Say NO!! to Dot & dabbing tiles.

[Sean SML Tiling]

Im sure 1 day it will fade out. In fact its better for the pro's if ot don't as om sure they get a lot of work due to bad practice

 

[Kyle87]

There are loads of practices that need stopping ,but there is no laws against these practices so they will just carrie on until there are laws in the future ,

It's the same in the plumbing world. People laying several meters of unclipped plastic pipe and then they wonder why a fitting blows off.

Or people draining down heating systems and not putting inhibitor back in. Eventually rotting the system inside out!!

 

[Mr T]

I pledge!

 

[GoEasy]

I recently told my Bathroom fitter to go away after I caught him Dot and Dabbing Tiles.

I am grateful for forums such as this for creating this awareness.

Attached pics of my bathroom, stopped and got rid on the spot!

Check out the Butting of Tiles.... what a joke. It's the old school mentality, they set in their ways and simply refuse to change.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Too much of this old school ways and idiots who have always done it!
If someone has fixed tiles for 30 years + and they are still trading then they are not doing everything wrong! How many of you guys will still be here in 3 years let alone 30!
The only issue I have with time served tilers is the desire. Do they still have the interest and passion to produce a top job or have the years of site work, budget tiles and crap substrates taken there toll.

Tiles should be fixed with 100% coverage so it's what you do not what others do that matters.

 

[thompsonbrown]

Some one needs to invent a tile X-RAY to see through the tile!

There is such a machine costs a fortune but only picks up dots or dabs.
Won't work when tiles are fitted using both.
Think its called a "dabdotalator".
Sigma make it

 

[ian158]

is that paint he was tiling on to..looks very flakey.

 

[GoEasy]

is that paint he was tiling on to..looks very flakey.

It is the remains of Mortar on brick wall which appears to have some paint; I thought I removed all the flaky bits, but put my hand on it this morning and bits started flaking off again.

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Just seen this posted on twitter! The caption on the tweet was "Tiles are flying up looking good, porcelain tiles"

 

[Gazzer]

Got asked to do a little extra on a job today. Just a small entrance way. Tile over the tile they said !!! When I swept the rubbish off the tiles I could hear they were hollow. So pulled most up with my fingers and a gentle tap with a hammer got the other 2 that had been spread up..... Level floor tomorrow and then retile.