We (wife and I) are nearing the end of our first remodel experience in our 1930 home, a full bathroom tear out (removed wall, reconfigured everything, new plumbing and electrical, etc...). While the overall impression walking in the door is an amazing transformation (as it should be, this was not cheap), I'm torn on the details of the tiling job.

We chose 2x8 white subway tile and Laticrete Spectralock Pro Premium epoxy grout. Our GC (who installed the tile himself along with another contractor who did a lot of the work on the remodel) didn't express any reservations with doing a subway tile install or working with epoxy grout.

I'll rattle down a list of our concerns below. My questions are - are we being too picky? Being our first remodel, we don't necessarily know what "normal" would be and what we should put up with. I don't know if any of this can be remedied individually, or if a full tear out should be an option on the table.

1. Tiles aren't flush with one another - some stick out more than others (on new cement board).

2. Some rows are ever-so-slightly wavy.

3. Tub flange wasn't accounted for fully, so the bottom rows of tile tilt inwards over the flange, making for not-right angles at the corners.

4. Epoxy grout haze was BAD after install. It's mostly been remedied at this point, though not totally.

5. Grout lines have rough edges that snag when washing the wall.

6. Window frame is rough around the edges, not straight lines and inside tiles protrude beyond the outside tiles. This MIGHT be all covered up by outside mount poly plantation shutters (still deciding).

7. Thick caulk line at the corners - might be normal.

8. Rough cuts left in visible locations (I've read since then that polishing with a stone would have been something normal to do - that was not done).

9. Color consistency of grout is off in places - I had chosen Spectralock in part due to being reputed to have great color consistency. Some tiles were grouted 3.5 days ago, while others were done several weeks ago - would the newer grout need more time to cure to become consistent in color?

10. Tub spout is not flush with the tile, which we're told will require removal of tiles to adjust any more than it is now.

Probably more. I'd love to know what those experienced with this kind of work think about the install.

Examples of rough edges of tiles:

Old house, things aren't necessarily plumb - I get that - but the first row of tile above the window has a wave in it and the inside tiles stick down significantly beyond the tile on the outer face.

Color consistency (bad caulk line will be fixed) and rough grout lines. The dark gray at the bottom was grouted 3.5 days ago, while the rest has cured for a couple weeks.

Tiles inside the window protruding beyond the outside frame.

Tape line caused rough grout line where our contractor suggested we try white grout around the window frame to minimize our concerns with the tile around the window (which we brought up pre-grout)

Tiles not flush with one another

More tile not flush

Overall of window frame

Overall (wide angle) view

The wall with the most inconsistencies in grout lines and tiles not being flush

Tub spout not flush, tub flange requiring tile to tilt inwards

Thick caulk line and tiles not flush/aligned

More of the same

Left wall. I realized in the last 2 days that the whole tile pattern has a slight upwards bump near the middle of the pattern.

These last two are prior to the edge tile to show the tilt inwards for the tub flange