About The Stone and Tile School
The Stone and Tile School is the result of our gathering together some of the very best stone restoration and tile & grout professionals from across the nation — and brainstormed with them to craft out the optimal training programs.
It started with surveying many people that had taken virtually all of the courses out there and asked them questions such as, “What would you change?” “What wasn’t covered that needed to be?” What did you value?” “What areas in your own business are you weakest in?”
So, what were the issues?
For one, we heard a lot of complaints about lengthy sales pitches disguised as classes. Many expressed that they didn’t like having to stand around waiting for their turn with ‘hands on.’ A very common issue was that even after taking a class, the student did not feel adequately prepared for ‘real world’ situations. The list went on an on.
Then, our own ‘Dream Team’ took these points, factored in their own and spent countless hours and a lot of energy and enthusiasm crafting out The STONE AND TILE SCHOOL.
The outcome: Extraordinary instructors, thoughtfully planned out course outlines, state-of-the-art training facilities, tremendous resources all designed to best prepare and launch the student for maximized success.
Our Director
Our Director, John Freitag, brings years of experience in the natural stone restoration and maintenance industry and a passion to deliver exceptional training, placing a premium on hands-on training and preparing the student for the ‘real world.’
Our Instructors
Each of our instructors brings years of experience and expertise in the subject matter. You can click on ‘INSTRUCTOR’ on the course details page to learn about the instructor teaching any particular class.
Our Facility
Our training classrooms have been carefully and strategically designed to optimize the learning experience for the student. Multiple hands on work areas and real life situations are created in the classrooms. The stone classroom lets the student work up against wood floors, carpeting and drywall, on a wide variety of stone types, in tight spaces, around obstacles, and in corners. The tile and grout classroom coupled with the ‘in the field’ training has been designed to prepare the student for the real world. In all training classes, various methods, tools, machinery and products are introduced and available to use. The instructors may make specific recommendations, but our belief is the student is best served when given the opportunity to see and try for themselves what options are available.
