Public Thread!: Poor Tiling Workmanship by DIY and Rogue Traders - Tile Advice

[High Peak Tiling]

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was working on the bathroom went down to make a cuppa and come across this

:lol: this must be a DIY'er!?

 

[mrsjprice]

This is what I've just had done. Done by 2 builders/plumbers, I'm not sure what they 'specialise' in. Sent from a housing association.

Less than impressed. Now trying disguise it by using a dark grout. Ripping out the silicone and going to get some black stuff.

 

[Ian]

Yeah that's not the best is it.

 

[peteablard]

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was working on the bathroom went down to make a cuppa and come across this

You can just imagine the blobs of adhesive under the tile in picture 4 to allow it to crack like that!!

 

[prceramics]

just been speaking to the customer she done the floor tiles herself but the splashback was done by a very well known company and cost her a load of money

 

[CON5933]

This didn't look too bad when I arrived.I was only fitting the screens as a favour.

Then I looked deeper..

The customer asked me what I thought..


The job was done about 6 months earlier..

 

[DHTiling]

Jeeez megga ingression or wetting .. was it leaking fittings or just ingression..?

 

[Mr T]

no way that's terrible no attempt at all to keep the water away

 

[John Benton]

Looks like pipe collars for radiators around shower valve !!!!

 

[CON5933]

Jeeez megga ingression or wetting .. was it leaking fittings or just ingression..?

Just leaks... 5 joints out of 6.. but the 'timber' must have been wet before it was tiled.

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Looks like pipe collars for radiators around shower valve !!!!

lol...correct

 

[CON5933]

no way that's terrible no attempt at all to keep the water away

my sentiments exactly

 

[DHTiling]

Let's all petition to BAN!! plywood in the tiling trade

 

[ian158]

I wonder if the people who do work to this level ever stand back and look at their work and think, that doesn't quite look right. Or do they look at it and think that looks great.

It's just beyond me.

no they say..that'll do..they wont notice

 

[Tiler Blackpool]

had to lift these up last week. cracked tiles all over the floor. took me 20 mins to pull up 7m2 as they came up so easily.could of flicked them up with my pinky! Floor hadnt been primed prior to tiling and as you can see.......five spotted. EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!!!!

 

[DHTiling]

View attachment 52369 View attachment 52370 had to lift these up last week. cracked tiles all over the floor. took me 20 mins to pull up 7m2 as they came up so easily.could of flicked them up with my pinky! Floor hadnt been primed prior to tiling and as you can see.......five spotted. EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!!!!!

How thick was the ply.. ? .. and looking at those pics , there appears to be very little fixings :lol: