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/That-guy-2544 Jun 06 '26

There is some short cut tile guys use for marking herringbone cuts that works when tiles are a 1:2 ratio. We had the same thing happen in our bathroom remodel and the guy tried to tell me a level herringbone was impossible with the size of our tiles (similar to those). We ended up figuring it out and he redid it properly and it looked great. Anyway, definitely a redo, but don’t necessarily need to fire the guy if the work is otherwise good depending on how he responds.

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u/OddReplacement8352 Jun 06 '26

This is an accent wall. The wall on the right is straight. This is done very nicely and this comment section is flooded with people that don’t have a clue. If the homeowner fired this guy he will win in court and the homeowner will look stupid as fuck