I have to admit Chris , I did feel the teensy weeny bit of sympathy for the guy taking on a marble job without experiance but that was fleeting and only lasted a nano second, it was more of a " I wouldnt like to be in his shoes when the marble cracks"
I can sort of understand where they are coming from but my head would of ruled my wallet, its a big layout to trust to someone inexperianced, my bro in law moved house last week . it was tiled badly from the front door on, lovely house but they couldnt sell it, his offer was accepted. more than enough below market value to retile in the summer plus the cost of a new conservatory which his builder started monday. hes quids in because they got a crap tiler in. when will people learn LOL