Vicky Geometric - Tile Advice

[james]

never done any geometric work so how do you go about setting it out, think i might phone scotland about their geo course as i found PTS to be a waste of time and money.

 

[kilty55]

good bunch of lads in edinburgh,well worth a bell mate

 

[pjtiler]

you don't need to spend your money on a course mate
its easy as long as you work out your Moguls 2" 4" 6" 8"
its all about the maths
get our self some graph paper

 

[james]

pj i dont know if i had to start with the border and then fill the centre or centre first. fine laying out normally, large format etc just never come across this work while labouring or on pts course (learnt more labouring, so pj id rather go the graph paper route, buy som tiles practise, practise some more)

 

[pjtiler]

pj i dont know if i had to start with the border and then fill the centre or centre first. fine laying out normally, large format etc just never come across this work while labouring or on pts course (learnt more labouring, so pj id rather go the graph paper route, buy som tiles practise, practise some more)

it doesn't really mater if you fix the border 1st or last as long as you work to your lines

 

[james]

so just measure out require distance from the walls, snap chalk lines.
find the centre of main area, snap lines and just make sure its equal cuts.
does this sound right pj.

 

[kilty55]

i dont feel its a waste of money doing a short course on something tricky like this,although everyones advice on here is excellent its important to have a go hands on before doing a fully paid job for a customer and making an erse of it,just my opinion

 

[pjtiler]

so just measure out require distance from the walls, snap chalk lines.
find the centre of main area, snap lines and just make sure its equal cuts.
does this sound right pj.

you have to set out 1st to the full tile Patten,you never cut in to the border
make sure theres enough room to put the field tile in equally on all sides thought

 

[james]

kilty i wasnt referring to the course your been on but i can say more often than most courses have been a let down that ive done.
some have been too basic yet claiming otherwise. some have been overpriced and understaffed.
ive done 2 courses that were head and shoulders above other courses ive done and were fantastic value.

 

[kilty55]

hi james,i wasnt having a go mate,sorry if it came across like that,long story short im course trained so i can only give my opinion on what ive experienced,however my last trade i was a qualified apprentice trained chef so i do understand what its like to go through an apprenticeship for 4 years.however as i ve learned over the years nvq/svq mean very little to be honest and i think people should be merited on how good they perform personally as i worked with plenty chefs that were not qualified but would have wiped the floor with the guys who were apprentice trained,the same goes for any trade as far as im concerned,,what im trying to say mate is personally i think its important in a hands on job to have some actual hands on experience working at something as oppose to going in blind and a nervous so to speak,theres tonnes of good lads on here that can give advice in many ways but at the end of the day tiling is a hands on job and i feel confidence can be the difference in a poor or good job being produced especially something finniky like vicky floors mate,hope this helps

 

[kilty55]

what drunken 4am shenanaigins was i writing last night,phew wasnt too bad hahah

 

[The D]

Here is one I started on Friday

 

[GazTech]

Hear is one I started on Friday

Looks smart Deano, will you please post more detailed photos ie the corners turning at 90% etc when you have finished, as an example to all who have seen this thread ....Gaz

 

[pjtiler]

Hear is one I started on Friday

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[Gazzer]

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