Is this a good Tiling Job?

[riviera]

i'm not sure if its an artex wall

Since he hasnt quite "finished" the work and I have raised my concerns with him, I guess all I can do is to give him a chance to rectify

 

[Spud]

i'm not sure if its an artex wall

Since he hasnt quite "finished" the work and I have raised my concerns with him, I guess all I can do is to give him a chance to rectify

there is no way of rectifying this tiling job other than taking all the tiles off and starting again with the correct preparation works,pictures of jobs of this calibre should be placed in all outlets selling tiles with the message" tiles are expensive dont cut corners with the fitting as you will regret it"

 

[easyt]

I am an amateur. I've tiled a few kitchens - Walls, floors, worktops and 4 bathrooms walls and floors, replaced damaged tiles for friends.and a sitting room floor. The ones I have done for friends I have always refused payment but said that they can buy me a bottle of malt for everyday I have worked 😉 . (For later consumption).

If I produced work anywhere as poor as that would be totally embarrassed. I find it hard to believe someone can have so little pride in their work. As for the lipping on floor tiles. That is unbelievable. Last year I laid some 18 3x2 50mm flags on a full 4:1 bed for a disabled friend (Heavy blighters but free 🙂 . Even with those I would not except a slight lip. Compared to those floor tiles should be a doddle to set flush.

 

[Perry]

as i said i have seen it and it cant be rectified without removing everything and starting again it doesn't matter if his father supplied the grout would any of you guys used it no it would have gone straight back these so called builders should be taken to court and be made to pay but where he lives you wont get a penny

 

[Perry]

Just spoke to him, it looks like my dad is the one who supplied him with the wickes grout - so the builder isn't to blame for that one.

He says the reason for the uneven foor tiles is possibly due to the difference of the floor on both sides of the kitchen (1 half is wooden floor boards and the other half is concrete from an extension carried out years ago). He believes the temperature difference due to the wood ply on the concrete floor being much colder/damper may be a reason as to why the tiles are not level. He says he will be sorting out those tiles that are uneven.

As for the cracks in grouting, he said its expected and due to the grouting not fully sinking in. He says after another layer of grouting, it should be ok.

He says he is yet to put the strip thing on the wall tiles and he will be sorting out the one which was sticking out in the photos. Same with the one where the grout has gone over a white tile. Some of the other tiles sticking out on that side of the wall are due to some pipe work on the original wall so it would never be a 100% straight finish. He seems to acknowledge all of these things and looking to rectify. Will keep you updated and thanks for everyones input.

put some pics of the window and plugs

 

[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