Those Damn Tiles, indeed.<\/p>\n
Paul and I are perfectionists; we know that our expectations can be a bit much.\u00c2\u00a0 With that in mind, when my Dad saw the tiles (thinking that possibly we were exaggerating the extent of the problems) he said, “Wow.\u00c2\u00a0 This is much worse than I thought.” Our lesson learned: never hire anyone you are not willing to micro-manage.\u00c2\u00a0 And, when at all possible, avoid hiring anyone for anything.<\/p>\n
In the gallery below, click on images for short descriptions of the problems we found when we returned from Peru.\u00c2\u00a0 In short:<\/p>\n
— The sides of the shower walls were not shimmed, which was necessary in order for them to straight.\u00c2\u00a0 (Paul would like me to add that he bought the shims and had a discussion about installing them.) Straight walls in a shower are important to facilitate the hanging of a shower door, something we eventually would like to install.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of shimming the walls, he tiled straight down and then bent the tiles inward at the base of the walls.\u00c2\u00a0 You can see the curve easily as you look into the shower.<\/p>\n
— The tiles on the leading edge of the tub deck weren’t mitered and stick out the entire depth of the tile.<\/p>\n
— Poor cuts around the soap nook.<\/p>\n
— Floor tiles were wrapped around the edge of the shower pan, rather than spaced appropriately and laid to cover the size of the pan.\u00c2\u00a0 We had two types of tile that would have fit perfectly, without the need for cuts.<\/p>\n
— Walls of the shower end in different places.\u00c2\u00a0 One ends at the end of the threshold (which makes sense), the other ends midway through the threshold.<\/p>\n
— The bench is bare wood on it’s underside.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s not sealed, not redbonded, not anything.\u00c2\u00a0 It would rot in a week if we used the shower!\u00c2\u00a0 Also, because the tile did not cover the full face of the bench, he simply rubbed grout down the rest of the backboard.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s visible looking at the bench even when standing.<\/p>\n
We are working to fix the problems.<\/p>\n
Click on the thumbnail to the see the full picture and caption.<\/p>\n
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