Poor tile lapping from bathroom installer

[Carl]

Hi All,

Im currently in the process of having my bathroom redone, new tiles, new suite, pretty much new everything.

Now the builder / installer is currently in the process of fitting the tiles - they arent grouted yet.

They are the large porcelain tiles - he supplied these tiles i will add.

on a number of the tiles there appears to be very large lapping ranging from 3mm-5mm - surley this isnt correct?

I have only paid 25% of the total cost of the works.

I decided upon this installer, as he seemed very proffesional from his website, to his qoute and the 3d designs he sent over, his previous work displayed on his website looked really good and he has 5 star reviews on mybuilder.co.uk

I have advised him i am not happy with this, am i in the right from your opions?

 

[WetSaw]

That's not acceptable by any means.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Rough as a badgers ***, needs redone at his expense and if he can’t deliver up to him to supply a tiler that is competent

 

[Flintstone]

Very shoddy, it's that same situation we see on here almost daily now, builder doing a tilers job.

 

[Italy]

did you marked with a marker?

 

[Bathfix Bob]

A big flashy website means nothing, the pictures could be someone else bathroom. All my bathrooms come from recommendations in the town. My website is rubbish..I don't need it anyway.

He made the decision to lay the tiles like that and he can make the decision on how to remove them, SDS or hammer and chisel, no easy fix.

 

[Spare Tool]

Its pathetic...get them and that attempt out and start again with reputable tradesmen.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Don't let him fob you off with the old 'it will look better when its grouted rubbish' ...if anything it will look worse.

We have no sympathy for lazy builders who have no pride in their work, okay if someone makes a mistake and there work is spot on otherwise of course we can help but work like that I have no sympathy. I bets he's really quick too.

 

[Waluigi]

Send him a text message with a link to this page.

Full rip out and start again. Get a pro in this time, not Bob the builder

 

[Spare Tool]

Send him a text message with a link to this page.

Full rip out and start again. Get a pro in this time, not Bob the builder

...and have a clipboard of questions ready 😉

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Boggs is right, every bodged job that comes in are all from mybuilder.com

 

[Andy Allen]

 

[Waluigi]

...and have a clipboard of questions ready 😉

You cow

 

[Boggs]

I spot a theme.

 

[Boggs]

Damn it!
Got distracted before I could post reply.

 

[Boggs]

You might be ok though, if he pva’d the walls and spot fixed with green star he could just push them in place on Monday morning.
Sorted!

 

[Dumbo]

You can't blame my builder . If somebody is unscrupulous to show false pictures and false references how can you mitigate against that . Problem with my builder is the users not posting negative reviews . Customers can not only go off personal recommendations because that would only allow established traders to work and eventually we will die then who will tile then . I believe @Adey1980 said used my builder when he started out . Are you all saying he is no good

 

[widler]

Well, @Adey1980 had to start somewhere 🙁

 

[Dumbo]

We all have to start somewhere . I know some good site tilers that have no presence in the domestic market in my area . I don't mean good because they're quick I just mean good . So if they go on my builder because they have no domestic presence that make them rubbish . Just one thing I am not on my builder but you can't tar everybody with the same brush .

 

[GoneGuy]

You can't blame my builder . If somebody is unscrupulous to show false pictures and false references how can you mitigate against that . Problem with my builder is the users not posting negative reviews . Customers can not only go off personal recommendations because that would only allow established traders to work and eventually we will die then who will tile then . I believe @Adey1980 said used my builder when he started out . Are you all saying he is no good

Yes I used mybuilder to help me start out on my own it helped build up a good name and to also fill up free spaces in the diary.

 

[Boggs]

As my original post, I am not saying all members are knocking out substandard work, far from it, but the quality of the work we have seen today asks questions of how these sites are run as it gives those who may want to rip off customers the perfect platform to do so.

 

[Bond]

I’d put this in the category of poor first attempt at DIY tiling. Don’t pay a penny more.

 

[Andy Allen]

What's lapping......?? 🙂

 

[Blunt Tool]

What's lapping......?? 🙂

£20.00 a dance but no touching!