If you ask me, the price too cheap to be believe.

Anyway don't only compare $$$, other like quality, what included, what the site like, and is there water proofing? Labor job is not apple to apple comparison.

Most important, all few quote if the job are big.

During niro sales, the price are much lower.

I brought my Niro during warehouse sales. 2x2 around your offer price, maybe cheaper. That was around mid 2011

Unless below is not cemuntum. I was deciding between grocerra or Niro, but was siding to grocerra similar model. Lucky Niro had warehouse sales, and that price made it cheaper than grocerra.

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Added on December 27, 2012, 7:07 pmMaybe price have gone up. I will soon buy some to keep, by than I will know the price.

This post has been edited by weikee: Dec 27 2012, 07:07 PM

Not really the cheapest, my friend also renovate early this year, he got niro similar range, he told me similar price. I gave him my receipt for his reference.

2x2 are per piece, after offer is around 20+, 1x2 price are about 9 per piece,

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Added on December 27, 2012, 11:12 pmThat is during warehouse sales price I saw in 2011.

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Added on December 27, 2012, 11:27 pmAnother place to source is IPMuda, sometime they have promotion too. They carry Niro brand. Is one of the sale person told us the Niro warehouse sale promotion and advice us go there cc66.

This post has been edited by weikee: Dec 27 2012, 11:27 PM

Your price work out to be RM 9.2 per sqft, I have not seen this tiles but for that price is consider high end tile. You have not include installation. Maybe another RM 5 for installation that work out to be around RM 14.2 close to installing Merbau hardwood flooring for 3" width type.

More selection at Superceramic, and general tiles seller. Guocera shop only sell Guocera tiles, Niro shop only sell Niro.You can try another big tiles shop at cambell area.

Installation is still chargeable work. First grade tiles can be cheap, the price of the tiles you mention are more like a high end tiles like how feruni market its tiles.

First grade and high end is different thing.

Tiles maintenance are lower, but it does stain and fade

If you get grade 2, lower grade or some term is Grade B it may have one or more defective e.g.

- Some area of the tiles surface are bloated / pregnant
- Tiles wrap
- Tiles are not cut symmetrical, you notice some are offset in one angle
- color inconsistence even in the same batch.
- Size inconsistence, even same box some can be bigger than other.

Basically these are manufacturing defective.

This post has been edited by weikee: Jun 6 2013, 02:33 PM

Variance in between the spec are ok. But some can be very bad.

I use Grade 2 for non exposed / cover area like under the wash basin.

If already stated Grade 2 or B, you won't get refund for the defective i mention unless the tiles break. Grade A, you can change need to ask the seller.

How do you check each piece of tile when you buying in hundred or thousands pieces?

You want to change from tiles to broken marbles or from broken marbles to tiles?

Change all to hardwood. 2,300 sqft about RM46k

Good and nice 2x2 with installation will be about 25k using 5.00 for tile and 6.00 for installation fit every sqft. Broken marbles maybe somewhere in between.

You have not factor in skirting.

His estimation based on 1100 sqft, your is 2300. Labour alone using his rate is about 9k for your condo. You need go see 2x2 tiles price range between 10-16 suite your taste. Labour cab be different, remember pay peanut get monkey.

Condo installation sometime can be higher because of more logistics work.

You have not factor hacking cost fit old tiles, disposal cost. And like I mention early skirting.

Got many more cost. I personally think you need 25k. 2300 is very big area.

If a hole is there, get concrete cover. Don't plaster it. It could be drain access.

This one is roof opening, your ealier description make it like floor "hole", which usually are drain access. What is the below access?

If no one will be walking on the top, don't need concrete slab. Glass will be nice, but expensive, pros is less noisy and won't fade. Poly will fade and noisy. A forumer here mention about better quality poly + thicker that will not fade and quiet as glass but I am not sure, you have to search and ask the person.

If not enough supporting, will need addtional Pillar and Beam. That need to be consider. Ask contractor to quote. Need to link back to the existing slab too.