Independent Tiling Consultant needed - Tile Advice

[Nick Jones]

Hi
I've just had work completed to my bathroom, and to say the least I am extremely disappointed with the tiling work carried out by my contractor. He says he's done a good job, his mate says he's done a good job, but the manager at my local Topps Tiles grimaced at the photographs of the work, and other people have said it's not at all good.
I want a report that is unbiased and will look at the work and tell me whether it's good, bad, or whatever as I believe there will be legal action involved.
Is there anyone local to me (in North Dorset) who can carry out such work please.

 

[Bill]

@Plan Tec Tiling is near Dorset I think. Give him a message.

 

[GoneGuy]

Might be worth posting an ad on the find a tiler part of the forum?

 

[WetSaw]

I know the TTA offer such a service but having just looked at the cost you could have the room retiled for less!!

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Pictures would help..
Obviously for feedback purposes.. and for our own nosiness...

 

[Nick Jones]

Pictures would help..
Obviously for feedback purposes.. and for our own nosiness...

 

[Nick Jones]

I've got more photos. I've also got a lot of plaster, grout and what have you that I've cleaned out of my kitchen sink waste pipe and the drain outside.

 

[Bill]

Jeeeeshh..

Don't post anymore photos

 

[Nick Jones]

Jeeeeshh..

Don't post anymore photos

Thye're not all of the tiling - I've got 2 of the non-vertically aligned door handle on the inside of the bathroom door, plus pictures of the contents of the drain pipes.

 

[Martyn Leeds]

yep, its rough.
Lazy grouting and no silicone to tidy-up the corners..

 

[Tile seller]

When I see grouting like that, I often wonder how they've managed to do it that badly.
Thats an awful job they've done and I can't see that anyone would be satisfied with it.

 

[Nick Jones]

yep, its rough.
Lazy grouting and no silicone to tidy-up the corners..

The silicone hadn't been done when I called a stop to it. From the instruction videos on YouTube there shouldn't be any grout in the joint between the wall and the floor, but it's full of it. He's not cleaned up in preparation for silicone, and his attitude seemed to be that the silicone would cover up any shortcomings. I paid Topps Tiles £ 3,000 for wall tiles, floor tiles, mosaic tiles adhesive, grout and sealant. Frankly I expect to see value to the tune of that £ 3,000 plus professional finishing. If I wanted a poor, I could have done it myself (although I believe the result would have been superior, even though it would have taken longer).

 

[Nick Jones]

It's not just that I'm not happy with the result - the contractor thinks he's done a good job.

 

[macten]

Was he grouting in the dark or something?!

 

[peteablard]

Whilst it's not great and far from acceptable we've certainly seen a lot worse on here. A decent tiler could sort a lot of those problems out in a couple of hours either re grouting or with silicone.