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SpItal_Jeff

I got a professional top tile my wetroom because I was scared of making a mistake.

After he left it occurred to me that he never fit the frame for the drain cover.

The shower tray has a linear drain with a stainless frame that should have been screwed in place and tiled up to. Now some tiles are too far back and some are obstructing the installation of the frame.

I need to remove the tiles surrounding the drain, install the frame and retile up to it.

My fear is that the floor has been tanked and the drain portion of the tray is plastic.

Is it possible to remove these tiles without damaging the tray or am I looking at taking up the entire floor and starting again?

Attatched is a photo.

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Flintstone

What sort of tanking system was used and what tray? Get the bloke back to fix his **** up! That's why he didn't put the drain on, cos it doesn't fit due to his errors.
 
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SpItal_Jeff

Slightly bigger photo.

My question isn't if I should get him back. ...of course I should. However as he has been paid for the floor before I noticed the mistake, time will tell if he returns.

My question is CAN IT BE FIXED? Can the tiles stuttering the drain be lifted without damaging the tray or the plastic drain? Obviously if the integrity of the tray is compromised the only solution I can see is to lift the floor replace the tray and start again. I'd obviously like to avoid this

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One Day

Oh dear oh dear. Not a professional that's for sure.
You won't know if the waterproofing even exists unless you take a tile up.
It's not done anywhere near properly so get him back!
 
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SpItal_Jeff

First time I've seen a Victorian floor in a wet room by the way, any photos of the bigger picture ?

It's a small 1.1mx2.4m room with an odd shape shower area. So to avoid cuTring a tray I tanked the room and used a wet room shower tray. It's a 200 year old house hence the victorian tiles.
 
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Blunt Tool

Im sorry but that does not look like a professional job, I would either get him back to sort or ask for a refund. Tiling is just overall not good!
 
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SpItal_Jeff

What is needed it to lift all of the tiles surrounding the drain.

How would you do that?
 
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SpItal_Jeff

Im sorry but that does not look like a professional job, I would either get him back to sort or ask for a refund. Tiling is just overall not good!

I have asked him. But I am relying on him coming back. Can it be fixed? How?
 

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