Dot & Dabbed Porcelain tiles - job in progress

[Stewart]

Yikes....! That's a serious mess and has all been said above. The installer's method is all wrong. They obviously didn't know how to level the floor properly and have had to dot dab floor to try and get an even finish.

Stop them immediately, don't pay them, get in touch with Check Trade and recoup all cost's incurred so far from installer!


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[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

It has all been said above, as Dave says the slc should get the floor as flat as poss before the decoupling membrane. Rich also is bang on with his comments on adhesive maximum thicknesses, all in all a poor installation. hope you get it sorted:yikes:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

Sorry Stew, I was still typing when you beat me to it, same answer different words

 

[Stewart]

Sorry Stew, I was still typing when you beat me to it, same answer different words

No need to apologise, as great minds think alike Phil, though some can type quicker than other's....(;0)


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[Del W]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

Welcome to TF.As all above.That tiling sucks.!!!Stop him.Dont pay.He is an idiot.Get on to checkatrade.

This makes me sick. !!!

 

[arc]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

Thanks chaps. As I feared.
Six hours after they were laid I had a go at lifting them. Of the Sixty six tiles laid, just three broke and they were the ones which were laid before switching to the dot & dab method.
Sadly the SLC has come away in about six areas pulling up the Ditra matting.

So now I'm in a position of having to get the whole lot back up again. And I'm dreading it.
Further questions to follow once Tomorrow is out of the way.

Thanks for the suport so far.....

 

[hillhead]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

So wrong !!!!!!All said above, don't let it go any further.This has let this so called tiler down a bag full.Terrible for you.

 

[Andy Tiler]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

i cant belive my eyes wtf! how are these cowboys getting the work!!! and screeding ontop of a decoupling membrane is defeating the object.

 

[Perry]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

On pic 5 what are the small squares behind the tiles?

Arc is that some sort of wooden flooring or vinyl

 

[Mike]

re: Dot & Dabbed Porceliain tiles - job in progress

i can't understand why he went to the trouble of dot and dabbing when it would have been easier to do it properly . you can see the floor is lovely and flat. good luck with rectifying it. pity you never came on here for advice before you employed him. you will be able to find a tiler on here if you want to