Advice please. Tiles not flat.

[Dave Ramsden]

That is pretty rough in my opinion. Alot of tradesmen who have tiled before seem to think every project is the same. There is a reason why we are tilers... We have the know-how and the tools.
I urge all clients to get the right tradesmen for the job from the off to avoid complications.

 

[SandyFloor]

Hi CutieCat, Just to add my tuppence in saying that's not acceptable. Please do whatever it takes to get it sorted as the fact you've posted on this forum means you're really not happy with it yourself. If you accept it you'll cringe every time you look at it as it looks hard to miss.

 

[diamondtiling]

If you are unsure of how to approach the builder about this problem then just get a proper tiler in to rectify it and take the money from whatever you owe the builder. Personally I would stop him from doing anymore work as he clearly has no regard to the finish.
Why should you have to put up with this mess? Its his problem so get him to sort asap.

Builders!! dont you just love them..........:mad2::mad2:

 

[Brian the Tile]

thats wicked why dont they just stick to doing there own job,ithink you have to tell him to rectifyit at his expence

 

[Knackered Knees]

Very poor,I must say. The only way to fix sadly, is pull them off and start over.

They should look like this in the pic below. Although these are 600x100 'rectified edge' tiles' but you get the idea of the quality to expect.

 

[charlie1]

thats wicked why dont they just stick to doing there own job,ithink you have to tell him to rectifyit at his expence

Nice!!

 

[Colour Republic]

Lets not all shoot the builder just yet! He hasn't even been told the client is unhappy yet and may well hold his hands up and do everything in his power to rectify the mistake.

It sounds like it was tiled in poor light and may have looked 'ok' before the lights were installed, that is no excuse for poor workmanship and it needs to be rectified. But people make mistakes all the time, it's not the mistake itself, it's the way you deal with them that shows someones worth.

The OP knows the tiling isn't acceptable and needs to be addressed, lets see how the builder reacts before we go calling for his head and calling him a cowboy.

 

[jay]

Lets not all shoot the builder just yet! He hasn't even been told the client is unhappy yet and may well hold his hands up and do everything in his power to rectify the mistake.
It sounds like it was tiled in poor light and may have looked 'ok' before the lights were installed, that is no excuse for poor workmanship and it needs to be rectified. People make mistakes all the time, it's not the mistake itself, it's the way you deal with them that shows someones worth.
The OP knows the tiling isn't acceptable and needs to be addressed, lets see how the builder reacts before we going calling for his head and calling him a cowboy.

darn good point colour

i may of been a bit hard on him

 

[suave]

poor poor poor light or no light he should have felt that lippage,eyes and hands a say when fixing

 

[DHTiling]

I can,t see how anyone can justify that quality and say it was poor lighting lol lol

It is poor tiling, simple as that , let's not try and make excuses.


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[diamondtiling]

Lets not all shoot the builder just yet! He hasn't even been told the client is unhappy yet and may well hold his hands up and do everything in his power to rectify the mistake.

It sounds like it was tiled in poor light and may have looked 'ok' before the lights were installed, that is no excuse for poor workmanship and it needs to be rectified. But people make mistakes all the time, it's not the mistake itself, it's the way you deal with them that shows someones worth.

The OP knows the tiling isn't acceptable and needs to be addressed, lets see how the builder reacts before we go calling for his head and calling him a cowboy.

I dont agree with you Rob, the builder did it, he is not a tiler but thought he would do it anyway. He would have known it was wrong long before he finished and if he didn't then maybe he needs to go back to building school?

 

[Cutiecat]

Thank you all for comments, you have been really helpful. I have emailed my architect and will report back on tuesday what is said. To be fair the builder has been good until now. I am devestated at the thought of all the tiles having to come down. Such a waste of time and money. I just hope it all rectifed before my baby appears!

 

[Colour Republic]

I'm not justifing it in the slightest!!! It's not acceptable and he'll have to sort it out at his own cost.

All i'm saying is he obviously made a mistake. He must of thought he was good enough.. turns out he's not. If he tries to defend it or say it's acceptable then fair enough, throw him to the wolves but at least give someone the benefit of doubt and see how they deal with it before suggesting he's a rogue.

Who knows maybe he already knows it's terrible and is making plans to rectify.

The OP has already stated they like their builder so he must be doing something right, it just turns out he's a crap tiler

 

[simon1]

That IMO is a builder again saving the pennies and not subbing the proper man in .
I.E a good tiler.
Do not accept this work cutiecat.
Disgraceful.

I TOTALLY agree

NEVER seen bowing in tiles that only measure 100 x 300 unless they are hand made......... yes on 300 x 600 along the longer length but that is just rubbish, sorry cutiecat

 

[Cutiecat]

Just a quick update. Architect came over this morning and was a total wet blanket. He was talking to the builder when i got back from the school run and said, 'so what is your problem with the tiles?' i suggested we went and looked. He then just asked me to point out what i was unhaopy with, which is what i did but i thought the idea was he was going to pass his professional eye over it. It was agreed that the section should come down and be retiled but i thought the whole lot should come down. It was a total waste of time the architect coming out. The builder told me later i should have just spoken to him. It is the architects job to snag the work and this was an urgent snag in my opinion. Not to get me to stand in there and point out the glaring problems.

Oh dear rant over. I did mention i am very pregnant didn't i. If it is still not up to scratch (i will post pictures) then he is going to have to demand the wall is redone, though builder being amiable about it so far. I hasten to add that the chap doing the work is not a tiler. I hear you all gasp, i know. Why not get a proper tiler in to sort it out.

Must got to bed now. Lots of kiddies to sort out in the morning. Thanks for listening.