yob 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2007 Renovated my house 8 years ago .. Then I bought the stones from my friend who is in the stone business. So, I got my materials for a very reasonable price !!Has since join him in the stone business.My contractor then was T2. Did not engage ID.Recently did house rejuvenation works ... bypassed contractors ... did my own planning and sourcing. So, what colours are you planning for your floors ?Planning on those light brown/cream colour marble slabs... btw, are those lower priced marble slab recommended? Saw some marble slabs going for bout $7+ at NH Ceramics few months back.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike kilo 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2007 Planning on those light brown/cream colour marble slabs... btw, are those lower priced marble slab recommended? Saw some marble slabs going for bout $7+ at NH Ceramics few months back..Hi Yob,$7+/sqft ? Where's the marble from ? Urm .. where prices are concerned, my own rule of thumb is always ... "Things are cheap for a reason". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yob 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2007 Hi Yob,$7+/sqft ? Where's the marble from ? Urm .. where prices are concerned, my own rule of thumb is always ... "Things are cheap for a reason".Saw it at NH ceramics at bkt merah, not sure the country of origin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prismo 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2007 Thanks for the info. Will bear in mind. Will do my contractor search first before anything else.Well, MiniCrystals, like I mentioned, is a type of man-made stone. Its price, generally, is comparable to mid-ranch marble.However, if we were to target at one specific colour ... say pure white. Pure white marble is very expensive and very porous. A cheaper alternative would then be white minicrystal stone. Price for white minicrystal stone is about a quarter of that of white marble. In addition, minicrystal has a porosity indicator of almost zero. I tested it by pouring red wine onto the minicrystal tile. It wipes of clean Contractors will of course recommend their own suppliers cos they do earn from there. I have friends who got the stones from me, then ask their contractor's tilers to lay the flooring for them.As to your concern regarding stains on marble .. well .. natural stones have their own charms ... and their quirks... as do all other materials.Another way of minimising your headache over the choice of materials, is to first set your budget. Once you have the budget in mind, look for materials that fall within your range. From there, weigh their pros and cons.!!Hi Yob,$7+/sqft ? Where's the marble from ? Urm .. where prices are concerned, my own rule of thumb is always ... "Things are cheap for a reason".Then what kind of price are we looking at for a fairly good quality one. Italian $$? Spain? China - poorer quality? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
