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.

Next on PITT's wall tiling course is learning how to set out for vertical joints. Again Jason is clearly demonstrating the correct procedure of how to use our tile staff to determine the best cut sizes and what things need to be considered. There are various methods discussed, PITT's way, the NVQ way and wrap around setting out, the wrap around would prove very helpful with the recent ranges from Porcelanosa which need a continuous flow of pattern.

As always there's plenty of practical involved to reinforce the knowledge learned over the first few days. During this practical we also set up the tile lines and support our straight edges to create a solid base from which to tile from.

We are all issued with notched trowels (platinum for myself) and bucket trowels for the adhesive. Once we've got our bays set up, we are ready to watch the next demonstration which involves Jason teaching the course how to apply adhesive to the wall. The process is covered in full right from using the bucket trowel to remove the adhesive to applying to the notched trowel to spreading the adhesive on the wall and combing in a uniform direction. It is also explained why we need to keep the combing in one direction rather than random patterns or spirals.

Great emphasis placed on working cleanly, which I highly approve of as it is a pet hate to see dirty tiles and tools. Next comes instruction on how to actually fix the tiles to the wall, Jason does a few courses to give a clear example on the correct way to place, space and align the tiles. Tips on removing lippage are also covered.

I'm very impressed with the depth of the demonstrations and how clearly everything is explained. And it's very obvious that the rest of the course are absorbing the information as quick as it given, with just a few questions that are quickly and easily answered.

The whole of the afternoon is given over to the tiling of our bays. We all work at different speeds so plenty of time has been allotted to the tiling practical, again with emphasis on working clean and trying to produce a first attempt to be proud of. The first obstacle to tile around will be our windows, we'll be tiling into the reveals and applying trim to the edges and allowing for movement joints. So all in all a great afternoon packed with tiling practice. The adhesive being used is real BAL green star which feels notably better than other training adhesives.

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Conclusion

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Review by Dave M. Carr
[e] dave@davemcarr.co.uk
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Professional Floor Wall Tiler Nottingham

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