Is this a good Tiling Job?

[Richard Edwards]

Pjc has seen it in the flesh and his advice is probably the most reliable - That said it looks to me like the all the floor and walls need to removed. The floor will need a proper pro prep job - hardibacker / Lux cementous board / Uncouple membrane on the timber and overlap the concrete by approx 500mm and the whole floor will need leveling. Then retiled and properly grouted. - It looks like those tiles are quartz or glass composite. The walls will need to be finished and made flat and vertical before re starting the tiling. - This is going to cost a pretty penny to put right [No actual costs please as open forum]

This is amongst the worst I have ever seen - and I seen some horrors as I do a lot of remedial works.

I wish you luck - even if its too late

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Speaking as a bathroom fitter...

Can any tiles be salvaged?

I've only ever ripped up tiles that have been on for years.

I'm sure most of the floor tiles can be taken up and cleaned off if he's only used Wickes ready mix addy?

Not an easy job though!

 

[Ken Bruty]

:yikes:This just re-inforces to me that the term "builder" means not qualified at much, or anything, as someone had posted earlier in the week, and in this case, ESPECIALLY not tiling :mad2: This guy looks as though he has put wall grout into the floor joints to me, and the whole thing is a complete failure imo, and, I bet he's tiled straight over the concrete to wood floor joint without an expansion joint. Sorry to be so harsh, but this type of thing just makes me angry, if I were you, I would ask him for any labour charges to be returned and your tile costs, as this cannot be rectified as he has said, and his excuses are pathetic imo. I wish you well with this, and I hope you get sorted soon .

 

[Perry]

the screeded floor and the floorboards have 6mm ply overlay and the tiles cant be salvaged yes they are resin tiles and it seems the case builders talking rubbish to try baffle brains

 

[jay]

thanks for the update pjc confirms what i was thinking if the prep work is wrong theres no use in trying toi fix it and from the looks of it wouldnt matter if you used solid gold grout wont hide the probs there to obviouse feel for the customer but its a rip out and re do:mad2:

thanks pjc

 

[Gazzer]

As long as clients accept such lame excuses then these cowboys will always continue to operate.

 

[diamondtiling]

Oh dear..........what a mess.
I am on a similar job at the moment, a full bathroom ripout. Tiles were fixed with bucket adhesive about 3 inches thick, floor tiles were on 6mm ply, the whole job was an abortion from the start. I have had to replace everything from the ceilings to the walls and a new floor. The plumbing was like spagetti junction. Will post pictures from start to finish soon.

This "builder" is a disgrace, get shut of him now.


:mad2:

 

[easyt]

No reflection on present company, but. is it any wonder folk diy ? I have built a base and plinth for an oil tank and erected a firewall only to find that the firewall is 20mm too low because the the oil tank is 50mm taller then the info I was given by the company doing installation.

 

[riviera]

Update:

After pointing out the tiles which were not level and/or hollow sounding when knocking, he has started removal of these. You can note the 6mm plywood as well as the adhesive.

As pjc mentioned, I have taken a photo of the wall sockets. He has also removed some of the wall tiles next to the window. Also the tiles are being placed on the old tiles by the looks of it. Finally number 20 is a close of of the tile which was partially covered in grout.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Oh dear, talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Is this guy aware of your posts/ and the replies from the forum members, I think it would be a wake up call for him. Before he demonstrates his tiling skills ( or lack of) to his next trusting customer:mad2:

 

[easyt]

He doesn't seem to have used much cement under the floor tiles.

 

[DHTiling]

IMO.. the whole lot needs to be redone..

 

[TT Tiling]

sorry to say ,thats wot your get when builders to the job , sorry to see how bad it is ,hope your can the builder to pay a prop tiler to come and sort it for you
good luck

 

[Perry]

yes it does Dave i think they are both clutching at straws as they say as hard as it is to accept just feel so bad for the customers but i cant wish it right

 

[Perry]

sorry to say ,thats wot your get when builders to the job , sorry to see how bad it is ,hope your can the builder to pay a prop tiler to come and sort it for you
good luck

no he wont be able to