Tiling News - Tilers News » Product Reviews http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk Tile & Training News, Tiling Courses, Tiling News, Tile Talk, Find a Tiler, Tilers Register Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Onlinetiler http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/onlinetiler/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/onlinetiler/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:08 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=491 We’ve found a professional wall and floor tiler who has started a video blogging page with Tublr.com. Blogging about the daily stresses and strains of a tiler, and generally throwing in some tips and tricks to help others with their tiling, Adam Philips (AKA Onlinetiler) gives us a video or so per week to watch.

This week we’ve been luck and had two video’s, and here they are.

Let down by Contractor on a Mosaic job:-

And Adam’s first help video:-

A big thankyou to Adam for doing this, we all hope more tilers join in soon.

You can follow Adam on Twitter, Tumblr and Youtube. And he’s recently signed up to our Tile Forum and his account can be found under Onlinetiler. We’ve also created a thread that you can follow on the forum, Onlinetiler.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/onlinetiler/feed/ 1 Alpine Tiling – Professional Tiling Courses http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/alpine-tiling-professional-tiling-courses/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/alpine-tiling-professional-tiling-courses/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:43:31 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=488 We’re pleased to announce that Alpine Tiling (tiling courses) are now sponsors of the UK’s biggest network of wall and floor tilers, TilersForums.co.uk.

It isn’t very often that a position for professional tiling training centre’s becomes available on TilersForums.co.uk though for 2010 one has become available and Alpine Tiling have been waiting a long time for the spot.

Gary from Alpine is pleased about the position and assure us that their training centre is second to non and will delivery the very best to all that wish to learn tiling training.

Alpine Tiling has had a feedback section on TilersForums.co.uk for some time now and I’m sure the recent outcome will attract many more happy contributors to the feedback topic. To view the feedback click here: Alpine Training Group – Tiling Courses.

If you would like to contact Alpine Training then please do so using the following details:-

Alpine Tiling Group – Training
Unit G10,
Atlas Industrial Park,
Harbour Road,
Rye
TN31 7TE

Tel: 01797 22 99 00
Email: gary@alpinetiling.co.uk

If you would like to go direct to an area on their website then the following links may be of use to you:-

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/alpine-tiling-professional-tiling-courses/feed/ 0 Natural stone tiles and paving by Perfect home and garden. http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/natural-stone-tiles-and-paving-by-perfect-home-and-garden/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/natural-stone-tiles-and-paving-by-perfect-home-and-garden/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:16:14 +0000 Dave http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=468 Todays market in stone tiles seems to be flooded with a lot of commercial grades at cheap cheap prices and it is devaluing the status of stone tiles in the home in my opinion.

So that is why i ( david howe tiling) only use the best supplier i can.

That supplier is perfect home and garden in shildon county durham.

The owner is David sowerby, and David only sells the best quality stone, be it tiles or paving and David has a good selection of stone onsale to the public and trade.

Established to bring you the best stone products from around the world at the best possible prices.

Perfect home and garden do not claim to be the cheapest stone supplier around because they do not deal in the cheapest low quality stone. What they do supply is top quality stone and accessory products at very competitive prices.

The cost or time involved in installing your new tiles or paving does not reduce if you buy cheap low quality stone, in fact it may even increase due to higher scrap rates or poor sizing, so why compromise and then regret it every time you look at it.

At Perfect Home and Garden they have spent the time sourcing top quality stone directly from some of the best suppliers around the world so that you can have a wall or floor that you can be proud of for many years to come.

Patios & Paving

Create that spectacular garden area from a beautiful selection of stone for external use. From patio paving to cobbles and setts, to circle, octagon and star features, they can supply everything you need to create your perfect garden.

In The Home

Whether it’s for floor or wall they have a wide range of stunning natural stones in a variety of colours, finishes and sizes to suit every taste and setting. Give your home that added elegance and character of natural stone at prices that won’t break the bank.

In addition to the stone they also supply everything you need to fit, maintain and even heat your new stone floor. We stock a range of quality Mapei adhesives, sealants and grouts specifically suited to natural stone.

Underfloor heating is a fantastic addition to stone flooring and we can supply the complete Uheat package including insulation sheets, heatmats or cables, thermostats and levelling compounds.

So if you require top quality any where in the uk  at very competitive prices then please do contact perfect home and garden and ask for David sowerby and mention David howe tiling recommended them.

