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suave
welcome hope u get it sorted
Is there any easy way to fix these faults?
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Alberta Stone
9mm grout line...was the guy drunk when he installed these?
sheesh.
Being that tiles are "set in stone" so to speak, there is no excuse for so many issues.
Especially considering that they are easy to eliminate before they are set in mortar and grouted.
I have spent a bit of time this past couple weeks clearing up other installers careless deficiencies and so am not as tolerant at the moment for shoddy work.
sheesh.
Being that tiles are "set in stone" so to speak, there is no excuse for so many issues.
Especially considering that they are easy to eliminate before they are set in mortar and grouted.
I have spent a bit of time this past couple weeks clearing up other installers careless deficiencies and so am not as tolerant at the moment for shoddy work.
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Scott
We really need the pictues to stop any further speculation on it. You will need to resize them to get them on here
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Aimee72
I've added a few photos to an album on here - they're not the best as unfortunately the camera on my phone isn't great, but they give you an idea of the general standard it's been done to. Actually, seeing it on the screen makes it even worse! Generally, as long as you don't look too closely, the room looks great. But I think that's mainly down to the fixtures and fittings than the workmanship!
I couldn't find instructions on how to resize the images (unless someone can point me in the right direction) but hopefully they'll work - if not I've made my album public:
I couldn't find instructions on how to resize the images (unless someone can point me in the right direction) but hopefully they'll work - if not I've made my album public:
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Aimee72
Sorry, put an image on twice. This is what should have been there:
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Ian
Yeah, some really shoddy work there, no excuses for any of that. The grout joints aren't full enough thats why you can see the tile edge. The differing sizes of the joints are simply bad workmanship done by a tradesman with no eye for detail. The grouting can be rectified, the size of the joints can't without taking it all off and starting over.
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Aimee72
The floor was already boarded when he came, our builders did that (I think they used 9mm ply but that's just from memory). I'm not sure what adhesive he used though, sorry (not even sure of the brand).
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Rich
That really is poor work. If you have paid a pro that much the room should look amazing from every angle, not just from a distance.
He has washed the grout of before it has had a chance to dry, as Brian says above this can be sorted, he will need to cut out the grout and re grout over the top to fill the joints in.
9mm Ply is to thin for a floor, it should be min 18mm boil and water proof ply screwed down at a min of 300mm centres. Just be aware that if the grouting on the floor starts to crack, then you are going to start having problems with the floor and the tiler should have made sure that the floor was suitable before starting work.
He has washed the grout of before it has had a chance to dry, as Brian says above this can be sorted, he will need to cut out the grout and re grout over the top to fill the joints in.
9mm Ply is to thin for a floor, it should be min 18mm boil and water proof ply screwed down at a min of 300mm centres. Just be aware that if the grouting on the floor starts to crack, then you are going to start having problems with the floor and the tiler should have made sure that the floor was suitable before starting work.
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mikethetile
LOL I would just like to point out the 188mm above is a typo
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mikethetile
well that is as bad as you described, if you can live with the uneven groutlines then a regrout will improve the look of it, Silicon needs redoing too
