Tiling Courses

All of our tiling courses are very well structured and straight to the point for maximum learning, dont be fooled in thinking that you need a longer courses where the content is drawn out and the pace is slow . We could easily extend the lenght of our courses, pad out the training and charge more money, Instead we offer great value so as you get the correct training in the shortest time. We have successfully delivered training this way for over 5 years now and have helped thousands of people start a new career, check out the testimonials left by former learners 

 

4 Day Wall and Floor Tiling Course. (1 week)

NO PRIOR TILING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

This 4 day course above certainly delivers the goods and will give you a full understanding of all the topics below, why things work and why they don't. This will help you out immensely when you are running your own tiling business. Our teaching methods are very clear and very easy to follow, You will be looked after by 2 trainers, there is always someone close to help you out, should you need any help. We are here to help you succeed. We have made our course very straight forward and easy to follow so there is no need to worry about anything.

Don't forget you have unlimited access to our after care service when you have finished should you need any further advice.

(Because our courses start at 8.45am and finish at 6.00pm every day, 2 hours longer than a normal tiling course, it is a five day course content, run over 4 days).

All units achieved can go towards your NVQ portfolio

  • Course contents:
    • Overview of the workshop and training
    • Reasons for skilled labour shortage and why pay is high
    • Tools you will be using throughout the week
    • Tools needed to start a career in tiling and where to buy them
    • Business advice on starting up
    • Selling your services to the customer
    • Tax, National insurance
    • Health and Safety in domestic and workshop environments
    • Environmental issues
    • Public liability insurance
    • CSCS cards
    • How to use hand cutters
    • How to use machine cutters
    • Up to date with the latest laser levels
    • Lots of practical time for hands on cutting of shapes out of tile
    • Best ways to find work, most profitable jobs
    • Total understanding of different adhesives
    • All Backgrounds and how to prepare them
    • Importance of setting out the job
    • Setting out to British Standard methods, (know where every cut tile will be before you even start)
    • Tiling your own bathroom bays
    • Dealing with toilets and washbasins
    • Inserting various borders
    • Uneven walls
    • Uneven floors
    • Levelling compounds
    • Tanking Systems (waterproofing)
    • Under Floor Heating systems
    • Wet rooms
    • Creating centre pieces and geometric designs
    • Troweling, tile fixing and correct spacing
    • How to use manual and electric cutters
    • Mitres for trims around windows
    • Kitchen tiling, (sockets), diamond patterns
    • Floor tiling
    • Radiators
    • Hole cutting
    • Door finishes
    • Grouting bays to finish
    • Different grout talk
    • Silicones
    • Different tiles - porcelain/ceramic/mosaic
    • Customer service (very important)
    • Pricing jobs in detail
    • Customer quotation sheets
    • Suppliers, Tile shop trade accounts
    • How to exactly measure up a job
    • Certificate presentation

Courses running weekly

 

 

 


 

 

 

1 Day Natural Stone Course

A must if you want to put yourself ahead of the average ceramic tiler.

You will gain a full understanding of all the natural stone tiles, marble, slate, granite, porcelain, travertine, terracotta etc. You will be fixing slate tiles to the floor and marble to the walls in this course as well as drilling holes and cutting them with diamond tipped cutting tools, you will gain an understanding of all the appropriate sealers that go with these tiles as well.

Course Content

  • Identification
  • Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Knowledge of Fixing and Sealing Granite, Marble, Slate, Travertine, Terrazzo, Teracotta, Limestone and Quarry Tiles
  • Sealing
  • Stain Removal
  • Different Sealer Products
  • Prices
  • Fixing Slate and Marble to walls and floors
  • Cutting
  • Drilling
  • Use of water cooled Diamond Tipped Hole Cutters
  • Use of water cooled Diamond Tipped Machine Cutters
  • Cement Boards
  • Wet Rooms
  • Under Floor Heating
  • Advanced Layout Designs
  • Random Pattern Tiles
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Different Ways to Make Money From Tiling
  • Latest Product Info from Tiling Companies
  • Pre Made Step by Step Notes for you to take away as a reference on how to fix each individual tile

Courses running weekly

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9 Day Ultimate Tiling Course (2 weeks)

This 9 day course covers all the information that is on our 4 day Tiling course and the natural stone course above plus 4 extra days advanced wall and floor Tiling training in one straight forward course. This course can give you the best possible start for a new career in Wall and Floor Tiling. On this course we cover just about every possible situation you are about to encounter and gives you the knowledge on how to earn a living and be self employed as a professional wall and floor tiler.

No prior tiling experience is necessary for this course

All the training you will ever need will be covered in depth in this time with a back up of about 50 pages of course information, you do not need a longer course than this one. This is our ultimate tiling course, simply do your training and then be able to go straight into a paying customer's house and do whatever the job requires.

Course includes our 4 day Wall and Floor Tiling course plus Natural Stone course above followed by 4 extra days information below:

  • Setting out more advanced awkward jobs
  • Tiling more unusual layouts
  • Problem solving
  • Unusual designs
  • Understanding kitchen islands
  • 3 way trim mitres for boxing in pipe work
  • Square patterns with diamond inserts
  • Archways
  • Creating bespoke borders and features
  • Tiling to plans and drawings
  • Free time to produce your own designs

This course starts at 8.45 - 6.30pm, the two hours extra tuition per day adds up to a course tuition value of 10 days.

Offer your customers a total bespoke tailored service, includes tiling to plans and drawings.

 

 


 

If you need any further information or advice about any of our courses please ring

Tel. 0191 4274529 or 0191 4547733

Credit and Debit Cards can now be taken for the payment of your training and tiling tools  

2% charge for all credit card transactions
No charge for all debit card transactions.

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