Is this acceptable quality from a professional?

[jay]

Few more pics would be better

 

[upset]

Thanks for your input. I apologise for not saying hello as a new member.

I absolutely admire the quality of work of many of you that have posted pictures of your work here. It's on that basis that I got in a full-time tiler in to do the job and not tried to bodge anything myself!

I should say we got 3 quotes, from £600-800. The bloke that wanted £800 was a right pain and wouldn't leave, the dog hated him as well. A couple of indie tile shops said we should be paying around £150 a day, all tilers that quoted said it would be 3-4 days work so I imagined this is the going rate. The guy that did the work was available in a couple of weeks, the others were busy for a month. He was also recommended by an electrician we had in earlier and had cards in the indie tile shops.

He said after he started that the floor wasn't even, so to put the tiles down in the pattern we wanted, he had to latex it. I'm not sure how the tiles being turned 45degrees requires a 'flatter' floor (doesn't the 10mm of adhesive allow for this?), but when he then added £120 at the end for what is £20 of material and half-hour work... I probably would have chinned him there and then if he weren't in his 60s.

We have some screw-less socket and switches, it's difficult to see on the pictures but as he left so much grout around the white back-plates that the little clips that secure the front plate to the plastic back of the sockets didn't fit. I spent a few hours trying to gently take the excessive grout off, on some it worked, on others it didn't as the tiles around the sockets are unevenly mounted.

I'm sorry - it's carthartic to complain. I don't want to have a go at good tradesmen, but your opinion either vindicates my rage or excuses him.

For those that want more pictures, here you go. The wall tiles are in 4 colours, have a distressed edge and are all 100mm x 100mm if that helps with scale:

The floor is self is OK, there are points where the one tile is about 2-3mm lower or higher than the others around it... not what I would expect if he made the floor nice and even, but in some ways adds to the rustic look of the tile (even though they too are flat with a distressed edge).

 

[Gazzer]

Dont know where your photos have gone ???

 

[DHTiling]

Who are the indie shops to state what a tradesman should charge, and as for your comment.. you probably would of chinned him..?.

Wow!.. you sound a nightmare.. yes quality should be 100% but charging extra and you disagreeing deserves violence.. ?????? but you didn't because of his age.

and even your dog disliked the other tiler.... my ribs are aching LOL LOL..

 

[jay]

Pics didnt work

 

[Stef]

I find it highly amusing that "An Indie Tile Shop" should be telling you how much a tiler is worth.

says it all really.

 

[Muse2k8]

There's no pictures?

 

[kilty55]

pics havent worked for some reason upset? maybe you could re try did you downsize them ?

your trim work defo needs changing...you say your floor is fine apart from 1 tile well both these parts of the job can be rectified i would imagine

in regards to chinning a tradesman because he added money on for extra work i dont really think thats a fantastic idea

 

[Rich]

Same as, I cant see the pics?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I don't mind - not all pictures tell the story - sometimes the words explain more!