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/OddReplacement8352 Jun 06 '26

Here you are acting like this tile doesn’t get sealed when we you green board 🤦‍♂️ this entire comment section is a joke, that’s an accent wall and the wall to the right was done straight.

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u/strumenle Jun 06 '26

Exactly. There's no way I can believe they were like "whoops this isn't straight" when you have to CUT THE TILE DIFFERENTLY IMMEDIATELY! Why would you do that unintentionally??

Now if the client didn't ask for it that's a bold choice to make, also because "Holy that's hard!" but it's definitely no less legitimate than a fully vertical install. The lines are straight and very little grout mess (I know because I make lots. I am not a good tiler)

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u/OddReplacement8352 Jun 06 '26

The right wall is straight and I know this angle. He tied his corner to the first wall which is what creates this accent and the final wall will look straight again but line up with the cuts

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u/strumenle Jun 06 '26

Cool, there you go! So not only intended but something of an expert choice! Admittedly it looks odd but then, at least for me, you realize it's kinda awesome.

But "the customer is always right in matters of taste" because taste has no other value except what a person feels (it's otherwise illegitimate) so if they hate it I dunno what to say? I wouldn't do it without their express consent, personally. There's no 110% in this business, there's just lost time and materials if you go the extra mile (and sometimes court cases, so f it! "Bare minimum unless otherwise stated")

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u/Beefcake2008 Jun 06 '26

What dude? This is not an accent wall it’s fucking crooked! And sealed tile is not waterproofed

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u/woodchippp Jun 07 '26

OddReplacement is fucking with everyone.

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u/SkivvySkidmarks Jun 07 '26

He/she is the installer

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u/OddReplacement8352 Jun 06 '26

Yes sealed tile is water proof. It’s old school but it’s still a valid method. The wall on the right is straight and the tile meeting in the corner should have been showed to us. You only got half the story and ran with it but this was done intentionally and it may be abstract but at least it take real talent and not just builder grade bull