Lesson 1Cutting and shaping tiles: wet saw, angle grinder, nippers and proper edge finishingThis part covers safe and true cutting and shaping of tiles. You will compare wet saws, angle grinders, and clippers, learn edge finishing, dust control, and ways for clean cuts around fittings, shelves, and drains.
Using a wet saw for straight and mitre cutsAngle grinder techniques and blade choiceTile nippers for small notches and curvesEdge smoothing, arrising and polishingDust control and personal protective gearLesson 2Application of waterproofing: number of coats, wet film thickness, curing, lap details around joints, penetrations and drainsHere you will learn how to apply waterproof layers in wet areas, including needed coats, wet layer thickness control, drying times, and right overlaps at corners, joins, pipes, and drains for a full, lasting barrier.
Calculating required wet film thicknessNumber of coats and recoat intervalsLap details at corners and wall-floor jointsSealing around pipes, mixers and drainsCuring conditions and protection from damageLesson 3Inspection and testing: bond tests, hollow-sound detection using a mallet, waterproofing continuity checks and flood testingHere you will learn how to check and test waterproofing and tile jobs. Content includes sticking tests, finding empty sounds with a hammer, checking layer joins at details, and doing water flood tests in wet spots.
Visual checks of membranes and detailsSimple bond and pull-off field testsHollow-sound detection with a rubber malletFlood testing shower bases and floorsDocumenting defects and repair proceduresLesson 4Tile layout and set-out: dry layout, symmetry, grout joint width, tile orientation and reference linesHere you will learn how to plan tile layouts in bathrooms. Topics include dry placing, balance, grout line width, tile directions, guide lines, centering on features, and handling cuts at corners, shelves, and drains for pro finish.
Reading plans and measuring the bathroomEstablishing control and reference linesDry layout to test pattern and cutsChoosing grout joint width and alignmentCentering tiles on key visual featuresLesson 5Tile fixing methods: back-buttering, butter-and-bedding for floors, wall adhesive application methods and correct trowel sizesThis part explains right tile fixing for bathroom walls and floors. You will learn when to back-butter, butter-and-bed, right trowel sizes, coverage aims in wet areas, and ways to avoid empty spots under tiles.
Choosing trowel notch size and patternBack-buttering large and dense tilesButter-and-bedding for floors and fallsAchieving minimum coverage in wet zonesAvoiding voids and air pockets under tilesLesson 6Substrate preparation for waterproofing: primers, fillets at wall-floor junctions, surface profile requirementsThis part covers prepping bathroom bases before waterproofing. You will study cleaning, priming, making rounded joins at wall-floor meets, crack fixes, slopes to drains, and surface needs for good layer sticking.
Cleaning and decontaminating substratesSelecting and applying suitable primersForming cementitious fillets at junctionsTreating cracks, holes and surface defectsChecking falls, flatness and surface profileLesson 7Waterproofing strategies: sheet membranes, liquid-applied membranes, cementitious waterproofing — selection criteria and compatibilityThis part compares sheet, liquid, and cement waterproof systems for bathrooms. You will learn performance needs, base matching, usual failures, and picking systems that follow rules and maker advice.
Sheet membranes: types, uses, limitationsLiquid-applied membranes: key propertiesCementitious coatings for wet areasCompatibility with substrates and primersChemical resistance and service conditionsLesson 8Tile adhesive selection: cement-based thinset, flexible mortars, rapid-set adhesives — selection by substrate and tile typeThis part explains how to choose tile glues for bathroom walls and floors. You will compare cement thinsets, bendy and quick-set mortars, and match to bases, tile sizes, porcelain hardness, and expected moves or damp.
Cement-based thinset classificationsFlexible mortars for movement-prone basesRapid-set mortars: uses and limitationsAdhesive choice for porcelain and large tilesAdhesive compatibility with waterproofingLesson 9Assessing moisture-damaged masonry and block walls: cleaning stains, removing failed render, and drying strategiesYou will learn how to check damp-damaged stone and block walls before waterproofing. Topics include finding damp sources, removing bad plaster, cleaning white deposits and mould, and controlled drying to avoid more cracks.
Identifying moisture sources and pathwaysTesting masonry moisture contentRemoving loose render and contaminated layersCleaning efflorescence, mold and stainingDrying strategies and re-rendering timingLesson 10Grouting, sealants and movement joints: grout types, joint cleaning, silicone sealants at perimeter and fixtures, and expansion joint placementYou will learn how to grout and seal tiled bathrooms, including grout types, line cleaning, mixing and filling ways, silicone at edges and fittings, and planning move and expansion joins to stop cracks and leaks.
Selecting cementitious and epoxy groutsJoint cleaning and preparation before groutingCorrect grout mixing and applicationSilicone at perimeters, corners and fixturesMovement and expansion joint placement
