Unhappy with finish of beveled metro tiles and tile trim around window - are we being unreasonable?

[Tilergal]

It’s not as good as it should be.
Lack of attention to detail.
But bevelled metro tiles and tile trim, were never a match made in heaven anyway.
But your window could have been done to a higher finish.

I agree, the lack of experience/training with these kind of tiles is showing up on the finer details, needs to be spot on when highlighting with a different coloured grout. Sounds like he realised he couldn't do the window properly and just finished the job and left hoping you wouldn't realise. What he should have done was remove the badly cut tiles and trim and got someone qualified in to finish off the tricky bits.

 

[Tilergal]

Or hired a professional for the entire tiling job, obviously a money saving backfire...

 

[Andrew Anaxagoras]

That's sad, is it only tilers who can cut mitres ? Always thought it pretty basic..not overly impressed with the red metro example either

 

[Julian 'Farmer' Bonsall]

Have read this thread with interest as I have similar tiles to install at the end of this month (White Metro tiles). There is one window but it has a protruding sill but will be tiled approx 5 tiles up the side of the window. Any tips for the trim? Also 4 x plug sockets - any particular tips (I normally wet cut the tiles but also give a grinder). I also noticed above the cooker some small cuts to the left - not sure if that was avoidable?

 

[Andy1963]

Should look like this...

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Neat tidy finish with mitred trims..

Hi Andy,
Any idea what trim did you use ? I know it was a long time ago but I need to do the same in my kitchen.

 

[James BOYLAN]

OMG that trim mitre!!!

There's no mitres there!
Its butt jointed!!

 

[James BOYLAN]

The job has been quick and smooth-ish. The kitchen suppliers needed chasing up on some items which was understandably annoying for him. The rest of the work looks great tbh. Communication hasn't been great and he got huffy when the tiles were later than he wanted them, yet we ordered them as soon as we knew the measurements and at the time he didn't tell us when he'd need them by. They started the work last Saturday (excl Sunday) and were ready to start tiling on Weds which we didn't know until Tuesday when it was too late to speed up the delivery. Think that peed him off.

I was told a long time ago, never take your personal issues into the work place!!