Poor tiling job

DCFC79

Locornwall wrote: »

Yes I get you thanks.

No, he did not charge me for skirting work, as it wasn’t provided as an option and neither was the screeding.

I will of course give him the opportunity to rectify the issues, however my belief and the belief of quite a few other people I have consulted is that for a proper job, the tiles have to all come up and start again.

I know some might not agree, but in some ways, I should be charging him, as I need to pay someone to remove the tiles now down etc

Mention to him the issues.


I believe (now I could be wrong) your meant to give him a chance to correct it but Id be tempted to get someone else in and bill the original tiler for the cost or you pay him minus the cost for another tiler to finish the job.

Locornwall

If I pay him minus the cost then he will owe me money, as I believe they all need to come up and start again.

GDB2222

You talk about raising floor tiles as if that's easy. I assume you actually mean using a small demolition hammer to remove them plus the tile cement. Your house will be filled with dust. Then the sub floor needs to be made good and the whole tiling job needs to be redone. That's a really big deal.

It may be more practical to replace the skirting boards with thicker ones that hide the gaps. Or even just add some beading.

Why did you not get the tiles laid by the house builder before the skirting was put on in the first place?

Locornwall

The house was completed well prior to me even reserving, never mind moving in.

Yes I understand lifting the tiles will be messy, hence we are very upset by all this. That’s why we intend on taking this as far as possible to remedy properly. If you can’t do the job to a professional standard then don’t advertise you can and certainly don’t expect to be paid money

GDB2222

Locornwall wrote: »

The house was completed well prior to me even reserving, never mind moving in.

Yes I understand lifting the tiles will be messy, hence we are very upset by all this. That’s why we intend on taking this as far as possible to remedy properly. If you can’t do the job to a professional standard then don’t advertise you can and certainly don’t expect to be paid money

Suppose it costs you £10k to remedy fully, including sheeting off part of the house, removals, alternative accommodation, redecoration, etc. Suppose that the court agrees with you that that is necessary and awards judgment in your favour. (Not at all a foregone conclusion.)

You then have to collect on that judgment. Won't the builder just fold his company and start a new one?

Locornwall

I very much doubt that. He has been in business in the area for a long time. I believe it would ruin him in and around the area.

SHAFT

GDB2222 wrote: »

Suppose it costs you £10k to remedy fully, including sheeting off part of the house, removals, alternative accommodation, redecoration, etc. Suppose that the court agrees with you that that is necessary and awards judgment in your favour. (Not at all a foregone conclusion.)

You then have to collect on that judgment. Won't the builder just fold his company and start a new one?

The only way it'll cost £10k is if there's a legal battle and solicitors are involved. No more than a couple of days labour involved in lifting the tiles.

GDB2222

SHAFT wrote: »

The only way it'll cost £10k is if there's a legal battle and solicitors are involved. No more than a couple of days labour involved in lifting the tiles.

Isn’t the labour quite a small element? Surely, the house will need a lot of redecoration, for example? The furniture will have to go into storage.

Locornwall

No issue with furniture in storage, as I’m still sorting it all out. Only a dining table and chairs are in there at the moment. Some light redecoration, however we were going to have the walls wallpapered anyhow.

I was thinking if it comes to it, I’ll just remove the tiles myself.

Locornwall

Also, please can someone confirm if solicitors get involved in small claims courts?