tilers do you know that you would recommend and how many would you not let near your bathroom?

 

[faithhealer]

thanks for the reply mz

 

[lloydvcc]

Hi Guys
I would just like to add a quick opinion to this thread! I recently done a kitchen floor in Natural Slate, it had a round breakfast bar in the middle and 4 doorways including the utility room. The customer told me that one established tiler, took one look and just said "No!".
I think it was the round breakfast bar that done it. Anyway, long story short, i done the job and the customer gave me a great review.
Not bad for my first job after completing a course at North East Tiling Training!
Not saying i learned everything but Darren was there when i needed more advice about it. And that was invaluable.
I had previously done a course elsewhere which was totally useless. So i think NETT is a very good place to start. I would recommend it to anyone.



Thanks Darren

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi Lloyd
I remember you asking about that job, just had a look at the floor in your pic, looks really good, bet it gave you a load of confidence when the customer was pleased with the results as well, Keep up the good work, anymore advice needed just let me know
Regards
Darren

 

[mz30]

Hi Guys
I would just like to add a quick opinion to this thread! I recently done a kitchen floor in Natural Slate, it had a round breakfast bar in the middle and 4 doorways including the utility room. The customer told me that one established tiler, took one look and just said "No!".
I think it was the round breakfast bar that done it. Anyway, long story short, i done the job and the customer gave me a great review.
Not bad for my first job after completing a course at North East Tiling Training!
Not saying i learned everything but Darren was there when i needed more advice about it. And that was invaluable.
I had previously done a course elsewhere which was totally useless. So i think NETT is a very good place to start. I would recommend it to anyone.

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Thanks Darren

Is that really natural slate,looks a bit all the same colour to me,dont mean to offend but,no tiler i know would pass the job up because of a round breakfast bar at the end of the day once the base boards are removed your cutting square any way.

Job looks really good by the way.

 

[DHTiling]

Some Brazilian slates are about the same shading/variation in colour..

 

[mz30]

Some Brazilian slates are about the same shading/variation in colour..

yeah am not saying it is'nt natural slate,just doesnt look like.

 

[lloydvcc]

I promise you it was natural slate and although calibrated, the difference in thickness was amazing! Harder than i thought!
The breakfast bar was fixed and base boards didn't come off. Apparently the kitchen fitter spent hours getting it level etc.
Would have been a lot easier to plan and do if it lifted or the base boards did come off, that is for sure.
It may be an easy job for most of you guys but for rookie like me it was a challenge.



Thanks for your comments.

 

[Stewart]

That's a tidy looking job there, you did yourself proud.


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[diamondtiling]

First time on a slate floor Lloyd? You did well buddy, seen many a so called fixer do far worse than that.

 

[Dan]

I'm just bumping some of the tiling course & tiling training related threads. Ignore them if they're not current threads for you. They will drop back off the list in a week or so, and I don't do this much.