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  1. S

    Bad Large Format Tiling in Bathrooms

    Hi, I have recently had the en-suite and main bathroom redone with large format tiles. There is several areas that I am not happy with that include lippage on wall and floor tiles, scratches and chips on tiles Chips / scratches in tiles :- Poorly cut tiles :- Lippage What...
  2. N

    Bad Tiling Job ?

    Hi, I have had a bathroom and en-suite reconfigured as well as all new floor and wall tiles. I have also had a new en-suite fitted from scratch. I agreed to provide all the materials and then my bathroom fitter wanted to charge me for the cost of materials. I can post before and after...
  3. Mikeshipman

    Help on a bad tile job

    Hi first time poster here I’ve just had my kitchen floor tiled and the tile lippage on a number on the tiles exceeds BS I’ve attached a couple of pictures where I’ve measured the gap with a level and steel rule. If anyone can provide any advice I reckon over the floor approx 40 out of 125 tiles...
  4. V

    Advice on Bad tiling job

    Hi, Can I please ask for help from an expert? After discovering a leak & some cracked tiles (and that the previous tiler had done a botched job with only putting spots on glue on the tiles) we employed someone from checkatrade to do what we hoped would be a professional job re-tiling our...
  5. S

    Bad job!

    We paid a “tiler” to tile our front path and steps over 2 years ago. At first he mismatched the tiles on the steps to the pattern on the ground and had to take them up and redo it!! He finished and we thought it looked alright!!! However since this we have noticed that he didn’t put any trim on...
  6. S

    Is this a bad tiling job?

    Hi guys, I’m new here. I’m a landlord and I have been in the process of getting some work done at a property. One of the jobs was a new kitchen with a tile splash back. I opted this time to go for a higher end price for the full kitchen job, so my expectations were high. I don’t know whether to...
  7. M

    Help - is this as bad as I think it is?

    Our tiler has just left and I think he has made a mess of the bathroom but I’m not an expert so Can you help.... He hasn’t grouted yet just applied the tiles, but on one wall by the window and then the opposite end by the shower cubical he has used really thin bits of tile - why?? Also the...
  8. P

    Bad tiling?

    I’m having a kitchen fitted and tiled. I wondered what people’s thoughts are on the attached......is it acceptable or should I ask for it to be re done? The rest of the job I should pretty good
  9. F

    hexagon wall tiles - bad idea for beginner?

    I want to tile the bathroom myself, two walls and inside the windows - seen some really nice white hexagon tiles i think would look good with a light grey grout... but please tell me now if this is bad idea for a beginner? I've done a couple of small DIY tiling jobs in my own home. My main...
  10. G

    Bad Tiling Job?

    I was quoted over £4700 (inclusive of VAT) to rip out and replace my bathroom. This does not include the price of the bathroom suite itself nor does it include the cost of the actual tiles or removal of waste. I selected a local plumber in Norfolk who does bathroom installations. I checked out...
  11. P

    Is this bad tiling or are we being too picky?

    We’ve just had our bathroom finished yesterday and we are really disappointed with the finish of the tiling. I’ve attached pictures but basically the grout is missing/incompletely in some places, the joins in the tiles are completely uneven/not level in multiple places, metal beading is...
  12. R

    Is Micromax2 that bad?

    Hi, Bought Micromax2 Gunmetal on the advice of the bloke at the tile shop. Tiling metros in shower enclosure. I've been browsing the threads on here and people seem to think its not too clever, rapid setting and can scratch tiles? Also, on the tech sheet its not waterproof. Its took me (a...
  13. P

    Is this a bad tile job ?

  14. D

    Another bad job???

    Hope to gauge the reaction from pro tilers on here, as the guy I’ve employed to do my kitchen floor thinks he’s doing a great job. The gap on the wall on is 30mm btw, don’t know what size of skirting he thinks I’m putting on. Would anyone here not use spacers? Opinions welcome before he comes...
  15. D

    New Home shower floor not sloped properly, tile company wants to tile over bad slope

    Hello, Bought a new construction home in January 2019 in Orlando. After living in the house for about 6 months, I realized that my master bathroom shower floor was not draining properly. Started seeing discoloration, and mildew around all the areas that were not draining properly. The shower is...
  16. X

    Good or bad?

    Is this good tiling or not? I initially thought it was but every day I go in there the more squint tiles I see! Would be interested to hear what you think?
  17. S

    Is this tiling as bad as I think?

    Hi All I'm looking for some advice from the experts and hope you can help. I've just had a shower room built as part of an extension project. It hasn't been cheap, I haven't cut costs and the building firm - a small local company with a good reputation - have been good so far (building works...
  18. D

    Help. Bad grouting. Can it be fixed?

    Is this a bad grouting job due to; too much water in the grout mix? not enough grout pushed in? Is this bad tiling due to; not measuring before setting? Is the answer to; grout over the existing grout (72 hours later)? pull it down and start again? Do tilers as a matter of course, grout...
  19. D

    Is this bad and is a 2nd coat of grout feasible?

    Is this a bad grouting job due to; too much water in the grout mix? not enough grout pushed in? Is this bad tiling due to; not measuring before setting? Is the answer to; grout over the existing grout (72 hours later)? pull it down and start again? Do tilers as a matter of course, grout...
  20. X

    Is this good or bad tiling

    We are having new bathrooms installed in our Victorian property. One bathroom is finished but still needs cracks filled/painted as you will see in photos. We are just feeling totally underwhelmed with the finish of the tiling. We are no experts though so would appreciate any thoughts or feedback...

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