Tile laying work is not the easiest part of the repair and usually it is recommended to trust professionals, and not do it on their own. This is true, but, unfortunately, to determine by eye, at first glance, how high -quality the tiles are laid by the Master called by the ad according to the ad of the announcement, especially if you understand only in the colors of the materials of all the issues of repairs. In this case, a few tips are lower on how not to spend money and get only pleasure from repairs will be an excellent help.
Of course, in the best position are those who have the opportunity to order a complete design project of the premises: then stand the soul of the master and control the quality of the work specially trained person, and the customer will, in which case, will ask for this very person – designer according to the contract.
Try to find out which of your friends recently made repairs, especially in the kitchen or in the bathroom and ask for this friend to visit. See how the tile is laid and, if you like the result, ask the master’s phone: the most effective way to find out something is still “word of mouth”. If there are no acquaintances with a new repair, it’s already worse, but you don’t have to be upset. In almost every city there are city forums on the Internet – try to ask for advice there, find out who recently made repairs and is satisfied, and who is the opposite: the names of unscrupulous masters or the names of the chatts will be excellent in choice.
Finally, you invite the master – see the front of future work. A good master will offer help in choosing tiles: a person with rich experience in this area should perfectly understand which manufacturers create products with an ideal price ratio and quality. If you can well imagine what you want, then he will be able to estimate the approximate time and the approximate cost of the work, in addition, he will easily consider how much you need to purchase floor tiles and how many tiles for walls. The master will certainly clarify where furniture and household appliances will stand: most often, in some part of the room the tile will be trimmed, since the size of the room is usually not multiple of the length of one tile – you will have to use fractions, but it is advisable to hide them if possible behind the cabinet, washing car, refrigerator or anything else, which will be the future interior of the room in which the tiles are planned to be laying.
Be sure to conclude an agreement in which such clauses as: actions in the case of poor -quality execution (the starting point for evaluating quality can serve as SNiP “insulating and finishing coatings”, it would be generally good to read before the repair), the penalty in the case of a breakdown, the date of payment the advance and its amount, similar data on the remaining payment, the terms of termination of the contract for each of the parties. Do not be afraid to “offend a good person” – in the signing of the contract there is absolutely nothing terrible or offensive to a professional master, but if a person persistently offers a contract to do without a contract – this is a very disturbing call, there is a big chance that he is not sure of those professional qualities, which is announced, or even just going to take an advance and hide in an unknown direction.
The choice of tiles according to its visual and tactile characteristics is only your business, but the manufacturer, which means the quality of the tile would be good if the master prompted. Many masters just even go shopping with the customer and help to decide on the final choice. Even the best master will not be able to guarantee high -quality laying of low -quality tiles, alas.
Look at the bought tiles with the master and immediately talk, sort, “fight” separately, even if there is only a crack or a small corner: tiles – fragile material and it is always bought with a margin, knowing that something will certainly break or break off, But you must understand how much it was spoiled even during delivery, and how much during work, because a large percentage of split tiles is an indicator of insufficient skill, especially if the tile is high -quality. In addition, be sure to carefully see if all the tiles are of the same color, whether there are no factory defects on any of them. Even if there is – it is not necessary, urgently buy a couple more tile boxes: just discuss this issue with the master – non -approval tiles can “hide” under the cabinet.
But the purchase of tile glue, grout, sealants and other things usually trust professionals. But at the same time, you have the right to know how much and what is bought – because your money is spent on it. Be sure to come and check how much and what is bought, ask the master commodity checks and check the name in the check with the name on the packaging. The conscientious master is not afraid of such checks and respects the customer’s right to understand what his money is being spent on.
Be sure to discuss in advance, or better – draw and write down what you want to see as a result. The argument “I thought everything would be different” does not work if these thoughts were not known to the master in advance. It is necessary to discuss everything, from the direction and pattern of laying tiles, to the color of the grout – to work with dark grouts is more difficult than with white ones, and masters, if you do not discuss this issue in advance, love to use unpainted grouting even on frankly color and, seemingly clearly requiring seams in the tone of coatings. On the other hand, not a single master must be a telepath and guess from the look that you will like it.
Control the course of the work – pay special attention to how the master cuts the tile, laying it where you can’t do it in any way: if the cut is inaccurate and you don’t like it how it looks – tell the master about it right away, and be sure to carefully carefully control the further The course of work is on this site. Perhaps – this was a one -time mistake that happens to everyone, but if you see that the master is actually – to put it mildly, not very, then tear the contract without regret: it is better to lose part of the money but find a person who will make your perfect repairs to you than to feel true and then get upset every time you see low -quality work.
When taking work, try not to rejoice too violently that “we built, built and finally built”, and soberly evaluate the work. Firstly, it should be fulfilled in accordance with your requirements (which you discussed with the master and, preferably, attached in writing to the contract). Secondly, it should be of high quality from a technical point of view. Tap the surface covered with tiles, preferably all, as much as possible. There should not be a deaf sound of voids – if the void is under the floor tile, then this is a straight path to the tile split, and if under the wall is a great house for malicious fungi and all kinds of unpleasant insects. Check the corners – they should be the same 90 degrees that were before laying (well, or not 90, but how much you had there, if you have a difficult layout of the room) and the angle relative to the vertical – there is a “level” for this, usually built -in to construction lines and roulette. Look carefully at the seams – they must converge, taking into account the admission, of course, but in high -quality tiles it is very small. Make and sign the act of acceptance of work, or do not sign it – if you are not satisfied with the result, then you can demand the correction of the deficiencies according to the contract and, if the master refuses, then do not be afraid to apply to the court.
