Can you grout with tile adhesive?

[Snowfrog]

I'm still up. I just watched Ugly Betty and played lots of chequers, to try and take my mind of everything. It didn't work, my mind is still whirring with it all.

 

[Gazzer]

DO NOT PAY THIS GUY ANYMORE MONEY!

It seems you realise that you willl have no chance of getting any money back from this person so i would have to say that you should not let this person back in your house at all. Its clear that this person is no tiler and is incapable of doing this job......I use the the term "person" because he is no tradesman !
IMO the only way to get some sort of satisfactory job is to get a real tiler. I would say though that a real tiler would say that the job needs to be done all over again.

 

[Snowfrog]

Hi Sir Ramic, I've just got up again after having another unsuccessful attempt at sleeping. I'm just hoping something can be salvaged from this job, though for sure all the skirting board tiles, at least one floor tile and probably half the wall tiles will have to be removed. I never mentioned, and I don't know if it was clear on the pictures, he went from using 2mm spacers on the wall to 4mm, plus there is a gap where the walls meet, running bath to ceiling, of just under a centimetre.

BTW, what are the tiling qualifications, because I'll ask him what his qualifications are?

 

[Richardk]

DO NOT PAY THIS GUY ANYMORE MONEY!

It seems you realise that you willl have no chance of getting any money back from this person so i would have to say that you should not let this person back in your house at all. Its clear that this person is no tiler and is incapable of doing this job......I use the the term "person" because he is no tradesman !
IMO the only way to get some sort of satisfactory job is to get a real tiler. I would say though that a real tiler would say that the job needs to be done all over again.

Agreed. I wouldnt let him back in the house but make sure you get his full details and make sure you have receipts for all the money you have paid him and any materials you have bought. Why dont you get a pro tiler to come and have a look.

 

[Colour Republic]

The best thing you can do today is put in writing all the things you are not happy with. Tell him you are withholding final payment on these grounds and he has 14 days to rectify the problems or you will get another contractor to do so, possibly at his expense.

i.e The use of adhesive as a grout is not suitable,
the large dips in the plaster work,
the trowel marks in the plaster work,
the varying sizes of the grout lines,
gorut lines not meeting up,
the tile adhesive on the face of the tiles,
the over tiling of the towel rail foot,
the tiles not going into the door threshold,
the plaster splattered on the door frame.

And that's just from the pictures you uploaded!

You maybe able to find a legal template for this letter on the internet, maybe from citizens advice or trading standards

 

[Snowfrog]

Agreed. I wouldnt let him back in the house but make sure you get his full details and make sure you have receipts for all the money you have paid him and any materials you have bought. Why dont you get a pro tiler to come and have a look.

I didn't get any receipts, I just paid him cash when he wanted it. I know, I've been a complete and utter fool. I am going to arrange for a pro tiler to come, hopefully I'll be able to get one out today.

 

[Snowfrog]

The best thing you can do today is put in writing all the things you are not happy with. Tell him you are withholding final payment on these grounds and he has 14 days to rectify the problems or you will get another contractor to do so, possibly at his expense.

i.e The use of adhesive as a grout is not suitable,
the large dips in the plaster work,
the trowel marks in the plaster work,
the varying sizes of the grout lines,
gorut lines not meeting up,
the tile adhesive on the face of the tiles,
the over tiling of the towel rail foot,
the tiles not going into the door threshold,
the plaster splattered on the door frame.

And that's just from the pictures you uploaded!

You maybe able to find a legal template for this letter on the internet, maybe from citizens advice or trading standards

Thanks CR for all your help. I'm not sure I'll have time to get a letter sorted before he comes, but I'll certainly give him a list of the problems my untutored eye can see. I really don't understand how he thinks this work is acceptable. He's been pulled up a couple of times now and things still haven't improved. He must just be incapable.

 

[Richardk]

Make a request in here or PM me if you cant get anyone.

 

[Colour Republic]

are all the points I made above clear to you? on do you need any explaining?

 

[Snowfrog]

Hi CR, sorry I was away from the computer. Yes, your points are very clear to me, in fact apart from the plastering which isn't all bad, I'd already spotted everything. He'll be here anytime now. Fingers crossed he doesn't get angry. 🙁