Plumber has messed up, what are my options?

Shame as the rest of the bathroom looks great.

P.S. when a tiler says the tiles are a pain to cut, it means they haven't invested in the right tools and are still hoping to use a £70 B&Q score and snap for 70mm textured porcelain.
 
tom_e said:
Obviously phoned you after the fact because he knew you'd tell him to do one if he'd told you that's what he was going to do.
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Exactly what I was thinking. I hope you told him so.

If you can live with it I would do just that and have a restful Christmas.

Regarding the lack of trades, I totally agree and watched a youtube video of somebody in the US stating the same thing. It opens the way for the lesser skilled charlatans to take up the slack make money.

In this information age there's how-to's for almost anything and if you're willing you can tackle most jobs, safety and regulations permitting of course.
 
Participant said:
Shame as the rest of the bathroom looks great.

P.S. when a tiler says the tiles are a pain to cut, it means they haven't invested in the right tools and are still hoping to use a £70 B&Q score and snap for 70mm textured porcelain.
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When I spoke to him, he said the score and snap would be useless on these tiles, he used a diamond blade on a grinder, think he went through 3 or 4 blades in total.

Mysterae_ said:
Exactly what I was thinking. I hope you told him so.

If you can live with it I would do just that and have a restful Christmas.

Regarding the lack of trades, I totally agree and watched a youtube video of somebody in the US stating the same thing. It opens the way for the lesser skilled charlatans to take up the slack make money.

In this information age there's how-to's for almost anything and if you're willing you can tackle most jobs, safety and regulations permitting of course.
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I'll live with it for now. Trying to get the house straight before Christmas, so all diy and work on the house is on hold.

As for trades, from what I can tell the younger lads are a bit lazy, they often turn up with a "helper" who doesn't really achieve much. Always on the phone.

The tiler in his 50s, rocked up at 0830 ish, worked through solid until 5ish, didn't take a lunch break and I never saw him on his phone once.

This plumber like a lot of trades get to a certain point with a job and then it's always a case of, it'll do. He does everything for an easy life that's for sure. But having watched him work, I could do the entire bathroom myself next time, except tiling and plastering, although I have a small tiling job I am due to do in our en suite after Christmas, and I'm planning on tackling that myself
 
MassiveJim said:
But having watched him work, I could do the entire bathroom myself next time, except tiling and plastering, although I have a small tiling job I am due to do in our en suite after Christmas, and I'm planning on tackling that myself
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From doing some moderate tiling jobs myself, it's not that difficult if you have the right tools / adhesives, are patient, and follow the process.

The hardest bits I found were accurate cutting and measuring using a grinder and getting perfect mitres on trim.

Being neat when applying adhesive, i.e. clearing the edges before sticking the tile, is very important to avoid snots in the grout line. I am also a huge fan of levelling clips, although I know there are mixed feelings on these.
 
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Nothing worse than paying for money for a DIY job.
It's why I do most things myself, any tiny issues I can live with knowing I've not spent money on the labour.
 
Participant said:
Shame as the rest of the bathroom looks great.

P.S. when a tiler says the tiles are a pain to cut, it means they haven't invested in the right tools and are still hoping to use a £70 B&Q score and snap for 70mm textured porcelain.
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Or they could be porcelain. Have you ever tried drilling into these? They are not easy to cut either,they need a wet cutter.
 
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MassiveJim said:
When I spoke to him, he said the score and snap would be useless on these tiles, he used a diamond blade on a grinder, think he went through 3 or 4 blades in total.


I'll live with it for now. Trying to get the house straight before Christmas, so all diy and work on the house is on hold.

As for trades, from what I can tell the younger lads are a bit lazy, they often turn up with a "helper" who doesn't really achieve much. Always on the phone.

The tiler in his 50s, rocked up at 0830 ish, worked through solid until 5ish, didn't take a lunch break and I never saw him on his phone once.

This plumber like a lot of trades get to a certain point with a job and then it's always a case of, it'll do. He does everything for an easy life that's for sure. But having watched him work, I could do the entire bathroom myself next time, except tiling and plastering, although I have a small tiling job I am due to do in our en suite after Christmas, and I'm planning on tackling that myself
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So so true.....

Get straight, enjoy your Xmas and the New Year and then maybe kick some arse in January. It's not ideal, but not worth ruining your Xmas over.
 
Why wouldn't you just cut the bottom of panel? Example I did below with my circular saw. I recommend a Freud 42 tooth or higher to be chip free. Yes it was a bit awkward but sorted it.Mine fits so snug there is zero mastic or screws.

I would cut the bottom and silicone it to the floor, saying that yours doesn't look bad overall and a nice bathroom overall!

I had to do it as my tiler brought the floor up more than anticipated to get it level (I did the prep work/bath fitting)


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