Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

[John Benton]

are the floor tiles loose as well..? looks a right mess, still it lasted nearly 3 months, thats a new record for a builder...:lol:

Floor is coming up on Thursday. Customer getting new tiles and we'll have a go at fitting them properly. Wish I could do the walls as well but his budget won't go that far

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I find the current climate to be causing a lot of penny pinching, but these cowboy so called 'tilers' make it that much harder for the likes of us.
I am curious as too how these RogueCowboy's get the job?!

Should they not be named and shamed with there own folder on this Forum?

 

[Ian]

I find the current climate to be causing a lot of penny pinching, but these cowboy so called 'tilers' make it that much harder for the likes of us.
I am curious as too how these RogueCowboy's get the job?!

Should they not be named and shamed with there own folder on this Forum?

It would be a legal nightmare to name and shame. If only we could.

 

[afright]

I lost a job tiling a kitchen 5m2 I was beaten by £20 less than my price and he was just a handyman/flatpacker so it looks as if customers are looking for the cheapest job I dont think they are concerned about how much skill the tiler has got, just think they are penny pinching so if they get a bad job then tough I,ve had a few come back eating humble pie and it ends up costing them more than my first price.

 

[John Benton]

The floor that I posted 4 weeks ago has now come up.

Tiles came up easy. 6mm trowel used and dot n dab, no back buttering, 3mm ply fixed down with 45mm screws (No pipes hit luckily). Lifted first row of tiles and rest came up easy, there was standing water under tiles and ply was already rotten and mouldy. This bathroom was done 3 months ago.

The floor is actually perfectly flat and level so I've no idea why they dot 'n dabbed in places.




And the standing water was from the shower frame that wasn't sealed to the tray and corner that didn't have any silicon

 

[High Peak Tiling]

The floor that I posted 4 weeks ago has now come up.

Tiles came up easy. 6mm trowel used and dot n dab, no back buttering, 3mm ply fixed down with 45mm screws (No pipes hit luckily). Lifted first row of tiles and rest came up easy, there was standing water under tiles and ply was already rotten and mouldy. This bathroom was done 3 months ago.

The floor is actually perfectly flat and level so I've no idea why they dot 'n dabbed in places.

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On a perfect surface... they must of not been holding the trowel right &/Or pressing to much on some & not enough on, As As before it is a shame we cannot name & shame... just to Save the Customers money (And in your case John, there floor!)

 

[John Benton]

Following on from the previous bathroom floor, whilst I was at the customer i needed to use their bathroom. I couldn't resist taking these pics.

This was apparently done by a professional tiler and not a builder like the previous one

Enjoy.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Following on from the previous bathroom floor, whilst I was at the customer i needed to use their bathroom. I couldn't resist taking these pics.

This was apparently done by a professional tiler and not a builder like the previous one

Enjoy.

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That particular customer has had a rough old time with the bodgers!

 

[John Benton]

That particular customer has had a rough old time with the bodgers!

He's a wealth management advisor. Needs to think a bit more wisely before parting with his own me thinks. :yikes:

 

[High Peak Tiling]

He's a wealth management advisor. Needs to think a bit more wisely before parting with his own me thinks. :yikes:

You should 'advise' him... without patronising him :lol: