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[DHTiling]

Just read a letter today @PHG about a tiler( i use that loosely) who kinda bodged a job up .. his reasons were that the stone tiles were poor and that the wrong adhesive was supplied..

The stone was Applestone ( white limestone) and he said it was inferior because it was soft and chipped easily.. :lol: and best of all the adhesive supplied should have been grey and white is designed for DIY use only and pro tilers only ever use grey..:lol:

Oh and he cannot be blamed for any slippage of the tiles as they could not slip because he had them sat straight up off the floor..:lol:.. basicly he didn't have a clue and just blamed PHG for his inferior work.. hence letter from customer to PHG to confirm materials supplied etc where what they were supposed to be..

Oh and did you know that any stone under 85 pound a mtr is crap and low grade..:lol:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[White Room]

That beggers belief:yikes::lol:

 

[Mike]

back to the tile shop for me in the morning then to change my white diy adhesive for some proper grey stuff for my travertine :lol:

 

[user123]

Posts like that make ME feel dead smug...! And that's worrying ... :lol: Scary though, init...

 

[Stewart]

Pmsl....... Though they don't teach you how to man up to your mistakes on a course or most apprenticeship.....

 

[doug boardley]

what a numpty!

 

[jay]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Gazzer]

It happens all too often but....I wonder what the other half of the story is ?

Did the client get multiple quotes for the work ? Did they go for the cheapest ?
Did they fall for the trap where one tiler quotes a 3rd of the highest quote and the client sees it as a saving to them.
Lets face it, its ONLY tiling ! and we all know anyone can tile, I mean what possibly could go wrong ??

 

[grumpygrouter]

It happens all too often but....I wonder what the other half of the story is ?

Did the client get multiple quotes for the work ? Did they go for the cheapest ?
Did they fall for the trap where one tiler quotes a 3rd of the highest quote and the client sees it as a saving to them.
Lets face it, its ONLY tiling ! and we all know anyone can tile, I mean what possibly could go wrong ??[/QUOTE]

Indeed........

 

[Aston]

nothing highlights the colour of a nice applestone other than a nice dark grey adhesive ;0)
i'm surprised he didnt complain that the stone didnt come pre sealed with brick acid lol

 

[turnip]

i'm surprised he didnt complain that the stone didnt come pre sealed with brick acid

come off it, everyone knows you use bleach to seal stone!

 

[Dan]

Laughable isn't the word. haha

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

AWWWWW i wish i read this post earlier..............just bought 10 bags of white addy for my next job:mad2: