Is this a poor finish?? Opinions please

[ian158]

I see the right side cut tile has been cut shorter than the one next to it which being a dark tile does show..but looks to me like the Carpenters cut roof is not run through with a line..therefore the guy who has fixed plaster board has followed contour of joists...and its left to the tiler to fix....i would not have profiled the tiles to matched the contour of the roof...as suggested above..cut in with paint..maybe instead of grout I would have use a flexable caulk so you could cut in with paint..is it an old property been re-vamped..or just shoddy builders...as with all customer I ask first.and explain the scenario what would look better. but dark grout will pick up everything.

 

[Mr T]

is caulk an actual product or is it just the name for the gun?

 

[ian158]

decoraters caulk..1.99 in wickes...the guns you are talking about are caulk/silicone guns

 

[Mr T]

what is caulk specific for mate? is it a filler?

 

[ian158]

its a flexible filler..only really used like silicone....between 2 surfaces where they meet..skirting to walls..architrave to walls...tiles to ceilings..water based so can be smoothed off with finger then damp sponge

 

[Mr T]

nice mate can im guessing it can be painted too?

 

[ian158]

yes...id do a google to understand the product better..WWW is a wonderful thing..

 

[Mr T]

will do matey

 

[SJPurdy]

There are many suggestions above of how it could have been done beter (eg mitering back of tile so sies closer to sloping ceiling - something I do now but didn't several years ago!) But to take tiles off and redo would probably cause more damage than improve things. I havn't come across any problems with painting over normal cement based grouts so I think best first try solution will be to use masking tape to straighten up the groit line and then paint down the ceiling white paint over the wider bits of grout.

 

[The D]

Mask the tiles backfill with easy fill sand and paint job done no fuss

 

[seph]

Should of really been a full tile from the top and not a cut. I would have used trim and the tiles cut are not the same size. This would bug me too!

 

[aytiling]

Should of really been a full tile from the top and not a cut. I would have used trim and the tiles cut are not the same size. This would bug me too!

How can you say that? You don't know if that junction between the ceiling and wall is level so where would you have started it? Also might have left a small cut around the bath/shower/sill etc. I would bet the slope is joist with PB on top then skimmed, they are never straight (well almost never).OP fill in any voids in the grout then paint the colour of the ceiling. The stress of you having to argue with the tiler (he obviously thinks he has done it right) IMHO is just not worth it, and as said before it probably would cause more problems than it would fix.

 

[charlie1]

I have some sympathy for the tiler tbh, a couple of small mistakes Imo. You cant expect a tiler to be able to make that wall look perfect unless you pay him to either plaster or tile the slope on ceiling, that's why i would not take my tiles anywhere near it. Good advice from Steph above IF it worked out ok regarding setting out elsewhere in the room.

 

[Minesacarling]

Here's one I did a few years back with tile trim.

 

[Mr T]

Here's one I did a few years back with tile trim. View attachment 51833 View attachment 51834 View attachment 51835

lovely job mate I think id preffer to use a trim in this instance

 

[The D]

Here's one I did a few years back with tile trim. View attachment 51833 View attachment 51834 View attachment 51835

Lovely job but I don’t like the trim I prefer a mitre in to the ceiling View attachment 51836 View attachment 51837 View attachment 51838 View attachment 51839 View attachment 51840

 

[Mr T]

I think a trim would be a much safer bet for me atm if i was to try this lmao

 

[Minesacarling]

Lovely job but I don’t like the trim I prefer a mitre in to the ceiling View attachment 51836 View attachment 51837 View attachment 51838 View attachment 51839 View attachment 51840

It was the customers decision. That job I did the ceiling ran out 30mm over a short distance so even with a mitre i think it would of still looked naff

 

[Minesacarling]

Nice work by the way Deano