Poor laying of Victorian tiles? - TilersForums.com

[Time's Ran Out]

@Dave79 - you seem he’ll bent on this gap on one side, yet you’ve not shown a distance view of the whole path!
He has been lazy in not cutting to the shape of the wall but if the cut on the other side is the same size I can understand why he has left it short.
My points are - a distance picture from the gate up the path will show just how bad this job is.

 

[Dave79]

The other side is set against a new concrete border alongside the path and the other side of the porch wall. That gap is consistently 2mm as defined by the tile spacers.

 

[Bill]

Your border tile is not helping matters in the set out. Because of the out of square walls, you should have used a wider fill-in piece set next to the perimeter walls.


A bit like this......

 

[Bill]

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But he’s lost the pattern and the line!!

Is that an optical illusion because of the step?

 

[Andy Rhodes]

in your last picture Dave is that of the overall panoramic of your pathway,because if it is so wheres the border tile on the right hand side or is it just the picture

 

[Dave79]

Hi, there is no border til in the right, it goes up to the boundary wall. The issue is more the 10mm to 20mm gap between the porch wall and the tiles here. If this is fitted as it it should be, that’s great but if you think it could be fitted tighter, I can speak to the tiler

 

[Bill]

Take a photo from the gate to your front door so that there is a full view of the path.

 

[Andy Rhodes]

Sorry Dave but the person who's done that job for you must be auditioning for a the role of the joker in the next Batman movie because it's a disgrace what they have done. I've got a 6 yr old nephew who could have set it out better just a very poor attempt at tiling

 

[Dave79]

What is the best way to fix it? Recut the last square tile?

 

[Andy Rhodes]

Personal I have them take it up & start again ,ensure the set it out correctly not some arse hearted attempt & ask them not to let Stevie Wonder near it either