Perfect Home and Garden
Unit 5, George Reynolds Industrial Estate
Shildon
County Durham
DL4 2RB

Tel: +44 (0) 1388 776211
Fax: +44 (0) 1388 778772

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/natural-stone-tiles-and-paving-by-perfect-home-and-garden/feed/ 1 UK Tilers World – Searches Down! http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/uk-tilers-world-searches-down/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/uk-tilers-world-searches-down/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:18:45 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=449 Statistics counting visitors, hits and those searching for terms such as “Tiler World” and the likes have decreased month-by-month since February 2009 every single month.

This shows that those searching for such terms are searching much much less. In fact the February searches are more than 40% down compared to the initial month in February when our website www.uktilersworld.co.uk first went live.

On the first page of Google 50% of the 10 links are websites of ours and collating all stats on all the websites gives an even worse outcome for the term ‘TilerWorld’ and all terms similar.

If this continues it would suggest that people are searching a lot less for the website than they used to be when it was first launched. And we’re hearing all the time about tilers not getting work through such websites which can only be a result of the current climate and leading websites in the advice field increasing in traffic suggests that more and more people are looking for information regarding DIY tiling, and less are looking for professional wall and floor tilers.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/uk-tilers-world-searches-down/feed/ 0 Do you have your Tiling NVQ now? http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/do-you-have-your-tiling-nvq-now/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/do-you-have-your-tiling-nvq-now/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:58:41 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=447 There’s a poll on TilersForums.co.uk “Do you have your Tiling NVQ Now?” as it is near 2010 which is when the Government said only those with a Tiling NVQ can work on-site. And there has been discussion even saying domestic jobs are classed as a ‘site’.

Please feel free to pop over to the forum and contribute to the Poll as it’ll help give us a bit of an understanding as to what sort of percentages now have a Tiling NVQ.

Thanks

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/do-you-have-your-tiling-nvq-now/feed/ 0 TilersForums.co.uk Competition Winners Announced http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforumscouk-competition-winners-announced/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforumscouk-competition-winners-announced/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:19:49 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=430 Diamond Training Centre provided a competition for the forum offering training courses to the three winners picked at random from a hat. The entries each had to find out the Year tilersforums.co.uk was created, which was 2006, and some even worked out the Month, which was April.

The three winners have been announced on the forum today in the following thread: Win a Two Week Tiling Course – Competition Winners Announced Here!

TilersForums.co.uk would like to thank Diamond Training Centre for making this opportunity possible.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforumscouk-competition-winners-announced/feed/ 0 TilersForums is in talks with Tile Giant http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforums-is-in-talks-with-tile-giant/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforums-is-in-talks-with-tile-giant/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:14:12 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=427 TilersForums.co.uk which started out in April 2006 now has more than 7,800 active members with not a single one being pre-registered to the system. With more than 22 sponsorship deals providing support to the forum and community in one way or another, TilersForums.co.uk is just about to make the most important deal of them all.

Tile Giant which has recently become a brand under the Travis Perkins group has given the go-ahead for sponsorship and is in talks regarding superior sponsorship even.

Tile Giant currently only stock Mapei adhesives and Mapei UK already sponsor TilersForums.co.uk so the move was an obvious one.

More to follow pretty soon.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilersforums-is-in-talks-with-tile-giant/feed/ 0 Underfloor Heating at the Tilers Forum http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/underfloor-heating-at-the-tilers-forum/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/underfloor-heating-at-the-tilers-forum/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:40:40 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=421 Checkout the electric underfloor heating offers on the tilers forum as soon as you can to save cash on your next underfloor heating purchase, no matter whether you’re trade or DIY. If you’re installing underfloor heating, checkout the tilers forum.

Electric Underfloor Heating at the Tilers Forum
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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/underfloor-heating-at-the-tilers-forum/feed/ 0 Tiler World http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-world/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-world/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:11:51 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=418 Checkout the new website; Tiler World. Soon to be online connecting wall and floor tilers and their customers.

It doesn’t matter what adhesive the tiler uses, or which shop they get it from. You can still leave a review for the tilers work no matter what.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-world/feed/ 1 Under-tile Heating http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/under-tile-heating/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/under-tile-heating/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:58:23 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=414 undertile heating not working properly 12 posts – Last post: 3 May 2008
Hi guys, I wish i had seen this forum ages ago. I have had UTH, thermomat 150w 2m sq from B&Q with non-programmable thermostat installed.

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Help – U/F heat + tile over blockboard 12 posts – Last post: 9 Jan 2008
They want me to install u/f heating (I will. … then you need to add a 15mm layer of ply under the mat, then cover and tile as normal. …

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the correct adhesive method over under-floor-heating 12 posts – Last post: 1 Sep 2008
Hi all, i am just about to spend a lot of my hard earned on having underfloor heating and tiled floor in my kitchen-diner.

Tile moving, underfloor heating cable underneath…What to do? 12 posts
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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/under-tile-heating/feed/ 0 More books, mainly tiling ones http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-books-mainly-tiling-ones/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-books-mainly-tiling-ones/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:50:29 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=413 Tiling books
Tiling books
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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-books-mainly-tiling-ones/feed/ 1 More Tiling Books http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-tiling-books/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-tiling-books/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:43:40 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=412 Tiling books

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/more-tiling-books/feed/ 0 Ceramic and Stone Tiling: A Complete Guide http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/ceramic-and-stone-tiling-a-complete-guide/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/ceramic-and-stone-tiling-a-complete-guide/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:03:55 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=410 Ceramic and Stone Tiling: A Complete Guide

Ceramic and Stone Tiling - Tiling Guide Complete

Product Description
Some tiling books adopt a hypothetical stance to the subject. This book rejects this approach and demonstrates how a do-it-yourself enthusiast can carry out a tiling job to a high standard in situations that exist in the real world. Covers all the basic processes from designing the job through to the final grouting and cleaning down. Procedures, that are of vital importance, such as setting-out, are covered in considerable detail. The reader is told what can go wrong and given advice. Attention is also paid to tiling with terracotta, marble, slate and granite, that involve slightly different techniques compared to ceramic tiling. Presents highlighted, useful ‘tips’ throughout the text Well-illustrated with detailed, step-by-step colour photographs and diagrams.

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Product Details
Published on: 2005-10-28
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
144 pages

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Editorial Reviews
About the Author
John Ripley has been involved in the tiling business for his entire working life and over a period of fifty years gained experience in almost every aspect of the trade. He has represented the trade on the tiling committee of the British Standards Institute for many years and is the Chief Inspector for the National Federation of Terrazzo Marble and Mosaic specialists and a technical inspector for the Tile Assocation.

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Clear and helpful advise
John is very clear about how to tile, instructions are straight forward with handy pointers on potential problems so you can avoid them. It really does make all the difference to have this kind of advise and plan before you start. An invaluable guide if you want to get it right.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/ceramic-and-stone-tiling-a-complete-guide/feed/ 0 Tiling DVD http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-dvd/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-dvd/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:10:25 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=408 Checkout the Able Skills wall and floor tiling DVD. Available from their store.

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-dvd/feed/ 0 Staffordshire Tiling Course http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/staffordshire-tiling-course/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/staffordshire-tiling-course/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:04:20 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=405 There are a couple of decent tiling courses in Staffordshire, one being Chase Tiling Academy who started up as a tiling-only training centre, based in Cannock, Staffordshire. And the other is Construction Skills College Limited, and are based in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Tiling Course by Construction Skills College Limited
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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/staffordshire-tiling-course/feed/ 0 5 Day Plumbing Course http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/5-day-plumbing-course/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/5-day-plumbing-course/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:55:33 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=400 Able Skills has devised a 5 day plumbing course, which is entirely hands on and will suit a wide variety of people across the board.
As a City & Guilds approved training centre, you can be assured that all facilities and staff in place are to the highest of standards and that we will deliver quality plumbing training to your requirements.
Able Skills has attempted to cater for all by arranging these intensive plumbing courses. Whether you are looking to complete a course for DIY purposes or considering a change of occupation, we feel that everyone’s needs can be met.
Both Kitchen and Bathroom plumbing features are covered, including learning how to cope with any emergency plumbing tasks around the house.
We are aware that plumbing tasks are varied and complex and we are not offering this course with a promise of making you a qualified plumber. What we are offering is the opportunity for you to learn the basic principles of domestic plumbing in order for you to tackle some of those jobs around the house that have been needing attention for some time.
Alternatively, you can use this intensive plumbing course as a stepping stone to a plumbing career.
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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/5-day-plumbing-course/feed/ 0 How to Tile Around Your Bathtub http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses-learn-how-to-tile-bathtub/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses-learn-how-to-tile-bathtub/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:04:54 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=394 The Finishing Touch: How to Tile Around Your Bathtub.

