TedDibiase

Alot of wood materials shrink because the varnish wears out after a while, so if you go for wood make sure its treated wood so the shrinkage is very minute

Thanks for sharing TS

Only thing is that you have to notify the town council and tell them what is going on. For all of us, which town council is the one that is doing this to you?

This is a statement i really agree with as maintaining your grouts and tiles will always take time and effort

No they are not, porcelain from i know have a higher density from what i remember what one contractor had told me before

You should not do that as that damage your tiles permanently as bleach can be quite corrosive on the enamels of various types of tiles

This kind of thing you probably can only buy online on aliexpress as its more of a spare part than anything else

This is quite an interesting question and i remember a friend doing exactly that and his flooring looks very nice after that with even a luster to it

Is the leak continuous? If its continuous then its leak, else its condensation Clean the area with a dry tissue and if a droplet appears again within 15 mins, then there is a leak somewhere

Did you guys trying giving HDB or your Town Council a call? Maybe they have a contractor they can recommend?

TS you mean only inside the bowl area and nowhere else?

From the picture you posted it does seem that the tiles below are the ones that have gaps below them so as you walk they then become depressed

The pricing seems more or less correct according to me

What a way to put it but its a good way to deal with contractors

If you are worried about footsteps just seal the tile or just do a weekly mopping no need to be an over zealous mopper

Actually why you want to convert your tiles to matte if you don't mind me asking? Glossy tiles seems rather nice

I think it probably has to do with the type of paint used

For staircase and floor polishing i remember the polishing rates should be different because of different materials

Why not just purchase online or from taobao?

In this case its toilet tiles so a steam vacuum won't really help as the toilet already has alot of moisture from the way the OP describes

The waterproofing part is an issue for overlay, so its better in my own opinion to hack and relay it

Very interesting service i have to say

Now i know why old HDB flats cost so much

Same here as well, it would maybe be rather interesting to have different rooms with different grouts though

Got what you meant, lime stains i think in our climate quite common actually