marble bidding suggestions? - DirtyGrout: Stone, Tile and Grout Cleaning Resource

kcstoneguy · #1 01-16-2008, 05:03 PM

Looked at strange or different situation today...the hotel floor had one tile of 12x12 dynasty brown marble going all around the peremter of the floors.of the hallway. Next to the tiles was new carpeting. The tiles had been waxed or a topical coating of some type. So the tiles need to be stripped by hand, then powder polished (i am thinking mb 12 since it is a dry powder)..but this is all going to be hand work, and plus i have to worry about the stripper damaging the carpet as well...each floor has 275 tiles each...

am i wrong or am i making this seem harder than it is??

Maurizio Bertoli · #2 01-16-2008, 08:38 PM

No, you're not wrong, JJ.

Joe Wirtz · #3 01-17-2008, 08:25 AM

I have the exact same situation in a hotel. One row or tile on the edge of every floor - framing the carpet. Lippage to boot. I gave them my quote and suggested they contact the original architect and ask him to chip in.

Well, looking at it positively, if it weren't for architects poor choices about half of us would be doing something else!

kcstoneguy · #4 01-17-2008, 08:30 AM

thanks for the input, i am writing up the bid t his am...the main concern i had was the stripper getting into the carpet. I also failed to mention the entire building was grouted with sanded grout..sweeeeet...

Maurizio Bertoli · #5 01-19-2008, 10:22 AM

Joe:

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if it weren't for architects poor choices about half of us would be doing something else!

Not necessarily. All too many times the specifiers' poor choices are such that the situation is not serviceable at all. And if you get involved at "taking a look" (for free) at those things, then you will be losing your shirt.
There's enough business out there to take care of "normal" situations.