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As Mark (impish) has stated above, unfortunately, to an extent, you must accept part responsibility I’m afraid.
Believing that one person is capable of carrying out all of the work you have to a high standard is a little naive I’m afraid.
Photos can be very misleading if taken from the correct perspective.
The only way to truly vet tradesman is to visit them on their current site or to see previously completed projects.
It’s something I always offer perspective clients if they need reassurance, and quite often I find that happy customers often offer the chance to bring future clients round to view their completed works.
Yes it’s a pain, but for peace of mind and to avoid your current situation, suddenly it doesn’t seem such a drama.
Yes as everyone else has stated, it does lack finesse, but if you wanted, some of the issues could be overcome.
The biggest issue would be the layout in the hob area, have you asked for an explanation as to why it is that way?
We can’t see the whole wall, there’s a slim chance there’s a reason for it, not likely, but a chance.
If you’re unable to get past that, then there’s no alternative but to remove it.
Some of the less than perfect cuts can and would be covered when a Silicon joint is added.
If the tile line that meets the units has a Silicon bead instead of a grout joint, it would cover all the imperfections. (It doesn’t have to be a heavy bead)
Trying loosening the screws to the sockets and see if they can be repositioned to hide the imperfections, especially the one where tile is missing from the top of the socket, that would be an issue for anyone who tiled it.
Again when Silicon is applied around the window board, that square cut would be hidden.
Yes Tiling to paint isn’t ‘best practise’ but it’s a splashback, as long as it was in a good state of repair and not flaking off, there’s every chance it’ll be ok.
After the weekend attempt to prise a tile off, if it comes away with no effort, then it’s probably a potential issue and must be removed.
If it appears to be fixed well, then it’ll probably be just fine.
Obviously badly lipping tiles need addressing.
Yes it seems like a lot of compromises, but if you hadn’t of seen the current level of finish and it had been completed before you had, all those issues may have been still there but you wouldn’t have been aware, and you’d have been non the wiser.
I’m not suggesting for one moment you settle for sub standard work, but I’d suggest you approach the issue objectively, rather than emotionally.
Consider the alternative possible outcomes of having a row with your ‘tradesman’, ultimately he could pick up and go, leaving you with even more issues.
You would have to get another person in, let alone suppling more material and ripping off what’s already there.
Most tradesman won’t touch others unfinished projects either.
Each and everyone of us could pull your work to pieces, but that can be said of nearly every job.
Criticising is easy, the clever bit is making appropriate changes and making the best of an unfortunate situation, and achieving a finish that is acceptable to all, it can be sorted more often than not.
Perhaps this is a course of action that should be explored.
We can all throw our toys out, and you do have grounds, but what would it actually achieve?
I’m not condoning poor workmanship, not at all, just suggesting a solution.
And if he has any integrity he’ll do what he can to appease you.
Believing that one person is capable of carrying out all of the work you have to a high standard is a little naive I’m afraid.
Photos can be very misleading if taken from the correct perspective.
The only way to truly vet tradesman is to visit them on their current site or to see previously completed projects.
It’s something I always offer perspective clients if they need reassurance, and quite often I find that happy customers often offer the chance to bring future clients round to view their completed works.
Yes it’s a pain, but for peace of mind and to avoid your current situation, suddenly it doesn’t seem such a drama.
Yes as everyone else has stated, it does lack finesse, but if you wanted, some of the issues could be overcome.
The biggest issue would be the layout in the hob area, have you asked for an explanation as to why it is that way?
We can’t see the whole wall, there’s a slim chance there’s a reason for it, not likely, but a chance.
If you’re unable to get past that, then there’s no alternative but to remove it.
Some of the less than perfect cuts can and would be covered when a Silicon joint is added.
If the tile line that meets the units has a Silicon bead instead of a grout joint, it would cover all the imperfections. (It doesn’t have to be a heavy bead)
Trying loosening the screws to the sockets and see if they can be repositioned to hide the imperfections, especially the one where tile is missing from the top of the socket, that would be an issue for anyone who tiled it.
Again when Silicon is applied around the window board, that square cut would be hidden.
Yes Tiling to paint isn’t ‘best practise’ but it’s a splashback, as long as it was in a good state of repair and not flaking off, there’s every chance it’ll be ok.
After the weekend attempt to prise a tile off, if it comes away with no effort, then it’s probably a potential issue and must be removed.
If it appears to be fixed well, then it’ll probably be just fine.
Obviously badly lipping tiles need addressing.
Yes it seems like a lot of compromises, but if you hadn’t of seen the current level of finish and it had been completed before you had, all those issues may have been still there but you wouldn’t have been aware, and you’d have been non the wiser.
I’m not suggesting for one moment you settle for sub standard work, but I’d suggest you approach the issue objectively, rather than emotionally.
Consider the alternative possible outcomes of having a row with your ‘tradesman’, ultimately he could pick up and go, leaving you with even more issues.
You would have to get another person in, let alone suppling more material and ripping off what’s already there.
Most tradesman won’t touch others unfinished projects either.
Each and everyone of us could pull your work to pieces, but that can be said of nearly every job.
Criticising is easy, the clever bit is making appropriate changes and making the best of an unfortunate situation, and achieving a finish that is acceptable to all, it can be sorted more often than not.
Perhaps this is a course of action that should be explored.
We can all throw our toys out, and you do have grounds, but what would it actually achieve?
I’m not condoning poor workmanship, not at all, just suggesting a solution.
And if he has any integrity he’ll do what he can to appease you.
