Who Is Right

[Chalker]

Yes the floor is not perfect. The skirting could have been scribed to the floor too.
I think the op is fishing for someone to say it's rubbish, then they can go armed back to him and demand some discount.

 

[JMC tiling]

As stated before, there is a silicone joint between wood and tile. The pics you see are the pics with the silicone.

Not sure why you think laying tiles length ways, and not vertically across the threshold of a door to improve visual flow, is nonsense. Ask any floorer how you lay a floor.

Depends on the shape of the room, size of the room, what if there are multiple doors in the room on all walls? Having tiles laid the way he has done it can make a narrow room look wider for example. My point is there is no right or wrong way to lay them, its down to opinion, taste and a bit of artistic impression. What I will say is that I always ask the customer what way they want them laid to avoid this problem.

I hope it comes to a satisfactory conclusion for you but remember that its important to give him the opportunity to put things right. Goodluck!

 

[JMC tiling]

As for the silicone, no way is there a white silicone joint between floor and wood in them pics, did he use clear? if so then that is probably the mistake in that regard.

 

[IanA2]

Depends on the shape of the room, size of the room, what if there are multiple doors in the room on all walls? Having tiles laid the way he has done it can make a narrow room look wider for example. My point is there is no right or wrong way to lay them, its down to opinion, taste and a bit of artistic impression. What I will say is that I always ask the customer what way they want them laid to avoid this problem.

I hope it comes to a satisfactory conclusion for you but remember that its important to give him the opportunity to put things right. Goodluck!

I has already explained to him about visual flow. He clearly didn't listen. It's actually quite a big room, there are no other doors,

 

[IanA2]

As for the silicone, no way is there a white silicone joint between floor and wood in them pics, did he use clear? if so then that is probably the mistake in that regard.

Yes it is clear silicone.

 

[JMC tiling]

I has already explained to him about visual flow. He clearly didn't listen. It's actually quite a big room, there are no other doors,

Seems like you are the one who doesn't listen, visual flow in YOUR opinion you mean? I can assure you there is no right or wrong way so you can't pull him on that.

 

[JMC tiling]

Seems like you are the one who doesn't listen, visual flow in YOUR opinion you mean? I can assure you there is no right or wrong way so you can't pull him on that.

Oh sorry, maybe you meant you had explained to him already what way you wanted them?

 

[IanA2]

Yes the floor is not perfect. The skirting could have been scribed to the floor too.
I think the op is fishing for someone to say it's rubbish, then they can go armed back to him and demand some discount.

Think what you like, there were numerous problems with this installation. The tiling is just one aspect. The reason I asked on here is not to arm me so I can demand discount. I will deal with the matter in the way I deem fit, I was merely interested to know if professional tilers thought that it was an acceptable level of workmanship as I clearly do not think it is. In general I would say that based on the response to this thread most do not think it was to a level a competent tiler would achieve.

 

[IanA2]

Oh sorry, maybe you meant you had explained to him already what way you wanted them?

Correct, just as he didn't listen to me about other aspects of the job.

 

[CJ]

Is the skirting MDF or real wood. Twists and buckles can highlight it.....but as mentioned, scribing would have sorted it. As maybe a colour coded silicon.

I do feel a bit of OCD here though???