Welcome to the PTS Training Centre website - www.armedforcestilingcourses.co.uk
Two Week Course
This 2 week course is for total beginners wishing to develop basic skills
towards becoming a professional tiler. Some practical aptitude is
necessary.
It includes setting out, introduction to common adhesives and
grouts, toolkits explained, how to cut and fix wall tiles, practice in
applying tiles in your own allocated full size training bay / room, introduction to underfloor heating
systems. Also an overview on business start-up.
Four Week Course
The ultimate course for those who intend to become Professional Tilers.
This includes the two week course but in addition includes; more complex
work, more complex grouts and adhesives, dealing with natural stone, sealing
stone to prevent staining, solutions to common problems, underfloor heating
systems, tanking systems, floor tiling practice, tiling a complete room as a
final test. Also includes starting your own business, book keeping,
getting business, how to estimate and quote.
Guest Speakers
In Addition to the above, guest speakers from major tile and adhesive
manufacturers will also be invited to give short talks on their products and
how to use their helplines.
These talks will be available to all those attending our courses.
Centre Opening Times
Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Friday 8:30am - 1:00pm.
Courses will finish approximately 1pm on Fridays.
Bank holidays: where a bank holiday exists days will be extended to make
up the lost day.
Tiling course details include: -
Starting out in a tiling business, business bank accounts, accountants,
national insurance, tax, insurance, public liability, VAT, being
self-employment etc.
How to market your tiling business, advise on how and where to advertise,
approximate costs, using the internet, getting publicity etc.
Quoting for jobs, how to measure up the job (floors/walls), setting out the
quote, common mistakes etc.
Health and safety on the job site.
Tools - which tools you will require, what tool to use for each job, what
they cost, how often they need replacing, general maintenance etc.
Which adhesives to use for which job (floors/walls), how much they cost,
coverage areas etc
How to tile in straight and diagonal layouts.
How to set out a job for general floors, kitchen/bathroom walls, toilets and
large floors including theory, marking out and cutting around difficult
objects.
Tiling around a toilet system, window, basin, bath etc.
Problems you will face on site: pipes, power sockets, angled ceilings,
uneven walls, etc
Tiling with slate, terracotta, granite, tumbled marble, mozaics, quarry
tiles, unglazed tiles, limestone etc.
How to complete different aspects of tiling (borders, patterns, wavy edged
tiles, plaques, diamond, octagonal).
Our 2 & 4 week courses also include training on how to lay underfloor heating.
All trainees passing through the course can take advantage of our FREE
advice line open weekdays between 7am and 7pm for help and advice on all
aspects of tiling which will provide invaluable backup and peace of mind!
