Best Option for Tile

2 years ago

Hired a tile pro to tile shower and this is the finished product. Seems like DIY results for a Pro price. Anyone have any ideas how to correct or what should be done or said?

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Nick Schoen
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2 years ago
millworkman
2 years ago
Definitely seen much worse. Hopefully the purple drywall is not behind the tile / Redguard.
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kandrewspa
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Without a close-up, I'm not sure exactly what the issue you're seeing is, but I do notice where the two tiled walls meet the short wall has some slivers because the walls weren't plumb. It's not unusual for walls not to be plumb, but the tile setter certainly didn't cope with it the best way. I would also be curious to see how the walls are going to meet up with the floor since the floor isn't done yet. The dark grout makes the slivers more obvious, and if the floor doesn't meet the walls correctly that will also be apparent.

IMO this is not work done by a true professional tile setter. Perhaps he thinks he is a jack of all trades and will try anything? This looks like it was done by someone who does not have a lot of experience with tile work. We just got a shower tiled recently and ours looks a lot better than this, but all our guy does is tile, and he's been doing it for at least 15 years. I wouldn't even let him have another shot at it - you should get someone else to re-do it unless you decide you can live with it.
Nick Schoen
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2 years ago
@millworkman No, its dura rock behind the tile with 2 coats of red

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