mrspiglet 2 Report post Posted April 20, 2009 ericivy79's marble gouting is has a darker colour than aijo's. From the picture, it makes the room very dark and messy. If I were u, I would hack it even if it's gold. But seriously, don't keep something if it's going to cause you any regrets later on. Coz home is a place where u need to feel comfortable. And flooring is most important coz it comes before any other renovations, so u need to think carefully. You can consider overlay, but need to take note of the permissible ruling for floor-to-ceiling height. if u decided to keep. like someone suggested, go direct to contractor will save u quite abit. Coz ID will sure take a bite. + this kinda thing needs little coordination. Just ask ID to stopwork on a weekend, before any carpentry goes up, to do the polishing. Normally ID don't work on weekends. And polishing is almost noiseless... so u can ask the polisher to work on weekend. i agree with hihihi that ericivy79's broken marble is a little messy look becos of the dark lines. Would be touch choice over hacking or keeping, since marble is really much better alternative to homogeneous tiles, which the grouting can be a pain to maintain. I would have overlay with laminated flooring. That's my personal choice n preference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hello88 2 Report post Posted April 20, 2009 try to preserve marble flooring as it add value to future valuation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericivy79 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2009 ehm...Very very grateful all of your suggestion and feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hamdan 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I really hope my broken marble can same with you after polished. Can you show me before the photo b4 you polish? My ID said it need abt 1700 for living/dining and 3 bedroom. Hw big is yr sq area? 1700 is ex... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericivy79 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2009 Hi, yup..very expensive. My flat is 4 room 106 sq ft. I got another quote from contractor only 950. Hw big is yr sq area? 1700 is ex... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbtgal 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2009 HI aijo your marble flooring very nice - looks like a calm pond after polishing. Reminds me of some serene place that has a pond. Hi ericivy79 so u decided to polish your flooring? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aijo 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2009 Hi Ericivy, Polishing usually come last in a renovation, do not hurry to commit. Should get a few quotation from outside to compare what your IDs/contractors gave you. For best result, be there when these people are polishing so that you can check and ask them to touch up some areas. I found this on google http://www.aclass.com.sg Hi Pbtgal, Thanks thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericivy79 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2009 Hi pbtgal, I haven't confirm but i think most likely i will polish it bc of tight budget. HI aijo your marble flooring very nice - looks like a calm pond after polishing. Reminds me of some serene place that has a pond. Hi ericivy79 so u decided to polish your flooring? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest melancholic Report post Posted April 22, 2009 Hi pbtgal, I haven't confirm but i think most likely i will polish it bc of tight budget. What's the cost quoted to you for polishing? The IDs I spoke to quoted from a range of $650 to $1200 for polishing the marble at the living room! The more ex one mentioned that its because he has to use a diamond cutter machine to grind the marble first before dunno what else.. then polish. Main claim is that this one, the shine will be brighter and last longer. He gave illustration of car polish... 3 step including waxing and polishing.. vs 1 step. Frankly, I'm not sure if its all gimmicks or that should be the standard. He claims that te $600 quotes are for simple buffing/polishing using those wax/polishing machines that shopping centres use to polish/was their floors. Anyone can explain this? And what's the real market rate? thanks alot in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chronograph 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 What's the cost quoted to you for polishing? The IDs I spoke to quoted from a range of $650 to $1200 for polishing the marble at the living room! The more ex one mentioned that its because he has to use a diamond cutter machine to grind the marble first before dunno what else.. then polish. Main claim is that this one, the shine will be brighter and last longer. He gave illustration of car polish... 3 step including waxing and polishing.. vs 1 step. Frankly, I'm not sure if its all gimmicks or that should be the standard. He claims that te $600 quotes are for simple buffing/polishing using those wax/polishing machines that shopping centres use to polish/was their floors. Anyone can explain this? And what's the real market rate? thanks alot in advance. 4 room should be around 600 plus and diamond cut plus all the steps.... 1200 is chop carrot. Frankly, I agreed that it is really messy for broken marble and old design but it will last and easy maintenance. To replace or not depends on how deep your pocket is. For me i will make do with it if no budget. If have budget, replace it with full marble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lanesraki 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Hi pbtgal, I haven't confirm but i think most likely i will polish it bc of tight budget. hi eric ... if i m u... i will hack those old broken marbles flooring off and lay new homo tiles to the color design i like... for hack an laying 4rm homo tiles ,,,shld be not 2 expensive ... around $4K + - shld be able to do it. your polishing cost 1.7k ... hmm... pay 2k + more u get new nice flooring to your liking... y not.. Edited April 23, 2009 by jailbird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hello88 2 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) To replace or not depends on how deep your pocket is. For me i will make do with it if no budget. If have budget, replace it with full marble. ya, if got budget, go for either full marble or granite. A trustworthy contractor or ID would advise one to retain the marble even if there's some parts broken as it can be polished to make it natural again and the broken parts would not be visible. Need alot of work to mend the broken parts as that's what happened to my friend's place. Wow, the end results was amazing. Edited April 23, 2009 by hello88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericivy79 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 My two shortlisted ID give me FOC in polishing the living and dining marble. The cost from another contractor for grinding and polishing the marbles for 3rooms, living/dining halls and storeroom is $950.00 I will get the key on 17 jun, now is too early to confirm and sign with my ID. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hello88 2 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 My two shortlisted ID give me FOC in polishing the living and dining marble. The cost from another contractor for grinding and polishing the marbles for 3rooms, living/dining halls and storeroom is $950.00 I will get the key on 17 jun, now is too early to confirm and sign with my ID. wow, 17 Jun still quite far away but good timing as u can still look around and shortlist more ID. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 My two shortlisted ID give me FOC in polishing the living and dining marble. The cost from another contractor for grinding and polishing the marbles for 3rooms, living/dining halls and storeroom is $950.00 I will get the key on 17 jun, now is too early to confirm and sign with my ID. Ask your ID/contractor to do patching for the cracks before polishing. This will make it more harder to see the cracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
