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.

The lesson is clearly demonstrated and explained by Jason as he breaks each step down into bite size pieces, this makes it easier for novices to grasp the fundamentals of the exercise. Firstly we are shown how to use our tile staff to find the cut sizes around the obstacles in our bays, there's plenty to work out. We've got cuts around showers, shower trays, windows, vents, not forgetting the floor and ceiling to mark and measure.

After we've had a practice in our own bays it's time to move around one bay and start the whole process from the start. Jason wants us to fully understand everything we've covered so far and have to deal with obstacles of different dimensions. Practice makes perfect and by time we've marked the second bay the course members are starting to get a better grasp of the setting out. Next we need to adjust the set out to get the best possible cuts. Jason again clearly explains how we achieve this through a demonstration that he repeats a couple of times, just clarifying a few queries.

Jason goes through three methods to determine the best possible cut sizes. But eventually I think personal preference would determine which system you'd use, as each is as accurate as the next. Practical time again! So now we've got to find the best possible cuts sizes for our bays, when we think we've cracked it, Jason drops in to check the accuracy and to check our process of finding the sizes.

After another scrumptious lunch there's still a few puzzled faces from the other course members. Jason takes us through a short recap of the setting out, but just long enough as he doesn't want the course delegates to get too bogged down; he knows all this new knowledge will sink in later.

We've got a few lessons this afternoon that are a little less mentally intensive, purposely planned this way it is worth noting.

The first is on the various trowels available and where you would use them. The tile sizes the trowels are suited to and the required adhesive. Even though this is a lighter section of the day, there's still a lot of information and advice to absorb and make notes on.

A little more in depth was the coverage of adhesives. Jason explains the types of adhesives available, the British and European standards and their suitability. Including notes on priming, tile sizes and how to spec out a job with the correct adhesives.

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

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Review by Dave M. Carr
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Professional Floor Wall Tiler Nottingham

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