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

 

[sparkle333]

he showed me loads on his mob phone that looked fine and was recommended by someone I know so I guess I trusted this, didn't think after all I had told him and he had seen he would do similar to other tiler, ive just got so many probs going on in my life at the moment, I cant deal with too much more, I just wanted to know if I have a good reason to be unhappy with some of his work, and is it normal for the tiler to clean up and polish walls etc as part of the job

 

[afright]

Yes it is normal to clean and polish its part and parcel of the job.it takes me longer to polish than to grout and in my opinion is one of the most important part of the job.

 

[Mr Tiler]

its the tillers job to clean the tiles end of. the only thing you need to be cleaning up is the tiniest of imperfections in the grout and that is if any are actually missed by the tiler but if he has been doing it a long time as you suggest then his work should have been flawless and this is far from it... I think I could have honestly done a better job and ive only been at it 14 months now

 

[Gazzer]

its the tillers job to clean the tiles end of. the only thing you need to be cleaning up is the tiniest of imperfections in the grout and that is if any are actually missed by the tiler but if he has been doing it a long time as you suggest then his work should have been flawless and this is far from it... I think I could have honestly done a better job and ive only been at it 14 months now

Really ? I mean really ?

 

[afright]

You as the customer should not have to clean a thing the job should end up being flawless ,did you not inspect the work on the first day ?.

 

[Gazzer]

I really cant get my head around being paid before the job is done !

 

[One Day]

its the tillers job to clean the tiles end of. the only thing you need to be cleaning up is the tiniest of imperfections in the grout and that is if any are actually missed by the tiler but if he has been doing it a long time as you suggest then his work should have been flawless and this is far from it... I think I could have honestly done a better job and ive only been at it 14 months now

I expect my customers to dispose of all my trade waste (unless I hire a skip for them).
Other than that though, I will leave a job at least 90% clean.
And I always leave a microfibre cloth and a bottle of BAL Microban tile cleaner (the ladies love it!)

Sparkle, I would suggest that you've been rushed/bullied into using this clown.
Mobile phone pics, even on a 5" screen are not good enough to judge someones work from.
I had a customer who did the following after being done over like you have:
"Found" :smilewinkgrin: a rather severe leak under the bath, and a badly cracked bath.
Home insurance paid out on the basis of accidental damage. I couldn't believe it but they did.

 

[Mr Tiler]

Really ? I mean really ?

what I meant was she that should be the biggest issue playing on her mind after the job is completed, not weather her insurance is going to pay up or if she is going to have to start saving for yet another bathroom.

 

[cam_low]

Sparkle sounds like she needs a good old night out. Maybe I'll take her out for a pint of I'm up past hers in the next month

 

[sparkle333]

the prob is ive got some serious issues going on with my daughter getting badly bullied and horrendous things going on there and that is taking over me at the mo and is aware of this, so whether hes taken advantage of that or just a lazy git I don't know , ive got a bad back due to a drunk driver nearly me killing me so I cant get up on ladders cleaning tiles, so lots of crap going on in my life at the mo, hes told me hes wiped them over after grout and I will need to clean them after hes finished I thought that was normal, cos I didn't know any better til my mate told me their bathroom tiler cleaned after he tiled. I feel so stupid but vulnerable due to lots of prbs I just wanted it done, the floor tiles broke after he went and he said was comin back to Silicon sink and around top tiles. I didn't look behind door and see that wasn't done, I didn't notice chips in shower til after he had gone, nor did I thoroughly look at every bit of his work and he few bits I pulled him up on, the tile of cupboard left he said would put a strip in it, the ceiling tiles having steps would cover in Silicon and I wouldn't notice it, behind the loo he said floor had nothing hard for tile to sit on hence not doing that and that's not true cos ive felt it and its obvious as u walk in the door, he said walls were out on one side so that's y border a bit sunk, always answers back to me, im not feeling up to dealing with confrontations either. is the tiling in general bad then ?

 

[sparkle333]

a pint cam low lol cheers, im a dark rum and coke drinker unless drivin then j20, I cant see what u look like r u fit then lol, I need some nights out im stuck in house alone way too much lol

 

[Gazzer]

. is the tiling in general bad then ?

Yes it is !

 

[cam_low]

Well I go gym if that's what your asking lol or hankering after free tiling lol

 

[Mr Tiler]

a pint cam low lol cheers, im a dark rum and coke drinker unless drivin then j20, I cant see what u look like r u fit then lol, I need some nights out im stuck in house alone way too much lol

no hes Scottish lol, what I would do for a captain morgans rite now! but more important thing atm like petrol to get to my next job lol

 

[sparkle333]

I love capt morgans spiced rum yummy lol

fit as in nice looking mainly but a fit body always helps lol, and I can cook lol so free tilin for a free meal lol sounds good to me lol