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Thank you Andy that is one thing I didn’t think of.Think theyre feeding you some real BS tbh.. That's not been set out, they've just trusted to luck, a different size spacer, either changing from 2 to 3mm or vice versa could have made all the difference with your ceiling cut..
Yes they have! Just need to get them (wickes) to listen nowDepending on how the room sets out determins whether you have full tiles on the bath or not. You usually dont because baths are rarely set level lol. Nobody bothered setting out that room and theyve been found out. Theyre talking bollards
I did have the ceiling walls skimmed and wasn’t aware that it wasn’t level until that was another excuse given by the installer. I did ask why he didn’t tell me at time of skimming he said he didn’t know. If I had known I would have rectified that. Ignorance on my part.Am I the only one who thinks the ceiling should be level? Why spend all that money and have a poor finish?
I understand there would have been a 20mm graduation, however if the tile was larger it would not have been so noticeable. Instead you have sliver cuts?The ceiling is out by 20mm...... It will always show on 200x100 tiles
What I mean is, still using the same size tile as I have, I understand that I would have had a 20mm graduation but if he had set out probably the final tile would have been a larger cut so not do noticeable?It will show but won't poke you in the eyes as it does now
Am I the only one who thinks the ceiling should be level? Why spend all that money and have a poor finish?
Haha Thanks @3_fallRegardless of the fact that the ceiling may be out of level, if you tried that set out on site, you’d be lucky not to be swinging from the scaffold, but I suppose more likely sent off site never to return or be paid.
Good practice is to have at least one third of a tile as a cut, some QS want larger, but a third is generally acceptable.
Last time I was on site anyway.
And as far as a full tile off the bath goes, if we did that, 90% of our work would be out of level.
No but 99% of the tilers on here keep banging on about how things are done .... blah blah blah .....so why not go ape about the ceiling like you would do if the walls were not plumb and flat.No you’re not Tom, do you refuse to tile a room then if the ceiling isn’t level? Haha
You would think so wouldn’t you! Unfortunately they don’t seem to be very chattyI think it's a shame that someone uses a nationwide firm to do some work which wouldn't be cheap and ends up with a below par job.
We know better and have hindsight but I think as a customer you kind of expect wickes to be offering more than Joe blogs tiling services from the yellow pages.
Absolute rubbish from wickes and their excuses are as ill-thought out as the set out.
I'd love to have a chat with whoever is in charge...
I looked at this last night, think it is about £800 for a report but I will give them a ring, seems pricey but maybe a last resortHave you thought about getting a report from The Tile Association done? Not sure of the cost off hand.
Unfortunately the fitter has washed his hands of it. What happens next is remedial fitters come to complete snags, arranged by Wickes customer services. As I listed a number of issues including tiles and items that have not yet been completed then it gets escalated to customer relations who is the go between. They are liaising with the installation manager who is the one who said when he came to inspect that it is British Standard to start with full tile at bath and that he believes that this is acceptable work. He doesn’t respond to their emails and just doesn’t seem to care. If they phone me I follow up with an email. Wickes guarantee all of the work so my beef is with them.Who are you feeling with is it the fitter or the contracts manager . Are you speaking to him or communicating by email, are you copying in the branch manager ,
Thank you so much Paul, and the party is still going strong , will definitely be sending this information to them. You have all be such a great help thank you!Sorry, bit late to the party on this one, but here goes:
BS5385 part 1-2018 - 7.1.5 Setting out
Unsightly cut tiles should be avoided and joints should be of a uniform width, true to a line, continuous without steps: allowance should be made for an adequate width of joint. Cut course, both vertical and horizontal, should be:
a) kept to a minimum
b) determined in advance
c) as large as possible
d) arranged in the least prominent locations
Where wall surfaces are interrupted by features, e.g. windows, access panels or sanitary fittings, the tile fixer should seek guidance from the designer as to the setting out to be adopted; similar guidance might be required in the positioning of movement joints, since they are predominant and could determine the setting out pattern.
Horizontal joints and cut courses should be positioned depending on several factors, of which the following are examples.
1) Tiled areas that adjoin or are adjacent should be set out so that horizontal joints are aligned
2) The upper and/or lower extremities of the wall might not be level, requiring a course or courses to be cut with a raking edge. Wherever possible, the horizontal joints should be positioned so that the whole of the rake can be taken up within the height of the tile in the cut course.
3) If it is thought desirable to align a joint with a feature, this becomes the setting out point and might initiate the need for, and frequently dictate the location of, cut courses elsewhere.
4) To ensure the rows are truly horizontal, a level line should be established to position the starting course. This line should be continuous across all tile surfaces.
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