4 Weeks Wall & Floor Tiling (City & Guilds)

Course description

A comprehensive, professional course designed to allow you to begin working immediately as a tiler.

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 and 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 specialist training adhesive and a range of tools and materials.

On this course you will gain speed and work on your technique and gain confidence while covering more complex tasks to ensure that you are ready to start your own jobs and start earning immediately.

Who is this for?

No previous experience needed. Perfect for beginners.

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

Curriculum

Week 1 

• Health and safety
• Application appreciation (adhesive selection, admixtures, grouts, compounds)
• Mixing adhesives
• Background preparation
• Tools of the trade
• Tile cutting board
• Herringbone framed
• Tile around sink with mitred border
• Hole cutting
• Tile around window including reveals and trim work
• Grouting lecture
• Grout sink and window
• Tiling floors lecture/demo
• Tile a floor (straight set)
• Under tile electric heating lecture/demo (Flexel)
• Mosaic borders

Week 2

• Setting out lecture (laser levels/water levels)
• Setting out practice
• Rendering
• Natural stone
• Tile box work
• How to tile splash backs
• Tanking systems demo (BAL)
• Pricing/quotations

Week 3/4
This is your chance to put into practice and perfect all that you have learned in weeks 1 and 2, tile some more complex layouts and perfect your new skills. Your tutor will discuss the task then it is over to you to set out the room and start tiling.

Certificate

City & Guilds 6219 Construction Skills

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

Other information and costs

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

Without qualification £1950

With qualification £2150