Hi

any advice?

so far only went to hafary at balestier

was wondering where to get nice tiles (should be China ones) at wholesale prices

or any existing threads on this?

thanks

if you are getting your own tiles i.e. not through contractor or ID

you can ask for 20% discount at the tile shops e.g. hafary, hup kiong etc

Since you were in balestier road for Hafary, didn't you drop by Hup Kiong & Lian Sen Huat? They are all on the same row of shophouses.

I think Nam Huat's outlet is just a bit further down the road.

if you are getting your own tiles i.e. not through contractor or ID

you can ask for 20% discount at the tile shops e.g. hafary, hup kiong etc

Do u mean its cheaper to get our own tiles then get contractor to fix?

Do u mean its cheaper to get our own tiles then get contractor to fix?

not necessarily cheaper. just that if you buy the tiles yourself you'll get the 20%

but usually when contractors / ID quote for flooring work they already take the 20% into consideration

most prob if you buy your own tiles then get contractor to lay will come up to around the same price

Hi

any advice?

so far only went to hafary at balestier

was wondering where to get nice tiles (should be China ones) at wholesale prices

or any existing threads on this?

thanks

A better option is to get yr ID to show you around to select your tiles. You don't always have to accept the ID's recommended tile supplier, as you could ask him to go to yr chosen tile supplier if you think his supplier does not have the tiles you like. At least you have a price benchmark for the tiles you like from looking around on your own first.

Besides, choosing the right tiles for your home is, in my view, probably the single most important step in your renovation because the color, pattern and size of the tiles should match the concept / theme for yr flat renovation.

My ID suggested color schemes, tile sizes, patterns and threw in some ideas during the tile selection so that I was able to decide within a relatively short time of 30 minutes.

It helped that he was experienced and knew his stuff. e.g. had he not used words like "oh, see this granite piece and how it looks 'cleaner' than the other granite grade" the small but perceptible difference b/w the 2 grades of granite would have escaped my eyes.

Only someone who has had long years of experience with selecting tiles could note the differences and I valued that contribution.

P.S.

Please note I am not saying all IDs have good color sense and knowledge! Some IDs in my view are color blind! Or suggest wacky ideas!

You need to know what you want, and how the chosen tiles all fit in.

Applefreak: noted with thanks

i only dropped by Hafary cos my mum sadi they were reasonable

Yokine/Hook wai: Will drop by soon on the other shops so that i can compare the prices

Is the workmanship good?

Bluefly: Thought of going down, choose tiles and then get my contractor to lay

No ID for me. i am on a tight budget and will ask my contractor if he got any kang tou

so far just scouting around to check on prices of household appliances

will post a quote soon and see if my contractor will 'con' me

thanks all

My contractor brings us to Surface @ Defu Lane, they have really nice tiles there...

but the only prob was... most of those nice tiles are out of stock...

Not really happy with it, but fortunately the salesperson there was really very patient and helpful.

Overally we still managed to choose our kitchen & bathroom tiles over there.