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Beginner Wall 5 days

You will learn

Basic Health and Safety.
Measuring and setting out.
Estimating tile quantities.
Tiling tools and their uses.
Tile cutting.
Choice of adhesive and grout.
Application of adhesive and grout.
Tile fixing and grouting.
Silicone sealant application.
Expansion joints.
Surface preparation.
Tiling onto different wooden surfaces.
Borders and patterns.
Tiling around radiators.
Introduction to waterproofing (tanking).
Customer service.
Trade suppliers.
Trade associations.

Course benefits

Skills to tackle jobs involving wall tiling and tiling maintenance around the house.
Capability to recognise tasks that require specialised tiling skills.
Training handouts.
post-course help line.
Additional post-course practical days if required.

Who should attend

This course is aimed at individuals who have no experience in wall tiling.

At the end of the course you should be able to undertake straightforward wall tiling jobs around the house.

Four days 'hands-on' practical tiling is included in this course to allow course members time to practice tiling techniques.

Picture of wall tiles from British Ceramic Tile

Picture of wall tiles from British Ceramic Tile

Picture of wall tiles from British Ceramic Tile

Course content

Techniques

Setting out walls.
Choice of adhesive and grout.
Wall surface identification.
Wall surface preparation.
Weight considerations of wall tiles.
Brickbond tile layout.
Borders.
Tiling to render.
Tiling to different wood surfaces.
Tiling to screed.
Tiling to masonry.
Tiling to metal.

Tiling to plaster.
Tiling to plasterboard.
Over-tiling existing wall tiles.
Angled ceilings.
Brickbond tile layout.
Diamond tile layout.
Waterproofing (tanking) explained.
Wall preparation for wet areas.
Dealing with radiators.
Method statements.
Risk assessment.

Tiling

Tiling around windows.
Tiling into window reveals.
Tiling around kitchen and bathroom walls.
Use of wet-cutter to mitre tiles and cut holes.

Business

Customer service.
Trade suppliers.
Trade associations.