Plumber has stuck skirting board back over top of new tiles

Jeepers_Creepers

Ella_fella said:

The skirting is also to the right of the door and runs along the length of the bathroom so if you close the bathroom door you can see the skirting flush to the door frame on the right but sticking out by half an inch on the left as in the photo.

When I mentioned to the plumber that the vinyl had been cut short in this area and other areas he said yes sorry I forgot to put the skirting board back but never in my dreams did I think that he would just glue it back over the tiles knowing that it would be sticking out like that as there were no tiles there to begin with. Personally I think he's rushed the snagging list to get onto something else. 

I do agree that the tiling elsewhere looks pretty good however this just makes this area of skirting board look even worse. 

It's frustrating that such a seemingly small issue can have such an obvious effect. It's even more frustrating that to sort it properly would likely involve complete new flooring... Gulp.

However, I suspect it looks a lot worse than it will be due to it not being finished. Ie, If the end is profiled/rounded, the top gap filled, and it all painted, then it'll become one of these 'only noticed if you look for it' issues.

I suspect your plumber/JoaT fellow would struggle to sort another solution, but that would be to remove the skirting and reduce it in thickness by the depth of the tiles. That might sound dramatic, but it could actually be DIYed fairly easily - skirting clamped in vice and tenon or even hand saw used to cut it to half-thickness. Bear in mind that only the top edge will be seen - the rest will be against surfaces, so as long as that top cut if fairly neat, then all should be fine, especially when a bead of sealant is applied.

This thinner skirting is then stuck back on, sealed and painted; it should essentially look as tho' the tiles were fitted down to the top of the existing skirting.

Yes, that will then leave a smallish gap betwixt the skirt and vinyl, but a small bead of sili finished with a Fugi should sort this.

southcoastrgi

Has anyone mentioned that you can't actually get the bath panel off now  

twopenny

Thanks for that thought Southcoastrgi.

One I'll remember when doing my bathroom