B&Q Courses

[John Smith]

Hi,

I was chatting with a relative this week who wanted to show me the tiling in her kitchen - it looked superb. She told me how she had arranged for a tiler to cvome fit the tiles but, when he turned up, he refused to do the work and left. Quite simply, all she wanted was the square tiles turned 90 degrees so that they were fitted as if 'diamonds' rather than squares.

The tiler didn't want to know about this. Anyhow, my friend went off to B&Q, went on a course they hold about fitting tiles and, hey presto, she has done a quite remarkable job for a first time effort. It looks superb.

This got me thinking - what other courses do B&Q hold? Anyone know? I can't find info on their website but am interested in finding out if they do things like basic electrics, carpentry, plumbing or plastering.

Just curious,

John.

[Huge]

Can't say as I blame him. Especially if it was a fixed price contract. My wife wanted the tiles in our en-suite like that, and since walking off wasn't an option, I did them that way. Never again.

[John Smith]

Um, why is that so difficult then? Putting the tiles on tilted at 90 degrees as to look like a diamond?

John.

[Jerry.]

Laying it all out to start with and then think of all those tiles that need cutting just to around the outside let alone those that need to fit around pipes etc.

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[EricP]

has details in it somewhere about these. I found them but can't remember where. Simpler is to ring your local superstore and ask.

For example I think Thursday afternoon is fitting flooring packs.

I watched our local one ages ago. It was quite informative with a small audience of a dozen people.

[Huge]

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They're a pain to get straight, a pain to get lined up and a pain to cut at edges.

[Scott Mills]

More difficult cuts are required.

[Hywel]

45 degrees. A square rotated through 90 degrees still looks like a square.

[John Smith]

Oops :-)

[Hywel]

Perhaps not as "Oops" as if the tiler had done the job at a 90 degree rotation though!

[Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot]

Heh!

"90 degrees madam? Certainly - leave it to me" :o)

Si

[Harry Bloomfield]

John Smith formulated on Sunday :

Perhaps something to do with it being 45 degrees ;-)

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Oops what?

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[Dave Plowman]

I doubt they would do courses on anything which had safety implications like electrics or plumbing.

[blah]

If you turn a square through 90 degrees, how does it look any different?

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if it is of infinite thinness it will disappear from your view

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[PoP]

If there were a pattern on the tile it might look different.

PoP

[Dave Plowman]

You need a diamond wheel tile cutter. Slow, but makes cutting a diagonal easy-peasy.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Interestingly, in the US, Home Depot is running a number of DIH (Do It Herself) courses for DIY for women living in their own homes without a DIY man about the house. They are becoming very popular (both the courses, and living in a house without a man aparently...)