The 1 Day Business and Natural Stone Course.
Price £125 inc VAT
This is the course that could change your life as it covers what you need to do to run a successful tiling business and understand how to deal with challenging situations.
The course is split into 3 sections
Part 1: How to run a business and maximise you income from tiling
This course can make the difference between business success and failure. You might be great at applying tiles but that doesn’t mean that you are going to make big money or be successful. There are plenty of tradesmen who do not maximise their income. This is because they don’t know how to properly sell their tiling services or advertise and build a customer base.
If you are thinking of starting a tiling business, then this course is essential and you need to know the business rules for success. We will show you how to make the most money and how to run a great business from tiling.
Part 2: Dealing with difficult Tiling Situations once you leave the training centre
This part of this day is essential, we will teach you about what you will come across in real life customer situations and prepare you for tiling in customer houses
We cover these topics
- wet rooms and tanking systems
- Pricing customer jobs
- cement backer boards
- Modula tile pattens
- levelling floors
- Repairing walls
- Underfloor heating
- anti-crack mats
- 3 way external mitring
- decoupling membranes
- movement joints
- porcelain testing
- Expansion Joints
- Levelling clips
- Boxing in pipes
- Larger format tiling
- Bath panels
Part 3: Natural Stone Tiling
Dealing with Natural Stones can be different to ceramic tiling, so by the end of this course we will give you a full understanding about how to fit all the natural stone tiles,
- marble,
- slate,
- granite,
- porcelain,
- travertine
- terracotta
- Quartz
After all, natural stone installation is about 30% of a tilers work and the rates for fixing these tiles is about 50% more.
You’ll also learn how to drill holes in natural stone, apply them, cut and shape this type of tile with diamond-tipped cutting tools. You will additionally gain an understanding of all the appropriate sealers that go with these types of tiles.
You will be issued with 2 certificates at the end of this day documenting the units and learning outcomes you have passed