ᐅ Having the stairs retiled and now the step height is too high
Created on: 16 Jul 2023 09:50
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HubiTrubi40
Hello everyone,
Yesterday, I had my staircase retiled. I originally planned to do it myself, but at the moment I have too much going on. So the tiler did the stairs yesterday, and when I tried to close the front door afterward, it wouldn’t shut. He made a mistake. He quickly ground down the edge of the tiles with an angle grinder. Now the door closes somewhat, but it still won’t latch because it apparently still rubs. He wants to take another look today, but it certainly won’t look any better. The edge already looks pretty rough.
The rest looks good. In the morning, he told me that tiling is not only his profession but also his hobby, so his work always turns out nicer than others’. Silly talk… I always get skeptical with comments like that.
He sealed underneath the tiles with Elastogum. But then there was a storm yesterday, and it rained heavily right onto the freshly laid tiles around midday. I hope that doesn’t cause any damage. I mean, it’s not his fault, but I still hope the fresh tile adhesive hasn’t been dissolved.
Other than that, I’m curious what khr thinks. Is there any way to fix this? Tearing everything out and redoing it would also be unfortunate. I think I will ask him for a price…
Yesterday, I had my staircase retiled. I originally planned to do it myself, but at the moment I have too much going on. So the tiler did the stairs yesterday, and when I tried to close the front door afterward, it wouldn’t shut. He made a mistake. He quickly ground down the edge of the tiles with an angle grinder. Now the door closes somewhat, but it still won’t latch because it apparently still rubs. He wants to take another look today, but it certainly won’t look any better. The edge already looks pretty rough.
The rest looks good. In the morning, he told me that tiling is not only his profession but also his hobby, so his work always turns out nicer than others’. Silly talk… I always get skeptical with comments like that.
He sealed underneath the tiles with Elastogum. But then there was a storm yesterday, and it rained heavily right onto the freshly laid tiles around midday. I hope that doesn’t cause any damage. I mean, it’s not his fault, but I still hope the fresh tile adhesive hasn’t been dissolved.
Other than that, I’m curious what khr thinks. Is there any way to fix this? Tearing everything out and redoing it would also be unfortunate. I think I will ask him for a price…
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Buchsbaum21 Jul 2023 09:28I would say that if you spray any other front door with a garden hose, water would get in through at least 90 percent of those doors. That is far from reality.
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HubiTrubi4021 Jul 2023 10:25Buchsbaum schrieb:
That is far from reality. However, water pooling at the edge in the front is still a problem. Especially in winter, it can freeze over.
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Buchsbaum21 Jul 2023 12:16Well, water is not flowing upward yet. You wrote yourself that the tiler installed a slope. Therefore, there should be no pooling because the slope allows the water to drain and it will do so.
It would also be important to know if your front door is on the weather-exposed side. If not, I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Driving rain from the east or north is as rare as a tornado.
It would also be important to know if your front door is on the weather-exposed side. If not, I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Driving rain from the east or north is as rare as a tornado.
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HubiTrubi4021 Jul 2023 12:21The door faces north/northwest. The slope is rather gentle. That’s what he himself already said.
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WilderSueden21 Jul 2023 12:39What do you mean by "weak"? Do you have a percentage figure? And how does it look when you spray the entrance area with a garden hose?
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HubiTrubi4021 Jul 2023 12:58WilderSueden schrieb:
What do you mean by "weak"? Do you have a percentage value?I’m not exactly sure. The tiles right next to the door have a slight slope... see the photo. But the next tile seems almost flat, with water pooling on it (second photo). That’s also where the water accumulates. I’m not going to use the hose again... that was already a lot of effort and mess. But you mean if the surface is more or less level with the entrance door. I would have thought that was even worse because then the water doesn’t just run off but flows directly into the gap.
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