Tiler has made mistakes - Advice required

[peteablard]

Hi tony, once you know something is wrong it will always catch your eye. Personally I'd want it re tiled. Tiling onto paint is a no no, the adhesive sticks to the paint and not the the wall and it can fail

 

[tonyfaestoney]

I hear what you are saying but we have waited 3 months for tiler and plumber to be available. We do not want to wait another 3 months with a non functional room. He has 2 layers of tiles to put up on one wall and the window to do. My thoughts are get these done so we can get our towel rail up and look further into solutions or plan time/money to get the whole lot ripped off and start again.

As i say if I could get a tiler next week I would start again no probs, but we have moved into this house a few months ago and are sick of all the disruption as this was last of the work to be done. We just want it finished and functional. if that means putting up with it for a period of time then so be it.

 

[itidiot]

To be honest I set out better than that and I have only done one bathroom .. i would metal trim the window reveal but not 100% sure that it will work for the red and white colour scheme....

Its a cover up job or rip them down. Mistakes happen... but if you pay peanuts you get monkeys

 

[Gazzer]

Its not ideal but an option for you rather than remove tiles. reboard ceiling and remove head of window reveal, then new board and skim.
As I say its not ideal but less than a days work for a plaster and less hassle.

 

[tonyfaestoney]

Sir Ramic, much appreciated. I feel this a very good solution and the best proposal so far, Again, thanks for this.

 

[Brian the Tile]

give the man a chance to make things right ,something smells off fish here

 

[swanman]

If i was the tiler and i said i wasent taking any payment for the work i wouldnt come back

 

[tonyfaestoney]

I am not sure why there are suspicions here. The job is not right, no arguments from tiler, he only took measurments from 1 wall which did not have the window on it. He agrees he messed up and said no payment is required.

BUT we had ran short of tiles on Friday. these were delivered this morning. So as to avoid living in a bathroom that has 2 rows of tiles missing, along with around window and then on top the recognised gap on 3 walls at ceiling and window. My view is to finish the tiles so they are all in. I have said there is a considerable wait for a tiler to fix, he himself is busy until November, so in order to get all the furniture into bathroom and having it functioning properly I need these tiles in.

Now Sir Ramic has come up with a possible solution that may be workable and is something I can consider. But I would prefer to take the time to think about it with a fully tiled and functioning bathroom, albeit with the identified discrepencies.

The tiler is obviously in-experienced but as I say a really nice guy. A lot of people have said I should be asking for the costs of the tiles back as well as no payment so I don't think it unfair to ask him to come back and put in remaining tiles pending full re-tile or a solution which will make it liveable but not the perfect finish as I had expected.

What do you think, is this a fair view point?

 

[Dan]

I know saying this doesn't help you out now - but people need to make sure they're checking references and not going on price alone! Or even a plumbers recommendation - How does he know if a tiler is good, he's a plumber. Unless he's worked with a tiler for years he can only pass on a business card or phone number of a random bloke who says they're a tiler.

Lesson learnt though hey?

I wish people would find these types of threads a lot more often, and before they look for a tiler. As we see it daily. Yet we know hundreds of tilers that are good, can do the job right and quick, but who's phones aren't ringing as much as they should be. And its because these types of guys are doing the tiling so customer thinks it's all gravy.

Just think of all the problems this guy could cause that go unnoticed. And if any lead to heavy tiles falling on somebody in a bath, then he could be in a little trouble.

Tell him get some training, and while he's had non, stop tiling!

 

[Andy Allen]

so your not paying for the bathroom that your happy with ?