hello

[shanemhi]

Well i thought id better make a post after reading so many ,so hi yawl !

Well im Shane from deepest devonshire and after many years working in general home improvements(tiling,painting and decorating ,ceramic and wooden flooring and so on ) ive decided to get a bit more specific and head in the kitchen and bathroom fitting direction ,have done a half a dozen bathrooms after completing my city and guilds plumbing a couple of years ago (seemed like a good idea at the time !)and a couple of budget kitchens ,

At the end of next week im of to Cardif to do a kitchen fitters course,and when i return the idea is to offer my sevices at cost to get a couple of jobs under my belt ,and pictures to start a portfolio .
im not sure if this aproach is going to work but will never know till i try! so if anyone has any pointers feel free to share them ,or even perhaps if anyone in this general direction would like a helping hand on any jobs at little or no cost but expences give me a shout ,

regards

Shane

[FUZZY BEAR]

hello & welcome Shane
not sure about doing a fitters coarse, could you offer your services free to an existing fitter in exchange for practical experience?

[PREM]

fuzzy bear`s advise is the way to go, you will learn more off a good fitter in 1 week than a mth on a course that will go at a snails pace teaching muppets. you have something about yourself doing the plumbing but there will be IT guys with no common sence asking "can you run that by me again".

and welcome shane let us know how the course went please.

[shanemhi]

many thanks for your advice guys ,yep prob a period with a good fitter would be time well spent ,and perhaps worth concidering ,although at the time i booked the course i wasnt sure if i could find any willing fitters in my area , but for now the course ,im toying with the idea of doing part p ,any advice on the pro and cons of doing all the work over subing some out ? also any advise on the best value router and jig combo would be great

Enjoy the bank holiday chaps

Shane

[andy500]

I'm new too - welcome.
I've no qwalifikashuns at all bar practical experience.
If it were me in your shoes I'd work for nothing alongside timeserved fitters rather than pay for a course - as they've said above, you'll learn more from real life fitting than a college course in my opinion.