Uk Pro Tiling Training - Tiling Courses (formerly Nett)

[Dave]

We ran the multi skills for 5 years which worked well but it was a lot to manage, our 10000 square foot building was up for renewal so i have decided to go back to what we started with just myself doing the training instead of 10 staff to worry about and take life a bit easier without the stress
How is your tiling business Dave, still doing well
Darren

Ye doing well mate , not getting any younger are we lol...

 

[UKTT Darren]

Glad to here it
I think the domestic work should be getting better and better, time fly's, its nearly 10 years since i started on this forum and it has just disappeared looking back, as you get older you don't need the hassle, just an easy life, do some graft then come home and watch the telly.
Darren

 

[Dan]

Glad to here it
I think the domestic work should be getting better and better, time fly's, its nearly 10 years since i started on this forum and it has just disappeared looking back, as you get older you don't need the hassle, just an easy life, do some graft then come home and watch the telly.
Darren

Pleased to hear from you pal. Hope you and tracey are well.

Let me know if you'd like your username changing.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

My Experience

UK Trades training. (AKA Darren & Tracy)

I took a gamble with my redundancy, I didn't get much, as you'd expect for working 15 years for the same firm (completely different industries), but decided to give the old plastering a go and completed the course with UK trade training, I learnt so much in that week, it was unbelievable, and after spending a little time practising on friends and family homes, I'm now a fully paid up, insured business, I have earned all the money I paid for the course and the equipment back and some, and so went back to do the tiling course, but this time knowing that there was no gamble with the money , and again learnt so much and a bit more (its a full on course), now after again practising on friends and family's bathrooms and kitchens and I'm now making a return on that investment. Albeit on a part time basis at the mo. Also even though Darren had taken some time out from the business he still responded to my email regarding course notes, so as promised on the course, the support after the course is definitely there. (top service)

Can't fault both the training contents, how the course is delivered and the great service from Tracy and Darren.
I wish them both well in the future.
Regards
D

 

[UKTT Darren]

Thanks for the post, hope things get better and better for you, take it easy to start with and build your confidence as you go, everyone has to start somewhere and mistakes are to be learnt from but we have all been there before.
anything i can help you with just get in touch
Regards
Darren

 

[Gabor Nagyhazi]

I've just finished a 5 day wall/floor/natural stone course up at UK Pro Tiling Training (formerly known as NETT) and have to say the course was excellent! You will be surprised how good you can get in a very short space of time. Apart from learning loads on the practical side, where the course really excels is from a business standpoint. Darren has been/still is an extremely successful businessman and teaches his principles of success in a very easy to understand and clear way so that the average tiler can very quickly become a "Businessman working as a tiler" and not the other way around. I've been in the game for 15 years on and off and just felt it was time to re-train and learn some new skills hence the reason for doing the course in the first place. But as mentioned before, the real eye opener was from a business aspect and if I follow what has been taught down to a tee without deviating from the plan then work will be flowing in within a few short months! Thanks again guys!!

 

[White Room]

Glad to here it
I think the domestic work should be getting better and better, time fly's, its nearly 10 years since i started on this forum and it has just disappeared looking back, as you get older you don't need the hassle, just an easy life, do some graft then come home and watch the telly.
Darren

Glad to here it isn't just me🙂

 

[UKTT Darren]

Work in progress on our UK Pro Tiling courses formerly NE Tiling Training
Work below is part of our two week fast track pro tiling course program, all the design work done below is hand cut from spare coloured tiles, nearly all learners have no prior tiling experience when they come, full background prep on every surface and product knowledge is covered at the highest level throughout the course and backed up with our 10,000 word pre written hand out, all chaptered for easy reference

 

[UKTT Darren]

More work done this week on our course at UK Pro Tiling Training week 2, Rob dealing with awkward lying sockets, double plunge cutting on 600 x 300s and Bob the Elvis fan doing a tribute to the King

visit [DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL] for more info

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[Bill]

More work done this week on our course at UK Pro Tiling Training week 2, Rob dealing with awkward lying sockets, double plunge cutting on 600 x 300s and Bob the Elvis fan doing a tribute to the King View attachment 80050
visit [DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL] for more info

Now I am normally one for there being way too much H&S on a site but removing the guard is a no no - that should not shown on a course apart from something NOT to do.

