Just had my kitchen tiled with mosaics Page: 2

[Time's Ran Out]

A lot will depend on how long ago it was done and what adhesive they used!
If it was ready mixed in a bucket you may be able to clean them up to reuse.
You’ll certainly have to buy some but the back of marble can take a while to dry. What’s the total area/number of tiles involved?

 

[Flintstone]

If I was to take on the re tile I would insist on using new tiles. Have you paid the man who's done the job ?

 

[Waluigi]

Full rip out and start again.
If it was just one area of concern the same guy might be able to improve but it’s a catalogue of errors- poor trim mitring, incorrect mitring method. Poor cutting against window, gap too large and grouted between tile and window sill, tiles jutting out, tiles misaligned, grout everywhere, grout missing and tile cuts missing!

That’s just off the top of my head. The guy can’t honestly be a Tiler.

One thing that is also worth noting- if the guy can’t get the visual stuff right by making so many errors, what hope is there for things you can’t see! Poor preparation of walls, priming of the wall and adhesive used.

 

[Dumbo]

To be honest i wouldnt of used trims on that job .
Gap beside socket is probably due to the fact there is a gap between the electrical socket and the blockwork/plaster so nothing to stick the tile to . He should of filled it first . Also looks like abutments have been grouted, they should of been siliconed .

 

[Waluigi]

Yes I agree with that. External corners no need for trims at all or the top of the tile. Possibly just the top of the tile people sometimes want.

 

[On one]

Too many things going wrong,for it to be repaired.
I like the idea of being able to remove the tiles and reuse them,but by the time you try and carefully remove the tiles from the walls,soaked the adhesive off,etc,etc......they will be rendered virtually useless by being separated from the mesh backing.

 

[Tirccir]

@Adey1980 Adey* sorry autocorrect.

@timeless john - there's about 30 300mm x 300mm tiles used here. Thankfully I have 12 left over. I'll save some if I can but I would understand why @Localtiler wouldn't want to use reclaimed. I also haven't paid the guy yet as it was only done on Friday.

@Waluigi I hadn't thought that far but it's a fair comment. No idea. I guess on the bright side is if he hasn't prepared the walls very well, the tiles will be easier to remove? I also like your suggestion of no trim down the reveals, though the trim along the top I'd be interested to see how that would look. Neither were suggested to me.

@jcrtiling what do you mean by abutments?

Overall, thanks for all the feedback people. Unfortunately, I have spoken to him since and he doesn't think he's done a bad job.

Any suggestions on how I should tackle removing them all? What should I do if I end up removing plaster? Is this something I should do to aid the next tiler or would it be better if they did it? Always happy to pitch in and can't imagine it's something anyone would want to do.

 

[Dumbo]

Abutment . Where one surface connects with another also internal angles should be siliconed . As I said earlier I wouldn't use trims and by that I wouldn't use them anywhere on this job .

 

[Boggs]

He’s made a lovely job of that hasn’t he.

 

[Jacko]

I believe you should always give the person a chance to correct their mistake *cough* mistakes.
Plus he's already done work for you at a good enough standard to have you call him back.

And not paying him is a bit tight. You could have mentioned his 'bad job' craftmanship while he was working or before he left your property.