Opinion on this job please. Is this a satisfactory finish?

[tuthai]

My last post questioned a large extra charge for creating a diamond tile pattern.


This morning I've had my first chance to look at the job properly and I would like your opinions please.


I'm not happy with the failure to wrap the diamond pattern around the corners but that aside it looks fine from a distance.


However on closer inspection the jagged and untidy joins in the bull nose dado where it goes around a corner don't look pretty at all.


I understand it may be difficult to cut neat 45 degree angles in marble but is this finish acceptable? The cut angled dado sections seem to have lots broken off and the damage filled with grout. One corner is actually so jagged it's razor sharp.


There are quite a few gaps in the grout which won't help the water resistance.


There is also lots of excess grout which isn't coming off.


Am I being picky or is this a good overall job?


Your opinions would be appreciated.


Thanks

 

[Gazzer]

Worse than I first thought and cutting of marble can be done neatly.

 

[Colour Republic]

the cutting and grouting are horrendous. Close up that is pretty bad.

 

[Gazzer]

Your next question will probably be, " is it salvageable" The answer is , Maybe, but not by the guy who tiled it. He certainly has not got the skills.

 

[AliGage]

You know what the other photos didn't look too bad. But close up its really awlful!!

I've also just seen what you've paid or being asked to pay for this work. Incredibly inflated price for another well below par job i'm afraid.

 

[area tiling]

Poor work by a cowboy again, its people like this that's destroying our trade!

 

[cam_low]

Same old story with builders. Refuse to pay him full stop. That's bloody horrendous. He has wrecked your lovely tiles.

 

[tuthai]

As I feared.


In the corners he seems to have cut square(ish) notches out of the dado to slot the other piece in.


I'm no tiler but surely a straight 45 degree cut would give a perfect neat 90 degree turn with no need to fill the damage with grout?


Is straight 45 degree cut normal?


It seems much harder to try and cut a notch doesn't it?



(Sorry about the rotated images. Not sure why it's doing that).

 

[Gazzer]

Like I say, its easy with the right tools. A mitre cut takes little effort with a tile saw or even angle grinder.

 

[tuthai]

The lovely dado tiles were very expensive

It will need re doing. I guess they can salvage some by cutting the bad sections out?

 

[Gazzer]

If they have been fixed with any decent adhesive then I wouldnt fancy the chances of marble being saved !

 

[Colour Republic]

I doubt you'll get them off in one piece to be honest.

With each picture you post it gets worse. I know somebody said in the other thread that people shouldn't pull apart the standard of work when you were just asking about the extra cost and you were happy with the work. But to be honest I'm glad some did comment as that work is well below par and for the money you have paid you should be expecting an A1 finish and that isn't it!

 

[tuthai]

It's a shame. Actually it's more than a shame.... i'm gutted.

He's a good guy, a hard worker and a good builder and I can't fault his other jobs. They have been spot on. He's tiled the floors and patio and roof and it all looks great.

I actually employ a project manager who clearly in this case should have sourced a professional tiler for the job. The builder actually said to me on Friday that "he wasn't a tiler".

Oh dear. Looks like an expensive fix and the dado takes 4 weeks to manufacture

 

[Gazzer]

 

[widler]

he aint mitered the internals at all,he has cut a bit of the top profile and tried to slip the other in,a bit like doing a internal on skirting with a coping saw ,its horrendous, and the external,erm,its horrendous .
i think the builder will know this as well,just tell him,if you get on he will understand