Tiling around your bathtub is a fairly straightforward procedure that most homeowners can pull off with just a little learning and patience. Tiles are a good choice for the bathroom, as they are easy to keep clean in what is essentially a very damp atmosphere. Tiles for around a bath may be ceramic, glass or stone. The choice is up to you and depends on things such as the look you are going for and what fits with the décor of the rest of the room.

Getting Started

To get started, you’ll need to make sure you lay all the tiles out very precisely. This is an important step because this is a labor-intensive job when it comes to measuring and cutting. You might also want to consider using mastic instead of thinset for this job. Mastic is much stickier than thinset and will prevent the tiles from slipping down the wall or otherwise out of place.

You will then need to measure the height of each wall that is located above the tub. By dividing this number in half, you can find the halfway point on the wall. Then, measure how many tiles above and below this line will fit. If you end up with less than half a tile at the top and bottom, adjust the center mark to give yourself more space to work with. A small sliver will look odd and may not cut straight or stay stuck.

Laying the Tile

Once you have your tile layout all planned out, start tiling at the center mark and work outwards. Mastic will last about twenty minutes once it is laid on, so don’t lay too much at once. Don’t forget to make the deep ridges with the trowel to help the mastic spread out and adhere to the tiles correctly. In addition, you should use tile spacers to ensure the tiles are laid evenly and that there aren’t any vast expanses of grout. You will also need to leave space between the bottom row and the tub for caulk.

Some tiles will need to be cut to fit edges, or around faucets. Remember the rule: measure twice, cut once. Having a few extra tiles that you need is also useful in case of breakages.

Finishing the Job

Grouting is the last thing you will have to do in order to fill in the gaps between the tiles and hold them fast. Push the grout gently into the gaps and wipe off any excess grout with a damp sponge. A final buff can be done the following day after it has all had a good chance to dry.

If you are not feeling too confident about embarking upon the project on your own, taking a course in tiling may be just what you need, as a course will teach you all the skills you need to make your home improvements look professional.

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    ]]>     http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/stone-tile-sealer/feed/ 0     Mosaic & Victorian Floor Tile Restoration & Cleaning, Nottingham, London, Northamptonshire, Cheshire http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/mosaic-victorian-floor-tile-restoration-cleaning-nottingham-london-northamptonshire-cheshire/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/mosaic-victorian-floor-tile-restoration-cleaning-nottingham-london-northamptonshire-cheshire/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:20:36 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=366 Preserving the Past for the Future

    Cheshire Restoration Services are a unique company and we specialise in the renovation and restoration of period features in your home.

    We are passionate about what we do and pride ourselves on giving the very best service and delivering excellent results.

    From minton tiles to mullion stone windows, wooden staircases to sandstone floors, fireplaces to fittings, and much more, we take pleasure in transforming the old back to its original condition.

    Why replace when you can restore?

    Restoration is often more cost effective than replacing with new, and adds character and charm that cannot be achieved with modern imitations. Authentic features and period style will enhance your property and also add value.

    Please take a look around our website which will give you more information about our services, then contact us for a free consultation on any restoration project, whatever the size, or for further advice.

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    Victorian Geometric Floor Restoration

    If you have any mosaic feature, period or contemporary, that requires attention, we offer a full restoration service to revive these attractive architectural features.

    Listed below are some examples of common problems:

    * Missing, damaged or loose tiles
    * Evidence of subsidence
    * Surface Grime – paint, adhesives, sealants
    * Ingrained dirt
    * Inconsistency with building alterations

    For example, shown on the right is a hallway that has suffered from subsidence and other severe damage.

    In order to achieve the end result which is shown on the right the following steps were taken:

    * The tiles in the affected area (approx 2 sq.m) were carefully removed
    * Prior to the re-installation of the design some structural work was undertaken by a building firm in order to strengthen the joists
    * A suitable re-inforced base was fitted in place of the damaged original
    * The original tiles were re-fitted and any missing tiles (including encaustic tiles) were replaced with modern equivalents
    * Once fixed the floor was then grouted and intensively cleaned

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    Sheeted Victorian Tiles Images Victorian Tiles – Our sheeting service explained

    Our unique service provides you with a simple and efficient way to install complex traditional Victorian floor tile designs. The system is designed to be used by a qualified tiler.

    Using sheeted tiles speeds up installation and ensures an accurate and precise installation.

