Bodged tiling

[Bolter]

I mentioned that the tiles are bowed above the bath and he said that there is a bow in the wall but they are only paid to tile and not sort the wall out.

He is probably telling the truth here. I have done this sort of work and surveyors/contracts managers etc all seem to think a tiler can just magic over lumpy walls. They WILL NOT spend money on preparation, and quite often dont see a problem tiling directly onto a painted surface.

 

[chille]

oh the joys of cheap jobs. . . pay peanuts and get monkeys is such a great saying and also soooooo true.
These contractors/associations promise clients an A1 job then give the work to the cheapest quote. It amazes me how people can really believe they are going to get an Aberdeen Angus Fillet steak for the price of a Double Whopper after all its all Beef isn't it?

 

[Stef]

The standard of workmanship is shocking,
I took on a contract as a subby a good few years ago for 500 houses, i lasted less than half a shift because of the way they just wanted me to fling the tiles onto the walls with no surface preparation.
To make money then you would have had to fling them on the walls.
I had a woman crying because they ripped out her old w/c from a fully tiled bathroom & i had to stick in 4 tiles for a splash back, I shouted on the foreman & he told me " thats what they get" that was enough for me!

 

[wildmouse]

They came today and took all the tiles down. They then primed the walls with pva and are coming back tomorrow to do the tiling.

 

[Del W]

PVA is no longer used as a primer for tiling when there are better products.But i doubt if they know that either. Good luck with the retile. Plus pics please.

 

[wildmouse]

This the bathroom as it was left today, tilers coming tomorrow.

 

[Del W]

Unless that wall is preped,they will be dot n dabbing or using too big a trowl to try and get the tiles even.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I would not tile on an abomination like that. The walls need preparing properly, PVA is not a suitable primer for tiles.

Seems to me these morons have not got a clue:mad2::ban:

 

[DHTiling]

That is back down to the backing coat and that cannot be tiled upon.. ffs do these morons not have a clue.. that is deffo not suitable to tile to as it is..

 

[Gazzer]

As above...this gets worse. No tiler can tile direct to that.

 

[Stef]

Unbelievable, I have tiled some bad walls over the years but you cannot tile on top of that. :mad2:

 

[Ken Bruty]

This sort of thing makes me so annoyed, those walls should not be tiled in that state, that's just ridiculous.:mad2::mad2::mad2:

 

[White Room]

As everyone else, that is no way ready for tiling...for heavens sake:mad2:

 

[jay]

This the bathroom as it was left today, tilers coming tomorrow.

O.M,G :yikes:

 

[Bathfix Bob]

If they used PVA they may as well of used chip fat, I've been in a bathroom which had tiles falling of as they were grouted, I was working next door at the time and their neighbour (diy'er) popped over to ask why his new wall tiles were debonding. I saw a jumbo container of Unibond on the landing and asked him if he'd used it and he went all guilty looking and said he had.

His newly skimmed walls had been covered in thick 1:1 PVA and then dot and dabbed, the tiles that had dropped off had pulled the PVA of with it and the 5 blobs were like glass, you have to see it with your own eyes to understand why you must use a proper acrylic tile primer instead.

 

[JAMES MCK]

Good god* should have went to speck savers lol