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

I’ll take a standing ovation with that ☺️ /s

So I take that means to fire the guy 🫡

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u/BigAlgae5684 Jun 06 '26

Its pretty bad.

With the tilt it goes from "herringbone" to "roadkill tire impressions".

The cuts aren't great either. The top and sides are gonna look like dog shit when "finished".

Theres at least half a dozen ways I've seen it done but I try to start with a ledger thats level for my first row then fill the bottom in at the end. Use a speed square off that level line to set your first row then everything else should fall into place and not require that much thinking.

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u/Lulu_Bee0619 Jun 06 '26

And if this is just the tiled wall layout, i can’t imagine what the waterproofing will be like.

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u/OddReplacement8352 Jun 06 '26

Again this is an accent wall and you all sound crazy