Would you accept this? It looks awful. Too much work to start again.

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I'm creating a new bathroom upstairs from a small box room. The floor was totally uneven widthways and lengthways so the old boards have been replaced with a subfloor then ply on top ready for vinyl. Yesterday the tiler told me that because the floor was still sloping lengthways, the tiles would get narrower along the length. I asked why they didn't level the floor lengthways. He said that it would have created a step up into the room.

I've come home tonight and am gutted at the way this looks. Measuring from the top of the black tile to the floor, there is a difference of 1 inch along the length.
What do I do? Tiles have been stuck on but not grouted yet. The grout will make it more obvious.

Obviously, it would be a huge job to have to rip up the floor and rebuild it, as well as remove the tiles on the offending wall. I don't think the tradesmen would do it anyway. The door is being replaced by a bifold door and there's a column rad going under the window, so my options are:
1.Put a large freestanding cupboard by the door to hide the narrower tiles.
2.Rip the tiles off and put tongue and groove cladding there (this would piss off the tiler). This would mean wasting the materials I've bought.
3.The nuclear option of starting again.

I'm so pissed off because I have been waiting years for an upstairs bathroom and spent time and money planning this. Their previous work has been great for other customers and the finished job will look good apart from this. I just don't know if I can sit on the toilet and see those tiles everyday.

I think the tiler has done the right thing. They all look level right the way down, and the bottom tiles have taken up the slack. I think that's the right way to do it, if the floor can't be levelled in both directions. It's a quirk of having an interesting house!

Remove the bottom row of black tiles is the simplest answer. You will not notice the slope so much then. Tiler will have to remove bottom few rows, but its your bathroom!. These things do drive you mad! I remember my old bathroom where i requested a border tile sat below a window and it cut right through it, and countless other things over the years. So annoying, but you get passed it. Old houses always have these quirks. Sure it will look lovely when all finished!

I really can't see it

It really doesn't show in the photos - maybe in real life it's more noticeable.

We had a similar problem when converting a loft to a bedroom and en-suite. I didn’t want a step, however I agree with the others that the tiles and colour you have picked mean you would notice it more.
We chose a cream large tile and tiled the floor and walls in the same tile, it’s very neutral and then we added the colour with our sink unit and matching accessories.
Once everything is in it you’ll notice it less, the tiling looks like it’s been done really well tbh.

Did you know the floor sloped? If so, how did you expect them to tackle this? They've done this exactly the right way given the physical quirks of your room and it looks great, no one else will notice the difference and if they do, they'll know it's a floor issue not a quality issue.

Looks fine

he is keeping the black tiles straight so they match either side of the wall.if the bottom white tiles were the same, the black tiles would be off.

As long as you grout in white, it won't be noticeable.

If you grout in black or gray you might still see it.

Not a biggie, don't fret!!

For me, I would not be bothered at all. We have similar in our Victorian house (nothing to do with the fact DH thought he could tile himself after watching a few youtube channels ) and i don't really notice it. Yours looks a million times better tbh.

But I know friends who it would really ruin it for them. So i think if that is the case for you, then you need to be satisfied with what possible solutions there are.

The tiles are fab though- classic.

Pretty standard problem in an old house in my experience. Don't overthink it, I think the tiler has done a good job of masking it.

We had this where the tiler hadn't twigged the floor was on a slope and laid the tiles from the bottom up. By the mid way point it was blindingly obvious and he had to rip them all off and start again, doing just what your tiler has done which is to make sure the half way point is straight and ensure that any graduations of tiles is done at the bottom where it will be less noticeable.

This is completely normal for tiling a bathroom where the floor slopes. If your house doesn't have perfect angles (and frankly, very few do, even relatively modern properties) this is the sort of thing that has to be worked around and your tiler has done the best job he can.

Another saying I don't think you'll notice this at all when it's finished and has some furniture in. Am also glad to hear the three/two stripe thing is being sorted.

Now, tell me that it's just the photos that make the upper stripe on the wonky wall look higher than the one on the other side of the door ... because that would really bother me.

Very few houses have perfect straight lines and square corners. When you're tiling under those circumstances something has to give and I think this has been the best way to do it. I'm a horrible customer, fussy about everything and I think that's been handled well. As everyone says, once it's furnished it will be much less obvious plus the black line does a good job of drawing the attention up to there rather than to the floor line. The thing is that you're too close to it at the moment, you're hyperfocusing. With a bit of distance - I mean in terms of time and involvement rather than physically! - I don't think you'll notice and even if you do, you'll be the only one who does. I like the tiling scheme with the black lines btw.

If you use white grout it will be even less obvious once its finished that there is a difference in the bottom row. You could remove the lower line of black tiles to make it even less noticeable but I really wouldn't bother! It looks like plumbing for a radiator on that wall which will break up the view of the wall/floor junction even more. And once you have everything back in the place your eye will be drawn elsewhere in the room.

You’re looking at this as an empty box and so more noticeable to you
When the fittings are in you won’t

Looks amazing, no-one will ever notice those tiles and if they do, so what? It's an old house and these are the quirks, charms and character that adds to the appeal of a lovely old home.

What people would notice is a step up into the bathroom.

We have some narrowing tiles on one wall which aren't noticeable so I'd stick with it.

He should have told you before starting though so you had a choice of narrowing tiles or a different wall cover.

I would let it slide (excuse the pun) OP. You are literally micro analysing the job before the bathroom is fully finished. Once you have the radiator back on and your sink/toilet/bath or whatever and the room is being used as intended it will hardly be noticable. In a month or two max you would be over it.

It's the nature of many properties that things aren't as level as they appear. If you were not inspecting and the room just got fully finished, then you saw the room, you probably would not have noticed. At least the fitter explained it to you and did the best that could be done.

If the fitter did it level to the skirting, then the top line of tiles may have looked off compared with the ceiling. If that happened, you would notice all the time. With it being floor level and out of site a little once the room is a functioning bathroom, this was probably the best way to go.

The whole back of my house is like this as the previous owners fitted patio slabs on top of old slabs. When you look at the course of brick it drops from 2-3 bricks high all the way down to a quarter of a brick across about 20 feet. If you had OCD and you were inspecting it, it would drive you crazy, but in reality I can't remember the last time I looked at it.

My entire house is sloped. After 4 years, I'm used to it and don't see the narrowing walls/floors anymore, but I feel your frustration with the tiling.

Would adding a 4" trim around the base perimeter help to camoflage it? Something to trick the eye? It looks gorgeous as is, and unless you are staring at it directly in front of it, it's not noticeable. Maybe break up the perpective with something placed on the floor- like a trashcan or standing tp holder.

I hope you can find a cost effective solution that brings you joy.

Can’t see an issue. Don’t go for dark grout.

Me neither?

barely noticeable even when you pointed it out! No one is going to notice that once it's all kitted out

I don't think this is a case of 'would I accept it'. The floor slopes so if you want tiles you can't avoid it, you have to accept it. I think the tiler has done a good job in following the line of the floor.

The problem is the floor not the tiles. With bigger tiles, vinil tiles etc you wouldn't notice. The metro tiles are showing it because they are small. They look well installed. Either don't look at it or hide it with something. Skirting boards won't work. They will be changing thickness or won't go in an horizontal line at the top.
It looks OK. If you are very pissed about it get this massive plastic tiles monochrome with some marvel patter they will hide the difference, is not more than 2 cm.