6 Week Wall and Floor Tiling

6 Week Wall and Floor Tiling

• Introduction to Alpine & its aims
• Health & Safety
• Brief on Self Employment & Business set-up
• Tiling Tools in full
• Demonstration on correct usage of tools
• Basics on Adhesives and Grout
• How to measure and quote a tiling job
• Cutting of Wall & Floor tiles (By hand, dry cutters, wet cutters)
• Correct Procedures of Setting out (Walls & Floor)
• Presentation from Ardex UK Ltd of their Adhesives and Grouts
• Correct application of Adhesives and Grouts
• Presentation from Candy Tiles on their Tiles
• Acceptable backgrounds for walls and floors
• Fixing of Wall Tiles
• Fixing of Floor Tiles
• Installation of underfloor heating (coil and mat)
• Wet Room installation (Tanking)
• Demonstration of Latexing (How to overcome uneven floors)
• Application of Trims (Plastic and Metal)
• Hole drilling demonstration (various materials)
• Application of Silicones
• Movement joints
• Mitring of Trims
• Laying of Natural Stone Materials (including sealing & maintenance)
• How to Fix Large format Tiles (Wall & Floor)
• Cutting of awkward shapes (circles, arches, architraves)
• Tile a complete room project (Wall & Floor)
• Complex projects undertaken (including various patterns & listellos)
• Customer service (dealing with the public)
• Stone Restoration & Maintainance
• 2-3 days with one of our fixers on a real life tiling project
• How to start your own tiling business
• Bank accountant, VAT, Accountants, Tax, Bookkeeping, Public liability Insurance
• How to market you and your business
• How & where to advertise (to get the best returns)
• Promoting your business on the internet
• Being self employed (the highs and lows)
• Certificate Presentation