ᐅ Was the tiling done poorly here?

Good evening everyone,

I have a question for the experts. My bathroom is currently being retiled, and I noticed that the gaps between the tiles in the corners vary quite a bit (up to 0.8mm). The tradesperson said it doesn’t matter because everything will be sealed with silicone, so it won’t be visible. I’m concerned that sealing such a large gap will require a lot of silicone, which might not look very neat. Also, when I compare this to other bathrooms, the gaps there are significantly smaller. What do the experts think about this?

Best regards,
Patrick

I tile a lot myself and consider myself quite skilled, at least compared to what I’m seeing here. Were the tiles cut? If so, that would be bad.

If it ends up looking this awkward, different tile sizes should have been chosen. The walls also look very uneven. Something other than water is running there.

The question now is whether the preparation for the tiler was done properly, because he can’t work miracles. You can compensate for up to half a centimeter (0.2 inches) with adhesive, but beyond that it becomes critical.

Bookstar schrieb:

I do a lot of tiling myself and believe I do it well, at least compared to what I’m seeing here. Were the tiles cut? If so, that would be bad.

If the layout ends up awkward like this, different tile sizes should have been chosen. The walls also look very uneven. Something else is off besides the water level.

The question now is whether the prep work for the tiler was done properly, because he can’t work miracles. You can compensate for about half a centimeter (0.2 inches) with adhesive, but beyond that it gets critical.

Thank you very much for the feedback,

yes, the tiles were cut, which is why I fear the adhesive wasn’t applied evenly.
I googled and found the following:

...When tiling internal corners, one tile edge must overlap the other.

Bookstar schrieb:

I do a lot of tiling myself and consider myself pretty good, at least compared to what I’m seeing here. Were the tiles cut? If so, that would look terrible.

If it ends up that awkwardly, different tile sizes should have been chosen. The walls also look very uneven. Something else besides water is running there.

The question now is whether the preparatory work for the tiler was done properly, because he can’t work miracles. You can compensate about half a centimeter (0.2 inches) with adhesive, but beyond that it gets critical.

New sorry, wrong unit given: the gap is 0.8 cm (0.3 inches), not millimeters.

In the second picture, however, I think I see the wall leaning backwards. Could it be that the base coat plaster is uneven? I believe the wall is missing about 2 to 3 cm (1 inch) in thickness. The tiler won’t be able to compensate for that; it would have required additional plastering.

Bookstar schrieb:

In the second picture, I think I see that the wall is leaning backward. Could it be that the base plaster is that uneven? I think the wall is short by about 2 to 3 cm (1 to 1.2 inches). The tiler can’t compensate for that anymore; it would have needed to be replastered.

I hadn’t noticed at all ...... although he did the base plaster himself oops: