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  1. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Jesus,Mary & Joseph If he's a tiler I'm prince charming not shriek , if those pictures are anything to go by shocking is being kind. also like JCR point out above stick to the facts nothing else ,but I might ask the question of why they have somebody employed has produced that standard of...
  2. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Unfortunately your a victim of the 5 P's poor preparation pi** poor performance. Have you told him your concerns regarding the workmanship & requested that he rectify them
  3. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    sorry but did you say to the fitter that it needed plastering before hand or did the fitter say this to you
  4. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Shortest expansion joint I've ever seen
  5. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    No relevance it's how it cut & pasted off the Google sorry ,& have you been talking to the wife because that's what she says I shout a lot
  6. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Morning all remember what was said regarding tiling on plywood. One of my students was asking about why we use SBR & Acrylic primers instead of PVA so as i always confuse the the wording with SBR they googled it underneath the quote below these were a couple of the questions there. SBR...
  7. Andy Rhodes

    Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders

    Obviously went to the ACME college of building with that statement & Elmer Fudd was his tutor
  8. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    Ash get in touch with the TTA they of a fully independent survey at a cost of course they will give you a fully written report of there finding,which if needed can also be used in court should it get that far
  9. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    The statement made by jcr is correct e-mail the company with everything your not happy with & what you want the outcome to be .Also if your able to attach read & receive to the e-mail do so hope this helps & good luck
  10. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    sorry only just seen Impish comments, maybe & again I'm going to say it get an independent report carried out
  11. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    Shouldn't have to use tiling clips on those tiles there only 600 x 300 by the looks of them in the pictures, 600 x 300 are the new 6 x 6 it's just very poor quality of work demonstrated by a fixer who excuse, it's been done to BS standards I think this person's definition of BS is standing for...
  12. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    if they refuse it's a no brainer,there are no bridges to cross Paul it all there in the pictures bang to right & the worsed part about they've prepared the walls apparently would hate to see the work if they hadn't touched them,legal action all the way
  13. Andy Rhodes

    Tiling Standards

    Good heavens & i'm being polite, if that's what they pass off as acceptable & within BS their on crack get em back to rectify their mistakes if take em to court don't call their buff go in hard & dont take no for answer
  14. Andy Rhodes

    Which manual tile cutter?

    If you've got £400/500 to spend get s montolit masterpuma 73 with that size you can cut tiles on the diagonal as well as straight cut plus you'll get change out of your budget to get some other toost you might need
  15. Andy Rhodes

    Which manual tile cutter?

    Up until Rubi moving it's manufacturing to China the other leading tile cutter manufacturers coundn't touch them ,but fair comment used a sigma myself last week and was impressed,but at the moment my old TS60 batting it out if the park ,so as Ray Hartford once quoted if it's not broken why fix it
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