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Discuss Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc. in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; What would you say is your ratio/trend of working with stone tiles or Ceramics/porcelains etc. I would say mine is 70% stone 20% porcs 10% cerams at present...
          
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    Default Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    What would you say is your ratio/trend of working with stone tiles or Ceramics/porcelains etc.


    I would say mine is 70% stone 20% porcs 10% cerams at present

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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    i would say 70% pocs 20% ceramics 10% stone..
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    i would say 50% ceramics, 40% porcelain and 10% stone. most of my jobs at the moment are low end bathrooms

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    not enough stone for me at present probs about 30/70 split

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    40% ceramics, 50% Porcelain and remaining stone but nothing special in the latter
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    Yeah 70/30 is about spot on Dave at the minute.

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    I haven't done a stone job this year, with 99% being porcelain and the rest ceramic. Big stone supplier up close to me have been offering 75% discount on installation with most sales.
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    Lots of trav and porc this year so far, 40 stone, 40 porc, 20 ceramic.
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    60% ceramic, 20% porcelain and 20% stone for me

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    95% stone for me, i don't touch ceramics and if i get asked to do them i always over price the job so if i get it its worth while.
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    Same as Dave for me

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    99% porcelain for me.
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    85% stone, just coming to the end of 6 months at the same house! 10% porc. 5% ceramic for me

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    6 months that job must be worth some pictures

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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    Quote Originally Posted by borgie View Post
    85% stone, just coming to the end of 6 months at the same house! 10% porc. 5% ceramic for me
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    6 months that job must be worth some pictures
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    nice 1 dave he he. there are some pics on show us ur work thread. i took some more today and will be uploading them soon. we would have finished today but some nice people have stolen 4 slabs of slate from an unpacked pallet, that we needed to finish an outdoor water feature. so we'll back again. not good
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    50 ceramic
    30 porcelain
    20 stone
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    I average ....
    50% porcelain
    30% stone
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    Default Re: Ratio of Tiling with Stone or Ceramics etc.

    not sure 70% porcelain 25 % natural 5% ceramic

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy allen View Post
    i would say 70% pocs 20% ceramics 10% stone..
    Exactly the same as Andy

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