Is this a bad grout / tile job?
Samantha Fellenz
3 years ago
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Comments (3)Didi, we certainly are no experts but wanted to let you know we sense your frustration. Hopefully one of the experts like Floorman or Bill Vincent will respond. Not sure if you saw our earlier post this week about a tile job. So far it is not resolved but we're hoping it can somehow be fixed. Good luck....See MorePoor tile/grout job? Advice please for dark grout
Comments (17)I would use white caulk in the corners, not gray. This is because the tile layout should look like the tiles bend around the corners. i.e., half a tile on either side of the corner, or 1/4 on one side and 3/4 on the other side. So a contrasting caulk would cut the tile visually and eliminate the illusion of the bending tile. Also, always caulk, not grout, when you have changes of plane. Finally, as others mentioned, you should not have slivers of tile on the ends or corners. You fix this by shifting the tiles. So on the RH side (I assume this is your first photo), the pattern should be shifted 1/2" to the left, so that in the corner you have full tiles or half tiles, every other row. Then on the left corner the tiles will all be pushed down 1/2" so that the wrapped around portion that's now about 1" becomes 1 1/2" wide....See MoreBad tile job :-(
Comments (13)It's always interesting to see what people focus on. To me, what is horrible is that the tile extends out beyond the two upper cabinets on the far left and far right. Some people like it that way, but it always looks out of place. The corner joints are most likely due to the wall being uneven and no longer plumb or straight so the sheetrock (or durock) underneath may not be flat and straight. Not much a tile setter can do about that....See MoreBad grout job? or am I being picky?
Comments (5)No you're not being to picky. Notice the second horizontal joint down in the photo is smooth as it should be. That consistency would be proper throughout the installation. Unfortunately it appears folks have lowered their expectations. The result of a market full of unqualified labor....See MoreSamantha Fellenz
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