update of my bathroom retiled after last mess

[sparkle333]

my last thread was closed due to some members arguing so ive started a new one with an update on my bathroom re tiled after the lady tiler made such a mess, and sadly the new isn't very good. I was recommended this tiler from a manager of a tile shop I know and I was expecting brilliant job done as he, told me how good he was and how happy I will be instead its a mess and only a bit better than the other womans tiling, but he kept asking me for payment every few days so stupid me paid him apart from £70 outstanding, its cost me 3 times more and im not happy at all, hes supposed to be coming back on weds to do tiny finishing touches but hes unaware how long the snag list is. ive got 2 broken floor tiles already after a wk, cos hes done exactly the same as other tiler where the sub floor stops at bath and door hes not but anything under edge of tiles and 2 have snapped. the tile upside down on my window, he had propped up for 3 days and when he removed prop , within 2 mins it fell in my bath scratching it in 6 places and too bad to get out myself , hes denied tile did that , my the painter has told me hes brother is a bath repair guy and will try and do it, he knelt by bath to look with padded knees and tile cracked hence 1 break , I feel gutted that its not right yet again. some of the probs are below

ive got 2 tiles in my shower facin directly at me with tiny chipped corners which r goin to bug me

hes not siloconed around the shower or sink

hes left the floor tiles edges not packed under hence tiles are breaking and I warned him other tiler had done that and hes done the same

tiles at ceiling all diff heights

hes not grouted behind my door

hes left a raw edge of tile on my cupboard exposed

window all packed with uneven grout at back as cut too short and none of the lines follow the wall

the edgings are all left sharp grr

hasn't put floor tile behind my loo

some of the grouting and Silicon hasn't covered the edges of tiles where is cut unevenly

ive got some lips on tiles , some on a new stud wall so no excuses for that wall

hes left tiles covered in smeared grout and hasn't cleaned them after 1 sponge down after he grouted and told me I had to do it

I feel sick to stomach over all this, I cant see how hes going to manage to sort all this out at all, no way I can pay 3rd time to have this redone if he refuses to do it. some would be nightmare to re do, some im going to have to put up with, I cant have the chipped tiles replaced as my showers in place now and its on a stud wall that will come apart as it did last time. im really really upset and annoyed, he wont do anything I ask, I pointed out some of the top tiles have steps where they are different heights and asked for him to re do, hes refused and said will Silicon over and I wont notice, im not too happy about this

 

[Ian]

Did you get any references or look at any pictures of his previous work?

 

[sparkle333]

yes I saw lots of pics on his mob and all looked fine from what I could see, and the manager of a tile shop I know told me he recommends him lots but doesn't know if hes any good but said hes not had any complaints from anyone else , my son in law has worked with him a few times as hes a plumber and said what hes seen has been fine but hasn't seen my bathroom yet lol

 

[sparkle333]

 

[sparkle333]

 

[Guitardedleon]

not having any luck at all with that bathroom are you

a real shame nobody here was close enough to you last time
You did put a job up on the forum didn't you or am I imagining things?

 

[afright]

So sorry you are going thru it all over again,just cannot believe that he as left such bad work,And I think he has got a cheek to ask for payment before the job is finished,I can't understand why he has left the joint against the door frame and also the tile behind your wc,as you have paid him some of the money,just hope he does not walk when you give him the snagging list.

 

[sparkle333]

 

[sparkle333]

I want to cry to be honest, I just keep finding more and more prbs, like today Silicon coming away on one tile above, the edges around window frame so sharp could cut a child, I know its better than she did but omg , can anyone see how this could be put right or am I going to have to put up with it

 

[Mr Tiler]

did he carry on from where she left off or did he rip it all out and start again?

 

[sparkle333]

he started from fresh even taking down my stud wall plaster boards and re boarding so that side should be perfect and its not, its where my shower is and look hes put 2 chipped tiles there I just didn't notice til I was showering other day as small chips

 

[Guitardedleon]

I have to be honest ( baring in mind I know very little about tiling )
I cant see how youll sort your bathroom out without a heap of cash available
and to start again.. (again)

maybe someone will say otherwise and they will likely know a lot more than me

me personally I would want to start again from scratch, and this time redo that floor from the joists up. But I appreciate that costs money.

 

[sparkle333]

View attachment 57775 View attachment 57776 my shower tray was left like this infact worse the plumber cleaned some off and its got scratches on it, this is the edge of tile over bath just left without edging

 

[sparkle333]

I don't have any money left ive spent loads of money doing whole house up and this was one of last big jobs to do, I can only see what he says on weds if he comes, just wondered before he came back what anyone else thought and any advice as to what to say and insist on and if Silicon around the uneven tiles at top going to look naff or ok

 

[cam_low]

Unfortunately sparkle my dear you should have adhered to the advice and went and seen his jobs as everyone had said on here. If he has that many happy clients he should have been happy to show you around them. Once bitten twice shy and all that.

This workmanship goes to show there are tilers and there are tilers.