Hi Ray, Sorry for the late reply (& thanks so much for your reply!) it's been a busy & eventful day in my little house. I took the day off & took almost everything down. I discovered the lower walls were damp as heck so I've taken the lot down. My plumber friend arrived later on this evening & took the rest down. It wasn't my plumbers recommendation, it was a guy I knew who runs his own building firm & he quoted the job initially but he wasn't free for several weeks so he recommended someone he used to work with. I was daft enough (with hindsight) to go with it because I wanted to trust him & I was genuinely excited about having a new bathroom. Now the dreams all turned into a bit of a nightmare!
Most of it was much thicker than 3mm, some at least twice that, I reckon. (I wonder if he even stirred the tub)
I'm office bound these days, I work for AXA PPP, medical insurance. Used to work for the retained fire service as a fire-fighter as well, which I did for nearly 7 years so hard work or getting my hands dirty doesn't phase me, it's just uncertainty that does.
Doesn't look good eh?
I'd say don't pay him. If primer not used and tiles falling off already. Just bite lip and do it again unfortunately. You bought tub adhesive which I never use. Cuts are poor. But realistically your never be happy now until it's done properly. I'm sure many on here can help. I'd be happy to also. But whatever you decide. Don't pay him
Hi @Kevbos, yes it's a re-do on almost all of it. I've taken the lathe & plaster down now & stripped it all back to the bare brick. It's a mess but at least now there's a plan in place to move it all forward buts it's going to be a good couple of weeks before anyone can start the work. I've been taking the floor up as well today 🙁 see the 2 part overhang on the puzzlingly placed ply he put down on top of the existing base... Even as a bystander I'm guessing the first bit of weight applied to that & the tile would snap off. He's sent messages today asking for his money & I'm not sure how to broach the subject with him as I'm fearful of the conflict.
hi, You're probably right 🙂 I'm rubbish at the right terminology for these things
That's ok. As long as they're salvageable I'll get stuck in. All I can taste is dust so a wee bit more won't make a lot of difference
I wondered that as he laid them on Friday & they were fairly easy to lift today. They just took the top coating layer of the board off with them
Oh dear! I've never used one before, that sounds a bit scary! I'll make sure I've no distractions when I do it. (I clipped my plumbers van today His van was ok but my cars got some added character)
50 quid a square metre
Oh no! Sounds nasty. Hope it didn't take too long to heal! You've a good point, I'll ask if they will do it as they'll do it a lot quicker & more efficiently than I'm likely to
Thanks @Rich Midge, appreciate the support. I'm glad it's not me just being 'picky', which was how he described me when I mentioned my concern about his cuts, etc. He said that mastic would hide all that
If you are going to do it please wear a good dust mask. And eye, etc. etc. protection.
I'd say don't pay him. If primer not used and tiles falling off already. Just bite lip and do it again unfortunately. You bought tub adhesive which I never use. Cuts are poor. But realistically your never be happy now until it's done properly. I'm sure many on here can help. I'd be happy to also. But whatever you decide. Don't pay him
If you keep posting we can talk you through the whole job. Lol.
You are so thoughtful, thank you @SJPurdy I've got a dust mask & some goggles somewhere from my previous decorating exploits on the downstairs (Jeez but I hate decorating ! I bought this house as a project & didn't realise just how big a project it'd turn out to be... Homes under the hammer has a lot to answer for )
Lol... If it wasn't for the fact I've had to take half of the walls down, I'd be up for giving that a go! (Unless anyone can talk me through building new walls? 😉 ) is there a face time talk through option on here?
