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montster
Hi,
Have done a bit of DIY tiling in the past but prefer to pay to have the work done.
Having some work done at the moment but would like some advice as to what quality and standards I should expect.
The kitchen has just been tiled 4 courses above the worktop (U-shape in plan) about 1.5 sq metres total area. At the start of the tiling the gap between the bottom of the tiles to the worktop is about 3mm, a few areas there is no gap, he has not sealed the tiles to the worktop in any way.
He brought edging strip, didn`t have the correct size for the tiles he brought, so has left the tiles around the window, untrimmed not used edge glazed tiles.
He spread adhesive past where he has tiled, not removed the excess off before it set, it now needs sanding off.
There are about 6 spacers showing through the grout, there is a fine dusting of grout spread across all the tiles which is comong off with a bit of polishing.
There are also 4 sockets on the wall, the cut-outs aren`t large enough to fit the sockets in to the wall boxes, he reckons its the electricians job to open em up.
The worktops & floor covering are all newly fitted but he managed to get adhesive on both, which he has tried to clean off, now theres a film of it engrained in the worktops & lino floor covering which I have had a few attemts at cleaning, its just drying as a white dusty film.
Have mentioned most of the above to him, he aint keen on tidying anything up, I paid him for materials, he was due to come back and tile approx 2.5 sq metres in the bathroom.
It looks as if I might have to get someone else in to finish off.
Any sesible advice on the above would be appreciated.
Have done a bit of DIY tiling in the past but prefer to pay to have the work done.
Having some work done at the moment but would like some advice as to what quality and standards I should expect.
The kitchen has just been tiled 4 courses above the worktop (U-shape in plan) about 1.5 sq metres total area. At the start of the tiling the gap between the bottom of the tiles to the worktop is about 3mm, a few areas there is no gap, he has not sealed the tiles to the worktop in any way.
He brought edging strip, didn`t have the correct size for the tiles he brought, so has left the tiles around the window, untrimmed not used edge glazed tiles.
He spread adhesive past where he has tiled, not removed the excess off before it set, it now needs sanding off.
There are about 6 spacers showing through the grout, there is a fine dusting of grout spread across all the tiles which is comong off with a bit of polishing.
There are also 4 sockets on the wall, the cut-outs aren`t large enough to fit the sockets in to the wall boxes, he reckons its the electricians job to open em up.
The worktops & floor covering are all newly fitted but he managed to get adhesive on both, which he has tried to clean off, now theres a film of it engrained in the worktops & lino floor covering which I have had a few attemts at cleaning, its just drying as a white dusty film.
Have mentioned most of the above to him, he aint keen on tidying anything up, I paid him for materials, he was due to come back and tile approx 2.5 sq metres in the bathroom.
It looks as if I might have to get someone else in to finish off.
Any sesible advice on the above would be appreciated.
