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 time to practice and perfect all that you learned in weeks 1 and 2 and to tile some more complex layouts such as herringbone design and mosaic borders. You can perfect 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
Uncoupling membranes and movement joints (Schluter systems)
Levelling compound (Demo) BAL