Way more issues with the wall tiles than just the ones with pencil marks. The walls are a tear down and start over. And not with 'tile guy'. He needs to be run off the job & start over with someone who knows the trade.

You can probably save the floor by popping off some of the hex tiles and hand setting them.

Buying seconds quality tile and a “tile guy”, with no waterproofing. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.ceramictilefoundation.org/homeowners-guide-to-hiring-qualified-tile-installer

I have to agree, it does look bad. Dont let him finish. Apparently, thats as good as he can do. It is a tear off and a redo. However a bigger issue, is if that is a shower, what type of waterproofing did he do underneath those tiles?

@ci_lantro Why do you say the walls are that bad? If you're talking about the overall angle, that's my camera being sideways, not the walls being completely jacked. Here's the overall bathroom so far.

@cat_ky Curious why you say it's a tear out. In total there are like 4 or 5 crooked wall tiles. And 1 row & a few random crooked hexagon pieces.

It's all WEDI waterproofing underneath with the WEDI shower pan.

What's under the Wedi? Hopefully not more Greenboard?

The very firsts p icture you posted has many crooked tiles, the corners dont line up and the grout lines are not uniform.

You forgot the grout lines filled with the setting materials...but the corners are horrendous.

OMG. That looks awful. Hope you have not paid for this.

I’m a homeowner who has done 4 bathroom re-builds and has been on this forum for a while. This discussion thread is kinda confusing to me.

One person said it’s a tear out and do-over. Another person was talking about the walls. Another person accused the homeowner of buying seconds (which I have done, with my tile pro’s blessing, and she made them look like a million bucks). Another said there’s no waterproofing (how can you determine that from the OP’s original photos?)

I do agree that it’s bad that the corners/grout lines don’t line up in the corners. But your far-away pictures give a more complete perspective.

I hope real tile pros will weigh in and respond to your posting of in-progress waterproofing photos. The pros on here are always asking for those in-progress photos; good on you for taking them.

It’s so difficult, as a homeowner, to decide where to pick your battles. If the waterproofing is rock-solid, I might be inclined to except it and choose a very light grout that can mask those kinds of errors. On the other hand if the waterproofing is in question, or you know/have pictures that it was done wrong, it’s a re-do,

@HU-527663426 Thank you for your response. I felt that many of the people on here are just fear mongering and making things out to be a bigger deal than they are. Based on the photos and what I've seen of the waterproofing, it seems sound. The pan is a single piece and the walls are WEDI board with plenty of caulk over nail holes and seams.

@MongoCT thank you for your well written response and thorough response. We chose a light/grey grout for the subway tile and a pretty dark grout for the floor. At this point I think we're going to just proceed with things on on the floor tile, and fix 6 wall tiles and call it a day. I just need this bathroom to be done and don't have time to fire this guy and start from scratch.