Pictures: Is this how to tile with Travertine - I think not - help needed

[Dean A]

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So we had a 'pro' come and finish off the bathroom - this is what I have come back to...

I peeled off a few of the tiles....

Opinions please!!!

[Dean A]

Another pic:



Sorry for the hasty title, can a mod change it to something more subtle? 'Pro' tiler - is this how trav should be tiled? Pictures within...

[Dave]

.thats shocking....

[brian c]

cant seem to see anything

[frankenfurter]

neither can I

[BDS]

Me neither

[Tubsy]

nope me neither

[Dean A]

Sorry that should be better, album was set to private.

Genuiningly speechless at the moment. His opinion was that the adhesive sticks to sh** like a blanket and I shouldn't worry...

[mikethetile]

totaly unacceptable

take them off before they fall and possibly injure someone

[BDS]

I Can now,geeze that is more than shocking that is just utter rubbish did he use his hand to put the adhesive on,i`ve seen some bad jobs but that has got to be the worst ever

[Lucas 2]

How long had it dried for..? Mind you supposed to use rapidset with travertine + looks like not enough adhesive too.....

[Tubsy]

that wasn't a pro tiler thats awful!!!!!

[Dean A]

How long had it dried for..? Mind you supposed to use rapidset with travertine + looks like not enough adhesive too.....

This is BAL regular SPF, I thought this was OK with trav.

I am still speechless.

[brian c]

that is unbeleivable m8,take them down..in fact get him back to do it and tell him you aint paying a penny for that excuse for tiling..as said it looks like he has put it on with his hands..totally unacceptable imo.

[gaz man]

REMOVE THE TILES BEFORE THEY FALL OFF AND HURT SOME ONE .IVE SEEN SOME BAD DOT AND DAB JOBS BUT THAT IS GOT TO BE THE WORST. AND CHASE UR TILER

[chris.tiling]

Awful - I think you can get the gist of what to do from the responses above!! Get him back to remove and clean the tiles. Any he breaks he must replace. Get someone else to put them up afterwards

[Dean A]

We have just had him round, but what are you supposed to say.

He said the walls that have hardibacker on are done correctly with more tile adhesive, but because this wall was so badly rendered, he had to do it like this...

I don't know where to go with this... he is supposed to be starting again in the morning.

[BDS]

If the wall was so bad he shouldn`t of tiled it until it was done or prepped properly end of....IF....he`d been a tiler he`d of know this and done it properly i`d be checking the other walls too if it was me after seeing that workmanship or lack of it.

[John the tile]

how did you know they were stuck on like this. did one fall off.?

[gaz man]

IF THE WALL WAS THAT BADLY RENDERED HE SHOULDNT HAVE TILED IT GET IT STRIPPED AND GET IT PREPT CORRECTLY B4 ITS RETILED

[mikethetile]

stop him finishing job and remove the tiles while the addy is soft enough to clean off the tile

there will be a professional tiler on this forum near you who would gladly quote you for a proper job

[Dean A]

More pictures:



Should there be a bigger gap in the corner for the silicone expansion joint?





We were having a mirror recessed into the walls, we asked him to put the 6mm hardiboard on:



Should the mosaic still below the tiles:



I hoped they were be flush...

Overall I am gutted, so much time and hard work went into the prep.

I am going to ask him to walk away.......

[Fred]

May I add, that looks like bonding to me, correct me if I'm wrong.

[brian c]

what can you say!...he isnt a tiler imo.Get shot of him without pay.He has tried to dot and dab tiles to wall,why is the bath or tray not hard against the wall?Why are the mosaics not level(not padded in)not flush with other face tiles.

[whitebeam]

Just what I was thinking Fred, bonding or browning

[RockCeramics]

utter B,S
Me thinks he was only thinking about saving some money on material costs
all for a sake of £60.
"Look i didnt mention this at the beggining but its going to cost you more than what i first quoted you" (lets say he didnt notice the walls not being level.)
You as a customer will probally think hes rippen you off but once he showed the fault i,m sure you would of excepted his good word and excepted him to re quote you.
A true Tradesman would of stood his ground and lead you in the right direction in getting the problem corrected.
I to would like to know how this cook up was found by you.
This is a warning to all who have any work done .

I/we have a rule that on every job from start to finish you should always take photos of before / during /and after, showing the client every part of your job process for any future references.
So please ask for photos of the job for any refereces.
A true tradesman will not feel angered by this.

[Dean A]

Just what I was thinking Fred, bonding or browning

It's the bad light, it's sand cement and lime mix. Not bonding.

[whitebeam]

Easily done

[Fred]

Easily done

LOL.............IT WAS THE LIGHT..............

[Dean A]

I have started taking them down which is quite disheartening.

Should there be a gap between tile and bath rim for silicone?

Should those mosaics definately sit flush?

Just checking before ripping it all down