Hey Everyone! First time poster looking for advice. We hired a tiler that came highly recommended from one of our tradesmen and we were happy with the work he was doing. My father in law (he is a general contractor) came by the house and said the grout lines are way too small (under 1/8) and we should not allow this guy to do anymore work cause he should have used spacers. FIL's approach offended this guy and we kinda lost some negotiation opportunities so now the tiler doesn't want to return.

Info on the tiles used:

Beveled Edge

FIL is claiming we have to rip out all the tile and find someone else to redo it. The guy that did this work was affordable compared to other tilers we spoke to because of the connection with our other tradesman and he insists no water will get behind his tile. He claims he will come back and redo everything if there is any water damage. We feel this is too much of a risk because by the time we find out there is water damage we are already screwed.

Edit: we asked a few other tilers and they said it's not bad but they would redo it. Most of these contacts have been obtained from my FIL. One of them was a tiler we spoke to that was out of our price range but was available to consult us on it for free. He also said he would get his guy to redo it.

Edit 2: no pictures of waterproofing unfortunately. No membrane layer was put on. It's denseshield, mortar and then tile. The niche is pre built drop in that is already water proofed. Tiler said no membrane layer needed for this tile

Edit 3: the tile contractor we hired was not the cheapest quote. He was reasonably priced. Not the cheapest quote, but also not the most expensive. He was recommended and agreed on a medium ranged quote.

Our contractor just installed grout. Brand is kiesel, the tile store recommended it as a higher end European grout. The tiler has never used this grout before. Most of the grout lines look stark white, but we picked the color (pergamon) specifically to match and blend in with the warm neutral porcelain tile. There is one section where the grout lines look as expected (circled in black), but everything else is too white. Is this an install issue? Possibly using too much water? What do you think?

They are suggesting a grout sealant to darken the color but to us this is patching something up when it may have been bad technique. Pictures attached: red circled areas are the white grout lines, pic with black circles is the expected color.

Hi all, I’ve run into a part of my shower tile that needs to be replaced. When I went to replace it, the plaster behind the tile came out with the tile exposing the brick wall behind it. I called a contractor to fix it and they said they’d fix it by repairing the plaster then adding the tile back on top.

Has anyone done this before and can recommend what plaster or material to use to build up the space between the brick and tile (about 1/2 to an inch)?

Also, Im not looking to rip out the entire wall to redo the tile with backboard behind it as it would require moving pipes which seems like a lot for a small repair to a couple tiles (this seems to be the advice from google)

Not sure what is going on. House built in 2021
Started lifting small and now has tracked across the floor. But nothing shows below the tile.
No signs of cracks in the foundation or footer around the house.

Evidently came with bullnose ones, shits hard to find anywhere for me. Would like to carry on the tile as there’s a random gap

I've been on my own for a little while now and my neighborhood Facebook group was great for finding work this summer. I always try to do a great job and hard work pays off!

I used 3 different tiles for this project. The floor tiles were somewhat a pain because the crosses were thinner and smaller in overall size than the stars, and the stars were cupped upward at the pointy edges. I did it difficult to use spacers so hand laid them. We also received a crap load of them cracked due to poor shipping. Won’t name the store since they replaced them and made it right.

The blue tiles are from Edward Martin. They were packed well and on a pallet. They charge flat rate shipping based on price of tiles. Now this isn’t always terrible but for us it sucked. The pencil tile was ordered afterward when I decided I didn’t want to miter or use schluter around the windows and niche. A 2 pound tiny box with bubble wrap and pencil tile cost me $150 dollars in shipping. See picture. I also had to order more blue tile because of a math error and again had to pay another $150 for shipping for a box (no palette this time). Customer service said too bad. I will be avoiding Edward Martin going forward.

Overall happy with the results. I tend to start off meticulous but lose patience as I go and get a bit sloppy so it’s not perfect. Trying to enjoy the bathroom now but as with my other bathroom remodels I’m always worried about leaks!

1950-60’s old tub and shower in a 125 year old house. When showering water would leak down into the basement. I attempted to caulk along the tub but found that the tiles were very loose and water had gotten behind them. I know that the correct solution is to rip it all out and start over, but our primary bath also has issues and I need to hire that out first. I need a DIY fix that will last a year or two.

The back wall. I removed one row of tile. Wall tiles are 4 ¼”. The first row is only 3 ¾”. Under the tile is ¼” of some sort of plaster bord and under that horsehair and lath in so so shape. My amateur plan is to leave 1” of the old material and cut out 2 ¾” beneath it. Patch in a strip of ½” thick goboard. Seal the seam between the new goboard and the old material with goboard sealant and reinforcing fabric. Put the tiles back. Grout and then silicone caulk between the tile and tub.

The end wall. The tub falls short of the wall so someone built a ledge. It failed (see photos). I think here I can replace the ledge with goboard curb and tile over it?

Is this plan good enough or is it doomed to fail. 😊 Suggestions appreciated.

I am redoing my bathroom and had honed marble installed. The cabinet installer came in to put the cabinets in, and a few days later I noticed some scratches all over the marble from him dragging by cabinets along the marble. Can these scratches be repaired or will I have to replace the marble? The scratches are not as noticeable on the white.