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  1. N

    Tiler - Poor Job or?

    Hi, I’m just after some advice from you professionals if you can help? Ive recently hired a tiler to do some tiling in the kitchen, mid-wall tiles and the floor. It’s only a small kitchen and the quote was £300. Id just like your help and feedback on how the tiler has done. I’m by far, no...
  2. A

    Is this fine or a bad job?

    Our builder has just finished grouting our bathroom renovation and we’ve started to notice some issues. Is this us being picky or is it actually a bad job? We’ve noticed a lot of uneven tiles, some bad grout work and chips in the cuts of tiles. If it is a bad job is there anyway of fixing it...
    • Ausreno3260
    • Thread
    • bad bad job job this
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tilers Community
  3. B

    Help needed re. insurance tiling job

    Hello, We have had to have our bathroom ripped out to fix a leak from the upstairs flat. All work done by insurance appointed multitrade company. Things getting reinstated now, but to my amateur eyes I'm not happy with the finish of the tiling - although it has not been fully completed. Most...
  4. A

    Bal APD primer not doing its job on Marmox and Impey waterguard

    My first big tiling job. It's a wet room and I'm at the stage where I have Marmox boards on floor and walls and an Impey former. I'm just about to put down the Impey Waterguard membrane and the instructions specify priming with the supplied Bal APD primer. I tested the BAL primer inadvertently...
  5. 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...
  6. Sean-tries-to-tile

    Half height tile job

    Hi, had some freat advice on here before, hoping i can get a little more ! Huge gaps between tile trim and wall as the tiling is square but wall isnt. Wall is silk paint. Should i fill with decorators caulk or Silicon, and should the finish be curved up to the wall or flush with trim? This...
  7. J

    Compex Kitchen Tiling Repair Job. Uneven Floor. How would you tackle this?

    This kitchen is not level as can be seen in the attached picture. From floorboard to kitchen leg (white leg bit) towards the back, it is 28mm in height. From floorboard to kitchen leg (white leg bit) towards the oven on the left hand side, it is 21mm. From floorboard hallway door, it is 17mm in...
  8. 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...
  9. D

    What type of trim was used in this job.

    I am in the process of creating my tiling job in 3d in sketchup. Please can members help me copy the trim on this window still. What type of trim was used around the edges of the window still on this job? I notice only one alternating tile is cut along the edge to butt up against the outside...
  10. M

    Mapei Eco Prim Grip for tile on tile job

    Hi. I am planning tile on tile job, by laying glass mosaic tiles on existing glossy tiles in the bathroom shower area. The materials I have bought are Mapei Eco Prim Grip, Mapei Aquadefence for membrane. I also tried to remove glossy surface with sanding machine (240 grit), but didnt notice any...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. B

    Tiling and walk in shower help

    Hi! we recently bought a new build property and all bathrooms have been tiled fully. The kitchen through to the orangery also has large floor tiles. The tiler has done an awful job. Lots of chipped tiles, dirty grout marks all over the tiles, missing grout and uneven tiles. A major issue too is...
    • BroadN
    • Thread
    • advice former help job shower shower tray tiling walk in shower wetroom
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. W

    Poor Tiling Job - Advice Needed Please

    Hi there, I had an en-suite tiled in July 2017, we noticed a leak in the hallway in December 2019 and found it was coming from the en-suite shower. I've added some pictures to show the damage, but in summary: Walls were not primed or tanked before tiling Tiler has used dot and dab technique...
  15. 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...
    • Smok
    • Thread
    • bad bad tiling canada job this tiling tiling job
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. Kilo

    Another tiling job gone wrong.

    So, I bought my first home with my wife after saving for about 10 years and have been thrown down the proverbial well by a trader! I am asking for peoples opinions on what course of action to take. I agreed with the trader to fully tile my ensuite and after confronting them about the work not...
  17. M

    Tilemaster products required for a job

    Hi, I have a tiler turning up next week to tile my refurbished bathroom. He always uses Rocatex adhesive and grout, but I have asked him to use Tilemaster products for the floor as this is what has been recommended by the supplier of my Omnie underfloor heating system. As a result he's asked...
  18. R

    Looking for an Apprenticeship in Glasgow and Surrounding Area

    Hi, I am looking for an apprenticeship in the Glasgow and surrounding area as stated in the title, I have some experience and would love to chat more through a private message so if you are able to offer this or know someone who will be then I would appreciate the help, thanks Robert
  19. D

    Is failing to tank plasterboard enough to redo job?

    My new shower has (also new) plasterboard behind the tiles, which I'm pretty sure wasn't tanked before tiling, and I'm under the impression since 2018 building regs make this mandatory. Is this sufficient justification to insist on the job being redone? (there are a plethora of other issues...
  20. G

    I’m about to tackle my most challenging tile job

    I’m torn on which pattern to use. They are 1x2s for the floor and walls. Seems like simple horizontal stack will be simple and easy to line up floor and wall vertical grout lines. But also considering 1/3 offset patterns. Will repeat or assending offsets look too busy? I don’t know if its...

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