Are my expectations too high?

[charlie1]

Absolutely agree with you m8 2mm lip I would have been shot if I left that on a floor.
IMHO 0.5 mm should be max and if you have that you should be ashamed of your self.
Where have all the men gone?

agree, .5 mm can stick out like sore thumb especially on polished porcelain (IMO the most challenging tile)

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I would be most grateful if someone in the profession would confirm these tolerances with the tta because this is what was confirmed to me as being correct. May be I am wrong but if anyone is local to Leicester let me know, a quote for rectification would be appreciated. Unfortunately the Tiler that did the work has left the trade :-(

I quote from a document published by The Tile Association, 2012 "TOLERANCES, Local variations in level for a nominally flat floor should be such that, when checked with a 2m straightedge, any gap under the straightedge, between points of contact, does not exceed 3mm,"

This refares to the substate flatness, nothing else.

From the same document, "There should be no appreciable difference in levels across joints and the maximum deviation between tile surfaces on either side of the joint should be:"

"For joints less than 6mm wide,1mm"

"For joints 6mm or wider,2mm"

The latter is the tolerance for lippage. Still to lenient imho, hope this clears things up.