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Bedrosians Cloe install problem

last year

I just got my Bedrosians Cloe tile installed and my concerns of lippage and the edging came true.

A lot of the tiles stick out but there is one that is the worst. It is at a light switch so the cover plate will not sit flat.

Should I ask it to be ripped out or just live with it?

Also I was worried about the schluter being miter cut at the corners and watched videos on how you can bend it instead. Our practice bend with my 18 yr old didn't go well so I let the installer cut it. He ended up making straight cuts and leaving gaps in between the two pieces saying he would just fill the missing area with grout.

At this point I ran upstairs, woke my 18 yr old up, and begged him to try to bend again. Luckily he's awesome with making things and was able to make all the corners which look great.

Now I just need to know what to do about the tile lippage before the installer comes to grout.

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J Sk
last year
I think you should ask. I don't like how it looks and with the switch it might look worse. I think for the experienced installer it shouldn't be a problem. I wonder if it is mostly problem with the tile itself or with installation ( it looks, the tile is flush with the top tile but not with the below). Anyway he should have noticed it was not looking right and try different tile or resolve the problem in different way. Good luck.
chispa
last year
I think it is a problem with the electrical boxes.

Definitely needs to be looked at before he grouts.
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palimpsest
last year
Also with a long tile, lippage is going to be maximized with a 50% overlap. Is the length more than double the height?
Verbo
last year
Your grout lines are much too small to not have lippage. Same with the layout overlap. It almost ensured the issues you are (predictiy) having having.
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Skippack Tile & Stone
last year
Sound like your installer isn't really a tile installer. How did you select him given your stated concerns? Grouting won't make improvements. A tile 8" long isn't the problem here, but plenty of red flags come up from your post. What are you willing to do?
C T
Original Author
last year
I found the tile installer from someone posting pictures of their new backsplash. This person let me see in person the same tile installed in their kitchen and I went with their recommended installer. He has 20+ years of experience. Unfortunately I didn't inspect their kitchen really closely. I didn't want to be disrespectful.

I had talked with 4 other installers and this was the first one I'd seen their work in person.

I've been reading all the discussions on Houzz about this tile and asked questions about lippage, edging and grout spacing/color. So many people said they had no problems with lippage and recommended just bumping the tile together which leaves about 1/16 in. I decided that if so many found that that was what worked I'd go for it.

Unfortunately I didn't see any red flags until mid installation when I came in to see the progress. Seeing the schluter cut so awkwardly was the clue that maybe I wasn't going to get a problem free install I'd hoped for.
chispa
last year
The positive is that this was a good life lesson for your 18 year old. He did a great job with the schluter. He managed to do something that an older adult with 20 years of tiling experience couldn't do ... I am sure a frantic mother encouraging him was a big motivator! ;-)

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