builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined ones

[contemplater]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

It's a very valid point. He has installed the travertine in two areas and it looks good. In this bathroom, he was working in bad light and decided to continue. The overall work is nearly complete. He has been paid for most of it, but there is £5k outstanding. As much as it pains me to get him to redo the work, I don't think I have a choice.

Thank you Kilty

 

[Daveyboy]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Have to agree with everyone else..tiles will have to come of the walls as it will not take the weight of additional tiles..if the tiles are removed carefully, it should be possible to soak the tiles and then scrape off the plasterboard and adhesive..you may lose some of the tiles but should be able to save most of them..good luck..

 

[doug boardley]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Have to agree with everyone else..tiles will have to come of the walls as it will not take the weight of additional tiles..if the tiles are removed carefully, it should be possible to soak the tiles and then scrape off the plasterboard and adhesive..you may lose some of the tiles but should be able to save most of them..good luck..

not with cemetitious adhesive Daveyboy, might have been able to if it was tubbed dispersion ady

 

[Daveyboy]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

not with cemetitious adhesive Daveyboy, might have been able to if it was tubbed dispersion ady

Course you can Doug, just scrape off the plasterboard then grind off any adhesive that is left..using one of TT's special grinding discs or brushes...

 

[White Room]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Travertine will fall apart by the time your've got getting the old gear off

 

[contemplater]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

therefore, shall I not allow im to reuse the old ones?

 

[doug boardley]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

they will be in pieces contemplater:20:

 

[White Room]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

The chancess are they will need to be new tiles

 

[contemplater]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Ok, ask a silly question. Thank you Doug!
As you can see, very new to this!
Cheers

 

[contemplater]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Thanks Whitebeam. It will be a very difficult conversation with these guys tomorrow.... I will make them start all over. Thank you

 

[doug boardley]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Ok, ask a silly question. Thank you Doug!
As you can see, very new to this!
Cheers

the only silly question is the one that's not asked

 

[White Room]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

Let us know how it goes

 

[peckers]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

A guide for your tile weights Tiles and Adhesive Weight Per Square Metre - THE TILE SOURCE

Thanks for that site for the weights, would be good to print off so as you can show your customers if you need too, as on occasion when you tell the customer that the tiles they have got are to heavy for where they want them due to the background they want them on, they look at you as if you is stupid and say the man in the tile shop said they would be ok..

 

[Fekin]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

One of the problems with general builders doing specialised work... they simply don't know the important aspects of every trade.

Let us know how it goes mate.

 

[Ajax123]

Re: builder has ruined travertine tiles installation & wants to tile over the ruined

One of the problems with general builders doing specialised work... they simply don't know the important aspects of every trade.

Let us know how it goes mate.

Aint that just the truth....will some accept specialist advice though.....:mad2: