"8 Fresh Ideas for Kitchen Backsplashes" and "Getting Started - 10 Steps to a New Kitchen" Celebrate Kitchen & Bath Month
RESPONSE 2In my case, I must say that the best friend is lovely. She asks questions, gives her opinion, but her "way" is very sensitive to both me and her friend. My vibe toward her has always been very welcoming, so maybe that has made a slight difference. If your vibe is somewhat negative, that could make a difference in your case, so I'd look at that as a possible contentious situation.In my opinion, it seems to benefit everyone because the customer gets a better price, the showroom sells tile and we are not responsible for any tile ordering!With exterior decorative concrete applications, especially in Utah, you have to think about snow removal. When a driveway is colored and stamped to look like stone, it is harder to maintain. More care must be taken when shoveling to avoid chipping the edges of the patterns. It helps if the color is continuous within the slab, rather than an overlay, which will expose a different surface beneath if it separates.In terms of remodeling, replacing existing floors with concrete is generally not an option because of the weight and depth of a new concrete slab. Concrete can be used in a new addition (where the floor is a new concrete slab on grade or ground level) or when a concrete basement floor is removed so it can be lowered and replaced. Options to use concrete as countertops or in other limited decorative applications in a remodel are much broader.Have a question and looking for feedback from industry peers? This month KBDN listens in on dialogue between industry professionals as excerpted from the KitchenBathPros.com online Design Discussion Forum.At the first meeting, I thought they were domestic partners, but then one day the husband and daughter came home so it truly is a best friend joined at the hip thing.* Magnetic laminate: Funky magnets aren't just for the fridge! Installing magnetic laminate makes a backsplash that can change with your mood.8. Counter SurfacesI'll tell you what I do, but you may not like it very much. I will charge 25 percent above and beyond the retail price, and then I keep whatever discount I get. I will also mark up the labor to a degree.Architects Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon are the founding principals of Renovation Design Group, www.renovationdesigngroup.com, a local architectural firm specializing in residential remodels.RESPONSE 4We typically charge installation prices based on square footage, which usually falls in the $1,500 to $2,000 range. Then we send our customers to our tile showroom with wall drawings, and they purchase the tile using our contractor discount.Scripps Networks InteractiveI am very curious about how others charge for designing tile backsplashes. Can someone offer any suggestions?I sell it on the basis of all the work being done, including the shopping, design, ordering, checking tile and supervision.5. Find the Right FlooringI thought I was being very friendly and open to her input. I even commented on how well she must know the client and how hearing her perspective on the way the homeowner entertains, etc. was helpful when I did the measurements and surveys at the second meeting. I suppose that is why I was quite taken back by her attitude toward me at the meeting where I presented my concepts. She just did her kitchen last year and perhaps she feels that makes her an expert, but she was suggesting cabinets on walls that were not suitable for cabinets, and I offered my reaction. Overall, I need to let it run off my back and proceed as I normally would do.It's really worked out for us because as long as we buy the tile from the distributor, there is no charge for that service.1. Find Inspiration
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