Kitchen fitters leaving tiles ungrouted & unsealed under units

[jgary]

Hi all,

We're having a frustrating time with our kitchen fitters.

The slate tile floor was laid over two days, but left ungrouted and unsealed. Then the fitters turned up and started building the kitchen on top. We have carcasess and a few doors but no appliances yet. The fiiters are planning on completing the build before the tiler comes back to finish the grouting and sealing. This is likely to leave us with ungrouted areas under the units and certainly under the integrated dishwasher etc.

Fitters reckon 'it'll be fine'.

Will it?
Is this normal practice?
Are we just being fobbed off on what seems to be a badly organised fit?

 

[Burnerman]

I would want the floor completed first......no one wants water leaks etc on an ungrouted floor!
John

 

[honda]

Just insist on them grouting the whole lot, you're paying!

 

[geraldthehamster]

It's not fine. The floor should be finished before the kitchen goes on top of it. You don't want ungrouted slate, especially under a dishwasher. This hasn't been properly co-ordinated. I'd make the fitters stop, and insist on things being done properly, in the correct order.

cheers
Richard

 

[Bosswhite]

Was the flooring a separate job to the Kitchen Unit Fittings or a combined issue by the same builder??

Floors should be sealed prior to the units being fitted.

Ensure you have photographs of the flooring if it comes to a dispute

 

[RogerBoyle]

Hi all,

We're having a frustrating time with our kitchen fitters.

The slate tile floor was laid over two days, but left ungrouted and unsealed. Then the fitters turned up and started building the kitchen on top. We have carcasess and a few doors but no appliances yet. The fiiters are planning on completing the build before the tiler comes back to finish the grouting and sealing. This is likely to leave us with ungrouted areas under the units and certainly under the integrated dishwasher etc.

Fitters reckon 'it'll be fine'.

Will it?
Is this normal practice?
Are we just being fobbed off on what seems to be a badly organised fit?

1. It will never be fine as you know it hasn't been done the way you want or were told it would be done
2. No its not normal practise as you run the risk of damaging the edges of the tiles and filling them up with crap
3. Yes you are being fobbed off. cannot comment on the organisation of the fit though as there is insufficient detail

Name and shame the company