First complain about my work. TOTALLY GUTTED!

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I would pick out the bond not flowing through the corner. Stepping in the internal corner making the Silicon joint wobble.
Silicon joint is too fat for my liking.
Little bit of lippage evident.

I just finished a very similar shower today. I'll try and post pics tomorrow to show the flow through the corners....
 
Thanks for the feedback lads, lots of food for thought here & practical stuff I can learn from.
Any photos and advice is of course always warmly appreciated. I feel like a DIY / cowboy right now but am of course committed to doing the best work I possibly can.
Many Thanks & have a good weekend.
 
Jim - I notice you are in Newcastle!
How long have you been tiling, what was the substrate, was it just a shower in this room and did you set the tiling out horizontally just for the pipes?
 
Doesn't look too bad..Just the bond issue really..a colour coded silicon wouldnt have shouted out so much... Cest la vie...Onwards and upwards mate
 
If they asked for the bond pattern and supplied the tiles my thoughts are they are taking the **** and trying to roll you over for money. Happens a lot. Take em to a small claims court.
 
To be honest the bond issue is subjective as a true brick bond (as in bricks not tiles) would set out as you have layed the tiles with the Hal brick actuall being a full brick running in behind the full brick coming off of the wall adjacent as you have done. Same as if it was an external corner the full Tile would have a half Tile lapping around to make it look like a brick rather than a Tile. Some designers let you know which way they prefer and others just let you choose but can’t see a massive issue there. But the Silicon joint looks massive and the lippage quite bad as a result. But seen a lot worse on here to be fair
 
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To be honest the bond issue is subjective as a true brick bond (as in bricks not tiles) would set out as you have layed the tiles with the Hal brick actuall being a full brick running in behind the full brick coming off of the wall adjacent as you have done. Same as if it was an external corner the full Tile would have a half Tile lapping around to make it look like a brick rather than a Tile. Some designers let you know which way they prefer and others just let you choose but can’t see a massive issue there. But the Silicon joint looks massive and the lippage quite bad as a result. But seen a lot worse on here to be fair
 
I always go small cut after big (even if full), big, big and small, small above just looks wrong to me but it's all very subjective as previously said so I always ask customer what they'd prefer if full tile in a corner works.
Of course tiles with a clear pattern and flow changes things, so would set out so the off cuts could wrap. I would have also had full tile off tray and drilled the pipe holes where they land.(unless there's more to it than the photo shows and you couldn't for some reason)
 
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