Floor adhesive not dry after a week

[chadwickthecat]

Hello,
We had a tiler come round to tile our bathroom before a plumber comes to fit a new suite.
The tiler retiled the floor a week ago and some of the floor tiles are clearly moving and still stuck down. The tiler says it’s normal and we should leave it a few weeks to dry - but I think he might be fobbing us off. One if the tiles is not only moving, but is not flat and rocks from side to side if you walk on it. We’ve got a heater in the bathroom and it’s pretty warm in there.

He’s also left a gap of about 50mm at the top where the wall tiles meet the ceiling which he’s filled in with grout. I think it looks pretty awful, but was wondering if this is normal?

 

[Old Mod]

Would you be able to upload a few photos please?
The areas that concern you and also from
Distance so that they may be put in to context with the rest of the room,
Thank you.

 

[J Sid]

Yes fobbing you off
Hope you haven't paid him.
He has probably used tubed adhesive only suitable for small wall tiles.

 

[Dumbo]

Yes fobbing you off
Hope you haven't paid him.
He has probably used tubed adhesive only suitable for small wall tiles.

My first thoughts

 

[chadwickthecat]

Thanks everyone. I've got a picture of the area - plus the edging (he didn't put an edging strip in when he did the tiling so the plumber tried to squeeze one in after the tiling was finished). This also shows how he's left the top of the tiles and how he's finished some of tbe plastering. His view is that the job is finished.

 

[Never ending]

The 50 mm gap at the top should have a cut tile put in .
Floor tiles should be sound in 24 hours with a standard set floor tile adhesive .
Sorry but a poor DIY JOB is my opinion .

 

[chadwickthecat]

Yeah, that’s what I thought. Does anyone have any ideas for what could be done with the edging, where he didn’t bother to put any trim in? (2nd and 3rd pictures). It’s really noticeable and the trim the plumber glued in looks like a bodge.

 

[Dumbo]

Get a tile trim the right size from a tile shop . Use a multi tool between wall and tile and then slide in trim sticking in place with adhesive .

 

[J K Tiling Cornwall]

As stated above a trim could be inserted. But to be honest why should you have to do it? The original tiler should be held to account, I'd never expect a customer or plumber to tidy up or rectify my mistakes. And no real excuse for the gap by the ceiling a 50mm cut could still be scored and snapped from split face porcelain. Sorry if I'm not sounding festive.

 

[Dumbo]

To be honest your plumber needs to have his wrists slapped for even thinking that was a good idea and why didn't he put the feed pipes for the shower mixer in the wall