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I was contacted by a new customer to see if I could rectify this cowboy travesty attempt at tiling. Absolutely shocking!
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That is BAD!!I was contacted by a new customer to see if I could rectify this cowboy travesty attempt at tiling. Absolutely shocking!
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Morse code.......dot........dot........dab...!Shall I go to the shop and get some more adhesive ? No it will be OK. View attachment 89556
Aaww he was going for 10th bond!A photo I took of a travertine tiled hearth a few weeks ago......definitely not a tiler
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Maybe the externals are like that for hand and footholds when you are practicing your climbing skills!Some customers you have to feel sorry for. But just because he's a nice guy does not mean he's a "professional tiler"....... like this guy.
Chimney centre feature with split face effect interlocking porcelain. Sounds straightforward enough right?
Wrong!
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Used the interlocks on the external corners and made a central closing section by hacking small squares out of the remaining tiles, filled in [some of] the joints with adhesive (yep... not grout), lippage galore.
But somehow, her only complaint was that they weren't cleaned up properly!
Maybe be the externals are like that for hand and footholds when you are practicing your climbing skills!
It's The Blind Pig pub in Manchester - of course.Quality mate , what pub it is that picture
Here you go. 10 cracked Travertine tiles in a floor due to bad tiling. View attachment 48005 View attachment 48006 View attachment 48007 View attachment 48008 View attachment 48009
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