4 Weeks Wall & Floor Tiling (City & Guilds)

Course description

A comprehensive course designed to allow you to undertake your own jobs on completion. Rendering is also covered on this course.

All aspects of tiling are covered from natural stone, tanking systems, under floor heating, business start-up and a great deal more. You will gain speed and work on your technique, growing in confidence while covering more complex tasks. From the basics of tiling around a sink to planning out and tiling an entire bathroom from start to finish, including vertical borders, mirror inserts and diamond set floors. On completion of this course you will have the skills and confidence to undertake your own jobs.

You will have your own training bay with one to one tuition and lots of hands on practical experience. You will also learn in a realistic environment using a range of tools and materials.

Who is this for?

No previous experience needed. Perfect for beginners.

Curriculum

Week 1 

• Health and safety
• Application appreciation (adhesive selection, admixtures, grouts, compounds)
• Mixing adhesives
• Background preparation
• Introduction to rendering
• Tools of the trade
• Tile cutting board
• Tiling a plain wall (practical assessment)
• Tile around sink with mitred border
• Hole cutting
• Tile around window including reveals and trim work
• Grouting lecture
• Grout sink and window

Week 2

• Diamond set framed (practical assessment)
• Tiling floors lecture/demo
• Set out and tile a floor (straight set) including cuts around pedestal and toilet
• Rendering demo and practical
• Removing and replacing damaged tile
• Rendering task (practical assessment)

Week 3/4

• Health and Safety (written assessment)
• Tile kitchen splash back (practical)
• Set out and tile walls and floors (test bay)

This is your chance to put into practice and perfect all that you have learned in weeks 1 and 2 and tile some more complex layouts such as herringbone design and mosaic borders. Ideal for perfecting your new skills whilst gaining speed and confidence. Your tutor will discuss the task then it is over to you to set out the room and start tiling.

Lectures covered

• Health and safety
• Application appreciation (adhesive selection, admixtures, grouts, compounds)
• Mixing adhesives
• Background preparation
• Tools of the trade
• Hole cutting around pipes
• Mosaic borders
• Floor setting out
• Setting out a bathroom (laser levels/water levels)
• Natural stone
• Tanking systems (BAL)
• Pricing/quotations
• Business start up
• Under tile heating (Flexel)
• Uncoupling membranes and movement joints (Schluter systems)
• Levelling compound (Demo) BAL

Certificate

City & Guilds 6219 Construction Skills

This course can also be taken without the certificate, see below for costs.

Other information and costs

On completion of the course you have the option of completing the Diploma course.

Course technical guides will be given to you on the course and you will also receive a Tiling manual.

Business start up training is optional – our experienced tutors will guide you on all aspects of establishing and running a business.

You can also join our tilers support group on completion for support and to arrange onsite work experience.

Without qualification £1950

With qualification £2150