Seeking Opinion for Completed Tiling Work

[Han Xiang 0]

Hi Ladies and Gentlemen,

Recently, I have completed my renovation and moved in to my new house. However, we noticed that the tiles in the master bedroom seems to be off alinement. It seems like the tiler took alinement for the newly reconstructed door entrance which is not straight ( the left of the door frame is 1/2" more then the right into the room ) as a result the tiles in the whole room are slanted to the right. Is this standard acceptable and is it reasonable to get my ID to redo the tiling work? Im a find time owner and is seeking your experience advise on this matter and i hope the photos below will help you better understand the situation.

Updates:  ID will be coming up with a rectification plan and schedule next week. Keep my finger cross

1) The Door entrance is relocated and reconstructed 

 

2) Towards the end of the room the misalignment seems very obvious 

3) Another view of the tiling in the room

4) View of the toilet kerb and cabinet 

5) Tiling outside toilet entrance

 

Rectification Work Stage 1 - (Dismantle and reinstallation of Cabinet)

Root Cause of Slanted Cabinet - (Base on my own understanding and explanation)

Original Cabinet Base Position - Focus on the red box and clearly we understood that the carpenter forgotten to offset for the protruding wall on the left and proceeded with the installation. Resulting in a slanted cabinet installation.

This is how the cabinet should be installed - ( Base on my measurement of the depth and width of the cabinet as its already dismantled)

However in order to straighten the cabinet, the short side of this L cabinet will be protruding out of the wall(see blue circle)

I guess it is still possible to straighten this cabinet without a redo

The cabinet base will have to first seat all the way in touching the skirting (see blue circle) and the back support of the cabinet (see 3 blue circles)will have to be trim off ~1inch to compensate for the protruding wall.

 

*** This article is written for the purpose to share my experience with everyone else and not to shame the designer. Also, knowledgeable individual please kindly provide your advise as I am looking for the best solution to solve my problem.

 

Edited October 5, 2017 by Han Xiang

[fingerscross 3]

Frm the photos, i find the tiler did a good job...tiles look slanted at the walls is definitely better than looking slanted at the entrance. I wouldn't ask tiler to redo this. Of course, this is just my 2 cents view, hope u dont mind.

[Han Xiang 0]

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Frm the photos, i find the tiler did a good job...tiles look slanted at the walls is definitely better than looking slanted at the entrance. I wouldn't ask tiler to redo this. Of course, this is just my 2 cents view, hope u dont mind.

Many thanks for your input, maybe the pictures does not bring out the overall layout of the room properly. Base on picture 2, theres a 4cm slant between the first tile on the left wall and the last tile on the right and this applies to all tiles in the room. In general, the tiles are all slanted by 1cm each as the alinement is taken from a slanted door entrance which they reconstructed.

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The bedroom door was tilted for feng shui reasons? You have to ask yourself, will the tiles look more weird if they had used the old door position for alignment such that when you close the bedroom door you actually see 2 tpye of tiles?

Being thru 3 reno projects and gng thru a 4th now....i pretty much understand how tilers work. The first tile they lay will be at the main door entrance...and every tile will take its alignment frm that tile. If the bedrooms are using the same type of tile as the living, most of the time they continue on. If its a different type then they will end the tile at the bedroom entrance and lay the diff tile at the bedroom entrance in the most central position....and every tile will use that tile as a guage.

For your case the slant looks obvious partly because the tiles choosen were long strip type. If they were the squarish 60x 60 tiles, dont think you wld be able to tell there is a slant at the wall with a naked eye 

Maybe ID shld hav advised you to use the same type of tiles and continued on frm living room.

To redo the tiles, you wld hav to hack away since overlay is out cos the bedroom tiles wld end up higher than living....that means you wld have to hack away the wardrobe as well....not to mention the aircon trunking that is so close to the floor.

Feng shui is suppose to make our lives happier and not add trouble....maybe try not to focus on the slant at the walls and instead think of all the good energy coming thru that door.

[Han Xiang 0]

Thanks fingerscross your past reno experiences sure is going to be helpful. The bedroom door is not tilted for any feng shui reason or purpose and i thought it should be straight by default and didn't pay attention to it and let my ID handle everything.

Agree the tilers started and use the main entrance for the living room alinement but upon finishing the last 2 60 x 60 tiles just out the master bedroom door entrance constructed by them as seems in the picture. The tile should have also notice the door frame is slanted as he has to cut the living room tiles slanted in order to fit. The living room tile on the left is 1.5cm - 2cm longer then the right.  

As a result the tiles are slanted in the master bedroom as the alinement was taken from a slanted door entrance.

Edited August 27, 2017 by Han Xiang

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Try placing a rug at the wardrobe area, something that is odd shaped and with striking colours. It will definitely take the eyes off the "striaght" line

[Han Xiang 0]

That's a good suggestion. Discussed with ID, he admit it was the tiler error and will get back to my by this week on the resolution.

[Stream 4]

On a side note, I notice that your wood-look tiles are staggered in a regular manner, like a staircase. Was that your choice?

Also, may I have the tile code/supplier as I like it. Hope the photo is true to life. TIA!

[Han Xiang 0]

Hi Stream, the tile is from Lian Seng Hin $4 psf (not sure the store code) and its staggered on purpose. It has a nice finishing and i'll recommend the tiles to you, just in this case the tile is slanted.

[Stream 4]

5 hours ago, Han Xiang said:

Hi Stream, the tile is from Lian Seng Hin $4 psf (not sure the store code) and its staggered on purpose. It has a nice finishing and i'll recommend the tiles to you, just in this case the tile is slanted.

The tile code normally is stated on the order form. Did you get this from LSH Balestier? Is this the one displayed on the wall just outside the main entrance? If so, it's the same one I've been eyeing. tq.

[Han Xiang 0]

you're right its on display at the balestier outlet on the left of the main entrance . I do not have the tile code as the ordering is handled by my ID

[Stream 4]

10 hours ago, Han Xiang said:

you're right its on display at the balestier outlet on the left of the main entrance . I do not have the tile code as the ordering is handled by my ID

It looks nice on their wall, but when I look at their sample back home under natural daylight, it has a kind of unnatural pinkish tint. As I prefer light tone wood, this is one of the few I like. Still undecided

 

[Han Xiang 0]

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It looks nice on their wall, but when I look at their sample back home under natural daylight, it has a kind of unnatural pinkish tint. As I prefer light tone wood, this is one of the few I like. Still undecided 

I will try to find the tile code for you but keep your fingers cross. My other 2 bedrooms are of the same tiles I will upload the photos under day light and 4000k LED light probably next week. Also, my ID will be redo the floor tiles, door frame etc waiting for his detail schedule next week.

[Stream 4]

14 minutes ago, Han Xiang said:

I will try to find the tile code for you but keep your fingers cross. My other 2 bedrooms are of the same tiles I will upload the photos under day light and 4000k LED light probably next week. Also, my ID will be redo the floor tiles, door frame etc waiting for his detail schedule next week.

The tile code is FCM95531

You mean the floor tiles are going to be hacked out and redone? It looks like you've already moved in? 

[Han Xiang 0]

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The tile code is FCM95531 

You mean the floor tiles are going to be hacked out and redone? It looks like you've already moved in? 

I guess the code is correct judging from the photo on the website. I guess ID is going to hack everything and redo will provide more details next week. You're right, i have already moved in and i'll moved to the spare room in this case as currently only my wife and I is staying here.