ᐅ Bathroom: Poorly executed transition detail between tiles and door

Hello dear home building experts,

I need some advice from you:
Fact: In our new build, the bathroom tiles were installed all the way up to the door opening, so the door frame was set directly on top of the tiles. Unfortunately, this issue with the overall bathroom design by the architect was only noticed very late.

Problem: Above the tiled area, the appearance is quite unsightly because there is a gap all around (gap between the door and the wall). The builder now wants to simply cover this with trim. Their reasoning: this is not considered a defect, and we have no right to request a correction (>>> removing the tiles, reinstalling them properly, and fitting the door frame correctly alongside).

Question: Is the builder right? What would you do – request a correction or just accept the trim solution?
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Looking forward to your answers.

Best regards from Sophia

Unfortunately, I don’t understand. Any pictures?

Hello bookstar,
I’m currently on the go, so I don’t have a picture, but this is roughly what it looks like for us (the door frame is lying on the tile):

except that the gap behind the door frame is not plastered like in the photo, but left open (meaning there is a gap between the frame and the wall). For us, this gap is supposed to be covered with trim.

My question: is this considered a defect? From my perspective, the tile installer should have taken this into account beforehand.
Good luck

Sophia1979 schrieb:
only that the gap behind the door frame is not plastered like in the photo

To me, that looks more like silicone. It’s the same in our guest bathroom.

Ah, okay, I understand now. This is clearly a defect, and if it bothers you that much, I would have it fixed.

Why does something like this need to be planned? Did the tiler leave their brain at the last construction site? Oh dear...

Sophia1979 schrieb:
In our new build, the tiles in the bathroom

The term "tile baseboard" or "skirting board" is missing, then it would be clear what is meant.
We also have a gap because the drywall panels were not perfectly straight. That can happen, but it doesn’t have to. It’s not noticeable, and I only remembered it again after seeing the picture.
If it annoys you: have it fixed (remove half of the baseboard, that should not be a problem).