Does this edging strip look ok?

[cookie]

Hello everyone. My tiler is fitting bevelled edge metro tiles in my kitchen. I’ve chosen a white gloss pvc quadrant tile trim to match. The outer corner joins don’t look very neat at the moment though and I’m a bit concerned that we should be using corner pieces for a neater finish. I did bring it up this morning but he said the corner join pieces are for DIYers and a professional wouldn’t use them, choosing to mitre and file the rough edges instead. He insists they will look smart when finished but I’m not sure. I’m happy to be wrong! But tomorrow is his last day and I want to make sure everything is definitely going to work out before he does the grouting and it’s too late to make changes. If anyone has a professional opinion that would be great. Thank you!

 

[GoneGuy]

That’s is definatly not a professional finish.
The pvc trim should be 3 way mitre but if he is not confident he should at least use a colour matched corner piece.
It sounds like he’s hoping the grout will cover up most of the bad work.
Plus in picture 3 the tile is not set straight

 

[Deleted member 49260]

I'm a DIYer and I can do better than that, it's all over the shop - will look heaps better grouted but still carp.

 

[cookie]

Thank you for your replies. Would it be difficult to remove these edging strips so that he can replace them with new ones with joining pieces? I'm just wondering what the best thing to ask him to do in the morning is.

 

[On one]

If he has used tubbed ready mixed adhesive he can remove the tiles and trims and re-do it quite easily.......whether he wants to is a different matter......coz if he thinks that quality of work is ok? mmmmm

 

[cookie]

He has used a tub of BAL tile adhesive for walls. I'm assuming that's ready mixed. So would the tiles on the edge need to be removed also or just the trim?

 

[Flintstone]

That’s is definatly not a professional finish.
The pvc trim should be 3 way mitre but if he is not confident he should at least use a colour matched corner piece.
It sounds like he’s hoping the grout will cover up most of the bad work.
Plus in picture 3 the tile is not set straight

I’ve never done a 3 way mitre!

 

[cookie]

Having another look there is also a significant overhand of the trim on the window sill. Is this normal? I’m not sure what’s gone wrong here at all!

 

[GoneGuy]

I’ve never done a 3 way mitre!

Pic I got off internet

 

[GoneGuy]

Best zoom of a 3 way mitre i did

 

[Flintstone]

Cookie - it’s a poor job all round and I can’t see it getting any better tomorrow!

Adey - I’ve seen them before a few times, I’m not really a fan of the 3 way mitre, I avoid those rounded trims at all costs, there very dated and offensive. I prefer the top two mitred and the bottom one cut straight if I must use them.

 

[cookie]

Does anyone have any advice on what I can ask him to do differently to resolve the issues without removing everything and starting again?

 

[Deleted member 49260]

Cookie - it’s a poor job all round and I can’t see it getting any better tomorrow!

Adey - I’ve seen them before a few times, I’m not really a fan of the 3 way mitre, I avoid those rounded trims at all costs, there very dated and offensive. I prefer the top two mitred and the bottom one cut straight if I must use them.

I'd second the idea of a 2 way and the 3rd trim cut square to butt up but I don't think the vertical trim is the correct one as it looks wrong in picture 4?
Oh hang on, post #8 of the overhang issue would seem to indicate the trim is too thick for the tiles so won't play nicely up a corner to a cill.

 

[cookie]

Hi Neil, the tiles are 7mm and the trim says 8mm. But the overhang on the window sill is much more than an extra 1mm.

 

[demi34]

Perfect ha ha ha

 

[Deleted member 49260]

The 7mm thickness is the main centre body of tile not the bevelled edges, so any cut corner tiles will always be iffy with even just an 8mm trim - but looking at that edge it looks way morethan (TM) a millimetre on post #8.
As I say I'm a DIYer, but something ain't right with pic 4 (+5) of post 1, in fact I can't quite get my head around it unless that trim is different!?
Adey's post 9/10 is how it should look when done properly as a three way, indeed if the top flat trims were just mitred you can probably tell the vertical would butt up nicely - on the table example at least.

 

[Qwerty]

@cookie That really is a very very poor job. I wouldn't part with a penny for that. He needs to remove all and start again or not do the job at all

 

[macten]

Pic I got off internet

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Wow where did you get that?
That's my pic - did it years ago!
Anyway agree square edge done 2 way and vertical butted up looks best.

 

[GoneGuy]

Wow where did you get that?
That's my pic - did it years ago!
Anyway agree square edge done 2 way and vertical butted up looks best.

First pic to come up on google

 

[macten]

Just found the originals on my laptop (nearly 10 years old) - must have posted it on here once. Remember practicing it thinking I'll need to do them all the time - never done it once! Apart from the time I had to show my Dad 'cos he insisted it was impossible.

 

[GoneGuy]

Just found the originals on my laptop (nearly 10 years old) - must have posted it on here once. Remember practicing it thinking I'll need to do them all the time - never done it once! Apart from the time I had to show my Dad 'cos he insisted it was impossible.

I’ve only ever done it a handful of times as pvc trim is outdated and metal trims look so much nicer and clean

 

[Flintstone]

It’s all about the powder coated!

 

[John Benton]

It’s all about the powder coated!

Schluter ****

 

[John Benton]

To be fair, the guy isn't a tiler. It looks like he's thrown them on (From a distance as well) and the tiling is very dubious at best. The square or 'L' shaped trim looks far better IMO

 

[Dalef]

Pic 4 - your going to have that as its round edge trim.
Cuts are bad and few lips, bad job really, i would of used a corner piece personally, or even better throw that trim in the skip and use either chrome flat edge or box trim - it looks the dogs chads.

Btw 3 way mitre? Behave yourself

 

[Dalef]

I love how first thing everyone says is "he's not a tiler"

 

[Qwerty]

Btw 3 way mitre? Behave yourself

You never done one I take it?

 

[Dave Elliott]

OMG.... This is an appalling job.
How anybody can go out and do a tiling job like this and at the end of it expect to be paid beggars belief.
IMOI if it were me I'd ping the tiles off the wall and salvage what I can and pay somebody who knows what they're doing to sort the job.
It's no good dissecting the job and this point and saying this is wrong with it and that is wrong with it.....it's now time for damage limitation if you want the job to look half decent. I would be embarrassed to do a job like this for a customer, I recon my 6yr old niece could of done better.
There are loads of great tillers out there but it's just unfortunate you found one who can only talk the talk and not walk the walk.....
Please post pics when it's sorted, be interesting to see the outcome. Good luck my friend,
Regards Dave.

 

[GAZ5518]

View attachment 95647 View attachment 95648 View attachment 95650 View attachment 95651 Hello everyone. My tiler is fitting bevelled edge metro tiles in my kitchen. I’ve chosen a white gloss pvc quadrant tile trim to match. The outer corner joins don’t look very neat at the moment though and I’m a bit concerned that we should be using corner pieces for a neater finish. I did bring it up this morning but he said the corner join pieces are for DIYers and a professional wouldn’t use them, choosing to mitre and file the rough edges instead. He insists they will look smart when finished but I’m not sure. I’m happy to be wrong! But tomorrow is his last day and I want to make sure everything is definitely going to work out before he does the grouting and it’s too late to make changes. If anyone has a professional opinion that would be great. Thank you! View attachment 95649

Your Tiler refers to himself as a "Professional"
Myself and I'm sure others on here would argue with that!!
To answer your question... No.. It doesn't look ok.
And no amount of grouting will change it..
It needs to be stripped back and done again... Probably by someone else to achieve a much more acceptable finish...
IMPO..

 

[GoneGuy]

@defender6 is my mitre not good?