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

[Dan]

Brown silicone mate. Would have cost a fortune to do

No way. Ha

 

[Bubblecraft]

No way. Ha

Couldn't believe it either but boy were they stuck. SDS was no good as the silicone took the impact so had to smash it into a million pieces & dig in with a Mutt & 150mm Hamilton

 

[Dan]

Not good. I bet they didn't sound as hollow as you'd assume either then. Silicone would take the impact from the coin test too and make it sound a bit duller than you'd get with adhesive.

Suprised the grout held up though. It's a vote of confidence for whatever make that was!

 

[Bubblecraft]

They didn't sound hollow at all. Even at the pan where they were cracked. I had priced to uplift them if fitted the correct way or near enough. Normally would have had it all up in about half an hour. Took me a whole day! Couldn't even let the customer know as he was abroad so just I took the hit on it.

The grout must have been mixed with a latex to hold up to that

 

[Ian]

I've posted these before I think, dot and dab over UFH, 1200x600 porcelains. Was only there to replace a couple of loose tiles, ended up ripping the lot up and starting fresh.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Yikes. That's nasty. Did you manage to salvage the UFH with a SLC or was it ruined?

 

[Ian]

Ruined mate, saved the tiles as they weren't attached! The UFH was a loss.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Feel bad for the customer. How long we're they down for?

 

[Ian]

They were put down in 2008, customer bought the house last March, I found the house on Zoopla and they paid 950k for it, there is approx 300 m2 of tiling all fitted like this, it's only a matter of time before it all fails.

 

[Bubblecraft]

At least you've got your foot in the door for any future work