Accept or reject job?

[John Benton]

Like an old plumber I know used to say "we don't work to tolerances, but if we're in the right street, that's close enough"

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Fitted mine myself!
Accurate to 6inches before a glass of wine.

 

[Pforster]

If they've got facebook, my builder, checkatrade accounts etc. leave an honest review, pointless slating them, just say what you've said on here, the rest of there work was fine but tiling standards fell well short of british standards. Maybe some of floor tiles cut to make a skirting board around the floor could cover the gap, I haven't seen the tiles used but sometimes it can look ok, better than grout, is the grout used gonna blend in the tiles or add a contrast? Add some pics for us to see you'll get loads of ideas to stop it looking bad!

 

[thomashenry]

I agree that it's not good to just get angry and slate people in reviews. Makes you look unreasonable, and most people reading it probably dismiss the review as coming from an angry tosser!

They've "finished" the job now, and I gave them several chances to try and rectify some of the poor workmanship. A few of the issues have been resolved, but not the main ones. The silicon bead around the bottom of the wall where it meets the floor is absolutely horrific - looks like a really bad DIY job.

Any ideas on how this can be salvaged/dealt with (short of doing the whole thing again - I don't think I can face that), would be appreciated.

The ceiling could be dealt with easily enough with another layer of plasterboard, I think.

The bottom of the walls just seem beyond redemption to me though.

 

[thomashenry]

At first glance it looks ok (ignore the lack of architraves around window and door, that's something I was always going to do), but when you look a bit closer....

 

[Pforster]

Maybe a skirting tile the same colour as the floor tiles and plaster coving around the top?

 

[Waluigi]

Classic rush job.

I take a day to Silicon. As crazy as that might sound, that’s how long a compete refit cleaning up and siliconing takes me.

Unfortunately the difference between a rush job on a full bathroom and a perfect job is several days and several hundreds of pounds.

 

[thomashenry]

Yeah, by the time they did the Silicon, they were about 1 week over their estimated finish time.

In your opinion, is there any mileage in getting the Silicon removed, and re-applied properly? Or has that horse bolted now?

(It wouldn't be the same guys doing the remedial work)

 

[thomashenry]

I think a skirting tile will spoil the minimal and clean look that the design is meant to have. The ceiling I'm actually not too bothered about, yes it's crap but your eye isn't drawn there, and if it continues to bother me, lowering the ceiling is an easy enough job.

 

[Chalker]

I think a skirting tile will spoil the minimal and clean look that the design is meant to have. The ceiling I'm actually not too bothered about, yes it's crap but your eye isn't drawn there, and if it continues to bother me, lowering the ceiling is an easy enough job.

Never going to make a job of the Silicon. The gap is way too big.
Very poor set out!
Really the floor needs to come up and backer board put down to allow the tiles to be brought up. Or as a less messy way. Re tile over the existing to get rid of the gap

 

[Boggs]

How does that Orange Juice song go?.....

 

[thomashenry]

Never going to make a job of the Silicon. The gap is way too big.
Very poor set out!
Really the floor needs to come up and backer board put down to allow the tiles to be brought up. Or as a less messy way. Re tile over the existing to get rid of the gap

They cut thin strips of tile to go at the bottom, not sure if you can see those in the picture. They didn't look great but the Silicon has made everything look a whole lot worse. Surely only a small little bead is needed, not the huge amount that's been put down?

 

[John Benton]

To be fair it does look like it’s been put on with a butter knife. The colour should have matched the wall or floor tile. White just makes a bad finish look even worse

 

[Waluigi]

white has gradually made its way away from Bathrooms since the late 90’s. We used to use it round pans. Clear nowadays.

I would’ve colour matched with the floor grout probably. I’d have to be there to judge. If the gap is perfect I sometimes use clear too.

 

[Italy]

if you do not have height problems,
cover the floor with other tiles.
or put one of these

as long as you hide the mess Silicon!!!