Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 17, 2013 2:46 pm Hi we are building our new home with Ausbuild. Not decided yet about what we are going to use for the floor covering. If Tile we are thinking of timber look tiles / rectified tiles Has anyone use this before? Any comments about it? What about the cost of labor? Thanks Re: Tile 3Apr 17, 2013 6:15 pm We are having rectified tiles. I was quoted $1000 extra per room to lay the tile due to the additional labor Re: Tile 5Apr 17, 2013 6:49 pm here is what rectified is A rectified tile is a tile that has been cut after manufacture to ensure that it is truly square. For example, a production batch of ceramic tiles which have been manufactured at 305mm x 610mm will all be re-cut to 300x600 at the same time to ensure they are all the same size and are truly square. The reason why tilers charge more to lay a rectified tile is that typically they are laid at 1.5mm spacing (minimum allowed by Australian standards) to provide a beautiful finish. This is more difficult to lay than wider spacing as wider grout lines give more room for movement during installation. If the tiles are rectified and the grout line is 1.5mm then the tiler must ensure that the substrate is as level and perfect as possible. The thinner grout lines also mean that there is less room for error. This is time consuming work and so the installation cost reflects the extra time and care required for the job. Re: Tile 6Apr 18, 2013 1:21 pm I've just purchased the timber-look tiles to be used on my front portico/entryway, and think they look fantastic. I would love to have them installed indoors too, but they weren't an option during the build, so I'll leave it three to five years and do it when the floors need work. Cost was about $80/m^2 for the actual tiles. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There's a whole heap of other different shades available, of course... but yeah, really happy with the look of these ones. Unfortunately since we're installing them ourselves I can't really comment on the cost to install. Building a Delta 21 at Craigieburn - http://homeofzero.blogspot.com.au/ Deposit: 26/02. Contract: 22/05. Settlement: 29/05. Site start: 18/10. Looking for advice on whether this variation in tile colour is acceptable. The large tile on the left was used in my main bathroom renovation 1 year ago. My ensuite… 0 6000 Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 4958 |