    We sheet our designs based on drawings, pictures and professional consultation. To date we have completed and supplied many bespoke floors in a variety of designs for both interior and exterior spaces.

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    Geometric mosaic hallways- restoration, cleaning, re-grouting, sealing, re-installing, replacing missing tiles, lifting mosaic sections

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    ]]>     http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/mosaic-victorian-floor-tile-restoration-cleaning-nottingham-london-northamptonshire-cheshire/feed/ 2     What Tilers Forums Does For The Tile Industry http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/what-tile-tilers-forums-does-for-tilers/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/what-tile-tilers-forums-does-for-tilers/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:34:58 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=305 What TilersForums.co.uk does for DIY and Professional Wall and Floor Tilers in the UK

    TilersForums.co.uk was setup in April 2006 and got off to a slow start considering how quickly it is growing right now. It took some time to get 50 members registered but from there-on there were no problems in that department. Now the free forum that's built up from members such as the Wall and Floor Tilers which

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    TilersForums.co.uk was setup in April 2006 and got off to a slow start considering how quickly it is growing right now. It took some time to get 50 members registered but from there-on there were no problems in that department. Now the free forum that’s built up from members such as the Wall and Floor Tilers which are a mix of mainly Professional with a few homeowners / DIY ‘weekend warriors’ has more than 8,000 members with 6,900 of them logging in within the last 12 months and 6,500 of those logging in within the last 6 months.

    The Tile Industry in the UK has many groups or associations serving the industry, usually with some form of committee setup, often charging to become a member, almost always lacking members! And often they never really provide much to the Wall and Floor Tiler / Homeowner with a big tiling project coming up.

    TilersForums.co.uk realised that with the backing of large numbers of people from within the tile industry projects that help the industry in some way are much easier to achieve. TilersForums.co.uk uses this theory to keep serving the industry with a really popular place to find information, products, reviews and feedback, general discussion, training advice, recommended suppliers and brands and pretty much anything else to do with tile, in the UK.

    Some of the important free services we provide to the industry include (but are not limited to!!!):-

    General Tiling Advice

    TilersForums.co.uk hosts a section where any question can be asked regarding any area of the actual physical act of wall and / or floor tiling and can guarantee professional advice from professional wall and floor tilers and approved suppliers / distributors / manufacturers often within minutes. A topic that is interesting and has been online for just 24 hours can have 100 opinions given, often really digging into the nitty gritty of the job / project underway, and often with images and source of information provided too.

    REAL Tiling Training Advice

    TilersForums.co.uk support the Wall and Floor Tiling NVQ Level 2 should a person want to get into wall and floor tiling professionally, that being charging general public and tile contractors and the likes for their time installing wall and floor tile of any type. They also understand that the nation as a whole can provide many types of tiling training courses for many types of scenarios and for that reason they have created a system / process to find the right tiling course. Firstly there’s a feedback section on the forum, this is independently managed by a team of moderators to ensure to the best of their ability that all feedback left, both negative and positive, is genuine and useful. The feedback section lists feedback about all tiling training centre’s in the UK and anybody who has been on any course can leave feedback for those looking for any course to read later.

    You will also find a general course discussion category where a person looking for a tiling courses can find and join-in general course and NVQ chat before committing themselves to any one course.

    TilersForums.co.uk also has approved training centre’s as sponsors of the forum, and chosen by course quality and location there are several approved training centre’s spreading across the UK. The training centre’s do a mix of all course types including weekend courses, evening courses, short courses, longer courses and few of them carry out Tiling NVQ’s too.

    Helping Get Work In For Tilers

    TilersForums.co.uk has a number of ways they source jobs and work for their members. This includes the most popular web site of its type www.FindTrustedTradesmen.co.uk which is free to use and register on. Not only is it free, and DOES get business in (unlike many other often even paid versions, even some of the ones training centre’s run don’t get business in for their listed tilers), but when you register a listing you get exclusive access to area’s and categories on TilersForums.co.uk which list discounts provided and processes to get the discount from many of its Approved Sponsors & Suppliers.

    FindTrustedTradesmen.co.uk is advertised on and offline and people looking for all types of tradesmen hit the site every day and search through the local traders and use the web site as a first point of contact for traders that are recommended by many. On the web site you can view past work, read reviews (good or bad) and generally get to know the company a little before calling them to arrange the next step.

