They installed the wrong sink. Now what!
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Removed tiles that were installed wrong;now need to get haze off
Comments (4)Weedyacres, I agree that a good tile installer does a dry layout first to assess the best way to install the tiles to create as little cuts as possible. If the tile installer would have started the diamond design at my door next to the rug area and worked his way forward so that at least the door area had tiles right up against it and most of the rug area did also, the window area would have no gaps and there would only be a 2" gap by the wall opposite the door. That gap would have been covered up by a 1 7/8th diamond cut of the tile in a few areas leaving the 1/8th width between the other tiles. The tile would have not fell out after being glued and having a quarter round on top. The installer started in the middle of the floor and then told me if he did not due the border I would waste so many tiles since he would have to put tiny pieces about 1/4th to 3/4th all along the edges. After he was done, I only saw spaces of 1 3/8th to 1 1/2 spaces at the door so he was wrong. He also forgot about the other wall on the other side of the door not having to have the tiles 1/8th from the wall since a quarter round would be covering the area. He tried so hard and I know I could have never cut those tiles so I feel very bad but in person, the problems were more noticeable. I also did not want a border in such a little area and I had shown him a picture of what I wanted and he told me 1/8th width was no problem for him with the spacers. I wish when the installer asked me where we should start the tiles, I wish I would have told him, let's lay them all out first and then we shall see how they fit and then I would have realized the tiles should start at the door. I was busy with ear plugs on trying to work but I could not work once he started the border since it was upsetting me. If I had a bigger foyer area, the border would have been nice if it was straight. Once the quarter rounds would have been put back on the sides of the wall, the tiles would have not looked centered anyway and the 3" wide X 12" boards would have not been the same size any more as on the other two walls without the quarter rounds. I now have no tiles and only cement floors blocked by gates but I could not let him do the middle foyer that had 4 doors since I do not feel he knew how to handle doors. Here is a link that might be useful: Crooked Installed Akoya Bone Tiles without grout- missing many pics that I forgot to download when the phone rang...See MoreSink installation is wrong!
Comments (5)- Self-rimming drop-in sinks with clamps. This type sink is very common in stainless steel double sink or single sink models for kitchen use, and porcelain or stainless steel for bathroom use. Self-rimming drop-in sinks feature a "rim" or lip around the perimeter. They drop into a pre-cut hole in the counter top so that the rim rests directly on the counter top, and are fastened in place using special clamps below. CAULKING is applied around the rim to provide a water seal; or plumber's PUTTY is used under the rim. - Self-rimming drop-in sinks without clamps. This type sink is simply dropped into the opening so that the rim rests on the counter top; clamping underneath is not necessary. Usually porcelain or ceramic, they are held in place with a bead of CAULKING around the rim. This holds it to the counter top and provides a water seal. Unless the specification called for some kind of epoxy adhesive (for what purpose I can't imagine) your contractor has probably used a silicone sealant and is pretending it can't be removed because he doesn't want to take the time to remove all of the residue so the new adhesive will adhere....See MoreQuartz Install Issues - What do I do now?
Comments (14)The fabricator has made all the errors here. First he measured wrong. Then he didn't let you see the second slab but said you'd get the same results - which you did not. Third, your sink isn't centered. You haven't don't anything wrong as the customer... This guy obviously needs to take this as a lesson learned and either replace the slabs or knock off WAY more money... Ask yourself this, if he knocked off lets say $1000, would that make you happy and could you move on with the kitchen as is? Only you can answer this. Don't take this the wrong way, but if you come across as too nice or a pushover this guy may be using that to his advantage to get out of this mess as quickly as possible. $200 off is a slap in the face if you ask me given the details. Of course, he may think the new counter looks fine. That doesn't make up for the off centered sink or promise to match the old slab. Honestly I would describe to him exactly what you have said here. You seem like a nice person who probably would like to avoid conflict. This guy needs to do way more than $200 off. It's a good thing you only paid half so far. That first slab he measured wrong isn't a total loss either, he can use it for remnants (ex- vanity sink tops). I'm just throwing this idea out there so you know that he has the possibility to turn some of that first slab error into $$....See MoreUh, oh. Vanity is in but now sink placement is all wrong. What to do?
Comments (8)Thank you, Sophie! This is a big help in understanding what should have been done. The cabinet maker did the design based on my request for some drawer space, but I didn't care how big the drawers were. I signed off on the design assuming he knew how it would all fit, and now I feel like an idiot for not researching and measuring all this myself. By the way, are the 4" space requirements on the side also part of the code? I think it could all just barely fit and be within code if I leave the cabinet as is but have the sinks placed all the way at the edge of the sink cabinet, away from the wall. However, that would mean that the sink would not be centered in the cabinet but about 2.5" off center. I guess I could do the same thing on the other side so at least it would be the same. There is only a single door on the sink cabinet so no vertical line that is obviously off center and I was planning on a large mirror over both sinks anyway. Would this look too weird? Maybe the best plan is to go back to the cabinet maker with the code violations and ask him to redo? Thank you so, so much for all the help....See MoreUser
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