 

[Gabor Nagyhazi]

Providing your wearing glasses and take your time to make the cut I don't really see anything wrong with this technique. Tried it many times while personally on the course and it works a treat. Much safer than using an angle grinder..

 

[One Day]

Providing your wearing glasses and take your time to make the cut I don't really see anything wrong with this technique. Tried it many times while personally on the course and it works a treat. Much safer than using an angle grinder..

As long as you wear glasses! It's a sure-fire way to get glaze in the eye if you don't!

 

[Bill]

Providing your wearing glasses and take your time to make the cut I don't really see anything wrong with this technique. Tried it many times while personally on the course and it works a treat. Much safer than using an angle grinder..

I have seen tiles slice off and flung into someone's face without a guard on........needed 3 new front teeth......... is it worth it? Plus I doubt the insurers would like it if you were ever to make a claim!

How is it safer than using an angle grinder?

 

[UKTT Darren]

You can't see the way he is cutting on the picture but he has removed the guard and is cutting from the back of the machine, not the front so by being behind the machine means that the way the wheel spins the glaze goes forward away from you as does the water etc so no glaze will be coming back at your face,

 

[Bill]

So are you saying it is a good practice then? If you do, then you want closing down.

 

[UKTT Darren]

Ive explained how the picture was taken and its not the easiest of cuts to do, so you have two choices, cut from behind to stop the material coming your way on the wet saw therefore nothing can come back your way or use an angle grinder, so are you saying that angle grinders are safe because i know two people who have worked with them had there face sliced in half with an angle grinder blade going wrong and there will have been countless more accidents done with them, so whats your method tom to do this cut

 

[J Sid]

Pictures gone 🙁

 

[Bill]

Ive explained how the picture was taken and its not the easiest of cuts to do, so you have two choices, cut from behind to stop the material coming your way on the wet saw therefore nothing can come back your way or use an angle grinder, so are you saying that angle grinders are safe because i know two people who have worked with them had there face sliced in half with an angle grinder blade going wrong and there will have been countless more accidents done with them, so whats your method tom to do this cut

I have got a plunge cut wet cutter............

 

[Bill]

Pictures gone 🙁

Destroying the evidence Sherlock.

 

[UKTT Darren]

The picture didn't show really what was going on hence the reason why i needed to explain it, obviously still causing controversy and you can't except the way it was done because you weren't there which is why it was removed it, look at the picture of the guy when he finished does he look like he is is soaked in water and glaze, no its because the waste material and water doesn't come direct at you as you are cutting from behind NOT in front.

Ive put some great pictures of work that the learners have done which i put up a week ago and not one person has commented how good they have done or the standard of the work which has been achieved, soon as i put on something that people can criticise the replies come in within minutes

 

[Bill]

they are tiling on a flat piece of plywood..........put them on a bumpy kitchen wall with metro tiles....show them how to overcome those problems....that will help them greater than tiling onto plywood.

 

[UKTT Darren]

Back to negativity again, boring, you know nothing about what we teach, i have been self employed for over 30 years, Got all the tiling qualifications up to level 3 NVQ, taught the highest levels at college, run and owned one of the biggest tiling training centres in the UK for over the last 12 years, personally taught tiling to thousands of people in this time from all over the UK and Europe, got 16 pages of positive feedback on here and countless on other sites, and you comment on the plywood, the reason that part of the centre is new is because I've just extended it and thats where he was, that exercise seas 1 day on his course, look at the other pictures, they are tiling on the walls of where years of people have fixed and removed tiles leaving old adhesive and uneven surfaces,
Here is a picture below of the walls that are uneven with years old adhesive on, of which has been scraped down by them just as a real wall would have been, this is what they train on.

