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Good morning.

Thank you all for your advice.

I’ll give you an update with the timelines:

On monday 15/3/19 I discovered the job was potentially problematic. I arranged for a tiler to come out and check out the work on the tuesday. I then spoke with the company I have doing renovations to my entire property, which includes the bathroom, telling him of the problem and he agreed it didn’t conform to uk standards. I said to concentrate on the other work and I’d get someone in tomorrow to inspect the work and advise on its safety.

That night I returned to the property and discovered he’d ignored my instructions to stop and had all but completed the tiling and covered up the edges where the dot and dab tiling was evident.

On tuesday 16/3/19 I advised the pro tiler I'd asked for input and he said it was a nasty situation and pulled out of visiting, not wanting to get involved. I don’t blame him, I’d love to do the same but its my house.

My property is far from completion and completely uninhabitable. Plus he’s been paid in excess of the current status of renovations.

Not quite sure what to do.
I'd now ask him to guarantee his work in writing for 5 years, and only under his personal name (which it ultimately would be if he's a sole trader). If he is operating under a limited company, then don't allow a guarantee from his company name, as he could easily just close down the business in the event of a claim and not pay out. If it's under his personal name and address, that will allow you to chase a payout indefinitely through the county and high courts for little expense. If he refuses, then he probably doubts his own work. In that case, ask him to remove it all and start again. If he refuses that, then ask for a refund and take the key off him.
 
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I'd now ask him to guarantee his work in writing for 5 years, and only under his personal name (which it ultimately would be if he's a sole trader). If he is operating under a limited company, then don't allow a guarantee from his company name, as he could easily just close down the business in the event of a claim and not pay out. If it's under his personal name and address, that will allow you to chase a payout indefinitely through the county and high courts for little expense. If he refuses, then he probably doubts his own work. In that case, ask him to remove it all and start again. If he refuses that, then ask for a refund and take the key off him.
5 year guarantee? Optimistically think 5 months would be long enough in this case anyway :)
Strip out tiles and overboard the ply with a 10mm insulation board would be least hassle to make good, think the builder should actually take that expense on the chin..
 
Nobody would normally ask for one, but in this case I think it would be smart for her to ask for one, as it looks like it will fail. That was why I said she should ask for one, and if he won't do it, then alarm bells should ring. I'd be happy giving a customer of mine a 5 year guarantee if they asked. No problem.
Added to the high risk boarding, I've also noticed that the adhesive he's using doesn't seem to be an S1 flexible adhesive, so it will without doubt fail when applied to plywood, if I have spotted this correctly.
 

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I did push him about guarantees and eventually he said
"I don't know if I'll even be in business next year so I can't say anything."
Doesn't inspire me with confidence.
I handed him a letter today reiterating advice from solicitor, insisting he stop work on the bathroom and giving him 14 days to propose a resolution.
I'll be having the work assessed by a pro tiler and get a report to provide the solicitor. It will mean smashing a tile, but whatever it takes to get that report.

I'll wonder if I'll also have to lift the kitchen floor he tiled?
He left a valve open 2 nights running and flooded the plywood floor he just laid in my kitchen (and flooded the property downstairs) then 24 hours later put the backer board down and tiled over it. Also if I understand correctly the cement he used is a hard variety rather than flexible so is not suitable for the heavy use floor in the kitchen?
 
I'd be showering in steel toe cap boots myself.
Hi Bob, I'm sorry but I just reported you to admin, thinking that you would use your boots on a customer. My mistake! I get it now - steel toe caps to protect your feet against falling tiles. Sorry again!
 

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Hi Bob, I'm sorry but I just reported you to admin, thinking that you would use your boots on a customer. My mistake! I get it now - steel toe caps to protect your feet against falling tiles. Sorry again!
I see... :rolleyes:
 

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