Lesson 1Cutting and shaping tiles: wet saw, angle grinder, nippers and proper edge finishingThis part covers safe and precise tile cutting and shaping. You'll compare wet saws, angle grinders, and nippers, learn edge finishing ways, dust control, and methods for neat cuts around fittings, alcoves, and floor drains.
Using a wet saw for straight and angle cutsAngle grinder ways and blade choiceTile nippers for small notches and curvesEdge smoothing, edging and polishingDust control and personal safety gearLesson 2Application of waterproofing: number of coats, wet film thickness, curing, lap details around joints, penetrations and drainsHere you'll learn applying waterproof membranes in wet zones, including needed coats, wet layer thickness control, curing times, and right overlapping at angles, joins, openings, and drains for a seamless, lasting shield.
Calculating needed wet layer thicknessCoat numbers and reapply intervalsOverlap details at angles and wall-floor joinsSealing around pipes, taps and drainsCuring conditions and damage protectionLesson 3Inspection and testing: bond tests, hollow-sound detection using a mallet, waterproofing continuity checks and flood testingHere you'll learn inspecting and testing waterproofing and tile work. Content includes sticking tests, spotting hollow tiles with a mallet, checking membrane seamlessness at details, and doing controlled flood tests in wet zones.
Visual checks of membranes and detailsSimple sticking and pull-off site testsHollow-sound spotting with a rubber malletFlood testing shower bases and floorsNoting faults and fix proceduresLesson 4Tile layout and set-out: dry layout, symmetry, grout joint width, tile orientation and reference linesHere you'll learn planning tile layout in bathrooms. Topics include dry laying, balance, grout join width, tile direction, guide lines, centring on features, and handling cuts at angles, alcoves, and drains for expert finish.
Reading plans and measuring the bathroomEstablishing control and guide linesDry layout to test pattern and cutsChoosing grout join width and alignmentCentring 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 ways for bathroom walls and floors. You'll learn when to use back-buttering, butter-and-bedding, right trowel sizes, coverage goals in wet zones, and ways to avoid gaps under tiles.
Choosing trowel notch size and patternBack-buttering large and dense tilesButter-and-bedding for floors and slopesAchieving minimum coverage in wet zonesAvoiding gaps and air pockets under tilesLesson 6Substrate preparation for waterproofing: primers, fillets at wall-floor junctions, surface profile requirementsThis part covers readying bathroom bases before waterproofing. You'll study cleaning, priming, forming fillets at wall-floor joins, crack treatment, slopes to drains, and surface profile needs for reliable membrane grip.
Cleaning and de-soiling basesPicking and applying suitable primersForming cement fillets at joinsTreating cracks, holes and surface faultsChecking slopes, evenness and surface profileLesson 7Waterproofing strategies: sheet membranes, liquid-applied membranes, cementitious waterproofing — selection criteria and compatibilityThis part compares sheet, liquid, and cement waterproof setups for bathrooms. You'll learn performance rules, base match, usual failure ways, and picking setups that meet codes and maker guides.
Sheet membranes: kinds, uses, limitsLiquid-applied membranes: key traitsCement coatings for wet zonesMatch with bases 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 choosing tile glues for bathroom walls and floors. You'll compare cement thinset, flexible and quick-set mortars, and match them to bases, tile sizes, porcelain density, and expected shift or damp.
Cement thinset classesFlexible mortars for shift-prone basesQuick-set mortars: uses and limitsGlue choice for porcelain and large tilesGlue match with waterproofingLesson 9Assessing moisture-damaged masonry and block walls: cleaning stains, removing failed render, and drying strategiesYou'll learn assessing damp-harmed stonework and block walls before waterproofing. Topics include diagnosing damp sources, removing failed render, cleaning efflorescence and mould, and controlled drying ways that avoid more cracking.
Spotting damp sources and pathsTesting stonework damp contentRemoving loose render and soiled layersCleaning efflorescence, mould and stainingDrying ways and re-render timingLesson 10Grouting, sealants and movement joints: grout types, joint cleaning, silicone sealants at perimeter and fixtures, and expansion joint placementYou'll learn grouting and sealing tiled bathrooms, including grout kinds, join cleaning, mixing and packing ways, silicone at borders and fittings, and designing shift and expansion joins to control cracking and leaks.
Picking cement and epoxy groutsJoin cleaning and prep before groutingRight grout mixing and applicationSilicone at borders, angles and fittingsShift and expansion join placement
