Disaster tiling job being fixed

[Pebbs]

Libel,
What is so bad about the works? do you have any photographs?

Pebbs

 

[L1bel]

Libel,
What is so bad about the works? do you have any photographs?

Pebbs

Lots of areas of mis-alignment, unevenness and lipping. Will try to upload some photos when I get home to illustrate the issues.

 

[L1bel]

Any thoughts on how difficult "Dunlop wall tile adhesive (ready mixed)" will be to remove from tiles, please?

 

[Dan]

He's used a tubbed adhesive on porcelain? :incazzato::incazzato::sick2:

 

[mikethetile]

Any thoughts on how difficult "Dunlop wall tile adhesive (ready mixed)" will be to remove from tiles, please?

no problem what so ever

so thats the first favour hes done you:lol:

 

[mikethetile]

if hes folloewd the advice on the tub hes probably pva d the walls as well:yikes:

 

[L1bel]

Well that's something I guess!

I have no idea what "pva d the wall" means i'm afraid :smilewinkgrin:

 

[mikethetile]

sealed the wall with pva, a definate no no with tiling

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

L1bel i think Dan asked the question before but was the guy who tiled your bathroom actually a tiler or was he part of the building company?? 600 x 300 polished porcelain fixed to the wall using TUBBED ADHESIVE:yikes::yikes: if you could upload some pics it will definately help us to help you.

 

[L1bel]

L1bel i think Dan asked the question before but was the guy who tiled your bathroom actually a tiler or was he part of the building company?? 600 x 300 polished porcelain fixed to the wall using TUBBED ADHESIVE:yikes::yikes: if you could upload some pics it will definately help us to help you.

So he shouldn't have used the Dunlop wall adhesive. :mad2:

Oh dear. But as Mike says, hopefully to my advantage!

He told me he was a builder and also a tiler and had plenty of experience in tiling and ensuring a "perfect" finish. Hard to know what the truth is but having seen his efforts, I suspect he is a general builder who "thinks" he can tile.

Will definitely put pics up within a couple of hours.

 

[L1bel]

Ok all, here is a link to some pics I have uploaded. Apologises if I have contravened the uploading convention but I was having trouble uploading to my album on this site.

Flickr: L1bel's Photostream

enjoy!

I should add, I've found it hard to capture the true state of the tiles as they "feel" worse to the touch than they appear on some photos.

 

[DHTiling]

Nice lining up of joints...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

AHH Another..

 

[DHTiling]

well you deffo have a case for not liking what has been done.

 

[L1bel]

well you deffo have a case for not liking what has been done.

So many areas are uneven by more than a couple of mm. If I was just in a couple of areas I'd be fine but it's all over. And the floor is so rough.

 

[mikethetile]

its disgracefull Libel:yikes:

 

[easyt]

I'm an amateur though I have tiled several bathrooms and kitchens etc. If my very first attempt had been anything like that I would have cried. Was he sober ???

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi L1bel, sorry to hear about your bad tiling job, as above he has saved you some tiles by using tubbed adhesive. Unfortunatly not all (cuts etc) the full tiles will clean up quite easily. looking at the pics I can see why you are not happy, follow the above advise. This guy is no tiler, I doubt he is even a builder. Hope you get it sorted

 

[diamondtiling]

I know commercial rd well Libel

I was born in bethnal green and lived in russia lane then we moved to east india dock rd Bow and then out of town to wood green rd in Haringay before moving out to Luton

is it still a lively place to live

Awite geeza, u from befnal gween then? Nice.

:smilewinkgrin:

 

[mikethetile]

Awite geeza, u from befnal gween then? Nice.

:smilewinkgrin:

I am china, fancy nipping down the frog to the rub for a sherbert and a rabbit, followed by a ruby

 

[L1bel]

I'm an amateur though I have tiled several bathrooms and kitchens etc. If my very first attempt had been anything like that I would have cried. Was he sober ???

You're the fourth person to ask that question!

I have plenty more photos.

I doubt I will be able to get an independent tiler round to do a report before my new tiler needs to start work (Thursday). Do people think that these photos should be plentiful evidence of a lack of reasonable skill and care??!

 

[L1bel]

Hi L1bel, sorry to hear about your bad tiling job, as above he has saved you some tiles by using tubbed adhesive. Unfortunatly not all (cuts etc) the full tiles will clean up quite easily. looking at the pics I can see why you are not happy, follow the above advise. This guy is no tiler, I doubt he is even a builder. Hope you get it sorted

Cheers Phil. I guess I should be thankful for that at least!

 

[diamondtiling]

You're the fourth person to ask that question!

I have plenty more photos.

I doubt I will be able to get an independent tiler round to do a report before my new tiler needs to start work (Thursday). Do people think that these photos should be plentiful evidence of a lack of reasonable skill and care??!

No they are not enough, the pictures need to be corroborated by a detailed report that inspects the fixing, adhesives, prep etc. It should be carried out by a professional tiler with a checkable history.

 

[L1bel]

No they are not enough, the pictures need to be corroborated by a detailed report that inspects the fixing, adhesives, prep etc. It should be carried out by a professional tiler with a checkable history.

Ok, cheers for the info Diamond, good to know. I doubt I've got the time or mental stamina to deal with that. My priority is to get the job done right and asap. Been too much hassle already.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Ok, cheers for the info Diamond, good to know. I doubt I've got the time or mental stamina to deal with that. My priority is to get the job done right and asap. Been too much hassle already.

I'm sorry L1bel but I have to disagree. Whilst I understand that this has been a nightmare for you, you should not have to be out of pocket because of shoddy tiler. It's your choice afterall, but if you could delay your tiler for a week whilst you get the independent report done, then you can still get your bathroom finished, just a week behind schedule. It's not fair that you've been put in this position, and you have to be strong to get the service you wanted in the first place.