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slythetiler
Hi folks,
I turned up to start the job and began ripping up the existing quarry tiles to find the concrete bed of the steps hanging in about 2 inch of water, with pitholes in the bed about 4 inch deep - full of water! It rained the whole time i was there lifting the existing tiles.
Told the customer that this is not good for tiling - suggested we get the excess water off, allow the bed to dry out and begin prepping the surface - as in filling and levelling the bed, and shuttering the tread and rises to the same depth. This work was intermittent based on the weather, i.e is was leathering down most of the time i and didnt want to drop concrete or leveller under such conditions. All this time, i covered the bed and steps down with tarp to protect it from the rain as best i could.Anyway i managed to get in and complete about 75% of the work.
it was agreed that i would fit him in depending on the weather. Each time i book him in it has lashed down.
I wont fix the tiles when its pissing down, and i wont grout the existing fixed tiles either when they are saturated! The customer has removed the tarp saying its the worst thing i could do to cover them up?
I always work to standard, and what i have been taught and learnt by my mistakes.
I have explained my reluctance to finish off the tiles or grout due to the potential issues of trapped water under the tiles, and discolouration and patchy grout, and efflorescence due to the standing water. Am i in the wrong for standing by what i believe to be basic principals of tiling and working to the standards, and should i just crack on with the job regardless?
sorry for the long post but i would be interested to hear what you have to say.
Oh and the customer refused to allow me to erect a canopy over the area to aid in drying and fixing the tiles because they didnt want the house to look like the clampetts house!!
I turned up to start the job and began ripping up the existing quarry tiles to find the concrete bed of the steps hanging in about 2 inch of water, with pitholes in the bed about 4 inch deep - full of water! It rained the whole time i was there lifting the existing tiles.
Told the customer that this is not good for tiling - suggested we get the excess water off, allow the bed to dry out and begin prepping the surface - as in filling and levelling the bed, and shuttering the tread and rises to the same depth. This work was intermittent based on the weather, i.e is was leathering down most of the time i and didnt want to drop concrete or leveller under such conditions. All this time, i covered the bed and steps down with tarp to protect it from the rain as best i could.Anyway i managed to get in and complete about 75% of the work.
it was agreed that i would fit him in depending on the weather. Each time i book him in it has lashed down.
I wont fix the tiles when its pissing down, and i wont grout the existing fixed tiles either when they are saturated! The customer has removed the tarp saying its the worst thing i could do to cover them up?
I always work to standard, and what i have been taught and learnt by my mistakes.
I have explained my reluctance to finish off the tiles or grout due to the potential issues of trapped water under the tiles, and discolouration and patchy grout, and efflorescence due to the standing water. Am i in the wrong for standing by what i believe to be basic principals of tiling and working to the standards, and should i just crack on with the job regardless?
sorry for the long post but i would be interested to hear what you have to say.
Oh and the customer refused to allow me to erect a canopy over the area to aid in drying and fixing the tiles because they didnt want the house to look like the clampetts house!!
