Is this shoddy tiling? Advice much appreciated! - Tile Advice

[Deleted member 53218]

Hi!
We've just had our kitchen installed and one of the installers said he does tiling too.
So we got him to the tiles, including a herringbone pattern behind the oven/splashback. White tiles, dark grout. The main issue is the corners, where there is a massive thick line of grout on some corners, often with the line getting thinner or thicker up the wall, and some tiles stepping where they are not even in a line. Also the herringbone 'join' doesn't quite match either.

I don't think I'm being too fussy here but it just seems really sloppy. The dark grout should be a feature, instead it looks plain nasty at the corners. Not happy!!! Any thoughts? much appreciated

 

[Andy Allen]

you have picked one of the most difficult combinations going ! herringbone, white tiles, black grout, only a professional tiler on top of there game would be able to have done a satisfactory job, not some kitchen fitter that thinks he'll have a bash at it and hope for the best.
you should of got a professional in.
but to answer your questions, yes it's rubbish!

 

[Deleted member 53218]

you have picked one of the most difficult combinations going ! herringbone, white tiles, black grout, only a professional tiler on top of there game would be able to have done a satisfactory job, not some kitchen fitter that thinks he'll have a bash at it and hope for the best.
you should of got a professional in.
but to answer your questions, yes it's rubbish!

cheers for you response mate. yeah, thought it was crap! do you think just the edge tiles can be redone, or the whole job start from scratch?

cheers
Jim

 

[Andy Allen]

complete rip out imo..

 

[Dave]

That herringbone is horrendous 😳

 

[Tony_C]

I've noticed more are more people doing that for herringbone round corners and no wrap. Not saying I agree with it, just that some folk seem to do it that way. If that doesn't bother you then some white silicone can easily remidy those intetnal corners and also take your eye off the lines not tottally matching up

Agree with Andy and the black Grout hasn't helped matters with those rustic edge tiles

 

[Dan]

Gutted!

Lovely tiles those are. Terrible way to display them that is.

The tile shop and / or kitchen fitter should have said right from the start that those tiles will look terrible in herringbone fashion. Nice brick-fashion with light grey grout so the tiles stand out would have been the way to go me thinks.

Checkout this thread with similar tiles: Metro tiles grout size for a London Underground look - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/metro-tiles-grout-size-for-a-london-underground-look.90109/

Tried and tested for decades with charcoal coloured grout on the underground. Not for everybody. But then herringbone isn't either I guess.

The cut tiles in the corner on the herringbone bit were not marked or cut right. A professional tiler would have got them spot on.

As above, remedy here is either pull them off and hope it's soon enough and the adhesive isn't fully cured, and save some tiles too. Or bodge it up a bit with silicone.

I'd never be able make a brew around those without twitching. I'd rather see fresh unpainted untiled plaster than those I think. Sorry!