r/Tile

I finished this tile floor (the first I've done) about 24 hours ago. I did the grout in three sections, used Mapei Ultracolor FA plus in an off-white. The first two sections dried out pretty quickly, like in the first four hours or so. I put on the last one at about 8 p.m., and by that point it was getting cooler, like in the 60s, and I had the windows open. But here I am the next day and it hasn't dried out.

I did clean the last section with a sponge more than the others because I was worried about haze. But the sponge was very dry and it wasn't an incredibly large amount of additional washing.

There is definitely no moisture coming from below. Subfloor was well-prepped and this is installed over ditra. It's also very clearly happening only in the area where the last batch of grout was applied.

I put a space heater pointing into the room a couple hours ago, but so far no noticeable change. Do I just wait this out? Anything else I should do?

It seems very inconsistent overall and poorly done in areas. I know the tiles have variation so it is not going to be perfect, but I feel like it’s reasonable to push for it to be improved. Appreciate any perspective

Edit: Is the grout fixable if I hire someone more capable? It’s been about 24 hrs

Hello. My contractors worker installed this liner/ bed and proceed to put at least 12 screws through the bottom 1-3 inches. He insisted that by putting regaurd on the screw heads on the Durock it would seal it, when I said that didn’t make sense since the hole was in the liner, then said he could have patched all the holes. I did my homework and realized that this is not acceptable work. He also installed a chrome drain, I had purchased a ss one. I insisted that he pull it all out and start over and since he was going to have to start over that I would like a bonded system for which I purchased everything necessary for a schluter system to be installed. It was installed, again had to insist on a water test (causing further delay) for which he needed to purchase a plug bc he doesn’t do water tests. It passed. Now he is trying to hit me with a 4300 change order after the fact for the delay and unnecessary removal/ replacement of his system. Additionally he is charging 3600 for moving 2 electrical outlets and installing 3 new ones and about 60sq ft of subway tile on the wall behind the vanity. I am more than willing to pay for work , especially good work that was done and before anyone says it, sadly he was my highest bid so I wasn’t trying to be thrifty. Yes, We are currently in the process of trying to separate from him. We have had multiple issues along the way. He had to tear out the original floor that you see above and replace it bc it wasn’t measure properly and I literally had 2” strip around 3/ 4 walls. Is there a way he could have possible saved that liner/ bed, did it all have to come out?

Doing this shower myself and wanted to learn mitering tile. I was very focused on that and am very happy with the results so far. Unfortunately, I didnt really pay attention to exactly how much slope the bottom of the niche had. I did slope it out so water drains out but I think I did it too much. It's got about a 1/4" of slope over the 3 1/2". Its not super noticeable when empty but when bottles are on it you can definitely tell its leaning forward.

I guess my question is is it worth it to chip out and re-do. I think it might bother me forever but I also might just get over it. The motor was dry before I even noticed. I only have a few hours a week to work on this project so re-doing that section will basically set me back a week.

The tiles are kind of a hand made look so they are very inconsistent which you can see on the mitered ends but overall it fits with the whole lool I think. The bottom niche is just a leg shaving step so im not worried about that one.

Ive got a shower repair coming up, and i need to cut these metal faced mosaics. Ive only done it once before and it was an absolute nightmare, so im looking for some advice on how to make it easier.

Also yes I will be chipping off the last row of tiles around the wall and waterproofing it all correctly, as well as sheeting the nib wall fully.

Found this small crack on my shower floor tile. How should I repair this?