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[Olympia5776]

I've just noticed this thread and haven't read all the posts on it but I have to say to Kate that I understand her disappointment . All that effort in tiling the reminder of the wall ,grouting it and all to a good standard too , but it is all destroyed by the total lack of colour match .
You have a lovely kitchen and this just spoils the effect and would upset me too.
I don'y know the reasons behind the choice but if it was anything other than the originals being unavailable then it's a great shame .

[Stemo]

I'm saying no more, you'll be sorry to hear. There are obviously some people who are immovable in their views and others who have never had to live in the real world.

[Kate]

Thanks for the supportive comments. It means a lot.

I'm going to get some cheap tiles and do it myself. I've just finished tiling the bathroom with white tiles. They were £4.95 from B&Q for a box of 44. I'm not the best tiler but at least all the tiles will match.

[tigers_gonads]

Not read the full thread but I think I get the jist of it

A few things to think about 

You live in a state subsidised council house (so do I  )

How old was the original tiles and are they still made because tile manufactures change the range pretty often.

Who pays the man from the council to spend hours or indeed days looking for tiles that are a perfect match. You do through your council tax so are we all happy to chip in so that mr council worker can spend time looking ?

Sorry Kate, I think you are expecting too much here 

[Elite Pete]

I rent from a private landlord and the rent takes a huge portion of the minimum wage I get. The cottage was referbished in 1980 and it has a terrible pampas green toilet and sink but the shower which has just been fitted to replace the leaking bath (leaked 4 years ago) is white. The tiling and floor covering was left for me to do plus I replaced a large section of the dining room ceiling due to a hole and bulge which has been there since the first leak 4 years ago. I would love an affordable council house where the landlord can be held accountable but I don't meet their criteria, if I ask for too much here I would be given my 2 months notice to quit 

[taitinson]

Having read all the post's i have to agree with all of STEMO's posts..........
You can but ask the landlord to see if a solution can be found, worst they can say is no.
Keep looking and i'm sure the job front will pick up soon, as summer is around the corner, place will be full of emmets before you know it

[Kate]

The worst thing is that they have the tiles to match but the warehouse guy couldn't be bothered to look.

[Kevin Wood]

Do you know the manufacturer of the tiles?

I needed some tiles to match our bathroom after an alteration. At the time it was 7 or 8 years old and I didn't hold out much hope. I contacted the Spanish manufacturer of the tiles directly and they couldn't have been more helpful. They explained that it was an old design but that they had the tiles I needed in stock. They advised me who the local stockist was and arranged to have them shipped there for my collection. I was amazed. I had pretty much resigned myself to tiling the whole lot again.

[Kate]

The workman said the tiles were from their stores. I'm going to ask them to do the job properly.

This is from the first paragraph of the Cornwall Housing repairs page.

We aim to provide the best repairs service in the country and we have a comprehensive repairs policy that offers very high standards of repairs and services to tenants.

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/council-housing/repairs-maintenance-and-improvements/mid-cornwall-tenants-repairs/responsive-repairs/

[kevinp58]

Thanks for the supportive comments. It means a lot.

I'm going to get some cheap tiles and do it myself. I've just finished tiling the bathroom with white tiles. They were £4.95 from B&Q for a box of 44. I'm not the best tiler but at least all the tiles will match.

Just get a few patterned ones to break it up.