Important Changes to Tiling Standards

[John Benton]

Not in all cases, although most of the chipped tiles (25 in all) are around the ones that have been replaced. Two tiles have susquently cracked in the last few days, ironically neither of these were problem tiles!

Thats because they removed the tiles from the edge to the centre, instead of from the centre outwards.

 

[Jackie0802]

What has the house builder said? It's a new build right?

The house builder hasn't had anything to do with this part of the project. This is the kitchen and utility floor, which this is, was done as part of the new kitchen.

 

[AliGage]

I'm a little confused. A new kitchen replacing exsisting? Or the kitchen going into a new build? I was always led to believe that a house builder has to present the home with sanitary and cooking facilities as part of NHBC certificate criteria.

 

[Jackie0802]

I'm a little confused. A new kitchen replacing exsisting? Or the kitchen going into a new build? I was always led to believe that a house builder has to present the home with sanitary and cooking facilities as part of NHBC certificate criteria.

No, it was a new kitchen going into a new build. The builder didn't supply or fit the kitchen, a specialist kitchen company did that. The kitchen was fitted before the house was complete and handed over by the builder.

 

[DHTiling]

It's a shame to see yet another crap tiling installation.. the market is flooded with these ruff no care in the world would be tilers..

You are not happy with the quality, simple as that.. stand your ground and get this bodger to sort it or cough up for someone who can..

The use of wide joints on that type of tile is simply coz the tiler cannot tile with smaller joints, so used a wide one to try and hide his rubbish levels of floor tiling.

Sorry to sound abrupt but i am passionate about my trade and does my napper in when customer get shoddy work done.

 

[Andy Allen]

especially when theres some A1 tilers out there short of work...:incazzato:


can i ask, was this tiler recomended to you?....did you get more than one qoute?

if your not happy with the job (and looking at the pics, i dont think anyone would be) then i would stop at nothing to get you money back..

 

[stusgsx]

I would not pay the tiler a penny more

 

[ringw]

if the floor is like this all over think its a rip up and start again , 2mm walls ,3mm floor

 

[AliGage]

Get some quotes to re-do the lot and approach the cowboy to foot the bill.

 

[Jackie0802]

Get some quotes to re-do the lot and approach the cowboy to foot the bill.

I have the new tiler and the job set up to start on the 22nd. I have offered the original tiler a deal to pay half of the cost to replace them, but that is on condition that the deal is accepted without going to court. The reason that the work is not already underway is because I have offered the tiler the opportunty to send their own representative to inspect the floor on their behalf and I gave them 14 days to do this. I want to be fair and reasonable, and I also want the tiler to be the same to me. I have offered the deal not becuse I don't think I would win in court but only because it is going to cost (the most recent estimate) £6K to put this right and I realise that this is a substantial amount for the tiler to pay so I am willing to cut my losses and meet them half way. But that's a short term offer, if it's not accepted I will reluctantly sue for the whole job.