Please give opinions on this tiling job

[CL66]

Hi there

I'm new to this site, and sorry for not doing a formal introduction, but i really need some advice quickly.

I'm attaching some photos of tiling in a new build i'm in the process of buying. The tiler (who is also one of the developers) said he needed to do it wonky in order to follow the pitch of the roof (which is slightly off) because the grouting needed to go into it or something along those lines. I don't understand how this can be the case, surely grouting and the roof line are 2 separate matters, and if the roof was a little wonky where it met the wall, you'd do the tiling straight?

I asked him to re do it, as i'm not prepared to buy the house until it's fixed, and he put up beading along it. So now it's covered by wonky beading and still looks wonky.

Please let me know if i'm correct in my assumption that the tiling should be replace in a straight line?

Thanks!

Clare

 

[Perry]

that depends everyone has a different view some cut it into the line some cut it to a straight line some make horizontal does depend on several factors and thats hard to tell unless you are there ete

 

[CL66]

Thanks for that, can you explain what the factors are that would affect it, as i'm waiting for him to call me and i'd like to sound vaguely knowledgeable if poss!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome:CL66 - I am assumming that it is a sloped ceiling coming in to the vertical of the door wall.
What would you have wanted if the ceiling had run out from the horizontal by say 25-30mm. Would you have accepted the tiles cut at a slope or would a line of tiles at the 25mm been the answer - giving a 5mm gap at one end! As pete says - everyone has a different view.
IMO - I would have used a tile trim to form a straight line and cut the tiles of equal size. That would however give you a shadow to the ceiling where it is uneven.
Looking at it closer it looks as though it has been grouted with a darker grout to the ceiling. Put masking tape on the tile in a straigt line and paint the grout to match the ceiling colour.
I cannot see why this would stop you buying the house !

Timeless John.

 

[CL66]

Thanks for the welcome! Ummm, I'm rubbish at picturing what you're talking about, so excuse me for being a tad thick. What I would want is for the tiling to have been done a tad under where the roof joins the wall,so the angle of the roof doesn't impact it at all, and in a totally straight line, so when you look at it the tiling itself looks straight. Is this a possibility. Because looking at wonky tiling every day would drive me mad.

 

[Daveyboy]

Hi Clare..the matter of tiling straight or following the natural join of the wall/ceiling is a personal choice and one I always give my clients the option to decide..In almost every case, the client opts to go with following the natural join..In one case, the client wanted the line straight but didn't want a gap showing, so we tiled it straight and then replastered the ceiling to make the join the same along the wall..but this work is on existing buildings..

As it's a new build, the work will obviosuly have to pass building control inspection and if the ceiling/wall line and tiling passes, then the tiler/developer is not obliged to change it..however, if a wonky row of tiles is stopping you buying/them selling, I'm sure you/they can reach a compromise and do something about it.. it's not difficult to replace a row of tiles/replaster a ceiling, to satisfy your requirement...

 

[Deleted member 1779]

I must admit it does look naff!

Those tiles above the doorline highlight the slope.

Options to fix include reducing the height of the tiles so they are inline with the door jam.

Or moving the door jam to run the tile line. Its all about what the eye sees

 

[diamondtiling]

Tiles do not come under the building control Inspector, If they did, redrow, barratts, morris and most of the other big developers would have a lot of tiles in skips..:yikes::yikes::yikes:

Why did the tiler not chamfer the backs of the tile? he would have got them perfect then, and that one over the door is a mess, get him to do it properly,

:ban::ban:

 

[Daveyboy]

..What I would want is for the tiling to have been done a tad under where the roof joins the wall,so the angle of the roof doesn't impact it at all, and in a totally straight line, so when you look at it the tiling itself looks straight. Is this a possibility. Because looking at wonky tiling every day would drive me mad.

The only trouble with that Clare is that you will have a horizontally level line of tiles and a wonky/unlevel ceiling/wall line....no matter how big a gap you leave between the two, the human eye will always notice that one of them is wrong and quite often it thinks it's the one that is actually level..

It's not clear how much of a say you have over what is going into this new build? If you are in control of the interior design/products and the developers are working to your specification, why haven't you specified what you want?

 

[Big D]

Hi agree with diamond if you run a chamfer down back of tile you can create a straight line as long as level of ceiling is not to far out difficult to tell from pics

 

[Ajax123]

looks hideous. If I did that in my bathroom My Mrs would make sure I did it again. I think I would cut the tiles straight and have an uneven gap above which I would paint the same colour as the ceiling.

 

[Alpha Omega]

Looks like they have lost the level down to the left ?

Have they cut the tiles on left above door ?

Why not remove thoose and continue tiling to ceiling ?

Hopefully won't end with a slither

Gary

 

[Daveyboy]

Tiles do not come under the building control Inspector, If they did, redrow, barratts, morris and most of the other big developers would have a lot of tiles in skips..

Actually they do Diamond...Building Control have to sign off the second fixing and tiling is a second fix...

 

[doug boardley]

does the ceiling pitch slope down, if so, maybe the tiler hasn't put a back bevel on the tiles to take the face side up to the ceiling line:dizzy2:

 

[CL66]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

I've attached another picture so you can get a better perspective on how the roof attaches to the wall. To look at the wall, you wouldn't know it was wonky at all, so I had no idea to ask for the tiles not to follow the line and was never given the option. The house was a shell when we put the deposit down, so yes we had choice on everything.

I'm not sure what the chamfer is, but i'll see what he says about it. Haven't heard anything this evening. The ceiling is only slightly off, so i don't see why it would look bad to have them cut straight surely?