Yes. I think I do like it now. I went as far as I could on the left side before hitting the diminishing tiles again. Now thinking how hard it will be to remove the individual tiles. Live and learn. Thanks!

@Amir Ali - I just wanted to post a comment in order to: 1. Let you know that I completely understand what you are going through right now. I have TWO FAILING slate floors that are part of current bathroom renovations. The master bathroom floor had not been grouted due to delays on his part. I discovered that some of the tiles were COMPLETELY LOOSE - and some sounded like they were only partially bonded to the floor. This floor is failing - and it has BARELY been walked on because the bathroom renovation basically stopped due to issues - bathroom isn’t usable so the only use has been when I’ve gone in there to take photos or measure something = maybe some tiles had been walked on four or five times before I started discovering the loose tiles. It is obvious that the tiles failed to bond to the floor - the mortar must have skinned over or something. I am NOT reinstalling the loose tiles. IMPORTANT - my former contractor does not fit the definition of what people here on Houzz love to refer to as a “hack” (at least not the actual business that I hired to do the work) - however, his employee clearly did not know what he was doing (or just didn’t care) - and that makes the owner of the business liable for this work. The business has hundreds of Google ratings (4.9/5), owner is a member of TCNA, I had several reviews from people I know (and trust), and I DID NOT JUST TAKE THE LOWEST BID - I am NOT a CHEAPSKATE. I am so tired of people AUTOMATICALLY blaming the homeowner when they have ZERO basis to do so. Making assumptions and basically telling homeowners that they are IDIOTS and CHEAP really makes me upset. Okay, I’m finished with my rant! 😂 The ”fix” is this: The ENTIRE floor is being torn apart. Not only is the tile being removed, the cbu will be taken out. New contractor assumes that he will also find that former contractor failed to add the required second layer of plywood in order to make sure that the substrate was prepared correctly in order to have a natural stone floor installed. Based upon the above issues, I investigated the slate floor that was installed in one of the other bathrooms back in April. I noticed a few grout issues - and as I went around knocking on each tile, the sound on many tiles indicates tiles that are only partially bonded. This is what the floor looks like from a standing position: And this is what it looks like when I realized that I needed to inspect it after the failure in other bathroom: I have cracks and broken spots of grout in many places. I also have some grout which is stuck on my tile because the contractor failed to seal the tile (as required) prior to grouting (I found this out later - I was in the hospital while this floor was being installed) and made promises over and over to come remedy the issue. So, this floor will also be ”fixed” in the same manner as the first one - I’m just waiting to have it ripped out until after the other bathroom is completely finished. 2. I also wanted to let you know that regardless of whether (i) you have a written contract, and (ii) that contracts specifically provides (or fails to provide) a five year (or however long) warranty period, you still have recourse against the contractor who installed your tile. Most states (probably all but I haven’t done research on this issue in every state) have enacted statutes that protect homeowners for this type of issue. In my jurisdiction, there are specific statutes that relate to home renovation projects - these statues require (among other things) that all work must be done in a good and workmanlike manner. Following industry standards, as well as manufacturer’s specifications, are part of this requirement. Also, the consumer protection act in my state also protects homeowners against contractors who perform shoddy work. I am 99% positive that your state will have some similar statutes. If you want to share your jurisdiction, I am happy to take a quick look in order to point you in the right direction. MANY jurisdictions require the homeowner to provide the contractor with notice and a right of remediation. Unless you follow the requirements of your particular statutes, you won’t be able to bring an action against your contractor to recover damages. FYI - my former contractor has chosen to ignore the notice I provided, so I then was free to hire another contractor to do the remediation work. My former contractor will owe me the money I have to spend to correct his failure to properly install my tile (which will greatly exceed what I paid him - removing tile + cbu + buying new material (including nice slate tile - because I didn’t purchase cheap slate tile for the the project initially). I am sorry that you’re going through this because it is NOT fun. I decided to consider myself “lucky” because he hadn’t yet installed this tile on my laundry floor! Hopefully, you won’t have water damage that will require even more remedial work in order to fix it.

The width of grout lines is determined by the edges of tile. Irregular shapes required wider grout lines due to variability of tiles next to each other. That’s why if you want thin grout lines you need tile with “rectified” edges. These allow for thinest grout lines. If they are “rectified” the tiler will have trouble laying without getting “lippage”. This is where one tile will be slightly higher than next tile. This causes tripping hazard so is to be avoided. Does your floor tile have “rectified” edges?

@Nic_ H I know you are trying to wrap this up. I'm unclear if you provided the materials, etc. It's unclear to me how much you were directly involved - or if you simply said, "this is what I'd like". You are right, your job is not a playground for unskilled workers. They should have provided someone with the skills to do this work - or not taken the job. Unfortunately, installers can be overconfident and tile jobs are unforgiving. The only recourse is to rip them out - and that is going to be a large loss for someone. I don't know that you had a team that had the skills for this job - or if things started going off track and nobody was willing to stop it. The tub may or may not be long enough to install the tile backer properly - it looks a little short. It looks like the tub was installed on the outside of the sidewall also. I'm not sure why that was done - was it so that it would meet up with existing floor tile? Doing a remodel is much more difficult than it may seem. An experienced contractor knows the "gotcha's" because they have done this before (like really thinking through tub length, backing system, how all of it goes together.) They know to avoid some issues (avoid tile to the ceiling), to use products with which they are familiar, have consistent quality, and have good support. They should supervise their crew to make sure it's done properly - and not the way the installer "has always done it". You can certainly try approaching them with: "Here are the instructions for this product, and here's what you did". My guess is that they will say it's the way they always do it... and they have installed dozens of jobs that way, etc. Especially since you have paid them, it's going to be difficult to get a resolution that makes you happy. I'm with you, I think that this will last at least 2 years, but it should be a 20 year solution - and I really question if it will last that long.