Sharp corners in the shower

Dan45 · 19 Aug 2016

I recently had my bathroom tiled. The tiler used a metal edging, but it's left sharp corners on the recessed shelves. Is it possible to file these down?

Also, he's used big blobs of adhesive under each tile, leaving cavities around the edges. I know this is sealed with grout, but could it lead to problems with water getting in? If the grout cracks, and water gets behind the tiles, there's plenty of space for the wall to fill up with water!

Tigercubrider · 19 Aug 2016

He's a professional tiler?

Doesn't look very good to me. I would call him back and get it redone

ajstoneservices · 19 Aug 2016

Wtf! Why didn't you get a professional in to do the job properly.

Nozzle · 19 Aug 2016

My first (and only) DIY job looks better than that... it's not a boast it's useful comparison!

Nozzle

Handymanjo · 19 Aug 2016

Why is the grout a different colour in the soap tray !!!!!!
Mitre block could of helped with the cutting of the trim ?

L95 · 19 Aug 2016

That looks poor. Get him back in to redo.

JohnD · 19 Aug 2016

You need someone who can do a competent and neat job.

If he was capable of that he would have done it the first time.

Therefore you need some else.

Ask around friends and neighbours for a local recommendation. Go and look at their work.

Dan45 · 22 Aug 2016

Thanks for all the feedback! I agree, it doesn't look good. I can't risk the same tiler trying again on this one, I'll definitely ask around

chappers · 23 Aug 2016

and in answer to your question no he should have laid the tiles on a solid bed. As you now already know it's a poor job

Speedy23 · 23 Aug 2016

Tiler......????
Fu**ing monkey, more like...what an awful job (if you can call it that)!!!

Nige F · 25 Aug 2016

If you can live without the recessed shelves - cut the tiles out / fill the hole and go over with tiles. I'm not a pro tiler but I wouldn't have tried cutting those edge trims - they're bad enough round windows

Dan45 · 2 Sep 2016

The saga continues - I just took a tile off to see what the tiles were stuck onto. Just standard plasterboard it seems, with no waterproofing treatment at all.

This is all coming down and being done with moisture resistant plasterboard, and the tiles solidly bedded into the adhesive. Good advice Nige, I might well dispense with the recessed shelving, or at least make sure its properly tanked if I go with it

ajstoneservices · 2 Sep 2016

Don't be too hasty. I have a shower room that has standard plasterboard walls that has been in constant use the last 15 years and it hasn't been a problem.

Dan45 · 2 Sep 2016

But were the tiles stuck on properly, or were there large air gaps behind the tiles like this?

ajstoneservices · 2 Sep 2016

It was tiled correctly.

The point I'm trying to make is, don't throw your money away redoing it all. I have removed many a tile from walls and floors that have been in place for years that were fixed on dabs.

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