I suggest if your that good yourself, you concentrate your time on giving advice to questions where people are looking for answers rather than trying to look for ways of putting my centre down, again which you know nothing of

 

[UKTT Darren]

Bespoke work being done on the UK Pro Tiling Training course week 2, working with angles, all these cuts and design were hand done from 100 x 100mm tiles, walls behind had to be prepped as they have been tiled hundreds of times before, guy had no prior tiling experience before attending
[DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL]

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[Lithofin BOB]

Hi Darren, notice you have a 1 day natural stone course and mention many aspects of impregnation , sealing stain removal ,maintenance are you working with any single company for these products or are you generic in the information given?

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi bob, i tend to be generic and talk about a few different ones in the information i give out and go through but go through the lithofin products like stain stop, colour intensifier, wax off etc, i get people from all over the country travelling to me, before i used to only tell them about lithofin products because thats what i used to use, but was finding that when people were going back to their local tile shops not everyone sells it so i now cover other popular brands as well, if you have any info booklets or marketing material, i can dish it out for you if you send me some. I am assuming you work for the company

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Yes , worked for lithofin for a while ( self employed) and run a restoration co( consult mostly these days rather than scrubbing) I will get something together and be in touch,

 

[UKTT Darren]

UK Pro Tiling Training

 

[UKTT Darren]

Here is our latest Testimonial Neil ( Newcastle)

Just completed the uk pro tiling training 9 day tiling course and I have not been disappointed in the slightest every day has been a challenge but an enjoyable one. Darren has come up with as many exercises as possible which try to replicate all the problems that you will come across. Hard to believe how much ability you gain when completing this course, mind it is fast paced to fit everything in, Huge amounts of background knowledge all backed up with massive detailed handout, prep and material information, loads of different practical sinarios, dealing with bad walls, having to back butter for uneven floors, 3 way mitres, tiling out of shape pipe boxes, double angled wall and floor cuts, etc, etc
Being a soldier in the British Army I have gone from never doing any DIY to being able to produce high quality work that i believe paying customers would be very happy with and it is all down to (Darren) the instructor and his years of experience and teaching methods, in my opinion this course is second to non and I couldn't recommend this course enough.
Thanks UK Pro Tiling training.

Below are pics from Neils 2 week course, all features and borders are hand made by him

For more information visit [DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL]

 

[Gabor Nagyhazi]

Here is our latest Testimonial Neil ( Newcastle)

Just completed the uk pro tiling training 9 day tiling course and I have not been disappointed in the slightest every day has been a challenge but an enjoyable one. Darren has come up with as many exercises as possible which try to replicate all the problems that you will come across. Hard to believe how much ability you gain when completing this course, mind it is fast paced to fit everything in, Huge amounts of background knowledge all backed up with massive detailed handout, prep and material information, loads of different practical sinarios, dealing with bad walls, having to back butter for uneven floors, 3 way mitres, tiling out of shape pipe boxes, double angled wall and floor cuts, etc, etc
Being a soldier in the British Army I have gone from never doing any DIY to being able to produce high quality work that i believe paying customers would be very happy with and it is all down to (Darren) the instructor and his years of experience and teaching methods, in my opinion this course is second to non and I couldn't recommend this course enough.
Thanks UK Pro Tiling training.

Below are pics from Neils 2 week course, all features and borders are hand made by him
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Well done Neil! Good luck with your future tiling career..

 

[UKTT Darren]

Tiling work during week 2 at UK Pro Tiling Training, formerly NETT, all borders and features are hand cut from 100 x 100mm tiles, lad is from the military, no prior tiling experience

Visit [DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL]
Ring Tracey on 07960 286957 for more info

 

[UKTT Darren]

Creative mosaic work done at UK Pro Tiling Training, everything below was hand made and shaped from broken tiles

Visit [DLMURL]http://www.uktradestraining.co.uk[/DLMURL] to find out more about our courses, we have run one of the most intensive fast track tiling courses in the UK for over 12 years.