    As well as that, TilersForums recently started a category on the forum where a customer can list physically list details of a job and allow the professional wall and floor tilers registered to the forum that are interested in the work to contact the them, the customer, for more information about the job, or to arrange the next step in their quoting / viewing process. This is a unique way to get business in for wall and floor tilers and it helps the customer and the tiler in a few ways. 1) The customer can often look through the profile of the tiler on the forum and find out if he/she thinks it’s worth getting them around to look at the job. 2) The customer knows that if the job doesn’t go well, the customer has a place to visit to get help and advice with their situation, and often no situation arises in the first place as a tiler wouldn’t try to ‘cop-out’ on a job found via the forum, knowing we know so many people within the industry they risk loosing some reputation somewhere down the line if fault of them and their work was actually found. 3) Did we mention it was free?!

    Approved Suppliers, Courses and Brands etc

    If there is a quality product or supplier out there, you can be sure you’ll find them on TilersForums.co.uk as an approved and trusted brand. Often sponsors will provide technical help to the forum members, and the forum provide links and information about their ranges within the forum throughout. Sponsors include some of the biggest names in the tile industry such as Mapei, CornerTape, Rubi, TradeTiler.com, UHeat, WetDecs, Schluter-Systems Ltd, 365Drills, Expotile / KBB, TileUK Magazine and Tile & Stone Journal, CTD Tiles & TileBase, and many more. We have more than 140 accounts on the forum that are members of staff from our sponsors that help provide discounts, advice, support and technical information regarding both their products and often speaking generically too. All of this advice is provided for FREE!

    Elite Members

    Along with the trusted advice from the suppliers and the likes, TilersForums.co.uk has around 120 members that are marked on the forum as ‘Elite Members’. These members are known and trusted for providing accurate advice to other members, and they’re the ones often helping offline too from time-to-time in many ways.

    The Tile Network

    TilersForums.co.uk started a Tile Business Network, a little like a Facebook for companies within the Tile Industry if you will, and that can be found at TilersTilingTiles.co.uk – remember the name by knowing we chat about Tilers, Tiling and Tiles, or perhaps imagine a picture of Tilers Tiling Tiles to a floor? The Tile Network has a few hundred members already and is growing quickly. This web site doesn’t take sponsors and is free for all companies to register on, advertise their goods and services, and provide and chat advice about all things tile. Though it’s setup in a social network-type affair including groups, forums, applications, and all things you’d expect to see on Facebook.

    All Community Orientated!

    The really unique thing that’s made TilersForums.co.uk such a known name on and offline in the Tile Industry is that the whole thing is run by people from within the Tile Industry. The members of the forum help in many ways by suggesting topics, products, processes and systems. Our Elite Members then get involved in working with new ideas and problem solving and often including our sponsors we’ll come up with something which can be tested and then launched. Only the sponsors pay the forum to be involved, and they’re happy paying knowing that the tile industry is getting good free advice. Everybody else gets access to all the recourses and information for free. And everybody gets involved in running the place in some way.

    TilersForums.co.uk Doesn’t Sell You A Sausage!

    TilersForums.co.uk doesn’t sell you a single thing. They leave that to the people that excel in their field, by getting them on-board as sponsors, or by working with them on something that benefits the members in some way. There are Google Advertisements that companies can sign-up to, and ‘click cash’ from this helps manage the running costs involved but all members have the ability to turn off the showing of these, should they not want to see them.

    TilersForums.co.uk Approved & Insured Tiler

    TilersForums.co.uk has a scheme setup whereby any professional tiler with a membership account on the forum can take out liability insurance (that’s discounted!) through the forum and get a set of ‘TilersForums.co.uk’ Approved and Insured Tiler’ stickers for their van(s). This gives the tiler benefits knowing their customers are aware of them being involved in the forum, and gives the customer a place to consider joining should they experience problems, and it also gives the tiler benefits by knowing they do have somewhere they can go to get any advice, hopefully leaving no room for error in their work and limiting failures in the future.

    More Help Provided

    TilersForums.co.uk also hosts discussion on all types of other things to do with wall and floor tiling, even down to accountancy and printing advice for businesses. In fact, anything you’ll hear being discussed on a building site, you’ll find discussed on a much larger scale on the forum. So you can imagine the amount of recommendations for cheaper supplies, service providers and the likes. TilersForums.co.uk have never worked the figures out fully, but say a wall and floor tiler going his own route around the industry will often pay lots more to get by than those on TilersForums.co.uk due to the amount of discounts setup from known trusted suppliers (often ones used anyway) and chat between professional tilers about other deals going on within the industry.

