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    How to remove a curved finish from wall/ceiling

    I get the need to curve the line that's actually in the ceiling where the angle is shallow - the bit that offends me is the massive curve that's been inserted between what should be the wall and what should be the ceiling. I can literally not find a single picture of a modern loft conversion...
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    How to remove a curved finish from wall/ceiling

    In the middle of a building project and builder has plastered a curve between the wall and sloped ceiling in loft conversion. No idea why - he didn't ask me and I've barely been home in daylight since it was done (a few days back) so only just noticed the abomination. Bottom line - the wall and...
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    Dodgy tiler - advice appreciated

    It's actually the wall below the over-bath shower where the problem has occured. Didn't spend any money on appraisals and opinions, used interior pipework insurance to get a camera in there. Second opinion came from a plumber who was already visiting us, quoting for fitting an ensuite. I'm...
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    Dodgy tiler - advice appreciated

    I'm not sure what you are basing that assumption on? He wasn't cheap, and certainly not the cheapest. Neither were the tiles he's ruined.
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    Dodgy tiler - advice appreciated

    And there's part of the problem... there was no 'tub', he used dry mix grout from one of the sheds. Seems he didn't mix it properly too. We've now had a second plumber out to look at the work, someone we trust who has done good work for us and also does tiling. In his professional opinion...
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    Dodgy tiler - advice appreciated

    Can anyone offer any advice please? We hired a tiler to tile a kitchen and bathroom for us late last year as we had just bought a new house and it was a bit of a timewarp. This guy had previously worked for us in our old house and his work was OK, not amazing but good. This time around...
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