Herringbone issue

[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.

 

[demi34]

Not right u have to stop ✋ him

 

[Time's Ran Out]

@LauraDean - any update?

 

[Concrete guy]

I'm so glad this wasn't fashionable back when I was tiling.

I used to find diamond pattern octagons with taco inserts fried my noodle.

 

[Sean Kelly]

I read this post a couple of weeks ago and thought to myself.........I am so lucky nobody (in 11 years) has asked me to do a herringbone pattern.

Last week a builder asked me to make contact with one of his customers because they wanted herringbone pattern in their kitchen .

I did contact the customer and told them I have never done herringbone and I did not fancy doing their job. Especially in a kitchen and cutting around corners and sockets etc. I did apologise that I had to turn their job down. A couple of days later they rang to book me in for a brickbond pattern .

Am I a wuss?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I’d agree for small splash back areas such as in kitchens - it becomes too visual and distracts from the units.
But then again I don’t get the chance of doing such exciting projects! I leave them to the forum entertainer.