tile on tile on tile

[mikethetile]

i went to measure a retile to a bathroom

the wall between the family bathroom and wc had been removed years ago to make it one room

i was looking at the walls which werent flat whilst discussing the job with the client

i mentioned getting a plasterer in to reskim the walls to even everything up

he looked puzzled and asked if you could plaster over tiles

my turn to look puzzled

er i dont think so........the tiles wont be there

oh no he said i dont want the tiles off, i know you can do it as thats what i did last time and they have been up twenty years

i pointed at the wall and said so that tile on tile

no that bits on plaster........... over there its tile on tile

so let me get this straight............you tiled over the splash backs and then onto the wall

yes

thats why its uneven

yes

and you want me to do the same

yes

er no .......i dont do that........its all off or get someone else

i will get someone else


i left, i couldnt believe it, i could have done with a big bathroom right now but i dont need the grief and the worry of three layers of tiles coming off the wall

 

[DHTiling]

You did right.. i hate know it all customers..:mad2:

 

[peckers]

ah but the customer is always right 😳:ban:you did right mike as dave says, there could be trouble ahead, good job you wont be there..

 

[White Room]

And when one tile falls off and cracks him on the skull, It'll be the tiler he'll take to court. If I ever gave up the building game it would be because of people like that not the trade itself.

Believe me I've had my fair share of them.

 

[brian c]

walk away m8,not worth the hassle is it!

 

[Daz]

Well done Mike, you should always stand your ground. Just imagine if you took the job and it backfired (which it surely will)? Shorterm cash and a really longterm headache :mad2:.

I had a similar conversation with a customer last November and walked away from that one. This customer also advised that their previous tiler tiled their bathroom 10 years ago and the next day half the tiles fell off the wall whilst the missus was in the bath - "and you want me to fix tiles on top off those???".

 

[doug boardley]

well done Mike, you did the right thing

 

[jamie B]

had one like that a while back..you made the right choice..we all know where the buck stops when the crap hits the fan!..its harder to say no when you're a bit slow workwise tho' innit?!

 

[Varley]

It's also a good reason why you should never tile on tile.

Even if the tiles that you are going to tile over are securely bonded to the wall, and the extra weight of the new tiles won't exceed the maximum weight limit of the wall, how do you know there is not more tiles underneath the tiles that are already on the wall, or maybe more under them.

Always remove old tiles, it's the only way to be certain.

Good decision mate