Is this acceptable tile work?
B Gan
3 years ago
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Comments (50)I second stw's thoughts...blame Bill LOL Really though, it's a horrible tile job. I've had jobs not as bad removed because of errors, but that job is terrible. Try to explain to DH about your kitchen value. Obviously you've put together a lovely new kitchen, which is great for resale value, but you took a very visual portion of the kitchen and basically wrote grafitti on it. So when you enter the kitchen to buy it...what will you see? The beautiful kitchen or the grafitti...when "F" is written on the wall...your eyes see that first. This is the tile equivilent to "F" written on the wall of a gorgeous kitchen. It's really bad. In addition, it will likely fall off eventually due to the luan...sheesh what a dork. I'd never use him again...I would let a good guy redo an error, but this guy went wrongg on so many levels (alignment, substraight, grout application, caulk application) that you're just going to be throwing good money after bad if you reuse him. I learned that the hard way, trust me, you don't want to let him anywhere near your walls aside from the removal process, and frankly, I wouldn't even allow him to do that in my home. I have to ask...because your kitchen is so gorgeous in all other finish choices....why the shiny white grout? Is there a white element to the kitchen I'm missing??...See MoreIs this tile work acceptable?
Comments (3)Pic 1: It's hard to know why the tile is like that just from your picture. If it is a built in shower, there is a good chance your house itself is not square, and thus, having tile "perfectly" straight with all walls is not possible. Pic 2: It isn't the worst grouting job in the world, but it isn't great. Someone was going to fast and did not take the time to form the lines evenly, and they left a bit of residue. Pic 3: Is that real marble tile or ceramic with a marble-look glaze?(sorry I'm on a small screen right now I can't tell). Either way they should have been careful, but marble is soft and scratches easily. Also, remounting your vanity top would not be that much work BUT I can tell you that if it is a real porcelain vanity top they usually do not come perfectly square either. You often have to cheat a hair in spots....See MoreContractors/Tile Installers - Is this acceptable work?
Comments (19)“The whole shower was waterproofed before it was tiled. You’ve got a pan liner running up the walls and over top of the curb, and then you’ve got a topical waterproofing on top of the mudset.” This gives me serious doubts. When waterproofing, you EITHER use a pan liner in conjunction with a pre-slope and a final mud bed over the liner, OR you use a single mud bed with NO liner, but a topical layer (Hydroban, Redguard, Kerdi, etc.) over the mud...but NEVER both. In using a liner, as he has, residual water is designed to migrate down to the liner and on into the drain's "weep holes." This is referred to a "water in/water out" construction. With a topical covering, surface water stops at the membrane and with no way to move to the weep holes, can have a tendency to saturate the thinset and the marble, thus causing discoloration. Even more so if there happens to be a low spot in the floor. A topical installation has no weep holes and uses a different configuration drain assembly...a "bonded flange" type unit that allows residual water to move quickly to the main area of the drain, obviating any need for weep holes. Might last you...might not, but those are the facts.......See MoreIs this good shower/ tub tile work? Contractor says it’s acceptable
Comments (9)Done by someone with very poor tile layout knowledge. Look at the shower niche area, the tiles above and below the stripe are stacked, but the rest are 1/3 offset. Slivers at the end are also a poor choice. The mosaic stripe around the tub looks like the sheets were not mixed and/or flipped to give the correct pattern. What did they charge you $10K for? Just the tile installation labor?...See MoreB Gan
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