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    Help! Is this tiling acceptable?

    Wow
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    price for tiling job

    I it was me I'd charge approx £150, thats including the adhesive, grout, Silicon and chrome trim.
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    Opinions on Grouting

    It can be sorted relatively easily imo. Id speak to the tiler and voice your concerns, give him the opportunity to resolve it. If that first picture is a corner then it needs Silicon not grout.
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    Help please Tiling seems poor...

    The layout of the tiles I suppose depends on the tile going on the wall. Maybe the fitter has set them out already and will start in the corner with a cut tile? So he has planned it from the centre, but starting to lay from the corner? Regarding the tiling before the vinyl, perhaps he is...
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    Did we get taken for a ride?

    So the works good quality, the guys were efficient (Two days on a full refit with 12m2 of tiling is good going by any standard), in London (Higher Rate of pay). What is the Mrs unhappy about?
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    Splitface external corners

    When I fit them I used a 4 inch grinder and mitre cut them, but not a straight mitre, almost like an external scribe. Try and pick the ones that don't have such a big height difference ...
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    Flush grout

    I wouldn't suggest overfilling it, the grouts ive used go rock hard and it would be a nightmare to polish them back, and yes, you are likely to damage or at least mark the tiles if you had to polish them back. I would contact the tile supplier and ask them how they got it so extremely neat.
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    Flush grout

    That is some seriously good grouting skills. I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to how they got the grout so super flush with the top of the tile. If a DIY'er could achieve that type of finish they need to go into tiling :) It almost as if they CGI images..
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    Ceramic tile thinset advice

    Maybe use a tile backer to line the tray? Im not sure the exact depth with 3/16th and the like :D
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    large format tiles 800x800 in bathroom

    I would line up the grout lines as it looks more professional. Regarding the ledger, its whatever you find works for you. I always use a batten fixed to the wall, Ive tried it the other way and just couldn't get on with it. Im also so paranoid about dropping stuff onto a freshly tiled floor, I...
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    Split Face Quartzite Mosaic Tiles sealer for wet look and Silicon Waterseal Masonry Sealer on top to water seal 100%?

    Unfortunately, It will be nearly impossible to make split face watertight as there is too many tiny gaps in between the stones.
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    Help needed re. insurance tiling job

    It is pretty rough, and just because the insurance are paying the contractor you still need to be happy with the work. Id raise your concerns with the insurance company ASAP.
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    Porcelain Cutting 20mm porcelain pavers

    I would use the 4.5 inch disc, I normally get the turbo porcelain disc from pro tiler tools, grab a diamond polishing pad attachment aswell and that should do the trick to smooth the cuts.
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    Bad Tiling Job ?

    Grout haze is a residue left over from the grouting process, if its really dried on hard you can use a remover which is a type of weak acid, more often than not though it just needs a wipe with a clean damp cloth as its just a dust. The floor issue needs to be brought up with the tiler, if he...
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    Bad Tiling Job ?

    The 'messy' I refer to is the grout around the edges of the tiles and the haze, if dried on this could be removed with a grout haze remover. The shallow grout lines could be raked out and re-grouted if they are that troublesome. The pipes could of probably been neater if they came out of the...
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    Bad Tiling Job ?

    On the whole, disregarding what he tried to charge for etc the tiling itself isn't too bad imo. A little messy here with the grout but that can be easily sorted, there has been a lot lot worse posted on here, which I know doesn't mean anything to your situation but it could of been a lot worse...
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    Eeeek Advice appreciated please

    Don't worry about the reskim, Remove the loose/affected skim, prime the wall. stick some 6mm backer boards to the wall and mechanically fix then tank the joins & fixings. A proper skim would be 3/4mm and you would need to let it dry for at least a week before even thinking about tiling, so your...
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    Kitchen Floor - Tiles Dilemma - Need Help

    As Dave advised, I would remove the ply and then possibly the floorboards dependant on what state they are in. It'll cost a bit more but the floor but you'll have peace of mind. Go back to the joist get it level and strengthened, then rebuild with WBP ply, hardie etc etc. Where are you? Maybe...
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    Tiling advice for beginners

    The hardie boards are a little more rigid but the floor should be solid anyway. I'm not sure how much more efficient the foam board will be with the ufh and even if you would notice the a difference by using it, it was just something that occured to me whilst reading through your plan ;) Im...
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    Tiling advice for beginners

    Id be tempted to change the hardie on the floor to a foam backer board for the insulation properties, apart from that it sound like your good to go.

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