Grouting tiles under the bathtub?

Hello,

after water damage, the insurance is repairing the apartment for us. During this, a few things have come up that make us suspicious.

In the bathroom, tiles were laid on a wooden ceiling. The tiler has neither grouted the wall nor the floor tiles and has already built in the bathtub. Is that normal?

We could imagine that this affects both the waterproofing and the stability of the tiles under the bathtub.

In addition, the new bathtub is installed and now has to be grouted on top of it. (possible damage to the new tub)
To me, this is illogical. :-(

Can a professional inform us whether this can or should be done this way?

Best regards
Andreas

Hi Andreas,

no, that is not professionally correct. Joints are absolutely necessary, otherwise flexibility and waterproofing are lacking, especially in the bathroom. The tiles under the bathtub also need to be grouted before being backfilled or built in. Ask the tiler why he skipped this step. Were there perhaps problems with drying or time pressure from other trades?

Good luck!

Unfortunately, he does not speak German :-( According to the translation app, he had not yet applied the tile adhesive ... There was no time pressure, he still has to grout now - just not everywhere anymore.

Hey, the reasoning with the missing adhesive is already a bit very very thin. The approach is certainly not understandable for the final state. Are you contacting the project manager of the renovation directly or is this only handled through the tiler on site?

Good luck!