Laying Porcelain

[Spud]

that surprises me Joe as i have tiled several tile showrooms in south london and get recommended by these companies so I know the market in south london ,if you read my post i did not suggest that the tiler who did the work for you was right to up the price half way through the job and i feel sorry for you with the standard of the work you recieved ,if you have found a bonefide company that charges 20-25 for this type of work and you are confident that they will produce the job you are looking for then you should use them good luck with rectifying your bathroom

 

[upsetjoe]

hello,

i am in S. London, and i would charge £**m2 plus materials for your job.
but if i did it it would line up, stay up and i would guarantee it as well.

but i have a sign written van, a website, an insurance, a business address etc.

personally, i do not know any "proper" tilers in london that would charge £20 per m2 unless it was 100m2 plus!

that said i hope it works out for you.

good luck

Dagger

oh and i would have put matching Silicon in the places he has put grout incorrectly!, naught naughty cracky cracky..

Hi Dagger,

I do not contest the fact that 20 is cheap, I didn't think he was being honest and doing a good job for the few tiles he managed to lay and I was going to get rid of him anyway.

When do you start? :8:

 

[dagger]

i would rip all his work out and start again, his lines are wrong so if you follow them it will all look wrong!

not what you would want, so if you are interseted in a better job, pm me your number.

Dagger

 

[upsetjoe]

i would rip all his work out and start again, his lines are wrong so if you follow them it will all look wrong!

not what you would want, so if you are interseted in a better job, pm me your number.

Dagger

Everything will have to go obvioulsy. I have kept them for the surveyor to have a look at and take a few more pictures to show you how it looks like when you put a leveller on. :lol:

Thanks for your offer mate. I will contact you if I need you.

 

[dagger]

good luck!

 

[Gazzer]

I would like to see pics of the new tilers work actually. I think its cheap for a tiling company as oppossed a sole trader. Maybe i have misread but i await further info.

 

[heavytrevy]

Dunno bout you guys but I charge a set price for bathrooms unless Im working for a builder and there are other open areas that require tile.

It not possible to charge a cheap meterage rate and make money doing bathrooms unless they are huge.

Those 300x600 wall tiles do require heaps of packing even on the flattest of walls.

Regards
Trev

p.s As for his tiling work I agree its shocking, just on that alone I would get rid of him.

 

[upsetjoe]

I had a call today from my tiler/plumber whatever his job is... He said that his 'boss' was informed that we were stopping payments and he was coming over to get the money. He did not show up so I called him back and he said that he was coming at 6 O'Clock and that he wants his money, that he will get his money either from me and or my wife and that he has been doing this 'game' for 30 years and that it's not now that he will be done.

I reported what happened to my local Trading Standard officer who is handling the case and he said it was now police matters because you cannot barge at some people place and make threats to part with their money. I called 999 and they said that if he shows up I have to call the police straight away. I also informed the neighbours to keep a look out and told them he is not allowed to enter the premises and that if he shows up they should call the police which they agreed to do.

This is how it goes ladies and gentlemen, and it is a legit company, they advertise on the internet and they have a van with their details on it.