My friend table top. Why so many people like black galaxy?



This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Mar 2 2013, 12:17 AM

Black Galaxy Concrete Top look nice!

depends on individual taste... black glossy surface can see dust easily.

I've just done my concrete table top..
but the contractor's work is a let down.. tiles not align properly and in some areas even not flat.. some tiles were even chipped..

is it possible to hack the tiles he have done and get some one else to do the tiling.. meaning just replacing the tiles and reuse the concrete table top..

As long as u r willing to spend, u may hack existing tiles and redo d tiling.

Removed tiles usually deformed. Cannot be reused.

Found a contractor whose willing to redo the tilling for a very reasonable price..

Another mistake i've found yesterday.. My contractor make the concrete table top too high from what I requested.. I requested 35-36inch.. Instead the table top is now more than 37inch..

Anyway to lower the height? Any suggestion?

normally what type of tiles are used for kitchen top ?
porcelain or ceramic ?? which is more heat and scratch resistance ??

looking to survey tiles for my kitchen top but dunno what type i should be aware of

Use porcelain

Normally for table top should be 33 to 34 inch. U can raise up floor if floor tiling not yet done. Just my 2 cents

There are 4 x 2 tile just for table top.

4x2 ....sweet , means less grout
porcelain also?
is the 4x2 price similar to 2 pcs of 2x2 or way more expensive ?

I'm not sure what is it, but cost around RM100, tickness 1.2cm.

Here's my kitchen top.


This post has been edited by swdee2: Feb 11 2015, 04:47 PM


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nice top. what tile do u use? china made? which shop did u get it from? heard the cost for tiling tabletop is higher than floor, is it true?

I think the tiles is from Indon.
I bought it from Super Ceramic.
Table top tiles labour only for 14 x 9 = RM 2600
The 4 x 2 table top is super heavy, i can't even lift it easily by my own.

This post has been edited by swdee2: Feb 11 2015, 05:23 PM

thanks for sharing, will keep that in mind when scouting later

Here's my kitchen top using Niro Cementum series 2x2




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looks like we have the same color for kitchen, cement backdrop, black table top n white cabinet.

Just for the hood ducting, i just leave it open, support with ikea algot system.