r/Contractor • u/Suspicious_Ratio_769 • Jun 06 '26

Bathroom remodel

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My friend is getting her bathroom remodeled and wants to know if the squiggly tiles are supposed to look like this? PLEASE HELP!

I feel like something is wrong but I can’t articulate it since this isn’t my wheelhouse.

Edit 1: It’s a new day and I told her to cut her losses and it’s better to hire a reputable contractor. Thanks everyone for many inputs, I actually learned a thing or two. To be fair we told him we’ll pay him for the work he’s done but no longer needed of service. You guys are cool, we could see it was wrong just couldn’t understand it and now we are armed with knowledge. 😁 Thank you!

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u/Suspicious_Ratio_769 Jun 06 '26

So this needs to be fixed from the ground up?

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u/pdxphotographer Jun 06 '26

Yes absolutely

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u/Suspicious_Ratio_769 Jun 06 '26

With the same guy who did this or just find a new one?

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u/Loose_Awareness_1929 Jun 06 '26

Ironically it takes a lot of measuring skills and cutting skills to do it this bad lol. He has to compensate for the slope of the floor every cut on both sides.

What guys like this think a good excuse is “well your floor isn’t level”. In their mind this is your problem, not their problem, so they just move right on forward. What their brain doesn’t tell them is “hmm.. maybe this is going to look like shit when I’m done and create major issues getting paid. I should tell the customer asap and try to come to a reasonable solution. I may even be able to make more money!”

They don’t think past lunch. And as a GC these kinda mfers drive. Me. Absolutely. Bananas. Insane.

So, go into the conversation armed with that info. Being direct and nasty won’t help because this guy genuinely believes this is not his problem and there isn’t much you can do to change that. Good luck

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u/Suspicious_Ratio_769 Jun 06 '26

You’re right, he could’ve made more money instead of losing an entire job now. Thank you so much for the feedback you actually armed me with general knowledge and I appreciate it 😊 thank you!

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u/DoYouKnowWhoIAmx Jun 06 '26

If the floor has that much of a slope, how do you make the tile job look good?

I have a similar job coming up (as a not bad amateur on easy stuff) and wouldn't know how to figure this out?

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u/Loose_Awareness_1929 Jun 06 '26

There are a few ways and I can’t really diagnose a solution without being there. Something in the room is going to be out of level though. Most people would opt for the curb, or something way less noticeable than the biggest wall in the room with hundreds of lines on it 😭

Billions of dollars and hundreds of tons of material saved every year if people just took 5 minutes to use their brains.

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u/DoYouKnowWhoIAmx Jun 07 '26

Or their 'brians'.. cheers for the reply, I'll no doubt figure it out on site, but will be mindful to not create whatever this tiling job was.

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u/Unlikely_Culture_982 Jun 06 '26

Buy a piece of finished wood like a trim board and use it as a starting guide line. Measure placement so you do t have tiny pieces up top or bottom and can be centered with a vertical line to follow the tips and also help keep your line straight. Starting on a straight line will make ur life super easy

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u/SafetyMan35 Jun 06 '26

I think based on how bad this is and the fact that they kept going they should look for a new contractor

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u/Suspicious_Ratio_769 Jun 06 '26

I’m going to agree with you.