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eastbaycraftsman1915

Bathroom Tile Job done right, or not?

M T
hace 5 años

My wife and I are renovating a 1915 Craftsman home, and when we bought it the bathroom (a Jack-and-Jill) was in a pretty sorry state. It's been on our list of projects, and recently we were able to find a contractor who came highly recommended to tackle the project. We have thus far been happy with the work they've done, and everything has seemed to be of good quality, until now... They just completed a day of installing the 3x6 subway tile in our alcove bath niche, and unless I'm wildly mistaken, this looks like pretty strange tile work. The tiles do not line up at the corners and there are small (1/2") slivers of tile at the left side. Is this an acceptable pre-grout installation of subway tile? If not, what should have been done to avoid this?





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  • cat_ky
    hace 5 años

    I wouldnt accept that. Those uneven horizontal lines would drive me bonkers. I might be able to not notice the little slivers once its grouted, and I got used to seeing it, but, never, ever, would I get used to seeing those uneven horizontal lines.. Did you check out the waterproofing? Usually, when you see tile set this badly, whats under it to prevent water intrusion and mold etc, is either non existant, or very poorly done too.

    Comentarios (13)

    • Jmint
      hace 5 años
      That looks sloppy. The horizontal lines should be level all the way across. They also should’ve spaced the tiles out to avoid having those tiny pieces.
      M T agradeció a Jmint
    • lindahambleton
      hace 5 años

      Don’t let them grout .

      M T agradeció a lindahambleton
    • jmm1837
      hace 5 años

      And, the inevitable follow up question, what kind of waterproofing went on under the tile?

      M T agradeció a jmm1837
    • M T
      Autor original
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años


      I do know they used Schluter-Kerdi waterproofing above the alcove tub, which looked pretty solid to my novice eye. Everything seemed to be looking great until the tiling, which is why I'm so confused...

    • PRO
      Mint tile Minneapolis
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años

      taco shy of a combo plate, a first year apprentice can usually beat that..

      M T agradeció a Mint tile Minneapolis
    • Brittney E
      hace 5 años
      Bad tile job.
    • PRO
      Patricia Colwell Consulting
      hace 5 años

      Not all ciontractors are tile setters for sure usually a good tile setter makes those slivers where your eye doesnot go first which is usuallt the corners and for sure the tiles need to line up . That needs a redo now.BTW when the tiles are removed chances are the waterproofing will be affected .

    • PRO
      Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works, Inc.
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años

      It doesn't meet industry standards. Lay-out is planned in advance to avoid the slivers (which ARE avoidable) and of course the tiles should all line up. Doesn't look like it was done by a professional tile installer. I agree with TFW, my apprentices could do a better job.

    • PRO
      Filipe Custom Woodwork
      hace 5 años

      He should of accounted for the "slivers" so they are not part of the installation.

      What bothers me the most is the fact that the tile on the left wall does not line up with the tile on the right wall. He will have to start over again bc this is not acceptable.

    • judy1740
      hace 5 años
      I wouldn’t accept that. Shouldn’t be slivers and should line up.
    • tatts
      hace 5 años

      And, with all the mortar squishing out in some of those joints, there's no room for a solid grout seam. He should have raked that out while it was fresh. The grout will flake in those joints where the mortar comes so close to the surface.

    • PRO
      Walton Properties
      hace 4 años

      Hey, how did it end up turning out? I have a smilar issue.

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