Tiling News - Tilers News » Tiling Training http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk Tile & Training News, Tiling Courses, Tiling News, Tile Talk, Find a Tiler, Tilers Register Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:29:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tiler in Manchester – Phil Hobson Tiler http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-in-manchester-phil-hobson-tiler/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-in-manchester-phil-hobson-tiler/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:55 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=743 Tiler in Manchester
Phil Hobson, Tiler in Manchester, now has his website online and nearly complete. Phil is a member of The Tile Association, and is also on the Training Committee and has been for some years. Phil Hobson has more than 44 years in the wall and floor tiling industry, and was the first person in the UK to obtain a Gold Heritage CSCS Card.

Phil Hobson is one of less than 30 wall and floor tilers in the UK that is registered as a ‘Trusted Advisor’ on the UK’s largest wall and floor tiling website, TilersForums.co.uk, that currently has more than 19,000 members.

If you would like a free no obligation estimation from Phil Hobson Tiler in Manchester, then please do feel free to email or call.

Email: info@philhobsontiler.co.uk
Tel: 07711 310 960

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiler-in-manchester-phil-hobson-tiler/feed/ 0 Tiling Courses List Updated http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses-list-updated/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses-list-updated/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:28:26 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=684 The short but sweet Tiling Courses list has been updated. It hadn’t been touched since late in 2010 and was quite out of date. The few training centre’s listed should cater for pretty much any area of the country. Note that it is always recommended to go and physically visit at least 3 training centre’s and see the environments you could be learning the skills that you use for the rest of your life. So the most local training centre to you may not always be the wisest of choices. Often travelling a bit of a distance (and arguably travelling a long distance and arranging a B&B) can pay dividends when you come to get stuck on that job that you didn’t cover, because you went to your most local training centre and not a highly recommended one that might have been just a hours further drive.

Please feel free to reply to this blog post with details of the training centre you have attended that you would recommend yourself to others, and if you’re lucky enough, it might just get added to the main list.

The main list: www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses/

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-courses-list-updated/feed/ 0 sWe’s Tiling Guides http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/swes-tiling-guides/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/swes-tiling-guides/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:54:05 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=681 TilersForums has a member from Sweden who spent a long time putting together some basic guides with regards to many aspects of wall and floor tiling. The tiling guides started in May 2008 and added to in 2009. The forum ‘thread’ (topic) is still open although hasn’t been replied to for some time. The guides are just that, guides, anybody using them should also seek (up to date) information and facts from their professional wall and floor tiler.

If you read the guides you will see that a lot of thought has gone into putting them together. Topics include:-

Please do read the whole thread as many contributors added their views and experiences. It is probably fair to say that sWe’s wall and floor tiling guides have helped save 10′s of thousands of pounds in failures of wall and floor tiling jobs on bathrooms, kitchens, floors, conservatories and the likes. Possibly hundreds of thousands of tiles have stayed stuck to walls and floors of customers houses a lot longer than they would perhaps have been without tilers reading and taking note of some of the important points raised in the guides.

Click here to get to the download page where you can download the PDF version of this tiling guide. You will need to register for your free forum account in order to download the free PDF.

Disclaimer: TilersForums.co.uk and / or UKTilingNews.co.uk (along with sWe, the originator of the content) do NOT take any responsibility for loss or damaged caused by using information found on any of the websites mentioned. Professional tilers’ advice should always be followed on a per-job basis. It is recommended that customers get specifications from at least three fully qualified wall and floor tilers (and not general builders, or plumbers, etc) before commencing work.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/swes-tiling-guides/feed/ 0 Specialist Training Courses has gone into Receivership http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/specialist-training-courses-has-gone-into-receivership/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/specialist-training-courses-has-gone-into-receivership/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:19:47 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=505 Specialist Training Courses (STC) of Harlow, formerly PTS, has officially gone into receivership. No more news as of yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/specialist-training-courses-has-gone-into-receivership/feed/ 0 Monday Tiling Blog, on a Tuesday – How NOT to tile a bathroom http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/monday-tiling-blog-on-a-tuesday-how-not-to-tile-a-bathroom/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/monday-tiling-blog-on-a-tuesday-how-not-to-tile-a-bathroom/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:54:02 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=502

Another brilliant video from Onlinetiler. This one’s quite lengthy, it’s a day late! (Come on lad, we’ve been waiting for this!).

A big thanks to Onlinetiler for the videos!

You can see a range of videos on the tile forum, on his blog, and you can follow him on twitter.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/monday-tiling-blog-on-a-tuesday-how-not-to-tile-a-bathroom/feed/ 1 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.

]]> 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

Please mention UK Tiling News or TilersForums when calling.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/alpine-tiling-professional-tiling-courses/feed/ 0 Tilers Forums http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilers-forums-2/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilers-forums-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:29:13 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=486 Checkout the following Tilers Forums websites.

