Floor Has Tile Lippage, Wall Tiles Going Up In The Morning! Help Please!

[jay]

Best to give him a chance to put right at his own expense ,a floor that size should have bugger all lipage ,The set out may work better working from center , and thanks for the pic .

 

[charlie1]

a level has been nowhere near that floor! he has just stuck them down!! See this brings me to another point, some so called tilers think because they can mix some adhesive, comb it on the floor, stck i a tile to it then it makes them a tiler!! what the hell happened to using levels, taking some pride! seeing the look on the customers face when you achieve your nearest attempt at perfection??? I would not sleep if i done that work with such a nice tile!! :-(((((

 

[CJ]

:yikes:

 

[jay]

Whats the name of those tiles?

I laid them on a job last year, they are good to work with.

No excuses from the "Tiler" i use that phrase in the loosest of terms.

and im betting they cut perfect on a manual cutter

 

[charlie1]

that tile needs nice clean lines more than most, insist its redone and do not pay for that shody attempt! Thats a DIY disaster!

 

[actionjackson]

We seem to all be satisfied that the work is nowhere near good enough. Now you need to know what to do from here. All things being fair you should give him a chance to put his work right but in order to do that he would have to rip up the entire floor, then the tiles,adhesive,UFH and the laytex would have been ruined and wasted. No good just kicking him out as it is going to cost you a heap in materials.

You defiantly need to have words with him when he comes back and show him how bad it is.

I will speak with him in the morning and tell him -

a) 4 x tiles will need to be pulled up and replaced at his exspense (tiles & adhesive) even though the deal is that i supply materials

b) I will not require his services for the wall tiles

C) I will pay him the lump sum price for the FULL JOB (less replacement floor tiles & extra adhesive) as agreed if he fully rectifies my floor.

This is a huge comprimse on my account because the reality is i can't afford the time or MONEY (1K plus on tiles) to rip it all up and start again. Ironically i got this guy in on a recommendation from a very very good carpenter. Whats more frustrating is if you look at my old posts, i had problems laying my first tiles and decided to get someone in to do a better job but this work is no better and he has been doing it albeit badly for 20 yrs!

I don't doubt for a minute that you guys are good at what you do, but it doesnt seem very easy to find a tiler thats up to the standard expected.

 

[actionjackson]

I will speak with him in the morning and tell him -

a) 4 x tiles will need to be pulled up and replaced at his exspense (tiles & adhesive) even though the deal is that i supply materials

b) I will not require his services for the wall tiles

C) I will pay him the lump sum price for the FULL JOB (less replacement floor tiles & extra adhesive) as agreed if he fully rectifies my floor.

This is a huge comprimse on my account because the reality is i can't afford the time or MONEY (1K plus on tiles) to rip it all up and start again. Ironically i got this guy in on a recommendation from a very very good carpenter. Whats more frustrating is if you look at my old posts, i had problems laying my first tiles and decided to get someone in to do a better job but this work is no better and he has been doing it albeit badly for 20 yrs!

I don't doubt for a minute that you guys are good at what you do, but it doesnt seem very easy to find a tiler thats up to the standard expected.

Is this fair??

 

[Gall.B]

Take it this is the guy that wanted to use tubs on the walls I said case him then and im saying it now before he destroys more product.

Shame theres nobody local from the forum.

 

[Rich]

It does, could you answer my above post regarding floor prep. I dont want you to go through all that and then the floor fail in 3 months time anyway.

This is so horrid to see and it boils our blood that people like this are still trading. There are amazingly good tilers out there but they are outnumbered by these bloody idiots Im afraid.

 

[actionjackson]

Tiler required in East Dereham (Norfolk) ASAP to complete wall and help me!

Please PM me or call on 07879 118885

Cheers
Neil

 

[charlie1]

problem with fixing individule tiles is.... you fix one error and it simply highlights another, before you know it youve relayed the whole room!... and im NOT speaking from experience lol. I would imagine it will need redone!

 

[Rich]

Is it worth posting the job again? It is very easy to miss posts on here...

What area are you in?

 

[actionjackson]

It does, could you answer my above post regarding floor prep. I dont want you to go through all that and then the floor fail in 3 months time anyway.

This is so horrid to see and it boils our blood that people like this are still trading. There are amazingly good tilers out there but they are outnumbered by these bloody idiots Im afraid.

Prep completed by myself and very good retired carpenter/cabinet maker.

18mm T&G on joists screwed 200mm centres
overboarded with 15mm plywood 200mm centres
Marmox acoustic tile backerboards (brand new product)
Electric UFH mat
6mm SLC (my father did this as he specialises in resin driveways so is very good with leveling compounds)

 

[actionjackson]

Whats the name of those tiles?

I laid them on a job last year, they are good to work with.

No excuses from the "Tiler" i use that phrase in the loosest of terms.

Ferroker

 

[jay]

Tiler required in East Dereham (Norfolk) ASAP to complete wall and help me!

Please PM me or call on 07879 118885

Cheers
Neil

One for the new mod to place in appropriate section Bri