What do you think of this?

[cuttintiles]

went to a job today, looking for opinions, 5.5million pound house,
tilers run off, and upon removing a broken tile this is what i found!!!

oh and i dont think they are wedi washers!!

[diamondtiling]

Oops.

A bloke with a horse springs to mind.

[hillhead]

pasted the wall then blobbed the tile by the looks
lovely.

[Scott]

Oh dear, not a lot of coverage there! Is that tubbed addy as well? It looks very smooth!

£5.5million and plenty of room for tonto on the drive then!

[cuttintiles]

customer refused my original quote.

I WAS TOO DEAR!

[Dontiler]

I like that glass ceiling, looks

[cuttintiles]

I like that glass ceiling, looks

whole rear of house has glass ceiling, V nice!

[Dontiler]

customer refused my original quote.

I WAS TOO DEAR!

that's what they get when they try get somebody cheaper
seems they have to pay to remove tiles and then for re fixing
maybe also new tiles and new WEDI auch

[cuttintiles]

that's what they get when they try get somebody cheaper
seems they have to pay to remove tiles and then for re fixing
maybe also new tiles and new WEDI auch

Tiles are from SURFACE Battersea, 6 bathrooms, kitchen, atrium and sauna..all dot and dabbed and not a washer in sight!

oh and the house is in CHOBHAM, SURREY

[mikethetile]

it was good of you to go back after losing the job

I take it they will accept your price now

[whitebeam]

[nybor62]

looks like he as used white star

[Phil Hobson]

Dot and WOT? saddlebag ceramics ride again

[merlecollins]

Tiles are from SURFACE Battersea

Is that not what used to be Domus? I think it is owned by the same family that set Domus away and they were always ridiculously expensive, so god only knows how much the tiles alone cost

Top man for going back mate after you lst the job in the first placeWhat they wanting you to do now?

[why tile]

Oops.

A bloke with a horse springs to mind.

careful with the horse refrences, although i feel this thread deserves a few.

[puddle]

Am I missing some thing, if you live in a 5 ½ mil house in Cobham and use one of the most expensive tile suppliers, don’t you have a architect recommended tiling firm in, or someone recommended by tile supplier or recommendation, do you worry about cheapest price and pick bob from yellow pages, unless you maybe do not want to pay the full bill at the end of it,no matter how good the job is, as it happens, its not worth much payment anyway
Maybe they were going to tarmac the drive as well thrown in
Do you get someone in who is in a position to do a runner, why did they??
Something smells here, hope you do ok sorting out and do not get caught in the middle

[deanotile]

get them to tap the tiles they may be ok

[Dan]

customer refused my original quote.

I WAS TOO DEAR!

Classic. I'd loved to have put on my Cheshire Cat face when they said that to me.


Do a good job and you'll win that customer and their friends for life.

[cuttintiles]

to be honest i am not going to touch it until tta inspection, tiler was polish and his father passed away and he needed to return immediatly!

read that how you feel, but no wedi washers, no tanking in steam room or wet areas, or in pigeon holes.

and yes domus own surface...and yes some mosaics on this job are £400m2

[Scott]

to be honest i am not going to touch it until tta inspection, tiler was polish and his father passed away and he needed to return immediatly!

read that how you feel, but no wedi washers, no tanking in steam room or wet areas, or in pigeon holes.

and yes domus own surface...and yes some mosaics on this job are £400m2

Hope his father wasnt killed by a falling tile

[Dan]

Yeah, wait for TTA inspection. I guess the customer has got in touch with them directly? If you did that for them then make sure TTA go back to them with the report or whatever. Saves it coming from you which gets you involved in the issues. You just want to repair and I'm sure you know what's wrong with it.

As for the tiler, it doesn't really matter why he's left or if he has. Just make sure you do a good job and watch your back as said. See if you can get stage payments or really quick payment after the job. Just in case this issue was firstly based around money in some sense. Though I suspect it isn't.

[charlie1]

get them to tap the tiles they may be ok

Hi Deanotile,

Your post obviously refers to an earlier post by myself!, I have sense of humour too however the advice I was giving in the other thread was entirely serious regarding the members concerns! Wrong method, wrong adhesive, wrong trowel! even if this guy didn’t put dabs on the back of the tile, I doubt if he would have ever got any more that 50 - 60% coverage!!

Why would you bother to comb the wall, then dab the tiles??

[mikethetile]

get them to tap the tiles they may be ok

[charlie1]

Hi Mike,

I'm glad you are easily amused! Will keep that In mind, I like a laugh too!

[diamondtiling]

Hi Mike,

I'm glad you are easily amused! Will keep that In mind, I like a laugh too!

Clear your Pm box out Charlie, its full and so cant accept any more.

[Pebbs]

Merle your right...but Surface are the retail part of Domus, its basically for lazy architects...but I never said that....Ohh yes I did!

Pebbs

[diamondtiling]

Merle your right...but Surface are the retail part of Domus, its basically for lazy architects...but I never said that....Ohh yes I did!

Pebbs

Its on the net forever!!!!!!!

[Scott]

Hi Deanotile,

Your post obviously refers to an earlier post by myself!, I have sense of humour too however the advice I was giving in the other thread was entirely serious regarding the members concerns! Wrong method, wrong adhesive, wrong trowel! even if this guy didn’t put dabs on the back of the tile, I doubt if he would have ever got any more that 50 - 60% coverage!!

Why would you bother to comb the wall, then dab the tiles??

Charlie, i also suggested a similar thing, however i dont know whether thats directed at you or me. I dont see why you have to rise to it. This forum is for information not to pick fault at each other

[TT Tiling]

all down to getting wot you pay for again ,sorry to see it ,gives us tilers a bad name , but hey put it right , do it right ,good on you
any manurer on the drive for my roses