The national tiles guy recommended the spray for ease of use (this was after we had done it all by paintbrush).
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Simonds Express Westbury Build 77Apr 25, 2017 6:05 pm Satria Megera Where is this Rathdowne? Definitely don't have pictures of the tiles polished, they are matte and don't really shine up. They look nice when they are freshly washed (which is a pain in the backside TBH, the only way I can get these tiles to look nice is to wash them by hand). This is down in Tarneit. One day i sort of love the 'grid' look another day I just dont feel for them. I've asked the consultant about changing them but The express package is pretty much lockdown in looks. She did suggest that I could opt out and not have the tiles laid down and I choose my own tiles but it has to be done outside of simonds. Only thing about that is I still pay for the Rathdowne tiles regardless and then of course I have to pay for the tiles that I want. She gave a rough quote that its probably going to cost me $2 to $3k to do that. Might visit a few tile showroom just to see what I van afford They should be able to do the coloured grout, a lot of people have been able to get colour match. I can understand why they wouldn't change the actual tiles though. The only reason we have colour match now is because of our grout being faulty. I like the dark grout purely for keeping it clean and nice looking reasons. We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: Simonds Express Westbury Build 78Apr 25, 2017 8:09 pm Megera They should be able to do the coloured grout, a lot of people have been able to get colour match. I can understand why they wouldn't change the actual tiles though. The only reason we have colour match now is because of our grout being faulty. I like the dark grout purely for keeping it clean and nice looking reasons. I didnt know the dark grout was even an option so will definitely go for that now. If its something i want to change later on might just go for vinyl planks similar to this Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Simonds Express Westbury Build 79May 09, 2017 7:58 pm How is your new home going ? We have been in our Westbury for 3 months now ! Front yard is done now working on the backyard - do u have any updated photos ? Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17581 thank you! do we need to get this or our builder before we commence new build on the block? 2 10410 Hi, did you get any money from insurance? if you did, does it match what you've already paid the builders? 3 9563 |