    Who TilersForums.co.uk Need More Of

    TilersForums.co.uk could quite easily provide all the above to 10 times the people we currently do. They’re always looking for more homeowners carrying out tiling projects, and established or new professional wall and floor tilers, and even people looking to get into the industry or those already in who want to get trained. Spread the word of the free community that could be seen to be providing more than any paid group or association by quite a lot of those important people in the tile industry, the ones buying the goods, the tilers and homeowners.

    New Projects!

    TilersForums.co.uk has a whole range of new projects being discussed, tested and launched. They can’t give details of these un till they’ve tested them out fully but they’ll all be just successful as the rest of the projects, and you can bet they’ll be free too.

    They’re looking for all sorts of help from companies and associations within the tile industry and are constantly trying to get more backing from TTA (never with any joy!) and other associations from within the industry. If anybody can help, or thinks they have an idea, then please share it with the community and lets stop talking about it and start doing it.

    SOME Of Our Websites

    Tile Forums

    Officially The UK’s Busiest Tile Website, TilersForums.co.uk became the biggest and most active tile forum in the UK in the shortest amount of time and overtook several on its way there. TilersForums.co.uk is sponsored by Rubi, Schluter Systems Ltd, CTD Tiles & TileBase, Mapei UK, CornerTape, WetDecs, Sealux, The Tile & Stone Show, and the Tile & Stone Journal.

    Tiling Courses

    TilingCoursesCompanies.co.uk is the UK’s largest list of tiling training centre’s and tiling courses.

    Tiling Courses Reviews

    TilingCoursesReviews.co.uk is one of our newer websites that is designed to allow people to vote on tiling courses. We’d always recommend using the established forum feedback first of all though if you’re looking for a tiling course.

    Tiling Tools

    ProTilingTools.co.uk is the only UK directory of tiling tool suppliers. Listing all decent tiling tool suppliers.
    ProTilingTools.co.uk is sponsored by Rubi, Schluter Systems Ltd, CornerTape, 365Drills, WetDecs, Sealux and CTD Tiles.

    Find a Tiler

    FindTrustedTradesmen .co.uk is one of those websites you can visit to find trusted tradesmen, though ours is primarily designed to house our vetted professional wall and floor tilers. You can also checkout reviews of the tilers work using the customers review system on Find Trusted Tradesmen .co.uk

    Tile Industry News

    UKTilingNews.co.uk is the UK’s busiest tile news website. UKTilingNews.co.uk provides informations about the goings-on in the tile industry. This is the website that put the I in Independent – did I mention it’s free to use too? UKTilingNews.co.uk is also sponsored by Rubi, Schluter Systems Ltd, CTD Tiles & TileBase, Mapei UK, CornerTape, WetDecs, Sealux, The Tile & Stone Show, and the Tile & Stone Journal.

    Tile Network

    TilersTilingTiles.co.uk is the UK’s biggest tile social network. This was created to take on no sponsorship to prove we’re not all about the sponsorship deals. TilersTilingTiles.co.uk is the least moderated website we run and you can find companies on here that you wouldn’t normaly find chatting in the forums. TilersTilingTiles.co.uk is not sponsored – and is free! Think of it as a kind-of FaceBook for those in the tile industry.

    Plumbing Forum

    UKPlumbersForums.co.uk is the newest of our trade forums. UKPlumbersForums.co.uk is looking for sponsors though it does have a few. It’s a very busy plumbing forum with plenty of trusted members and even certified plumbing teachers offering advice and support. This forum is growing very quickly and has become a reputable and friendly plumbers forum.

    Electrical Forum

    ElectriciansForums.co.uk is one of the newest trade forums but has become to be a reputable and friendly place. All of our forums have grown independently and obviously attract all the right people quickly. ElectriciansForums.co.uk is no different. With sponsors from within the electrical training industry the electricians forums have become a trusted place for test paper questions and answers amongst other things.

    Electrical Reference

    ElectricalReference.co.uk is the first point of call when you’re picking at electrics (please ensure you’re compitent to do so!) or just have a big install on soon. ElectricalReference.co.uk can help with the recent update to the papers, though it’s a growing reference website and is looking for regular contributors.

    Electrical Courses

    UKElectricalCourses.co.uk is a new UK electrician course finder website. It’ll eventually list and find electrical courses near you! At the moment, it’s a kind-of A-Z, though work in progress.

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