Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 23, 2013 11:21 pm Hi folks, I'm building a new house and am interested in using 60x60cm glossy tiles for the main living areas. My builder has informed me that to do that means that I'm going with porcelain tiles and that this would require the surface of the slab to have another layer of sand cement. He also mentioned that the frames would need to be adjusted as the doors would need to be higher due to the extra layer of surface material and of course all these would mean extra $$$$. I'm a bit confused on this since slabs should be pretty smooth anyway and tiles are tiles so what is the difference between laying standard range ceramic tiles and large porcelain tiles . Can anyone advise please..Thanks Re: Porcelain tiles floor surface 2Jan 23, 2013 11:56 pm Danwah we are having 600 X 600 porcelain tile installed after handover, using the builders tiler who seems pretty good. As long as the slab is fairly level they would adjust any minor deviation with extra glue (adhesive). If there are major lumps and bumps then they may have to grind it level or screed some sandy concete mix to level things out, similar to what they do in bathrooms. No one has said anything about adjusting door frames etc. -------------------------------------- Pakman Building with Domain/Plunkett build: viewtopic.php?t=59158 Re: Porcelain tiles floor surface 3Jan 24, 2013 12:10 am Hi Pakman thanks for that info. That's very helpful as I thought I had no choice in the matter but to go with their standard range if I wanted to avoid the extra costs. Any recommendations on where to buy the 60x60 tiles in Sydney? Re: Porcelain tiles floor surface 4Jan 24, 2013 9:50 am We also had 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles laid after handover. The concrete slab had to be levelled and this required grinding and filling, which cost us around $600 I think. There is a special concrete leveling compound that gets used as the filler - you find it in Bunnings and larger hardware stores. Most large porcelain tiles are slightly thicker than ceramic tiles, however carpet on underlay is even thicker. Builders should be hanging doors with enough clearance for carpet even if they are not installing carpet. Our builder came back after we installed carpet and tiles and adjusted the doors that scraped on said carpet and tiles after they were laid. No additional charge as they should have made allowance for this when the doors were hung. It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8245 You can wash over existing pavers with 10% solution of water and hydrochloric acid, then wash off. The acid will provide for required bond key with new concrete. 1 36949 |