Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Floor to ceiling tiles post-handover 4Feb 16, 2020 10:46 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Floor to ceiling tiles post-handover 7Feb 18, 2020 2:29 pm GAZZABABY amilelka It's true. Much better to get the builder to do it. You will probably pay less to extend the tiles than to call in someone else to do the job afterwards. Also any variations you make generally get added to your mortgage so it makes only a small difference in your repayments. If you do it yourself after you need cash. The problem is we’ll be going well over budget and be looking for things to remove from the build. Looks like we have some tough decisions to make. Thanks all for the advice. Is your builder doing your walk in robe cabinets? We found big savings by doing them ourselves. Basic white melamine cabinetry from builder was $5k, flatpack colour cabinets from Ikea about $1500 Floor to ceiling tiles post-handover 8Feb 18, 2020 11:26 pm I was going to do the same.
I had another tiler in after handover who did some work for a family member and he said that removing the metal trims and tile skirting would require additional work as would removing the tile skirt and the partial cut tiles where tiled area ended. Pulling all that up may require repeat water proofing, plaster rework etc Re: Floor to ceiling tiles post-handover 9Feb 19, 2020 7:33 am supersleuth GAZZABABY amilelka It's true. Much better to get the builder to do it. You will probably pay less to extend the tiles than to call in someone else to do the job afterwards. Also any variations you make generally get added to your mortgage so it makes only a small difference in your repayments. If you do it yourself after you need cash. The problem is we’ll be going well over budget and be looking for things to remove from the build. Looks like we have some tough decisions to make. Thanks all for the advice. Is your builder doing your walk in robe cabinets? We found big savings by doing them ourselves. Basic white melamine cabinetry from builder was $5k, flatpack colour cabinets from Ikea about $1500 The wardrobes are going to be bare and that’s what we’re planning to do. Probably won’t be as nicely finished but will be somewhere we can save. 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 9811 Thanks for the response. Now that I know what I am looking at I would like to slap your builder! It has to has to be removed. I can't understand why someone would say… 5 1219 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… 1 658 |