My attempt at a bathroom tile job in my Kansas City house is a total mess

I tried to retile my shower using a $40 tile cutter from Harbor Freight and some cheap adhesive. The grout lines are all uneven, and one whole wall is starting to sag after just two weeks. I think the wall wasn't flat enough and I rushed the setting time. Has anyone managed to fix a botched tile job without starting completely over?

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zarapalmer5d ago

I mean, hold on, maybe it's not a total loss. @henderson.mason is probably right about water damage long term, but you could try to brace that sagging wall from the outside and regrout the whole thing to lock it in place. It might buy you a few years before a real redo. Sometimes a messy job just needs a messy fix, you know? I've seen worse hold up with some creative patchwork.

henderson.mason5d ago

Honestly that sagging wall means you gotta tear it out before it causes real damage.