| Course: | Essential Tiling Course - Wall & Floor Tiling, Patterns and Mosaics |
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| Duration: | 4 Days.Weekends or Weekdays. |
| Price: | £295 incl VAT |
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The DIY School Essentials Tiling Course is designed to enable students to tackle the majority of tiling jobs that they may face on a DIY or professional property development or renovation project.
Though designed with absolute beginners in mind the course also offers those with some experience of tiling the chance to perfect techniques, correct bad habits and develop confidence that they are working correctly when offering tiling as part of a paid job.For many customers the Essential Tiling Course forms the basis for the start of a new career in tiling for others it enables them to add to existing construction skills that they already offer as a paid.jpg)
professional such as plastering or plumbing.
On this 4 day intensive practical tiling training course the exercises enable you to learn how to :
- Prepare your job including tools, materials, cutting area and waste in order to maintain a manageable and professional work environment.
- Select and estimate the correct quantity of tiles, adhesive and trim for the project.
- Make a gauge or staff rod in order to plan and set out the tiling project creating a finished job with balanced cuts and avoiding unsightly “fingers” of tiles.
- Fix horizontal and vertical guide batons including window heads.
- Correctly mix the correct amount of adhesive for your rate of application.
- Use tiling adhesive trowels, cutting tools both manual and electric.
- Correctly apply tiles following the plan using spacers and compensating for slight imperfections in the wall.
- Tile around windows, external corners and internal corners to maintain true lines and compensate for out of plumb corner, edges and reveals.
- Cut wall and floor tiles around non uniform edges such as bathroom fitments etc.
- Tackle basic geometric patterns including diamonds, cut patterns and mat mosaics.
- Set out and lay floor tiles.
- Mix and apply grout to wall and floor tiles.
- Advice on estimating, quoting, employment and CSCS cards.
Dates & Bookings
Tiling Essentials course dates are shown below. To book a course online simply select the number of attendees and click the Add to Basket button. Follow the on-screen instructions to checkout. To add more courses to your basket just return and add some more.
If you book more than one course or more than one person we will refund a 10% discount from the cheapest courses back to your card. If you are making a multiple booking by way of a cheque in the post please apply the discount to your total. The first course does not attract a discount.
To book family/parent & teen places and to enquire about extra weekend dates please call us for availability.
| Course Dates | Availability | Req'd Places | |
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| Gift Voucher - Full Payment - £295 | For Any Course | Available | |
| Gift Voucher - £25 Part Payment | For Any Course | Available | |
| 26 - 29 May | Weekday | Available | |
| 31 May, 1 June & 7,8 June | Weekend | Available | |
| 9 - 12 June | Weekday | Available | |
| 16 - 19 June | Weekday | Available | |
| 23 - 26 June | Weekday | Available | |
| 28,29 June & 5,6 July | Weekend | Available | |
| 30 June - 3 July | Weekday | Available | |
| 14 - 17 July | Weekday | Available | |
| 12,13 & 19,20 July | Weekend | Available | |
| 21 - 24 July | Weekday | Available | |
| 4 - 7 August | Weekday | Available | |
| 9,10 & 16,17 August | Weekend | Available | |
| 11 - 14 August | Weekday | Available | |
| 25 - 28 August | Weekday | Available | |
| 8 - 11 Sept | Weekday | Available | |
| 15 - 18 Sept | Weekday | Available | |
Pay by cheque or cash |
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| Note: All bookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions | |||
What our Students Say
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Very informative, taught the basics required to create a professional job. -
Andy Warner- Essential Tiling Course - Feb 08
Totally relevant to my need - property renovation. Course content and delivery were spot on. -
Colin Ardron- Essential Tiling Course - Feb 08
Head & shoulders above the rest. Keep maintaining your very good product
Tony Spurr - Essential Tiling Course - Jan 08
Fantatstic course, very thorough, very enjoyable. Enjoyed every minute. Feeling inspired to get out there and start DIYing!
Ben Rainbow - Essential Tiling Course - Jan
Kate Threadgold - Essential Tiling Course - Jan 08
Another Excellent Course, would recommend
Paul Farley - Essential Tiling Course - Dec 07
Excellent Content. Value for money
Rob Mycroft - Essential Tiling Course - Dec 07
Excellent Course, Friendly Staff
Andy Hughes - Essential Tiling Course - Nov 07
Suprised I could learn and do all that in two weekends
Nick Rushton - Essential Tiling Course - Nov 07
Brilliant all round 10/10. Nice One!
A Smithies - Essential Tiling Course - Nov 07