So where did the installer use the 3" side bullnose? They look like 6" side bullnose. Did your tile selection have 3" corner pieces available? It's a very odd design he did on the short wall.

I have the metal edge on mine ..it looks fine

As an aside, some of the installers that I work with will rip the width of a bullnose to just use the edge, say a bullnose that 3" wide with the 6" finished side would be cut down to a 1x6. This looks better than a big wide piece at the ends; and some tile lines do not offer all the trim options.

Schluter - use Schluter for a modern clean finished look. It is the metal piece surrounding the edge. I just quickly grabbed this pic off-line, don't like this color - mine is brushed stainless and looks really nice. I don't think the edges of your tile look good - especially the diagonal cuts on the top tiles.

Should have used schluter but did you show him the bullnose and ask him to use or just assume he would/

Never assume! These layout have to be laid out on the floor and the tile person and homeowner should come up with an acceptable design together.

3" bullnose tiles should be on the shorter ends. you got the bullnose on the long end. those are for top edging, not side edges. Or did he use the short end bullnose on the end and cover them w/the long end bullnose?? If that's what happened, it needs to be redone.

this is how it should be:

you can caulk and paint the gap, or use a pencil liner. but if doing the latter, no need to spend extra money on the bullnose tiles.

I used both types in my shower. horizontal bullnose at the very top, vertical bullnose on my right edge. nice and neat. the metal edging (Schluter Jolly) is done in the black.

what he did to yours is horrible. no way I would pay for that.

this is an absolute debacle.

why on earth were the diagonal cuts made? oh, because he used the bullnose on both side. why didn't he just take one of the tiles w/the bullnose on the top (long end) and use ONE of those? Because your tile guy is a hack.

needs to be redone using the correct bullnose placement, OR the metal strip edging.

how to wrap a corner

another way to edge, but I don't care for these.

First off there are many more brands then Schluter and as a matter of fact their tend to overemphasize the strip vs let it blend in. You can but a cheap end trim from H Depot and get a can of Krylon yo match your tile if you its not white. I hate silver edge trim unless its a commercial application.

There is nothing "wrong" with what they did but its not what you wanted. There are plenty of other ways to terminate a row of tiles.

You can simply polish and paint the edge of the tiles and either pack grout at an angle or caulk. It blends nicely without the additional trim.

Nothing wrong? sorry, wannabath. disagree. this is not good.

and Schluter comes in many colors, including white.

no need to get HD edging and spray it.

It stops with "you provided the tile" and let them do what they could with it. We wouldn't install that. A real Pro would explain what it would look like before we installed anything and advised you on a better plan.

annoyed with you for questioning it? Wow. IT's a good thing you aren't paying him for this. Oh wait, yes, you are paying! lol. poor baby. maybe he will learn to show his customers what his plans are for layout so they can approve it first.

Did the GC lay the tile or hire a tile setter? (i'm going to bet he did it. )

pulling off the tiles and redoing it will only be a big deal because it's already grouted. sometimes trying to match the new grout w/older grout results in a slight color change. The amount of water and temperature can affect how the grout color looks.

Emmie2008 - my tile installer installed my wavy subway tile exactly the same way! I wasn't home when he was cutting the diagonal pieces nor laying the bullnose tiles vertically. I didn't realize the bullnose was along the long and not the short edge of the tile. He kept insisting it would look OK once grouted. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and hated the results. I wound up paying a different contractor to rip it all out and start from scratch. An expensive mistake but I love my new tile and used the Schluter edge in brushed nicked. I'm so happy with the new results. Sorry I don't have pictures to post as I'm waiting to repaint.