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sparkle333

the ceiling has lots of holes from a big hole right across where a wall was removed and an airing cupboard, all the pipes from old heating system and where light was move to put in centre of room etc, so it does need boarding and skimming over, I got a plasterer to come and give me quotes around the house for various plastering jobs, the tiler told me she could use adhesive thicker in areas that were slightly out , I just trusted her word
 

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the ceiling has lots of holes from a big hole right across where a wall was removed and an airing cupboard, all the pipes from old heating system and where light was move to put in centre of room etc, so it does need boarding and skimming over, I got a plasterer to come and give me quotes around the house for various plastering jobs, the tiler told me she could use adhesive thicker in areas that were slightly out , I just trusted her word

She should have offered to do the ceiling first for you anyway if she is a 'plasterer' as well as being a 'tiler'.

Can't believe you have had such bad luck with all the trades letting you down but I suspect that is down to your vulnerability and naievety. What you will gain from this is experience that you can draw on next time you require a project.

For any trade you invite into your house, always ask them for references from their customers and even look at their work if possible. Try and get recommendations from friends/family/work colleagues who have had similar types of work carried out.

There are also lots of forums similar to TF (but not as helpful :smilewinkgrin:) where you can ask questions, before starting a project. Don't forget this - If you don't ask the right questions, you won't get the right answers.

Good luck and hope it all works out you.
 
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sparkle333

If you would like to cover my petrol money i will come and finnish/replace the rest of the tiling so that your bathroom is complete.


wow mr tea bag that's a really kind offer, how far away are you, im guessing wolves which is about an hr, I would pay you something for doing the tiling too, not fair you do that for nothing


ive just had a local tiler out and hes basically said what everyone on here has, best to start again unless I can live with some of the faults, given her 0 out of 10 , hes basically said shes left all the fiddly bits, like round window and loo to do and loo need taking out, the over board shouldn't have been 18 mm only 9 mm so that's going to make moving loo up trickier, the floor tiles should have been started about 2 ins into door frame as im going have a gap when door is put on. she hasn't planned it or started from the middle or worked out wall measurements hence small cuts everywhere, he said she clearly has no idea how tile its diabolical :-(, hes also said my tiles are fine and shes blaming the tiles and walls for her work and the bad job is down to her alone not materials, he said she should send someone else out to finish the job if she cant do it

shes now sent me an apology email saying she shouldn't have accused me of damaging tiles before she saw pics and that its her inexperience that has caused this and she wont be doing tiling again, and shes prepared to come and remove the 2 chipped tiles, 2 floor tiles and the couple around window out of alignment and pay for a couple of replacement tiles in a few mths time and shes not working due to injury at the mo, and to get someone else to finish job and she wont take any payment , lol as if I was going to pay her anyway

im going to take legal advice I think, I really don't know what to do and its all stressing me out
 
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Mr Tiler

im in bilston yes.. and I noticed in the pics and the only way around the door is simply to have a small cut in the doorway and then to fit an appropriate door strip, not much you can do unless you have the floor taken up... as for my suggestion in the last post, I only mean to come and get it tiled for you so the bathroom is at least finished and crack free. you will more than likely just have to live with the majority of the bad tiling until you decide the time is rite for a complete re-do.
 
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sparkle333

ill never have enough money to have a complete re do again, she has left very fiddly bits , so this might be 1 1/2 days work the chap told me today just to finish off and take off some of the real probs but leave other things I can bare lol, so its not a few hrs work left to do, hes also said that the tiles below window sill all need taking off cos when the sill tiles go on they wont fit right, didn't realise that too , the plumbers just text me and asked me has she put thick adhesive around the shower wall if she has then the shower fittings he was coming to do wont fit on, omg another thing to worry about and no idea if she has or not :-( , just gets worse and worse
 
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Mr Tiler

I am only free until the weekend so I have tmoz and fri spare that is all I can do may be able to sort someone to look after the kids on sat but the missus is working all weekend but that time should be sufficient to just get it finished so the plumber can come in... this sites done a lot for me so helping you is a way to pay it back a little I guess
 
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sparkle333

are you having a mixer shower? do you have 2 pipes sticking out the wall? post a pic if possible


im having a shower with 6 jets coming out wall, I cant add pics someone else had to add them for me off here, I emailed him and he kindly added them cos they were too big to add and im not any good to make them smaller sorry
 
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Mr Tiler

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If you would like to cover my petrol money i will come and finnish/replace the rest of the tiling so that your bathroom is complete.

That's very nice of you Tea
 
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sparkle333

its amazing what speaking to trading standards and contacting her re this and telling her to ring them can do.

shes actually offered tonight to give me £100 to get someone to remove the tiles and, asked me for original receipts of all materials and is going to re order and send them too me next wk, but no mention of underfloor heating so im hoping that's not damaged removing tiles , that's a good result, im still out of pocket a bit but at least I should get my bathroom done to correct standard now
 

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