Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Jun 30, 2020 6:21 pm G' day I upgraded tiles from ceramic to porcelain and builder is charging as below - Provide additional cleaning requirements due to client upgrading to polished Porcelain internal floor tiles - $650 Can you please comment if this is normal? Raiyan Re: Upgrade to porcelain tiles is requiring additional clean 2Jul 01, 2020 9:54 am Porcelain tiles are supplied with a coating when packaged to help protect their surface. Once the tiler lays them the surface of the tiles is quite hazy after grouting as the coating holds any fine dust. They generally need 2 or 3 cleans before the Tile surface is totally clean and will sparkle for you, so i personally dont think its unwarranted. You could always meet in the middle and Lay Porcelain timber tiles, you get the timber look but the durability of tiles 6 2493 ![]() Was the original price for turning the alfresco into house area a quote or a variation? 5 1534 If builder knew site conditions were "P" then that should have been allowed for in the contract. Builder would have built "P" class slabs and known the cost so what is the… 11 2131 ![]() |