How not to fit travertine

[charlie1]

Watch this guy fitting travertine, now we all know the obvious problems with this installation but the bit i liked is when he was fitting tile no4, check the grout gap!!! plus, i think he may be getting about 40 - 50 % coverage at most with these slabs!??

YouTube - The Tile Tracker - Client Installation

 

[Ian]

I can't believe he thinks his work is so good that it's worth making a video of it! It's too late at night to list all the faults, it's a real shocker that one! Good find

 

[charlie1]

I also liked the way the robert duval lookalike suggested by using conventional spacers they would not hold the weight of the tiles! Who does he think his audience is? surley not tilers!! Im glad he does realise that there is substantial weight with these tiles though, just a pitty he did not consider it a factor when even attempting to applying the correct amount of adhesive...idiot!

I recon some of those tiles have as little as 30% coverage if you look at the ones placed above the bath

 

[Gazzer]

Read the comments on the other videos he has, He hasn't bothered to reply or delete them either.

 

[easyt]

He said that the window wall ran out by 15mm - can't be much cement contact then.

 

[enduro]

That is really bad fixing.

 

[easyt]

I had a look at the B and Q replace broken tile. 'You might like to remove grout around the tile to make it easier' . They show removing the tile is easy -when on fresh tubbed adhesive and fresh tubbed grout - both still soft.

 

[Andy Allen]

cant belive this idiot, he really hasn't got a clue.

 

[tilerjason]

another cowboy, i feel sorry for his horse lol, great find. faults galor, think this guy needs to get a new job

 

[tilerjason]

:yikes: i just had to watch it again to make sure i wasnt seeing things lol

 

[Time's Ran Out]

When you see the clean 't' shirt you should expect the worse - but this is about as poor as it gets IMO.
Love the sound of the quality travertine, the perfectly square edges of the pieces, the skimmed plaster walls and his fixing practices are to be highlighted.

 

[Andy Allen]

there should be a law against this kind of dribble on the internet.

 

[tfs]

didnt even watch the full video, I wouldnt dare have a bath or shower in that bathroom. Just hope it was a purpose made bay and not someones bathroom.:yikes:

 

[easyt]

I would love to tap on his tiles to sound them out. I reckon I could have lost my wallet behind one of his tiles. ........... mind you I am a poor retiree. :lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Scandalous.. IMO.. so bad i have posted a comment..