Advice please. Tiles not flat.

[White Room]

Architect came over this morning and was a total wet blanket

How old was he/she.:lol::lol:

 

[kilty55]

hi cat,dont come across apologetic to the builder or the architector they will take advantage of the situation

tell them it all needs re done and you wont be paying them until its done
did i hear you say hes getting someone who isnt a tiler to re do this? if so demand a proper tiler also

 

[Cutiecat]

Whitebeam - Architect is a male mid 40s wet blanket. Was great when we had planning issues but not sure he cuts the mustard on site.

Kilty - I am so worried about creating bad feeling with the builder when so much work remains to be done. I have just been in a last night check of things and already can see where a section around the window i asked to be redone is proud of the edging strip. First thing i am going to talk the the builder and suggest that he gets a pro in. In between packed lunches, dressing and feeding the munchkins.

And breathe.

 

[kilty55]

hello again cat i understand you have a lot on your hands with the kids and pregnancy etc

so hes re done a wall and its still not up to scratch...personally if it was me i would not be happy about him doing lots more work in my property if this is how he deals with his mistakes.
i would ask him to stop ,hes had a 2nd chance to rectify and hes done the same again
i would advise himi you want to vet and get your own tiler in for the tiling works and he will be paying them

you have to tell them straight if its not going to be done right then leave

 

[widler]

having read this thread,you need to sort the builder out. if its not up to scratch,again,get them to get a tiler in,don't give them any more money. show them some tiling jobs on this forum,to show what it should be like.
your builder should know whats right and wrong,what is his other work like?

on any of my jobs,if something don't look right to my eye,the day after,be it me or my lads work,i will put it right straight away.

also,i have never seen a pregnant women so calm,you lot are usually mad as a hatter,crazy as a wolf,the devil incarnate,well my mrs was:yikes::lol:

 

[Cutiecat]

Well a lot of tiles have come off today. I would say about 50%, he is doing his best to rectify it. He is stull a bit annoyed that I called the architect in as he said I should have spoken to him, he said he doesn't want to be associated with bad work. Well sorry mate, you (or your blokes) did the work. I am just the one shelling out all the cash for the job. He has promised that if I am not happy with it he will take the whole lot off and do it again.

Bear in mind that I am good at being a real ***** when I am typing but to his face I am a total pansy.

Widler - This is number 3 baby and I think I am taking it better this time. Having said that my husband probably thinks I am the sister of Satan which is why he works away so much!

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

cutiecat that work is shocking no matter what the builder says or the architect YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND are the ones paying for the work so it should be right, I am not going to have go at your builder as he may well have been acting in good faith but he really should stick to building and employ a tiler.

I hope you get this sorted.

chris

 

[Cutiecat]

Do you think I should ask him to strip out that white silicone in the corners to replace with clear so that the joins are not so wonky.

I don't know why I am asking this as I know you are all going to come back and say it should be removed and redone.

 

[easyt]

I am an amateur CC. If I did a job as poor as that I would be unable to live with it. Looking at the photos you posted originally nothing short of replacing tiles would make it look half OK.

 

[easyt]

I have just had a look at the photos again. I only looked at one of them previously - not all 6. Having now looked at them I can say that I don't know any of my friends that have tiled their own bathrooms that would have produced such poor work. It is not up to a decent diy standard in anyones eyes.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi Cutiecat, I would say don't ask him, tell him to put right anything you are not happy with. Good luck

 

[Daz]

During your discussions, have you asked for the plywood to be replaced (or at least tanked) yet?

IMO, the job will never be right until the issues with the substrate are rectified no matter how good the tiling looks.

 

[Cutiecat]

Daz - No I did not bring it up. I told you I was a total wimp. I am going to ask tomorrow as the tiles are currently off and the ply can been seen. What would tanking look like? Would it also make a difference if the bath was not going to be used as a shower? Woudl it still require tanking?

Thanks. I am certainly learning a lot.

 

[Daz]

To be honest, tanking is not as important if the area is not going to be used for a shower, however, you are about to introduce your third child to this world. In my experience, water goes everywhere at children's bathtimes so would still be advised.

I prefer to use a membrane tanking as opposed to a paint on system so the pic below is of a "membrane" tanked area. I, unfortunately, had to use a paint on tanking today so will try and remember to take a pic tomorrow morning and get it posted here tomorrow evening, too.

Any chance of a pic of the "un-tiled" ply, please? There is a possibility, depending on the adhesive previously used, that the plywood has become contaminated and will require replacement anyway.

Tanking:

 

[Cutiecat]

I will take a photo and post it up for you tomorrow. Definately no membrane tanking. Will definately make sure that I get it in future.

Contaminated ply, it just gets better.