  • Tilers Forums – Tilers Forums UK website. With more than 19,000 tilers registered you’ll find nothing but tile chat.
  • Tile Talk Australia – Australia’s number one tile chat websites. Professional and DIY wall and floor tilers are welcome.
  • Tiling Courses – a directory of UK tiling training centres.
  • Tiling Tools – Professional Tiling Tools advice website and supplier directory.
]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tilers-forums-2/feed/ 0 Contractors Forum http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/contractors-forum/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/contractors-forum/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:47:21 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=480 ContractorForum.co.uk is strictly for professional building contractors only. No DIY allowed.

 

< ARTICLE READY SOON >

 

For more information visit www.ContractorForum.co.uk

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/contractor-advice-forum/feed/ 0 Nottingham Tilers http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/nottingham-tilers/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/nottingham-tilers/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:55:51 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=453 Nottingham Tilers

If you’re looking for professional Tilers in Nottingham then we can highly recommend Tiling Solutions Nottingham.

These Nottinghamshire Tilers take on both domestic and commercial work and are known in and around Nottingham for tiling swimming pools, schools, shopping centre’s and more.

To find a few other tilers based in nottingham try the Trusted Tradesmen website where all tradesmen are reviews and rated by their customers. Tilers in Nottingham where you will find many Nottingham based tilers.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/nottingham-tilers/feed/ 1 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

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/do-you-have-your-tiling-nvq-now/feed/ 0 RotoZip to Sponsor TilersForums http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/rotozip-to-sponsor-tilersforums/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/rotozip-to-sponsor-tilersforums/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:21:29 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=443 RotoZip are soon to be Sponsoring TilersForums.co.uk, the UK’s biggest tile forum.

The powerful and most versatile high speed cutting system for the professional user
The RotoZip Spiral Saw system offers maximum cutting efficiency to save time, effort and money on the job. RotoZip allows fast, easy and effective cutting in various materials. Whether cutting straight lines, perfect circles or free-hand – the RotoZip Spiral Saw can handle any possible direction or shape.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/rotozip-to-sponsor-tilersforums/feed/ 0 Anti-stick Training Adhesive for Tiling Training Centre’s http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/anti-stick-training-adhesive-for-tiling-training-centres/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/anti-stick-training-adhesive-for-tiling-training-centres/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:29:35 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=434 Training Centre’s have had a non-stick adhesive for some time but there are still a few training centre’s ‘fixing’ tiles to walls and floors using a standard adhesive.

If you’re looking for training adhesives for your training centre then please checkout a couple of the options you have including:-

– 0870 333 0070 – Weber http://www.netweber.co.uk/
– PCI http://www.pci.uk.com/en/Pages/Contact.aspx

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/anti-stick-training-adhesive-for-tiling-training-centres/feed/ 0 Tiling News hits 1 million unique visitors in March http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-news-hits-1-million-unique-visitors-in-march/ http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-news-hits-1-million-unique-visitors-in-march/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:21:43 +0000 Tiling News Dan http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/?p=432 www.UKTilingNews.co.uk hits 1 million unique visitors in March 2009. This is the first time the website has ever reached 1 million unique’s. Thanks to all who visited during this period. We hope to have much more news from the tile industry over the coming months.

]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/tiling-news-hits-1-million-unique-visitors-in-march/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.

]]> 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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1. First Stone Tiling Job – Honed Slate – Which Cutter?

    "HI – New to this forum. This is my first ‘Hard’ Tile flooring job – Laying 18mtrs 12mm Copper Honed Slate Tiles on a Conservatory Floor."
    www.tilersforums.co.uk/tiling-forum/2123-first-stone-tiling-job-honed-slate.html

2. stone tiling

    "anyone else on here prefer using stone to any other tiles. dont get to work with it often but love working with it."
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3. Natural Stone Tiling Course

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4. natural stone tiling course

    "Hey everyone Has anyone here been on or know of a good stone tiling course? would love to do one to further my training."
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5. Natural Stone Tiling Course

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6. Overbath Showers – Priming, Tanking and Stone Tiling

    "I am about to refurbish my old Bathroom Suite and I have a few tiling related issues that I would like to resolve before I begin, hopefully one of …"
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7. Ceramic and Stone Tiling: A Complete Guide

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8. Grouting Natural Stone Tiles

    "just finished tiling bathroom with 100×100 natural stone tiles from b+q ( customer insisted!). used max 4 mm spaces in places to get level effect but just …"
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9. How to seal natural stone tiles

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10. Stone & Ceramic Tile Co – Tiler in Glasgow

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11. Natural Stone….how to finish tile edge.

    "Working With Stone As stone has become more popular and specialist stone fixers are few and far between tilers take on a proportion of their work."
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12. gulf stone the tiles with the bling – TilersForums.co.uk | Tile …

    "Used the gulf stone last week. Got my self all set up for a hard days graft cutting, as they were 600 by 600 on the 45. I assumed they would cut like …"
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13. Tiling over stone wall with travertine

    "I have a bathroom to tile out to travertine. The external wall is exposed stone, very irregular and papered over and painted. Could any one suggest the best …"
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14. The Tile & Stone Show

    "Calling all tilers…….you can now register online to receive free tickets to this years Tile & Stone Show Excel, London 29th June to 1st …"
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15. Cutting marble tiles around stone wall

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]]> http://www.uktilingnews.co.uk/stone-tiling/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
Underfloor Heating Directory

]]> 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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