We are at the tail end of an extension build and it has become obvious to us in the last week that the poor standard of tiling isn't confined to just the bathroom but to the open plan kitchen. A friend just came around with a gadget that threw a thin red line around for us to measure against and whereas I was aware that the level was not good at one end of the kitchen its clear from the readings we took that the flooring is uneven all over. I don't think anyone can justify the differences we have measured but is there a tolerance for how much tiling can vary over a set number of square metres? One reading we took showed there was a 3cm difference in the space of about 4 metres which is pretty horrendous to me.
I'm a bit of a perfectionist so would not be happy with anything but a level floor so this is all a bit academic but I am getting my facts together to present the builder with this evidence.
I read some of the other postings here and think myself it would be better to ask for some recompense as I just don't trust them to fix it.
The head builder is a nice guy and any issues we have had so far they have taken on board and done the work to correct it but none of the issues we had were as substantial as the one we have just uncovered. We live on an island so its slightly different to living in the uk where a builder could disappear into the landscape and never be seen again. So we are not worried about him disappearing. We still owe them money so there is the ability to withhold payment until something is done to correct it.
In retrospect we didn't follow some of the don'ts of employing a building. We did accept the lowest offer as we couldn't afford the next one up so we are guilty of ambition outstripping our budget. The builder came recommended by 2 people and we inspected a site they were working on. I just cannot believe how sloppily the work has been done.
