Our contractor hired a tiler who quoted 1/4th of the usual price for our remodel. It seemed like a good deal until 3 days later. We noticed a lot of fundamental problems - the tiles weren’t lining up, the spacing was uneven and incorrect, and the shower floor wasn’t sloped correctly. They had to bring in a more competent tiler who had to undo and redo the entire work, get another handyman to spend hours cleaning up the tiles for use again, and buy some new tile as well. Overall, it cost more money, time, and frustration than just hiring a more reputed and expensive tiler.
The lesson here isn’t to pay more. Not everything that’s expensive is good and not everything that’s cheap is bad; sometimes you can get a good deal. It’s to prioritize quality and risk as well when making consequential purchase or hiring decisions.