I live in a rental apartment where the landlord is fully renovating the bathroom. Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed; it was much nicer with flawless tiles before. The landlord's project manager considers this a borderline case and claims not to have enough knowledge to have the craftsmen redo the wall covering. He suggested it wouldn't be as noticeable once the bathtub and other furnishings were installed (!).
The craftsman was here again and hit quite hard with a hammer on the bumps under the wall covering. Behind it are drywall panels with filler in some places. The filler wasn't smooth before the wall covering was put up. The filler and some screw heads are causing all the bumps.
The top border is not attached in three places, so I can lift it and peek inside. Silicone has been used very generously in the seam at the ceiling, with an uneven silicone strip between 1-4 cm wide that shines brightly. The ceiling has been repainted, and the paint forms large irregularities (lumps) in several places. The bathroom floor mat is not sealed against the threshold, where I can also peek underneath. The old door frame, which cracked during demolition, has now only been covered with a strip (which isn't even new but has marks and dents). It doesn't reach down to the floor, missing about 1 cm.
The threshold is constructed of three parts in different wood types and colors, each with a very different height.
The entry of the pipes into the wall is to be covered with a box of some kind. The plumbing is not finished yet.
The bathroom door has several splatters of white paint and is damaged on the side.
The bathroom cabinet doors are completely warped.
Awaiting an objective inspector, but do they also assess aesthetics? Doesn't the landlord, (a large municipal landlord), have any say in this?
Attaching pictures (as I haven't wiped away all the dirt).
The craftsman was here again and hit quite hard with a hammer on the bumps under the wall covering. Behind it are drywall panels with filler in some places. The filler wasn't smooth before the wall covering was put up. The filler and some screw heads are causing all the bumps.
The top border is not attached in three places, so I can lift it and peek inside. Silicone has been used very generously in the seam at the ceiling, with an uneven silicone strip between 1-4 cm wide that shines brightly. The ceiling has been repainted, and the paint forms large irregularities (lumps) in several places. The bathroom floor mat is not sealed against the threshold, where I can also peek underneath. The old door frame, which cracked during demolition, has now only been covered with a strip (which isn't even new but has marks and dents). It doesn't reach down to the floor, missing about 1 cm.
The threshold is constructed of three parts in different wood types and colors, each with a very different height.
The entry of the pipes into the wall is to be covered with a box of some kind. The plumbing is not finished yet.
The bathroom door has several splatters of white paint and is damaged on the side.
The bathroom cabinet doors are completely warped.
Awaiting an objective inspector, but do they also assess aesthetics? Doesn't the landlord, (a large municipal landlord), have any say in this?
Attaching pictures (as I haven't wiped away all the dirt).
Yes, there are standards for aesthetics as well.G Gullan J said:
I'm not an expert on the rules, but I would think so, at least some of it.
If it's a rental, it's not your responsibility or problem...
If you think it looks bad, call the landlord or their representative and point out the deficiencies, ideally being somewhat informed about gvk.
Unfortunately, it can end up like this when it's piecework if the focus is just on the money...
If you think it looks bad, call the landlord or their representative and point out the deficiencies, ideally being somewhat informed about gvk.
Unfortunately, it can end up like this when it's piecework if the focus is just on the money...
The landlord's representative looked but said they did not have enough knowledge to determine if it needs to be redone. He said the impartial inspector will decide.nino said:
The bathroom was much nicer before the renovation with tiles in good condition, nothing was done sloppily. Now I have to pay increased rent for something that looks much worse than before.
That the threshold looks like that is quite common when you've had floor layers who don't have very friendly carpenter friends...
Then I think the landlord should contact an impartial inspector...
Either they've had a bad week, those who did your bathroom, because it doesn't look good...
One of the mistakes could be overlooked but not all in the same bathroom.
Then I think the landlord should contact an impartial inspector...
Either they've had a bad week, those who did your bathroom, because it doesn't look good...
One of the mistakes could be overlooked but not all in the same bathroom.