The PITT wall tiling course sets out to teach people the correct way to tile. They cover the best working practices, setting out procedures, application techniques through to finishing the whole project. Read More...

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The first thing we cover is grouting our walls. After a thorough demonstration on the use of epoxy and cement based grouts, including the application and cleaning of the tiles after grouting, it is time to have a go ourselves. Read More...

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The whole of the fourth day of the PITT wall tiling course is given over to tiling our bays. With great emphasis and instruction on tiling in and around a window. Read More...

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First thing Wednesday, Jason quickly recaps on the setting out we've already covered. I like how PITT put so much emphasis on setting out and preparation, it really is the key to a successful finish. Read More...

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Jason starts this morning with a recap on yesterdays setting out lessons, after a quick practice we move onto further information on setting out the walls. This time we are going to find out how to deal with obstacles and features and work out the best horizontal joints. Read More...

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Today is the start of the PITT Wall Tiling Course and it is the third course that I have attended and reviewed at the PITT training centre in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Read More...

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This has been a really hard course to write about, why? For a few simple reasons, there was just so much to take in. Both from plumbing knowledge stance as the PITT course really does try to cram in as much content as physically possible within those 5 days. Read More...

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That's the basin fully connected and working on the radiator, overnight I think all the knowledge has sunk in that bit more and I'm pretty much flying along with the installation, especially when you consider I've not done any plumbing before. Read More...

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Day four of the PITT Plumbing Course and we're in to the real meat of the course now with the start of the actual installation. So you can see what PITT and John have been trying to achieve with this course by putting all the required techniques and skills and knowledge into our heads for the first half of the week, so that we understand what we're are doing on the installation. Read More...

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Day three begins with lessons on combination boiler systems and condensing boilers. John starts from where the rising main enters the building and clearly describes the waters passage to the cold water taps and the supply to the boiler. I've to say this system is far easier than yesterdays and within minutes we're clearly able to see how the radiators are connected on a combination system. Read More...

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Tuesday morning starts with a lesson on plastic wastes. We cover why there is a need for a waste, what they are made from and their different designs and how to connect them. John also demonstrates push fit and solvent weld styles and the pro's and con's to each system and where he would use each system. Read More...

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The PITT plumbing course is designed to teach the removal and refitting of a bathroom suite in a domestic setting, which was I now know encompasses most of the plumbing within the domestic household. Naturally central heating systems are also covered. Read More...

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I've been using the Chalk Hog 100 by C.H. Hanson quite extensively over the last few weeks, so far as ditching the straight line laser for this tool. You could be asking what is special about a chalk line. Read More...

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The Tylow is a simple enough idea that aims to replace the long established tile spacer. Whilst the spacer has been around for a few years in many different sizes they all come back to pretty much the same design style; a white plastic cross. Read More...

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Here my final thoughts and overall conclusion of the P-ITT floor tiling course that I've attended for the past week. Firstly I'd like to wish all my fellow students all the best on their new careers and truly hope they succeed and prove to be great professional tilers. Read More...

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Day five of the P-ITT floor tiling course and it's been busy with lots of information packed topics covered. Grouting and cleaning off of our bays, corridors and steps is the first lesson. Read More...

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The BeadBuddy is a simple device that fits on the end of your silicone or caulk tube, enabling you to achieve angles up to 45 degrees without having to compromise your stance or balance Read More...

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Day four of the P-ITT floor tiling course has begun with the completion of our floor tiling, including cutting around a circular obstacle. The cutting and shape finding of this is to be done with the most basic of tools; just incase you're in a situation where you don't have all your fancy tools with you. Read More...

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Day three of the P-ITT floor tiling course has commenced with the whole group starting work on the floor tiling, which will consist of tiling their individual bays into the corridors so that all the grout lines match. Read More...

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Day two of P-ITT's floor tiling course and I must admit I had to think long and hard on the problems of fully disclosing the contents of today lessons; why? Well I know for a fact that todays multi-room and multi-corridor layout is not taught anywhere else and if it is, please let me know and to what degree. And I really didn't want someone to come along and just copy P-ITT's ideas. Read More...

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Easter Monday morning and I've just travelled to P-ITT for their 5 day floor tiling course. I've managed to misjudge the traffic and the amount of time required to get from my home to P-ITT; I'm an hour early. Initially I was a little hesitant entering the premises at first with being so early, but those feelings were soon pushed to one side when Angela the site director welcomed me and showed me the signing in book and pointed me in the right direction for a coffee; vital fluids after a long journey. Read More...

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The Karl Dahm 'special' trowels are designed to give a far greater adhesive coverage compared to the standard square-notch trowels of old. You can see by the photos these trowels have a rather unique pattern, not too dissimilar to the Schneegans Euro pattern trowels. This pattern creates a zip-like effect with the adhesive. Read More...

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Over the last few weeks we've been using a number of forums to assess which tile forum offers the best experience for the professional tiler. Admittedly there aren't that many tile forums out there, but if you are going to invest your time and effort in using a forum to either learn something new or offer advice to others, you have to ensure you picked the right one. Read More...

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We recently received a Kaul tilers washboy to review. After spending years using washboys sold by Karl Dahm and Rubi the Kaul washboy was a breath of fresh air. Naturally all washboys consist of the same main components to ensure effective cleaning of the grout sponge, but Kaul's design is far superior in the test we carried out. Read More...

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