Hello

[Rach1]

I suppose it will be but I'm sure a good part of the invoice was for the preparation of the walls for the tiles.
We employed a specialist bathroom company to design and build the bathroom which was expensive but we opted for this course for peace of mind. Thinking now we may have made a mistake!

 

[Bubblecraft]

Hi & welcome to TF

 

[Mr T]

just get a tiler to come out and give you diagnostic after all it is a "free quotation" lol

 

[Rach1]

Hi Mr Tiler,
I wouldn't do that!
Someone from the tile distributor is coming to look next week.
i just want to know what the problem could possibly be so I don't get "blinded by science" when he comes.
I'll happily pay for a second opinion if I am concerned at what he has to say.
regards,
Rach

 

[Gazzer]

I think we would really need to know all the info regarding preparation of the walls. Lets say for now that the tiles are not at fault due to the fact that one wall is fine. How were these other walls prepared in comparison with the others , if indeed there was any difference ?
My thoughts are leading towards walls being skimmed and tiled before the plaster has had time to dry ...but then again without all the info and also removing a few tiles I guess its hard to give a good enough opinion.

 

[Rach1]

Hi Sir Ramic,
I'm afraid I just don't know, it was a case of leaving them to it. I didn't think I needed to know really, but you live and you learn!
i remember there was skimming mentioned but they did skim the ceiling so it could have been that.
The wall that is fine didn't have any tiles previously so I expect you are correct that they were prepared differently.
Could undry plaster cause so much crazing and cracking?
Thanks everyone for your thoughts,
regards,
Rach

 

[steve187]

Rach welcome to the forum,
have you been in touch with the bathroom company? are they in lincoln?

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Hi & :welcome: to TF.
I hope you get the problem sorted

 

[Rach1]

Hi Steve,
I have and they first suggested I contact the tiler myself which I wasn't happy about because i didn't employ him, I employed them. They have now put me in touch with the tile distributor who is coming to have a look next week. I am just looking for possible reasons for the problem so I don't get bamboozled or misled because I have no idea really.
Hopefully they will sort this out, as I am sure tiles shouldn't crack the way these have in under 2 years. The previous tiles in there had been up for over 10 years and were all completely sound. I don't want to give any info about them because they might sort this out for me and all will be well. (Fingers crossed!)
Regards,
Rach

 

[steve187]

are the cracked tiles on the 3 walls that were tiled before, and the uncracked wall the one that had no tiles before?

 

[steve187]

Rach are you on scampton, or on fulmar road

 

[Rach1]

Hi Steve,
Only two walls were tiled previously and both of these have cracked tiles. The third wall with cracks didn't have tiles but this is the wall where some are cracked right through.
Regards,
Rach

 

[kilty55]

hi rachel,your right they should not be getting you to call the tiler as he was a sub contractor they should be imo coming out at least to do a site visit themselves

as well as that i would ask them specifically what the wall substrate make up is that they fitted /amended you will really need some info from them imo incase the tile distributor doesnt have any answers

take photos and i would suggest after you have your reports from both sides removing a tile to see fixing methods also

let us know how you get on

 

[AliGage]

Hi and welcome rachel.

......My thoughts are leading towards walls being skimmed and tiled before the plaster has had time to dry

This is my first thought. But looking at the pictures you've put up as well does raise questions of spot fixing as well. Is there any hollow sounds behind tiles that haven't cracked?

1950's and is/was married quarters for MOD? I think tiles have been spot fixed personally, original walls weren't always that flat. Bit like old DSS housing, when orginally built they would of had 3 or 4 rows of tiles around the bath. The rest would of been plastered, some times after tiles were fixed.

I don't think the walls been preped correctly and they've struggled to get a larger format tile flat on a bumpy wall so resorted to DnD

 

[steve187]

Rach
were all 4 walls prepared by the tiler? or only the walls that are cracked?