Disaster tiling job being fixed

[stu-180]

are your tiles dead straight ? or do the have a bevelled edge (slightly rounded), if it has a bevelled edge then I would say (just my opinion) that it will be near on impossible to get it dead flush.

My way of thinking would be its looks something like this -
(hopefully it makes sense)

Maybe someone a bit more 'in the know' can comment on it also.

 

[L1bel]

are your tiles dead straight ? or do the have a bevelled edge (slightly rounded), if it has a bevelled edge then I would say (just my opinion) that it will be near on impossible to get it dead flush.

My way of thinking would be its looks something like this -
(hopefully it makes sense)

Maybe someone a bit more 'in the know' can comment on it also.

Thanks! I'm afraid I do't have pics yet. but my tiles have a hard square edge - no bevel at all. So assuming the tiles themselves are level (heh), I would have thought it would be possible to get the grout virtually flush.

If they were bevenlled though, i'd have no issues at all with the groutline in the above image. Problem was that with a square edge, the grout was at least 1-2mm below the edge of the tiles. Would be a magnet for dirt/dust etc.

 

[stu-180]

Ah I see, yeah I guess with a bit of care it would be possible to achieve a flush finish with straight edged tiles.

Bet your poor tiler was gutted when you told him he had put the wrong grout in !

Odd that he didn't check with you though, must have just been merrily working away and didn't give it a thought ! whoops !

 

[The D]

defo flush. If you use Mapei grout this will firm up in the joint and allow for a flush finish.

 

[starmsy]

:welcome: good luck!

 

[L1bel]

Thanks all.

Yes, it was a bit of a cringeworthy moment when I looked at the bathroom and knew something wasn't right. When I asked him what colour grout he had used and he said Ivory, I think I closed my eyes and hoped I was dreaming!!

No idea why he freestyled on such an issue! He tried telling me that it was the best colour to use with beige tiles but it gives a fundamentally ifferent look and finish so I had to insist he take it out. Really felt for him though but he knew he'd dropped the ball.

It was his second "independent" decision. He installed my toilet flush on the left of the toilet rather than the right where it was before. Baffled as to why since I think it's pretty standard to be on the right. I was going to ask him to flip it until I saw the grouting and realised we had bigger issues!

 

[macten]

Why did he remove and replace the flush mechanism?

 

[L1bel]

Why did he remove and replace the flush mechanism?

Long story short - I had mu entire bathroom redone and tiled. Builder was a cowboy who couldn't tile so had to have another tiler redo all the tiling.

That involved re-tiling over and around the cistern boxing. At the same time I was replacing my toilet (as the cowboy had supplied me a defective one!). The new tiler had taken all fixtures and fittings off to avoid scratches. All made their way home in the same pleace except the flush button! Nothing I can't live with though provided everything else is done well.

 

[Dan]

On my perfectly flat 450x450 porcelain floor tiles, I have a 3mm grout joint, and not one is flush. The job is a perfect job. And I'd guess there's a 1mm depth to the grout joint. On walls generally, when you wipe diagonally you get the flush finish but messy grout lines, then you give a stroke or two down or across the joint to get the grout perfect, but it will then be 1mm or more deeper than flush.

So sort of still like that image Stu's done, but without the bevelled edge (though only 1mm or so deep).

Am I just butting in here? Have we covered this already? :lol:

 

[L1bel]

On my perfectly flat 450x450 porcelain floor tiles, I have a 3mm grout joint, and not one is flush. The job is a perfect job. And I'd guess there's a 1mm depth to the grout joint. On walls generally, when you wipe diagonally you get the flush finish but messy grout lines, then you give a stroke or two down or across the joint to get the grout perfect, but it will then be 1mm or more deeper than flush.

So sort of still like that image Stu's done, but without the bevelled edge (though only 1mm or so deep).

Am I just butting in here? Have we covered this already? :lol:

Hey Dan, thanks for the info. I guess i'll see how it is today. Maybe I was more put off by the ivory grout than the depth of the grout. although, it did look deeper than any other tiles I have seen. Maybe my measuring skills are not great and it was gmore than 2mm deeper - I'll measure tonight!

 

[DHTiling]

I'm sure your tiler will sort it for you.. no need to hang him out to dry..