Please help are tiling methods used correct?

[Rae]

Some of the corner joints have had grout put on. When I pointed out broken corners on these tiles he said the mastic will cover it. It’s a terrible job to be sure. Should these movement joints have grout and mastic?

Need to confirm hes a proper tiler when you first meet ,look at previous work ,as how long hes been tiling etc ,a lot of multi skilled guys doing tiling ,but not to rhe level required

 

[Rustytabitha]

Need to confirm hes a proper tiler when you first meet ,look at previous work ,as how long hes been tiling etc ,a lot of multi skilled guys doing tiling ,but not to rhe level required

He is a friend of a friend. it was a complete bathroom refurb not just tiling. Does a lot of work and my friend was very happy with her bathroom. I saw photos. She didn’t have big porcelain tiles though just the small letterbox type. And hindsight is a great thing. whatever I have done in future I will employ trades myself and not rely on a builder. Even if it takes longer.

 

[Rustytabitha]

Just seen these. So assume it’s the same problem and bathroom.

Nope not me

 

[Rustytabitha]

Morning, from the pics on the window you can see your concerns about chipping and needs addressing and the internal corners do indeed get siliconed as it’s a movement joint. But some aren’t the neatest cuts.
The point raised about blobs under the tiles , not a fixing method that is condoned within the tiling industry and also needs to be highlighted.
I also notice on a couple pics that joints don’t line up on an external corner. Write down all your concerns and air these with your installer as I won’t use the term “Tiler” as it’s certainly not the work of a pro. Good luck and keep us informed how you progress.

Progress;
builder has been paid £1,000 up front for materials and plasterer. I paid for tiles that are now useless. He has said I have 2 options either he will come on Monday and make it look good... re set chipped tiles and grout chips and mastic... or if not I can sack him and not pay any more and get it sorted myself. He says if I have it retiled I am ‘using a sledgehammer to crack a nut’. Exposed tiles all have large gaps behind them. A large number have been laid over emulsion paint. He painted tanking over emulsion too. He says that that is what you do. is it? He says the gaps are fine as moisture won’t get through grout.is it?
i asked him why the btw toilet had a sloping gap between it and unit; he said my floor was sloping... it isn’t. One of several untruths . So it’s hard to trust him. Nice as he is.
I don’t know what to do.

 

[Dave]

Seems like he doesn’t know what he is doing