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. You can leave feedback about this course here PITT Floor Tiling Course Feedback

Something that did surprise me was the use of real floor adhesive 'BAL gold star' and not the lime knock-up that I've been trained with before. The reason for this is to ensure authenticity when trowelling the adhesive out on the floor before fixing the tiles. You may argue that this is a small matter but there is definitely a difference, anyone who's laid floor tiles before with any decent adhesive will be aware of its grab.

Again Jason has excelled at putting across the information and required techniques so the whole class understood. Not only has he demonstrated the use of power mixers, gauging the adhesive / water mix and the correct consistency, but also the correct technique for apply the adhesive to the substrate.

So the whole of today has been spent working hard fixing our tiles with plenty of large format tiles on hand and no limitations on the amount of cuts you're allowed to make or rather mess-up. Again the P-ITT staff have found an excellent way to control the working area and ensure that the floor is laid squarely, I'm not going to divulge this technique, but I will say that it is a far more effective way than simply laying tiles against a line.

Workbenches with a variety of dry cutters are available to ensure the students get a feel of the mechanisms employed by different manufacturers. I must admit to having struggled a little with the dry cutters available as I tend to use 'drag' action cutters by Sigma or for floors a Tomecanic Supercoup which has a completely different feel from anything else. So I think it was a case of getting used to something different. Naturally there were a pair of quality Montolit wet saws available and all necessary safety equipment, all of which was fully explained and the use of enforced.

So all in all a day filled with hard work which when completed will have taught all of us far more than we previously knew.

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Review by Dave M. Carr
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Professional Floor Wall Tiler Nottingham

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