How bad is this tile mistake? worth fixing?

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

My bathroom remodel is complete but in my shower the edge of the bullnose sits out from my wall - not flush. It looks like the tile guy lined it up with my wall paneling and not the wall so above the beadboard it sits out. How bad is this? What can be done? I don’t know if this is bad enough that I care enough to fix it, or if I’m just so glad it is done and just tired of the multiple problems through this entire process that I'm apathetic! Also the ceramic tile has some small scratches throughout the shower. Not sure why and can’t buff them out. They are not that noticeable unless you are right up on them but it’s disappointing. Also wonder if that is normal! I've attached an pictures of the problem and the overall of the finished bathroom.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
Have your tile man pay for a drywaller to float the wall flush, prime, and repaint. He won't pull that stunt again after he pays that bill.
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Beth H. :
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
yeah, that was just laziness on the tile guy. it shouldn't come out that much from the wall.

(did he use grout in the vertical corners and the joints between floor and tub? if so, that's a no-no. should be a 100% silicone caulk. grout is not waterproof and those joints absorp the most water. plus, when the house moves and settle, grout does not. it will crack. Silcone caulk won't. 100% silcone. it has to say it)

here's a diagram

back to the edge, if he had used tile w/a bullnosed edge, it wouldn't have been as bad.

I used them on my shower

that is leftover grout on the tile that wasn't properly cleaned up. any other messy grout areas? have him do those too.

he can't polish the ceramic tile since it was glazed in a kiln. perhaps there is a product that can be buffed over the tile to make the scratches less noticeable? I'm not familiar w/anything. maybe a tile shop could advise you on that.
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ardthree
Original Author
3 years ago
Beth H, yes he did use caulk in the corners and near the tub. The spots on the tile are not grout, I can't scratch them off and I've tried to clean them off with Barkeepers friend. Not sure what happened! Thanks for your reply
Beth H. :
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
so they're chipped? shame on him for not replacing it. he needs to call out a guy who does epoxy over ceramic tile and see if it can be spot treated. the tile guy pays for it.

have you paid in full already? I hope not
ryburns26
3 years ago
I would run a thin trim board along that edge and be done with it
catbuilder
3 years ago
Without specific direction from you (or your designer), your tile guy was damned no matter what he did. If he had made the bullnose flush with the upper wall, then it would not be flush with the lower wall and no doubt you would have complained about that. What was your (or your designer's) solution to this problem before the tiling started?
ardthree
Original Author
3 years ago
catbuilder, he never asked me before he made the decision to set it this way, not did he point out it could be a problem. I'm not a complainer, my post here was to ask the experts if it's something that I should get fixed as I'm not a tile expert.
Jeanne Cardwell
3 years ago
Maybe paint the dark edge with your wall paint using a small brush if it doesn’t get fixed. Your eye won’t go to it as much.