Tiler
An 8-step tiling path: reading plans and tile types, cutting-machine safety, screeding and levelling floors, laying floors with tile adhesive, wall tiling in bathrooms, grouting and large-format tiles. Graduates can take on bathroom and townhouse floor jobs; suits patient, careful people who like precise measuring.
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Step 1: Tile materials, tools & cutter safety
One short lesson per step, 10–15 minutes on a phone. No sign-up needed.
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Roadmap
- Step 1Lesson
Tile materials, tools & cutter safety
Ceramic vs porcelain vs granite and natural stone; tile adhesive, mortar, levelling clips; safe use of angle grinders and tile cutters, eye and silica dust protection, gloves.
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- Step 2Lesson
Reading plans, measuring & setting out
Read tiling layouts, set levels with a laser, plan symmetrical layouts so cut tiles fall in hidden corners, and estimate tile quantity with 5–10% waste.
Requires: Tile materials, tools & cutter safety
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- Step 3Skill
Substrate prep, screeding & falls
Clean and dampen the base, lay cement screed flat, create falls to bathroom and balcony drains; check with a 2 m straightedge and spirit level.
Requires: Reading plans, measuring & setting out
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- Step 4Skill
Laying floor tiles with adhesive
Mix adhesive correctly, use a notched trowel, back-butter large tiles and use levelling clips; avoid hollow tiles caused by poor coverage or weak bedding.
Requires: Substrate prep, screeding & falls
- Step 5Skill
Wall tiling bathrooms & kitchens
Start walls from the second row, cut socket and tap holes with hole saws, mitre outside corners at 45 degrees, and work over the existing waterproofing layer.
Requires: Laying floor tiles with adhesive
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- Step 6Skill
Grouting, epoxy grout & final clean
Choose cement or epoxy grout, time the grouting, clean joints; fix cracked or mouldy joints and dried adhesive on the tile face.
Requires: Wall tiling bathrooms & kitchens
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- Step 7Project
Project: large-format & full bathroom
Complete a sample bathroom: falls, wall tiles, floor tiles, grout; add a 60x120 floor area with levelling clips, and photograph before and after for a portfolio.
Requires: Grouting, epoxy grout & final clean
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- Step 8Assessment
Skills test, per-m2 quoting & finding work
Timed test of flatness, even joints and no hollow tiles; prepare a per-m2 labour and materials quote for a sample apartment.
Requires: Project: large-format & full bathroom
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