The 1 Day problem solving/ How to run a tiling business and Natural Stone Course follows on from the 4 day professional tiling course. This course could change your life as it shows you exactly what you need to do to run a successful tiling business and understand how to deal with all the challenging situations you may face once you have left and dealing with customer jobs.
The course is split into 3 sections in the day
This course follows on from our 4 day professional fast track tiling course and will give you a full understanding of how to run a tiling business and deal with most customer situations
Part 1: Dealing with difficult Tiling Situations
This day will prepare you for a lot of situations that you will find outside of a training centre which can cause problems if you don’t know how to deal with them:
We cover the following
Underfloor heating, electric and water
Dealing with wood to concrete floors
Putting in expansion joints
How to tile with modula random sized tile pattens
Difference between porcelain and ceramic tiles
How to box in pipes
How to do 3 way mitres with tile trims
Understanding what anti-crack mats are
How to fix decoupling mats
Different Cement boards
How to fix cement floors to stabilise the floors
Cement board installation
How to back butter large tiles
How to use tile suction devices
How to install wet rooms,
How to tile bath panels
lHow to use 3 different level clip systems
Hope to level walls
How to fix holes in walls
How to apply tanking Systems
decoupling membranes,
movement joints,
porcelain testing to see if they will stain
Part 2: How to maximise an income and run a tiling business
Just because you may be great at sticking tiles on doesn’t mean that you are going to make big money. There are plenty of tradesmen who do not maximise their income. This is because they don’t know how to properly advertise, build a customer base and more importantly know how to sell their tiling services effectively.
Not only is our professional tiling training taught to the highest level possible, this problem solving, natural stone and business course is absolutely essential and is designed to make you ready to work. We will teach you how to succeed and make a lot of money from tiling. In addition, you will receive all of the necessary information you need to go self-employed.
If you are thinking of starting a tiling business, then you need to know the business rules for success.
How to market your services and find work
How to do a full customer estimate to present
How to measure kitchens, bathrooms and floors
How to price for kitchen, floors and bathrooms
How to price for wetrooms
How to keep a set of accounts
How to pay yourself a wage from the business
How to work out what tax you owe
How to connect with customers
How to work with other tradesmen
Part 3: Dealing with Natural Stones
Dealing with Natural Stones is different to ceramic tiling, and by the end of this course you will have a full understanding about how to fit all the natural stone tiles,
marble,
slate,
granite,
porcelain,
travertine
terracotta etc.
After all, natural stone installation is about 30% of a tilers work.
You’ll also learn how to drill holes in natural stone, fit them and cut this type of tile with diamond-tipped cutting tools. You will additionally gain an understanding of all the appropriate sealers that go with these tiles.
This course is, therefore, about preparing you for the real world of customer tiling.
You will be issued with 2 certificates at the end of this day documenting the units and learning outcomes you have passed
Price 1 Day £125