Update - What a Bodge in the Bathroom

[lawrenso]

Hi Guys,

just thought I would let you know - it is official, I have had an inspection carried out by a Tile Association registered company and it is basically a bodge job - he agrees with a full hack off and start again.

see thread here http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/18723-what-bodge-up-bathroom-3.html

Should have the written report with relevant extracts from the British Standards.

I will send a copy of it to the tiler, demanding payment in full if not it will be off to the small claims court. Who knows, maybe his dad will come round again :incazzato:

Thanks again for all your advice

Cheers

Steve

 

[silver]

Well done for persevering with this....the more publicity this gets on here or even locally verbal or ...? to your home the better. . One less to contend with is a good start !
:hurray:

 

[Dan]

Re: Back up to 8,000 members already

Recieved another Solicitors Letter yesterday from Ace Tiler, the tiler that sparked the "Dodgy Bathroom" topic. Thugh in this case the tiler doesn't really have a leg to stand on as the bathroom has been checked by a propper tiler recommended by an association in the tile industry and he too says the bathroom isn't to standard. Not too sure what the attempt is with this letter though, and it's not addresses to me, it's a copy of the letter sent to the customer and from what I can tell Ace Tiler (what a name!?!?!?) is on the loosing side.

The threads have been moved to the Arms, and lawrenso has access now. Discussion WILL stay alive on this forum. I promise you that.

 

[lawrenso]

Hi All,

you may be wondering why this thread has appeared in the "Arms". Well it appears that the dodgy tiler has been upset by the posts on here (although he has known about it for 1 month) and has tried to ruin my weekend by making a vexatious claim against me, sending a letter on the 7th for response on the 9th with offers of compensation - he has also tried to drag the owner of this forum into the matter as well so that is the reason that it has been moved.

The downside for them is that they may have breached the data protection act, and have also given away not only the name of the tiling company but also his name, my name and address and can be easily found from that information.

Anyway - on his own head be it.

Thanks to all the guys on here and especially to Dan and Dave for their support on this matter.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Dan]

Ace Tiler Mr Johnathon Hughes - Blagger.com - The place to leave feedback and comments about companies you have used - Ace Tiler can be found on Blagger.com should anybody have a bad experience with him I'd recommend you stick the details of the situation in there to help those looking for a tiler to take him out of their short list.

After looking at the pictures and reading all the details again, I am concerned that he's done work before this job to the same standard and hope the heavy tiles don't fall off on somebody trying to have a bath. It's really horrible to hear these tilers still get their tools out of their van. Tut tut.

 

[mikethetile]

welcome to the arms steve:welcome:

you deserve a pint after everything youve been through :8:

mike

 

[lawrenso]

To be honest, I am thinking of opening a new Thread on the General Forum titled "What a fantastic job" and put pictures up of the completed job that has been done - no mention of the previous tiler at all - but if he looks it will wind him up no end - try and get a solicitor to use that :smilewinkgrin: against me - although they haven't got a bleeding leg to stand on as it is.

Steve

 

[Deleted member 9966]

To be honest, I am thinking of opening a new Thread on the General Forum titled "What a fantastic job" and put pictures up of the completed job that has been done - no mention of the previous tiler at all - but if he looks it will wind him up no end - try and get a solicitor to use that :smilewinkgrin: against me - although they haven't got a bleeding leg to stand on as it is.

Steve

have you put pics of the new bathroom up yet Steve? can't wait to see them

 

[DHTiling]

Good luck steve and hammer the toss pot for all you can get....

 

[mikethetile]

if theyve got money for solicitors wouldnt they be better off just handing it straight to steve

once in court it will be, steves costs plus aces costs followed by the cost of putting the work right

cant he see hes messed up

whats the point in defending the indefensable

and whats his sloicitor thinking in letting him go ahead with this

 

[mikethetile]

have you put pics of the new bathroom up yet Steve? can't wait to see them

steve could enter job of the month and get a holiday

 

[LM Ceramics]

is ace tiler actually registered on here or did he just flick onto the forums,basically it serves him right if i ever did i bad job id expect the same hopefully this credit crunch will kill out all the chancers. funnily enough a tile shop i use who usually recommend me got in a big 50 m2 travertine job but gave it to another "SO CALLED" recommend tiler and he balls that job up big time i got a phone call from my tile shop to see whether id have a look at it and it was awful i suggested it would need ripping off it was done that poorly so i can understand the heartache this must have caused you, this woman was distraught :mad2:

 

[lawrenso]

Hi All,

I actually gave him the address of Tilers Forums so he could see what other tilers were saying about his work - this was on the 8th March - one month ago. Basically it is a vexatious claim - relating directly to posts on here - not to the case that I am taking against him, and included is his wife and his Daddy!!! They are trying to distract me from taking him to court and trying to scare me into giving in. Also, from the reference number I am not the first one they have done it against with this solicitor. Basically - a solicitor will do what ever his client wants them to do - he can advise them but I spoke briefly to their solicitor yesterday and he was a right smug and arrogant little bleeder to say the least and as far as he is concerned it is money in the bank - either way

I was given one day to respond to them (solicitor's letter arrived yesterday afternoon demanding response by 4pm today), although they know that I work in Germany and only usually home for weekends. A copy was also sent to my wife - purpose - to deliberately try and cause her distress while her husband is away. Little did they know that I have had a week off . This is real harassment on their behalf and to be quite honest, and if I wasn't as mature as I am I would take 5 minutes out to sort it and I am starting to get really annoyed now about this as they have made it really personal now doing dirty tricks like this.

All the items that I have posted on here have been in an open forum and they, as they had the URL and have been invited to post a defence by at least one other member of the forum - which he has not.

The bathroom is not finished at the moment I still have to remove grout from around hot pipes that the *******put in, then get the plumber back to do the final fit of the basin and the toilet. He is a family friend but unfortunately lives in St Helens and can only do weekends - should be about another 3 weeks - I then have the electrics to sort out (spots in the ceiling - fan on a pull cord and lights on a switch outside the room and fit the bathroom mirror light) and get them inspected by the council - and get a new door hung after he kn@ckered the original door. Then it will be ready for the unveiling

Thanks guys and gals for all your support on this matter and I now count you top of all my online buddies :welcome:

Now to write up my response :devil: - my wife has already done hers relating to harassment of her, I have been told to ignore it and just tell them that I will be issuing proceedings via the small claims court.

:80: Steve

 

[CJ]

All the best Steve.......give em hell

 

[Saltire69]

Good luck Steve, but the courts are a farce m8. The inlaws were living in a caravan for 3yrs after a builder made a mess off their house( Upper floor/roof condemed, had to take whole lot off and re-start). They won their case about 2yrs ago now and still trying to get their money back. The guys still in business,drives a brand new merc van, lives in £300 grand house but is pleading poverty. The LAW sucks. :mad2:

Hopefully u win your case and he settles up prompt.

 

[lawrenso]

To be honest - this has gone beyond money now - I want my day and prove that the guy is a cowboy and a danger to his customers. If I win, I might then try and follow it up with a claim against him for professional negligence but that would have to be through the big boys courts.

I would love to be able to discover other customers of his. But then again there are many tales on here about going to a job that the customer is happy with but you can see all the poor work shouting at you!

Cheers

Steve