Right or wrong ?

[Dougs Third Go]

The way you have done it is probably the way most of us would have. Its centre to the flush, its centre to the loo and its probably centre to the light(s). that's 3 things centred. if you had centred the window(1) none of the others would have been, which by the sound of it would have given her more to complain about. stick to your guns it looks great.

totally agree. It looks fine, if she wanted it different then that would be her personal choice and she should have informed you beforehand, you made a judgement call, the correct one in my opinion,.

 

[One Day]

I'll bet she's a nightmare at the hairdresser's!!!

 

[Colour Republic]

Sorry mrct, going to go against the grain here.

If you centred a tile in the middle of the wall instead of the grout joint, then the cuts either side of the window would have been full and not split. (This looks possible because your current cuts either side of the WC look less than half a tile width) It would have looked better that way (IMO) and also would have been quicker and easier to tile (despite having to plunge cut the flush plate)

Another option and as a half measure you could have tiled the bottom like you have and then still done full cuts either side of the window. (not something I would do but acceptable I suppose) Although not technically correct, visually it would still look better than it does now, where your eyes are not drawn to the off center window.

Sometimes I think tilers are too hung up on centering windows or walls because that is how they've been taught to set out a room, but by default dismiss the overall visual appearence. Setting out tiles shouldn't be about 'rules' as it is still a decorative surface. Follow the rules, but if they don't work, adapt them.

All that said I don't think they should withold payment, at least not all of it. It looks to be a very tidy job you've done there. Personally I don't think either you or the customer is in the wrong, just a difference of opinion in how it should look. I suppose the fair outcome is for both of you to meet in the middle. Say it costs £300 to redo how the customer wants it, then pay half each.

JMO of course :lol:

 

[m3fitter]

that's what I said Colour replublic. centre the tile to the centre of the wall... the wall looks like 1200-1300mm, 600 tile with 300-350 cuts, then the window sides would not have had double cut ?

 

[Colour Republic]

Whoops, so you did!!!


but to be fair I said it better :lol:

 

[m3fitter]

hahha ok, i'll go a step further ! in my opinion, its set out wrong, as double cuts either side of window, to me, its obvious, less work and neater.. am I missing something ?? yes an anglegrinder of a flush cut, but that's common these days with Porcelanosa ( large format ) I can't see why you'd set it out full tile to the centre ?? explain someone pls

 

[m3fitter]

Whoops, so you did!!!


but to be fair I said it better :lol:

Yes you did !, but you're a .... see you next tueday ;-)

 

[Colour Republic]

Yes you did !, but you're a .... see you next tueday ;-)

I doubt it, I'm on holiday!

 

[m3fitter]

I doubt it, I'm on holiday!

so am I !! you must be going to the mountains in Bulgaria like me ! :hurray:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I think you've set it out wrong ( ie it's not the way I would have done it).
I'd have put the full tile in the middle of the flush plate with a large cut to right and left, this would have meant a full piece of tile up both sides of the window ( as opposed to 2 unequal cuts).
My other point of note is you've used the boxing height as the horizontal datum line which has meant a cut to the floor which IMHO is too small!
I think the customer has a valid point and it's now a case of opinions.

 

[m3fitter]

I think you've set it out wrong ( ie it's not the way I would have done it).
I'd have put the full tile in the middle of the flush plate with a large cut to right and left, this would have meant a full piece of tile up both sides of the window ( as opposed to 2 unequal cuts).
My other point of note is you've used the boxing height as the horizontal datum line which has meant a cut to the floor which IMHO is too small!
I think the customer has a valid point and it's now a case of opinions.

not opinion, its incorrect, sorry to say, I will always back another tiler, unless its blatant.... sorry to say there are fundamental setting out faults here, not sure with 30 years experience it has been set out this way ?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I think you've set it out wrong ( ie it's not the way I would have done it).
I'd have put the full tile in the middle of the flush plate with a large cut to right and left, this would have meant a full piece of tile up both sides of the window ( as opposed to 2 unequal cuts).
My other point of note is you've used the boxing height as the horizontal datum line which has meant a cut to the floor which IMHO is too small!
I think the customer has a valid point and it's now a case of opinions.

we must be looking at a different pic then John, looks a good healthy depth cut to me, near enough full tile and very similar size to cut up to the ceiling.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

we must be looking at a different pic then John, looks a good healthy depth cut to me, near enough full tile and very similar size to cut up to the ceiling.

, apologies John, I first thought tiles were landscape, on close inspection they're portrait..need to go to specsavers I think :lol:

 

[peterwhayward]

Landscape.

 

[Stef]

I can't see it great on my phone but what I can see is that I would have set that up differently.
As said I would have been centre tile to centre line & that would have done away with the cuts on both sides of the window.
I also don't think the cut to the floors too clever but then I can't see the cut to the ceiling.
It looks set up from the bulk head.