Your honest Views folks

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

Hi all i have my floor tiled now for the second time.. this is is the pictures of what is left from the removal of the tiles for the 2nd time.

What's your honest views

Flintstone · Jan 14, 2019

I've no idea what that clear stuff is, silicone ? Any more photos to help with this. The adhesive doesn't appear to be touching the tile !

J Sid · Jan 14, 2019

nice bit of silicon work

Boggs · Jan 14, 2019

Lovely bit of clear silicone.

Bond · Jan 14, 2019

A shed load of silicone by the looks of it.

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

Here's a few more pictures

GAZ5518 · Jan 14, 2019

Looks like “whoever” has tried to restick tiles with clear silicone ...

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

Yes its silicone. I was told the hollow sound to the tiles was because of the porcelain tiles and they were laid to British approved standards. I argued the fact the adehisive can't be touching the tile they still disagree... What's your opinions please

bsc ceramics · Jan 14, 2019

Not good in any way, shape or form try and get the ''tiler'' who did
this mess to sort it or your name and shame...

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

bsc ceramics said:
Not good in any way, shape or form try and get the ''tiler'' who did
this mess to sort it or your name and shame...

They have offered to so it again bit this is the second time they have done this and personally I don't want them to do it the 3rd time

Waluigi · Jan 14, 2019

Very difficult to tell what’s going on here. It looks like a combination of Tile adhesive and silicone. Neither appear to have been touched by the tiles.

GoneGuy · Jan 14, 2019

Could you upload a few more pictures

Bill · Jan 14, 2019

That is slugs..........

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

Waluigi said:
Very difficult to tell what’s going on here. It looks like a combination of Tile adhesive and silicone. Neither appear to have been touched by the tiles.

The tiles were laid for a 2nd time sounding hollow when they lifted the tiles this is what was underneath

David Archer · Jan 14, 2019

Tom Astley said:
That is slugs..........

Sorry Meaning ?

widler · Jan 15, 2019

Get Pictures of the whole area, but it looks like no back buttering and most have had dabs but under to level them.
Was the floor levelled 1st, what is the substrate ? Is the blue stuff prime grip ?

Boggs · Jan 15, 2019

The clips they have used might not be helping.

widler · Jan 15, 2019

Boggs said:
The clips they have used might not be helping.

Clips ? Have they used them , but if they did, using clips won’t fail a floor,

Boggs · Jan 15, 2019

widler said:
Clips ? Have they used them , but if they did, using clips won’t fail a floor,

Looks like Vitrex lash clips, in my experience of them they tend to lift the tile off the adhesive if not pushing down as you wedge them.
Useless things really.

David Archer · Jan 15, 2019

widler said:
Get Pictures of the whole area, but it looks like no back buttering and most have had dabs but under to level them.
Was the floor levelled 1st, what is the substrate ? Is the blue stuff prime grip ?

Floor was laytexed and the blue stuff is liquid dpm

Waluigi · Jan 15, 2019

Most Tilers should be trying to achieve a 100% solid bed of adhesive. Back buttering the tile itself is also essential. Whilst the clips used aren’t particulariy great, I doubt very much that a different type of clip would’ve saved a very poor tiling job.

Italy · Jan 15, 2019

and with this I saw everything ....

I thought I had already seen everything,
instead no.

David Archer · Jan 15, 2019

antonio said:
and with this I saw everything ....
I thought I had already seen everything,
instead no.

It's shocking isn't it and they argued with me that they were lates to British standards of tiling.... hence all the hollow sounding they wouldn't have it.

One Day · Jan 15, 2019

It is a complete utter bodge job. The silicone repair is just beyond belief!
This highlights the danger that comes with clips/lash systems, in that a decent "looking" job can be achieved quite easily.
But like beauty - tiling is much more than just skin deep.
I doubt they are capable of fixing their own mess.

Waluigi · Jan 15, 2019

10/10 for the beauty analogy. Excellent

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