Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Nov 10, 2015 8:56 pm Hi everyone, Hubby and I in the process of settling the land in Perth and finalising a builder to build a two storey house. I am in Perth, WA. We narrowed the builders to three - Broadway Homes, Webb and Brown and APG. We have modified one of their house plan to our specifications and gave them all a list of what we like to have in our house. We have received the pricing from two of them and waiting from one more. We asked for timber tiles in our living areas which is about 90m2 including the hallway and study. One of the builder has given us a quote for $16,500. This is about $183 per m2! The question is: Is this quote reasonable or too much? Have any of you done timber look tiles to you living areas? Is is cheaper to do the tiling after handover? Thanks in advance Re: Timber look tile flooring 2Nov 11, 2015 10:37 am Hi Gaay, I think that's probably about right, depending on the tile. Have they given you a retail allowance for the tile or have you picked it out already? Perhaps you might query that. While we didn't get our main floor tiles done through the builder (it wasn't in the contract), we did use their tiler, and it came to around $108 psm, plus the cost of grout. That was $60psm for labour and $48psm for the tile. We went for a cheap tile though. If we'd gone through the builder they would have added their 25% markup on top of that. I would have a look at the cost of the timber tile you want and work it out that way. If you end up taking the floor tiling out of the contract, I can recommend our tiler, he did an excellent job. Re: Timber look tile flooring 3Nov 11, 2015 2:20 pm Hi Trixee, That is good to know. we went to a couple of tile shop to see some timber look tiles and to be honest they are expensive. We did not take into account the cost of the grout and labour that goes into it. Still learning the process. At the moment, we are still unsure if we want the tiling done by the builder or take it up ourselves later on. Depends whether all of what we want comes within our budget. If we end up taking the floor tiling out of contract, does the installer provide warranty? How does that work? Thank you for the tiler recommendation. I will get in touch with you if I take the floor tiling out of contact, Trixee. Re: Timber look tile flooring 4Nov 11, 2015 3:07 pm The cost of the grout isn't much, but it all adds up - and it's easy to forget if you're supplying your own. If you take the tiling out, the builder generally will not provide a warranty, but you may have an insurance case if there are cracks as a result of settling. Not sure to be honest, it wasn't something we asked about (no good reason, just forgot). But it might also be covered under your own building insurance. I consider it low risk though. What might be risky is if the builder allows you to do it before handover, in which case you should provide a protective cover (we did this and bought some cardboard from Bunnings and spent a day covering the floor on a weekend. There are a couple of photos about this at the end of this blog post: http://www.ecohomestyle.com.au/7-tips-for-getting-your-cabinetry-right/ We only did the main flooring ourselves and the builder did all the wet areas, as that must be done before handover for legal reasons. We did get an independent quote on supplying wall tiles ourselves for the wet areas but there was very little saving compared to just letting the builder get the tiles we wanted, so we let them have it. Re: Timber look tile flooring 5Nov 19, 2015 11:59 am Hi Gaay We have been importing them for 18yrs now. One word of advice....and it does relate to price. Make sure it is as relativistic as possible...you need a tile that looks like wood not a tile with a wood print if that makes sense. The key is the detail and authenticity..you wont people to believe it the real thing. Look for a very clear detailed print and a high frame rate...at least 25-30. A frame is the individual and unique print on each tile...if the eye sees to identical prints a few tiles apart it looses the look all together. Hope it helps Re: Timber look tile flooring 6Nov 19, 2015 12:01 pm Hi Gaay We have been importing them for 18yrs now. One word of advice....and it does relate to price. Make sure it is as relativistic as possible...you need a tile that looks like wood not a tile with a wood print if that makes sense. The key is the detail and authenticity..you wont people to believe it the real thing. Look for a very clear detailed print and a high frame rate...at least 25-30. A frame is the individual and unique print on each tile...if the eye sees to identical prints a few tiles apart it looses the look all together. Hope it helps Attached some pictures of projects we have done hope it inspires... 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We figured that if we do the timber look floor tiles ourselves, we can do rectified and bigger tiles for the price of non rectified of the builders. Something to think about. We really wanted turn key on the house. But looks like it is better to get finishings done after handover. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 11524 Interested in getting either the Polytec Boston Oak or Palace Peak for kitchen cabinets. Looking at the Boston Oak ones, it appears that the colour varies significantly… 0 1791 The estate Covenants (design requirements) must be included in the land contract. If you purchased a resale block then the vender is required to provide/include a copy… 2 9194 |