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Tiling on walls in guest toilet

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 06:26

I don't like tiles on walls but our bathroom fitter thinks we should absolutely have tiles up to about 120cm from the floor on the toilet wall and the sink wall. I would prefer a bit of tiling around the sink and the rest just bathroom paint.
Are the tiles really necessary?

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Whatthediddlyfeck · 17/06/2023 06:36

No they’re not. Your fitter is at it. You’re the client and he’s being paid to produce what you ask for

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 06:38

It's what he is recommending we do because he thinks it's easier to clean and more hygienic.

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Whatthediddlyfeck · 17/06/2023 06:44

My previous house of 20 years only had a single course of tiles as a splash back over the basin and I managed to keep it perfectly clean and hygienic. I’ve found that builders don’t have much imagination beyond what they’ve always done…I’ve just done a full house reno and on more than one thing my builder said “I didn’t think that would work but you were right”

JaninaDuszejko · 17/06/2023 06:48

Tiling takes time and is an expensive option, that's why builders like it, they get paid more. Of course you don't need tiles all the way round a toilet. Your builder just needs to learn to sit down to pee.

Totalwasteofpaper · 17/06/2023 06:49

If its a big ish bathroom ignore him.

If its a tiny cloakroom toilet i agree with him.

Oblomov23 · 17/06/2023 06:51

I love totally tiled bathrooms and toilets. But obviously it's not the only option. What a twot he is!

mobear · 17/06/2023 06:51

If you use proper bathroom paint in there it will be as wipeable as tiles. I’m guessing he wants the £££ for tiling.

WaitingForSunnyDays · 17/06/2023 07:01

I agree with you OP. Just tiled splashback, the rest is personal preference and unnecessary.

Triptoqueen · 17/06/2023 07:09

It's so easy to change the colour of the bathroom by repainting, spruce it up after a few years with fresh paint - changing the tiles a different and much more expensive job.

SoGladofYou · 17/06/2023 07:20

We reconfigured our house to incorporate a small guest loo and have around 8-10 inches (say 20-25cm) surrounding our sink and nothing elsewhere. I regret not having more tiling as splashes often occur above the tiling from the sink and also the wall around the loo (think: splashing bog brush).

Doingmybest12 · 17/06/2023 07:28

Its not necessary no. It is personal taste. I prefer more tiling but others might not.

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 07:29

Thank you for your replies. I'm off out for a bit but will post a pic of his plan when I get back

It's a small guest / cloakroom toilet.

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User12376598 · 17/06/2023 07:29

Our downstairs toilet just has tiling around the sink

Canyousewcushions · 17/06/2023 07:30

If the sides of the toilet are close to the wall I'd tile round that too.

wildfirewonder · 17/06/2023 07:31

It isn't necessary no. You can wipe/wash bathroom paint, you can repaint.

Anyway, if he turns out to be right, you can make a change later.

Once tiles are on they are expensive to change.

Doingmybest12 · 17/06/2023 07:32

I'm not sure it is all about the money for the builder though, tiling a small space with lots of cuts is time consuming and fiddly. He could be off doing something else that's quicker and easier. Perhaps he likes his jobs to be finished in a certain way as an advert for his work. But that's not for you to think about do as you wish.

LibertyLily · 17/06/2023 07:42

I agree that it's personal taste. In previous houses we've chosen not to tile in the cloakroom at all, even when a couple of them were 'loo-tilities' and DH is a very competent tiler, but our last house the cloakroom we inherited when we purchased was tiled throughout.

We're in the process of doing our cloakroom here and are intending to have a piece of tempered glass above the basin to protect the wall - it's what we've done elsewhere in this house.

SunshineShines · 17/06/2023 08:08

Canyousewcushions · 17/06/2023 07:30

If the sides of the toilet are close to the wall I'd tile round that too.

This. Especially if its the guest loo - otherwise some guests (some men and boys!) will spray when they stand to pee. Better to have tiles to wipe if off!

BlueMongoose · 17/06/2023 08:13

Immediately round the basin, fair enough. But the rest, only if you like the look and want to pay the price. You can get specific paints for bathrooms that are hardwearing and anti-mold and are no harder to keep clean than tiles. And you can change the colour later if you feel like it very cheaply, tiles, not so much.
I will stick my neck out against current fashions a bit here and say that I think that 'fully tiled' can, in some cases (though of course not all) make a bathroom appear a teeny bit like a mid-20th century public convenience.

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 20:16

This is a pic from the planner (planned tiles are not dark and sloping roof is not datk). And picture if what it looks like now.

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 20:17

Images aren't adding 🙄

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 20:19

At the moment

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HurdyGurdy19 · 17/06/2023 20:24

Tell him you think it's a great idea, and you'd like it done completely with mosaic tiles.

I bet he'll change him mind PDQ 😄

I've never heard language like it when our bathroom fitter had to put up our mosaic tiles - and it was only a stripe around the wall, about the depth of one standard tile.

You have what YOU want. You're paying him to carry out your wishes.

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Todayissunny · 17/06/2023 20:36

This is what it looked like before....

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