Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

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• Mar 28, 2018

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In my opinion, Checkatrade, My builder etc gives the public confidence in using these sites. Recently there was a scandal where anyone can pay and be eligible for doing work they have never done ! Its all about money. You pay for leads. I would also like to say some people are genuine but be careful !!!!! I would never sign up for one of these. Tiler for tiling, plumber for plumbing as said many times before on here.

 

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Thats the safest option, sorry

 

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• Mar 28, 2018

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Simon Dale said:

Thats the safest option, sorry

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I appreciate your honesty. Can anyone give me a ballpark cost for the re-tiling alone? It would the entire window wall, plus the concealed cistern, and boxed in soil pipe (it come's up from the boxed in cistern). We'd get a plumber to deal with the bathroom issues. Thanks for you help.

 

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Were not allowed to mention prices, but I think you would be charged 1.5 to 2 days labour

 

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Simon Dale said:

Were not allowed to mention prices, but I think you would be charged 1.5 to 2 days labour

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Sorry, I didn't realise. That's helpful though

 

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• Mar 28, 2018

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If you post your job in the relevant section of the forum, anyone interested on here could private message you and you’d get an indication of renewal costs!

 

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• Mar 28, 2018

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I would get the plumbing checked aswell, who knows what disasters have been boxed in/hidden and where did he put the spare grout and water sludge?

 

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• Mar 29, 2018

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callatiler said:

where did he put the spare grout and water sludge?

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Oh, we've since discovered they washed it all down our soak away drain on our driveway, even though there was a 10yd skip right next to it

Will post the job up, thanks all for your help and advice

 

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• Mar 30, 2018

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Simon Dale said:

In my opinion, Checkatrade, My builder etc gives the public confidence in using these sites. Recently there was a scandal where anyone can pay and be eligible for doing work they have never done !.

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Irrespective of what their advertising says, anyone can decide they are a tradesman and sign up to these companies, and although I'm sure there are some happy customers, they are the source of loads of terrible work and workers.

Why would a good tradesman spend money getting work?
I'm always busy, I don't even advertise!

 

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Lex Reyes

• May 28, 2018

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That's just some nasty tile work, luckily ceramic tiles philippines has lessen those kinds of problems. what can you say about that? is it the quality of the tiles fault or the one who worked on it?

 

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• May 29, 2018

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callatiler said:

View attachment 97720 Joiner on latest job looks about 100 and thinking I should go and get a deflibulator just incase! This is his tool kit!

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Lol I remember my parents buying me this same tool kit as a 6yr old for Christmas.

 

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• Jul 21, 2018

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Tiler thinks he did a good job...

 

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• Jul 21, 2018

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Looks like he applied grout and went for a lunch , for couple of hours...

 

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• Jul 21, 2018

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Tony73 said:

Looks like he applied grout and went for a lunch , for couple of hours...

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Hey Tony,
Long time no post, hows things, you good?