Help! advice on bathroom tiling work in progress - TilersForums.com

[Ade123]

Hi
We were hoping to get some professional opinions on the current work in our bathroom. To our untrained eye it doesn't look quite right. We hired a contractor to refit our bathroom and were under the impression that he had a team of people coming in to work on the different parts but when it's come to the tiling and decorating it's just the contractor and his wife. We're paying quite a lot for the work so any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Rich Midge]

The boxing behind the pan could certainly have been planned better as should the feed for the toilet. The gaps to the ceiling and the bath are movement joints and will be filled with silicone.

 

[Ade123]

Hi Rich, thanks for the reply. Yes, we though being able to see the side of the tile on the boxing was wrong. Understand the ceiling and bathroom will be filled. The grouting looked a little messy to us, although the tiles are kind of a wonky style.

 

[cam_low]

I have seen a great deal worse.

 

[John Benton]

I have seen a great deal worse.

As foreman you should have picked up on it though Cam

 

[John Benton]

The boxing-in should have either been mitred (that was never going to happen) or finished with trim to cover the tile edge. Is there a reason why the toilet water feed was brought out at the left hand side of the soil pipe when I suspect the inlet for the cistern is on the right?

You would also like to think that where all the tiles either meet the ceiling/plaster and painted walls that it is finished off with a nice caulk bead. (It's clearly not finished yet)

The grouting as you say is uneven and the tiles really shouldn't be a problem whatever shape they are, the grout should be washed off and left smooth.

As Cam has said there's been a lot worse on the forum, but that's no excuse if you're paying top dollar.

 

[One Day]

Looks OK so far...

 

[One Day]

I just zoomed the grouting! That could be better.

 

[John Benton]

I just zoomed the grouting! That could be better.

Haha I thought you hadn't quite finished the sentence Impish

 

[cam_low]

As foreman you should have picked up on it though Cam

It was supposed to be fine after it was grouted, John !