Herringbone issue - TilersForums.com

[LauraDean]

Hi, we are having a herringbone pattern in our bathroom and the tiler has done one wall but then when he’s gone onto the next wall and the lines don’t match. Is that right? It looks funny to me but I’m no expert! Your help would be appreciated before we waste too many tiles and time!!

 

[Andy Allen]

It should wrap round the wall...

 

[JordanLincs]

It should wrap around. Maybe he forgot to save the of cuts. Feel sorry for him doing herringbone around the window

 

[LauraDean]

It should wrap round the wall...

I thought so... hmmmm I guess he will have to fix it...?!

 

[LauraDean]

It should wrap around. Maybe he forgot to save the of cuts. Feel sorry for him doing herringbone around the window

Well I have no clue about this stuff and even I thought that’s what you do... I don’t understand why he’s not followed the wall round! Thanks for your help, I didn’t want to challenge him without confirmation I’m right

 

[JordanLincs]

I thought so... hmmmm I guess he will have to fix it...?!

Better to fix it now or it might forever bother you

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I would suggest that he’s not even a Tiler!
He’s obviously dot and dabbing these tiles individually and short of wasting 2 walls of tiles, he’s going to cost you big time unless you stop him now.

 

[LauraDean]

I would suggest that he’s not even a Tiler!
He’s obviously dot and dabbing these tiles individually and short of wasting 2 walls of tiles, he’s going to cost you big time unless you stop him now.

Thank you, we thought as much but didn’t want to complain without a professional opinion. He’s also taken a week to do 1/2 the job he’d said would take 2-3 days, so our life is on hold whilst he’s been unreliable and not showing up when he said! Nightmare

 

[LM]

As well as what’s been said above I’d also make sure that the walls have been primed with an acrylic or sbr primer.

 

[JordanLincs]

A week! Oh dear. Not showing up on time is a bad sign imo

 

[JordanLincs]

I would suggest that he’s not even a Tiler!
He’s obviously dot and dabbing these tiles individually and short of wasting 2 walls of tiles, he’s going to cost you big time unless you stop him now.

I'm not sure how you know he's dot dabbing? Or not used an SBR?

 

[Spare Tool]

As above...not good but may be salvageable without taking the lot off, he could take just the last corner and bottom tiles off and put a straight border tile in..

 

[finlay]

We’re doing this at the moment

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'm not sure how you know he's dot dabbing? Or not used an SBR?

No sign of any adhesive on the wall outside of the tiles fixed ie the wall has not been spread with a notched trowel bed of adhesive.

 

[One Day]

I'd suggest that it takes a very high level of experience and skill to make herringbone work anywhere - especially in a bathroom and around windows (see Finlay's pic above for a nice example).
It's glaringly obvious that the "tiler" you have is totally out of his depth with this.
Better to stop now.