Is This Tile Installed Wrong?
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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 MoreMaster bath tile installed wrong?
Comments (3)Sound like you are talking about a curbless barrier free shower....usually in order to get adequate slope for the shower pan the rest of the bathroom floor has to be raised in order to accommodate....which is why you now have a higher threshold at the entrance of the bath probably. Agreed pictures would help.... these are are things I discuss with customer during design phase. Curbless showers are are popular but sometimes not practical cost wise or design wise in a remodel situation. Certainly most time in a remodel situation curbless showers are highly technical and pose a challenge to construct. There are various ways and methods and products out there to accommodate different situations.... mostly the issue is always the thickness of the shower pan at the entrance of the shower....which is on average at least an inch or so If you were to use a prefabricated pan such as made by Schluter or USG. The thickness at the perimeter of the shower pan is determined by how large the shower is. The bigger the shower the higher the perimeter of the shower pan is because generally you need a 1/4” per foot for slope on a shower floor. With a mud floor it’s a lot thicker usually so the mortar bed can be thick enough to be strong enough. Usually mortar beds are not an option in this situation because they are often 2”thick or greater. Without reframing the floor lower...it is often not practical price wise. So if you don’t have a glass door at the shower entrance to contain the water....the floor outside the shower should be sloped so water run toward shower drain. Which sounds like the case In your situation. Many other posts/threads are available about methods for waterproofing such areas. If if you get a chance please post photos....See MoreContractor installed wrong tile
Comments (7)She sounds like the tile gal my daughter hired for her kitchen! The woman had shown us pictures of "her work" - all quite elaborate -- so we thought she was competent. All she was doing was installing subway tile behind the cooktop, and a row plus tile decorative molding, for the rest of the countertops. OMG!!! She made the biggest mess of this! We had ordered the amount of tile she told us to order; she needed more. She called the tile store and place the additional order herself. It was still not enough and she accused them of "shorting" her order; they hadn't We had to fire her and yes, she refused to remove the mess she had made. Yes, there was a written contract but a lawyer would have cost more than the job itself. So DSIL spent a weekend removing all the tile, we ordered more, and we finally were able to hire a mason who had some idea how to hang tile. We later learned that all those pictures were just that - pictures she "admired", not ones she had done herself. This woman had serious mental health issues and the tile store told me that during her next job, she went "postal" and the police had to be called and she was given involuntary confinement in a local mental hospital for 30 days....See MoreJust noticed half of the just installed subway tile are wrong color
Comments (2)Bump b/c I’m not sure if i posted in the right topic...See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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