Is this tiling as bad as i think?

jk0

It's about par for the course for a builder. I bet there's only plasterboard behind it rather than cement board isn't there?


If you want a job doing properly... do it yourself.

missile

That is dreadful.

Norman_Castle

stgermain wrote: »

Sadly, it has already been grouted.

In the pictures you've shown it is not grouted. Do you mean it has since been grouted?

stgermain

It is grouted in the photos I've posted. It's set so deep at points and not flush or thereabouts with the tiles, that it gives the impression of not being there.

Sea_Shell

If it has been grouted, that's the worst job I've ever seen. I could do a better job than that!

The whole point of grout is to fill the gaps between the tiles and make it watertight. He might have used tile adhesive, and squished a bit through the edges, but that's not the same thing.

It's like saying you've washed the car, when all you've done is thrown a bucket of water over it!!

Aylesbury_Duck

Blimey. That makes it worse. It all needs redoing.

Norman_Castle

stgermain wrote: »

It is grouted in the photos I've posted. It's set so deep at points and not flush or thereabouts with the tiles, that it gives the impression of not being there.

In picture 007 it is at least 6mm below the surface of the tile. To me it looks ungrouted. There are areas where the tile adhesive is flush with the tile surface. Have you been told it has been grouted? Did you choose white grout?

scottishblondie

That's the worst tiling job I've ever seen. A semi-competent DIYer could have done better! I don't think there is anything that will make it look acceptable, even if they grout it properly the misalignment, rotten spacing and chipped edges would bother me every day. It all needs ripped out and done again.

stgermain

Thanks for the responses.
As I say, it is grouted with the grey I specified.
I'm slightly less concerned about the grout - as the builder may offer to do it again - than I am the cuts and spacing.

TELLIT01

Whether you like the builder or not is irrelevant. The job is absolutely terrible and needs to be redone.