Tiling News

Tiling is a growing industry and with this has grown the number of tiling training schools offering courses.
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How do you choose a course?

Courses are like everything, there are good and not good. Up till now there has been no way to tell whether a course will be worth it and worthy of your money. There is currently no governmental regulation for quality control for training centres, so practically anyone can setup a training school. This can make CHOOSING A GOOD TILING COURSE very difficult and if you opt for one that is not up to scratch it is unlikely you will get your money back.

Have no fear, though. Recent movements by The Tiling Association - TTA - (a government approved body) have gone a long way to recognising quality tiling training.

There is NOW A WAY TO FIND A GOOD TILING COURSE

The TTA recently visited many training centres in order to recognise those of sufficent quality to teach tiling to a level they deemed necessary.

The training centres that matched their training criteria are fully recognised and can now carry the TTA Logo :

So don’t Gamble with your training .. choose recognised quality.

The one that we know of is Professional-ITT and as well as being fully recognised and carrying the TTA logo they are also long established and well known for top-notch training.

Click Tiling Courses to go directly to their website.

This week at Trades-Direct we have some great special offers for you:

All these offers can be found at Trades-Direct Special Offers

1) SPECIAL OFFER BAL Mosaic Fix 2 units

** SPECIAL OFFER : BAL Mosaic Fix 2 units 20% off now at the great price of £53.14. The regular Trades-Direct Price is £33.21 x 2 = £66.42. A saving of £13.28.

A bright white, water and frost-resistant, cementitious wall and floor tile adhesive specially formulated for fixing mosaic tiles including glass mosaics. It is also suitable for fixing ceramic wall and floor tiles, metal or glass tiles, marble, terazzo, and natural stone in interior and exterior locations. Suitable for use in swimming pools.

* for fixing all mosaics including glass
* water / frost resistant
* suitable for swimming pools
* non-slip
* interior/exterior
* suitable for most surfaces

(2 units of 20Kg bag), colour= bright white

CLICK -> BAL MOSAIC FIX 2x special

2) 3 x Fein Ecut low profile (35mm) blades

** SPECIAL OFFER - 3 x Fein E-Cut 35mm low profile. Now at just £24.10 for 3 of these blades. The regular Trades-Direct price is £32.27. That`s £8.17 off this item (or 25%).

FEIN E-Cut Blades do not need any leading edge each of the cutting surfaces.

For grooves, cutting out and adapting parquet, laminate, fitted door jambs and skirting boards. The cropped E-Cut saw blades enable you to work flush to the surface. The special teeth permit a superior cutting speed.
Perfect for flush cutting applications.
‘Finer’ tooth pattern provides more control and longer blade life.

Great for doorjambs, baseboards, toe kicks, and flooring work. Flush cut design allows for completely perpendicular cuts to flooring in tight areas.
Cutting width 35mm.

CLICK -> SPECIAL - 3x Fein E-cut blades 35mm blades

3) SPECIAL OFFER - 2x BAL Microseal Silicone

* SPECIAL OFFER : BAL Microseal Silicone sealant 2 units at 20% off now at the great price of £13.45. The regular Trades-Direct Price is £8.42 x 2 = £16.84. A saving of £3.39!.

A high performance silicone sealant with Microban antibacterial protection built-in. It is specially developed for use in hygiene critical areas, sterile units, bathrooms and showers. It is suitable for use with ceramic and painted surfaces and provides a waterproof flexible seal.

* continuous built-in protection against bacteria and black mould.
* inhibits the growth of Listeria, Salmonella and E-Coli
* waterproof
* does not taint food

(2 units of 310mL cartridge)

Colours available : white, grey, champagne

CLICK -> SPECIAL OFFER - 2x BAL Microseal Silicone