Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 03, 2013 8:01 pm As we approach handover (still 4 months away but still), we need to consider flooring in the living areas. We, as everyone now it seems, like the 600x600 tiles. Out of all the places we have been to (in Perth), we only liked one tile. We were quoted $9250 for 102m2 ($90.70/m2) that includes everything - supply and lay. Most of the stores' tiles were 60-100/m2 so that cost will cover just the tiles. The tiles we want are ceramic and not rectified so will have 3mm grout lines. We read and are told that porcelain are the best as is rectified edges with thinner grout lines for the look blah blah. The questions I ask are 1) Is it really that much better getting porcelain tiles vs ceramic? 2) Rectified vs not. Is it worth the extra cost for thinner grout lines? 3) Can anyone else share what tiles they have and the cost to lay? We have lived in our current house for 9.5 years with 310x310 ceramic tiles and apart from a couple of chips in the kitchen and some dirty grout, they have been fine. This is the tile we want. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Floor Tiles - Cost? Ceramic vs Porcelain? Rectified? 2Aug 03, 2013 10:37 pm we bought 600 x 600 rectified glazed porcelain for $36ish per square metre. laying cost is anything from $40-$70 per square metre depending on who you get to quote. The tile shops are pretty pricey for laying. Our tiler reckons he won't need to screed as the slab is pretty flat but this again depends on who you talk to. They make the room much easier to clean for one, reflect more light (if light colour tiles are used), and you dont end up with dust on the top edge of tiles (cause most… 3 9592 To put anything over slate you will need to put self level compound over the entire area as slate various in thickness and is very un even. To install most types of… 1 379 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16553 |