Should rustic black slate calibrated look like this? Help?

[widler]

cheers bri mate,i gotta admit,that floor is rubbish,my apprentice could of done better,infact,if he didn't he would be a ex

 

[ellington]

Hmm, how very different from our floor. We have the projects manager coming out tomorrow but he's already pre-judged it and said the tiles are just like this.

 

[Andy Allen]

show him widlers floor, same tiles......very diffrent outcome..

 

[Gazzer]

Hmm, how very different from our floor. We have the projects manager coming out tomorrow but he's already pre-judged it and said the tiles are just like this.

Poppycock and utter tosh.

Show him the above photos and tell him that this is how a real tiler works.

 

[Ian]

cheers bri mate,i gotta admit,that floor is rubbish,my apprentice could of done better,infact,if he didn't he would be a ex

You're being too harsh on yourself, either way, it's a million times better than the floor the OP has been left with.

 

[tommyzooom]

Sorry to make light of your situation, but I had to laugh at your floor,

Totally unacceptable tiling, even if the tiles were uncalibrated, the thin tiles should have been bedded up to suit the thick ones,
It was no tiler who laid them, and the insurance company hasn't a leg to stand on as they employed him.

Hope you get it sorted, keep us posted

 

[ellington]

Thanks for everyone's advice. We thought it looked awful. I've told them all work stops until this is fixed. I'll update with an answer.

 

[widler]

You're being too harsh on yourself, either way, it's a million times better than the floor the OP has been left with.

:yikes:i was on about the thread starters floor :incazzato: dam you brian rrr:

 

[Andy Allen]

:lol::lol::lol: i thought bri had got the wrong end of the stick..

 

[NZ_Tiler]

The tiler can't blame the riven surface for those lips.

He must be an absolute clown.

Its so poorly laid that it should be an easy decision for the insurance company to put it right.

 

[Del W]

A lot of insurance companys use "multi traders".This guy may be a painter that does a bit of tiling.

 

[Andy Allen]

think he might of been a butcher...

 

[martyof]

you should print off the replies you've had on here and tell them you're not settling for it as it's obviously a botched job!!! once again so sorry for this...

 

[kilty55]

shocking work!!!

 

[John Benton]

This looks like a bad DIY job, certainly not acceptable.

 

[Ian]

:yikes:i was on about the thread starters floor :incazzato: dam you brian rrr:

Oops! I thought your floor was spot on, that's why I 'liked' it, I thought you were criticising your own work, I'm having an off day. Sorry!

 

[tommyzooom]

A lot of insurance companys use "multi traders".This guy may be a painter that does a bit of tiling.

It has the hallmarks of the delicate touch of a blacksmith

 

[doug boardley]

these were uncallibrated slate that I laid, so I guess it's your call

 

[Drastik Lee]

WOWAWEEWAA!!! now thats a lesson to everyone always grade your un-calibrated stone first ........ hell i know that was an insurance job and they never look in-depth at the tradesmen they use but DAYYYMMMNNNN ! id be on the blower to that insurance company asap !!!

 

[doug boardley]

these were uncallibrated slate that I laid, so I guess it's your call

just re read the thread,,are you sure OP that the slate they laid are callibrated?as I assumed they were uncallibrated due to them having more steppes than a russian prairie? I was gonna say that sometimes you need to knapp some faces on riven slate, but if your's is callibrated I'd say it a rip out job and start again.

 

[AliGage]

At the beggining of a natural stone/slate job I usually sort all the tiles into thickness piles. Start with the thickest tile and work down thicknesses, this way you can get a level floor. The thinner tiles can use a bit more adhesive but you should end up with a level floor.

Looks like the tiler has just thrown them down with a normal bed of adhesive.

Hope you don't mind MSB but i'm just going to quote you as this is exactly what i would have said.

 

[widler]

just re read the thread,,are you sure OP that the slate they laid are callibrated?as I assumed they were uncallibrated due to them having more steppes than a russian prairie? I was gonna say that sometimes you need to knapp some faces on riven slate, but if your's is callibrated I'd say it a rip out job and start again.

doug,they are the same topps 'calibrated ' modular slate as i used,terrible tiles,bent, different sizes,thickness,i had to cut down a load just to make them fit,i obviously sorted thick to thin 1st.
Like i said ,terrible tiles,but not that bad to have a floor THAT bad

 

[jay]

Might need a couple of these View attachment 39531

 

[bobbynz]

I've done heaps of insurance work for a reinstatement co. over here. There has been the odd occasion when I haven't been available and they have either got the builder or "some other tiler" in and I have had to go in later and fix up the mess they have left, including the co. boss' own bathroom who wouldnt wait for my availability.You can complain to your insurance and it will be fixed. The reinstatement co. has no choice, fix it or lose the contract with that ins. co. Its a no- brainer. It will however cause a delay unfortunately but you should insist on another tiler imo.I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't their regular tiler.

 

[Mike Mike]

Might need a couple of these

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