Newly tiled hallway but gaps all around the edges

[minipharm]

Hi

We have just had our hallway floor tiled. I am very happy with the tiling itself and paid the tiler when he left late on Sunday.

However on closer inspection the next day I realised that there are gaps along most of the edges (ie, where the tiles meet the skirting board). In a few places they are filled with grout but in general there is just a gap.

Please can you advise whether these gaps ought to have been filled with grout, or with something else (?caulk, silicon?) and whether the tiler ought to have done this before he left? The grout is grey but the skirting board is white, in case this is relevant.

He did a good job so I'm happy to finish this myself if it's easy to do, I just don't know what ought to be there. I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a gap though!

Thanks in advance for your help

Jo

 

[area tiling]

Do the skirting boards have to be re fitted, or had you the tiler tile up to them ???

 

[minipharm]

Do the skirting boards have to be re fitted, or had you the tiler tile up to them ???

Hi - the tiler tiled up to the skirting board

 

[CJ]

Whilst it would have been a better finish if the skirtings HAD been removed first.....this isn't always practical.
An expansion gap should have been left and then a small bead of silicon run along the skirting/tile.

Usually this is part and parcel of the job........so the tiler should have done this.

 

[steve187]

sometimes best to repaint if required before Silicon, was there no discussion prior to the job being finished.

 

[prceramics]

he probably just forgot if he finished late sure he wont mind coming back to do it, if he used a grey or dark grout he may of wanted it to dry before doing a bead of white Silicon as it can smudge if done when wet

 

[minipharm]

sometimes best to repaint if required before Silicon, was there no discussion prior to the job being finished.

The skirting is all newly painted. I'm just surprised that he left without mentioned anything about filling around the edges. clearly the job is not finished with these gaps everywhere.

It was late on Sunday night and I think they were in quite a hurry to get home, to be honest.

I'll get some silicon and fill around the edges myself.

Thanks for your help.

 

[afright]

He should have grouted the joint against the skirting.

 

[Qwerty]

He should have grouted the joint against the skirting.

This is a movement joint so should be siliconed, not grouted

 

[afright]

Would still grout it could be solid floor,if the tiles are cut tight looks better than Silicon.