Tiler makes poor job of splashback, ruined sockets, bad grout, uneven tiling

[snadge]

have you paid the tiler for the work he has done?

unfortunately yes, when he finished he was walking out of the kitchen with last of his stuff where i gave him his money before inspecting it and he done off very quickly - cos he said he had other quotes to do... now i think he knew he done a botch job and wanted to scarper hoping we wouldnt complain

 

[snadge]

If its only a few tiles,would you be happy to do it yourself ? Looking at the Silicon,a novice could do better
Or it would only take a real tiler a couple of hours to repair/replace the problem areas.

exactly, even my girlfriend (who's house and kitchen it is and she paid for it and i recommended him from the forum - great eh?) said we could have done better and have, we tiled our bathroom in old house and done much better than that - at least it was level and even grout and tiles - you need a good eye for this sort of work and i dont think he has - we built that kitchen ourselves from scratch including new ceiling, floor, plumbing, doorway, wall mounted towel rail - all before we even started the kitchen install - now it looks 2nd rate cos of the poor tiling 🙁

 

[Gazzer]

Right lets take it step at a time.
1st the offending tiles will need to be removed. You will find though that you may have to remove a few tiles from around those areas to get the tiles to sit right.

2nd, regrouting, this will be the hard part to avoid damaging the surrounding tiles. Also it would be best to get the same grout that was used originally so it will match.

3rd, remove all Silicon, use a Silicon eater product. Clean the joint and then either re apply or use a trim. Silicon will look better IMO if done correct.

 

[snadge]

thanks Sir Ramic (cool name hehe)

yeah I thought of all 3 of those already - Silicon has been removed from the worktop, we are just going to go with an oak trim as its easier and tidier,

I will see if he left tubs of grout in bin to get the make etc

my brother in law has done a bit of tiling with his dad in past and when talking to him he seemed to know a bit, im handy myself aswell, common sense , prep, patience and correct guidance and you can do anything really... ive worked in building trade for years, a while ago now...

 

[Gazzer]

I dont think that it would take too long to sort out , You will then be happy with the tiling and let the experience read so..."pay cheap, pay twice"

If you need any further help you know where we are. We dont like seeing this type of work as much as you do.

 

[snadge]

I dont think that it would take too long to sort out , You will then be happy with the tiling and let the experience read so..."pay cheap, pay twice"

If you need any further help you know where we are. We dont like seeing this type of work as much as you do.

yeah thanks, i will be back on if i go ahead with it myself for guidance, i know - i tried to save my gf money, instead ive cost her money...feel really bad about it, im out of work too so cant pay for it or i would

thanks again, speak soon

 

[Mike]

that's a terrible job, tiles lipping badly and uneven. needs a total re- do if you want it looking proper i.m.o. it also looks like you have a gap between the worktop and back wall? if so i would skim the wall to fill the gap prior to re-tiling. good luck with it but i wouldn't let the original 'tiler' touch it again. you've given him a chance to rectify it with no success

 

[nybor62]

poor tiling poor grouting ,and the Silicon well what can i say , shocking,

 

[Scott]

Silicon is awful i can get a better result using my elbow! The grout hasnt been sponged off properly and the setting out in the hob isnt great. I dont think it needs a full redo though it hink you you just pop out the few offending ones then you can get it to look reasonable. The 2 behind the hob defo need to get levelled out!

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome..

Looking at those pics, then that is 30 years of tiling nightmares..🙂 he has done for others.

The grouting is abysmal and the setting out not good either, notice the different sized cuts in the hob area, if it was centred it would have looked better on the eye as this is a focal point.

We here so so often now as cheap prices tend to attract customers to use this type of worker.

It could be made to look better as mentioned above but also as mike say's a rip out and a good tiler will make it 100%..

Where abouts are you..?