Not happy with tiling job - or am I being picky?

[Dhtiling]

Nothing like a guy doing bad work saying other guys don't know what they're doing.

 

[Dumbo]

Oh god.

When I last tiled there weren't such tiles around. When the clips first came about I was skeptical, thought it was an extra process that a good tiler doesn't need to do.

Having seen so so many threads now about bowed plank tiles (they bow when cooling when being manufactured) I now think the clips are a must.

And the proof is in the pudding lol

You didn't have clips used and have bowed lipped tiles.

Tiler choice has to come into it too. Picking the cheapest always gets you the guy who doesn't know what he's doing. I hope that wasn't the case with this one.

See that's the theory I work on , I'm crap but I make sure I'm pricey , there for perceived value makes people think I'm good .

 

[Bill]

Clips you say? Bowed tiles you say?

 

[angrypirate]

No need for a metal ruler on that floor . Clips make all the difference on planked floors imo.

 

[Zeko124]

There is one big thing about tiles that people tend not to understand.

That there exists a Renault Clio and it costs 20k, and that there exists a Mercedes S which costs 100k. But a tile is a tile. Yea, right.

HOWEVER, looking from the customer's perspective in one hand I understand it is very hard to know what is a quality material and who to trust for advise and laying in the end.
Been laying glass tiles "worth" 650€/m2, the guy said to me watch out when laying it, it is a very expensive material. Looking at it I wanted to cry, the difference in dimensions, a bow, etc.

It is hard to say anything from the pictures, we would have to see tiles in person, try how to cut it. Clips are a must, but can't do miracles. It is still possible to do a neat job with a crap tiles. BUT the general problem at the tiler's, you put price per m2, after you get low budget material you spend twice as much time and effort to put it together, resulting in no revenue.

Don't know what to do or say in this case, folks, when buying tiles ask someone as much reliable as you can get, and check the builder's works before tiles.
Been there, done that, had stairs one week ago that seemed perfectly fine, when measuring it 4cm height difference on some spots. What to do or what to say?