First complain about my work. TOTALLY GUTTED!

[Jimbobble]

I've been working with a property developer & an architect which I thought was going well. I did the shower area as usual & thought I was doing a good job of it.
There is some very slight lapping on the tiles but nothing I'd ever consider as a bad job. As it stands I'm not working with these guys anymore & am beating myself up pretty badly about it.
There is some slight lapping on the tiles but nothing that I would consider a bad job.
Can someone give me an objective viewpoint on this as it has really knocked my confidence & I'm questioning my work.
Thoughts please & don't pull any punches because I'm here to learn how to be a master tiler.
What would you do differently?

 

[Qwerty]

To be honest the photos aren't the best but I can see some lippage. Why did it occur?

With the layout was there any reason why the 2 half tiles couldn' have met in the corner so the same tile was lapping around?

 

[Old Mod]

Agreed,l Geoff, not how I would have set out, and looking at silicone work it seems to rise an fall, is this the area you says it’s lapping?
By that you mean lipping yes?

 

[Old Mod]

To be honest the photos aren't the best

Geoff if you download them you get a better quality image.

 

[Andy Allen]

You sure the tiles weren't bowed..?

Personally I would of fitted the straight bond if they were.

 

[Qwerty]

Geoff if you download them you get a better quality image.

But my precious memory space on my phone.... I need it for all my bizarre WhatsApp videos!

 

[Flintstone]

Hard to be clear from the photos? It’s certainly not as bad as the things we see on here almost daily so don’t be too hard on your self!
Is this a case of bad walls and cheap tiles and perfection expected?

 

[Dumbo]

From what I can see the bottom left hand tile where the half bond perp joint is above it there looks like a serious amount of lipping . But I am judging from a photograph

 

[Brian the Tile]

Dont think yo can tell anything from them pics to be honest,any better ones?

 

[peteablard]

As Marc said it does look like the silicone does go in and out a bit but difficult to see properly. Personally I would have colour matched the silicone to the grout too.

 

[Simons70]

Apart from some lippage, nothing about the wrong setting brick bond?
If you have full tile in the corner IMO must follow the full tile next wall.Same for half tile I think.

 

[One Day]

Don't let it knock your confidence too much! If you are humble enough to learn from any mistakes, and you are committed to getting better each time, then it's all good. The person who never made a mistake, will never make anything.

I would pick out the bond not flowing through the corner. Stepping in the internal corner making the silicone joint wobble.
Silicone joint is too fat for my liking.
Little bit of lippage evident.

I just finished a very similar shower today. I'll try and post pics tomorrow to show the flow through the corners....

 

[Jimbobble]

Thanks for the feedback lads, lots of food for thought here & practical stuff I can learn from.
Any photos and advice is of course always warmly appreciated. I feel like a DIY / cowboy right now but am of course committed to doing the best work I possibly can.
Many Thanks & have a good weekend.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Jim - I notice you are in Newcastle!
How long have you been tiling, what was the substrate, was it just a shower in this room and did you set the tiling out horizontally just for the pipes?

 

[GoneGuy]

As @impish said don’t let it knock your confidence, every day is a learning curve and that goes for life in general as well.
Just keep up the good work and use the forum to help you

 

[GAZ5518]

Doesn't look too bad..Just the bond issue really..a colour coded silicon wouldnt have shouted out so much... Cest la vie...Onwards and upwards mate

 

[Mod]

If they asked for the bond pattern and supplied the tiles my thoughts are they are taking the **** and trying to roll you over for money. Happens a lot. Take em to a small claims court.

 

[Lee T]

To be honest the bond issue is subjective as a true brick bond (as in bricks not tiles) would set out as you have layed the tiles with the Hal brick actuall being a full brick running in behind the full brick coming off of the wall adjacent as you have done. Same as if it was an external corner the full Tile would have a half Tile lapping around to make it look like a brick rather than a Tile. Some designers let you know which way they prefer and others just let you choose but can’t see a massive issue there. But the silicone joint looks massive and the lippage quite bad as a result. But seen a lot worse on here to be fair

 

[Lee T]

To be honest the bond issue is subjective as a true brick bond (as in bricks not tiles) would set out as you have layed the tiles with the Hal brick actuall being a full brick running in behind the full brick coming off of the wall adjacent as you have done. Same as if it was an external corner the full Tile would have a half Tile lapping around to make it look like a brick rather than a Tile. Some designers let you know which way they prefer and others just let you choose but can’t see a massive issue there. But the silicone joint looks massive and the lippage quite bad as a result. But seen a lot worse on here to be fair

 

[macten]

I always go small cut after big (even if full), big, big and small, small above just looks wrong to me but it's all very subjective as previously said so I always ask customer what they'd prefer if full tile in a corner works.
Of course tiles with a clear pattern and flow changes things, so would set out so the off cuts could wrap. I would have also had full tile off tray and drilled the pipe holes where they land.(unless there's more to it than the photo shows and you couldn't for some reason)

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Jim, Jim, you there Jim?