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

 

[lawrenso]

Hi
I went down the small claims route a few years ago and it is not as easy as you would think to get your money.... very briefly things to consider are
After initial costs,
If guy does not reply to claim, then you will need to re apply to court, at a cost.
Then he may refute your claim, more costs to take it further
If you get a judgement and he does not pay, you will have to pay more money to take it further.
If you get that far he may be able to make an arrangement to pay a minimum amount each month, if he can prove that he cannot afford
If he defaults on his payments, you may have to re apply at a cost to take it further.

Not an easy route ! Can be costly, time consuming without guaranteed results

Cheers Leatherface - to be honest - I know that, I know we can't really afford to loose the money - but we are committed. Every time we go to court it adds to his costs, although I have to pay it innitially, this is why I did not get a full Tile Association report done at a cost of £800+vat, but have had a report done by a member of the TA as it has minimised our financial exposure - but at least we will have the satisfaction of proving (legally) the guy done a dangerous and substandard job and refused to even consider putting it right - and I will shout it from the rooftops. Only citing our example though - but mud sticks. I know that now he won't be getting any work from our immediate area as the word has got around at the school gates...

Also, the guy lives 100 yards from us - we can see his van from our bedroom window so we could keep a diary if required of when he has been out all day - and their other car is a quite new Audi (although his "Daddy" works for them) - he will also have to look me in the face all the time and his wife will have to look my wife in the face everyday when their kid starts at the school.

Just depends how much of a second hand car salesman he still is I suppose (that is apparently what he used to be before thinking he was a tiler) - oh er.... and his wife works in recruitment - which in my line of work is one of the necessary evils we have to put up with unlike your good selves who should get the work on your merrits direct with the client.

I have met very little recruitment consultants who are honest (in fact only one - and he isn't in recruitment any more - perhaps that is why!!)

Steve

 

[lawrenso]

Hi All,

thought you might like to see some more photo's of the tiles "off the wall"

tilersforums.com | Tile Forums | Tiling Forum - lawrenso's Album: Bathroom nightmare

What surprised me is that quite a lot of the tiles came off pretty clean - which makes me wonder about the cement used to put them up with - almost looks like it hadn't adhered to the tile itself (ie over half or more of tiles were "clean" of addy!). I know you get the PorcelBond from BAL...is there cement that won't bond properly to Porcelain??

One that impresses me (NOT :mad2🙂 has the tile trim on - this was above the door and one that the tiler was banging on to say this is going nowhere...

Steve

 

[DHTiling]

 

[DHTiling]

 

[DHTiling]

:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes: :yikes:



Lost for words steve......

 

[macten]

OMG!! Feel for you mate

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Erm, I don't think your "tiler" knew what he was doing by the looks of them photo's.... :yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[lawrenso]

My question is - is there a wrong cement you can use for porcelain and would this explain why a number of the tiles came off pretty clean??

Cheers

Steve

 

[DHTiling]

Cement based adhesive needs to be suitable for porcelain....suitable ones are already modified or an additive is used...

 

[CJ]

Shocking :yikes: