James.
My first question is if the customer is not concerned with lippage then why are you? If you elect to remove the lippage then you need to decide if you are going to remove all the lippage from the floor or just the areas where there is the penny thickness, if you elect to remove on the area where there is this lippage then you cannot grind the floor totally flat. The section you grind flat will show up greater than the little bit of lippage that is in the stone.
Or you need to only grind those tile that have lippage and not grind them flat but remove some of the lippage where your floor will still match the rest of the floor. You need to be careful doing this and stay only on those tile that have the lippage. When you grind if you grind off the tiles that have the lippage on to the tile that do not have the lippage you will see the where your grinding feathered out onto the other tiles.
How many tiles are there? If there are only two or three tile then hand grind those tile only. If you aregoing to put a machine on the floor then you arte probably going to see where you removed the lippage and where you did not.
If you elect to remove this lippage then use you your timing method you learned in training and at least double or triple the time on the first grind. The first grind is the most important grind , this grind is going to remove the lippage and then the rest of your grinds are going to be at you normal timing process.
If you have additional questions call me.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
Office 407-567-7652
Cell 407-615-0134
jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com
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From: James Billeaudeau [mailto:james@diamondmarblepolishing.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:20 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] How to handle some lippage
I am working up an estimate to hone & polish a 17'x22' den with 12"x12" marble tiles that the customer wants completed with a high polished finish. Its basic color is rose/pink, as I'm not sure of its origin or name and neither is the customer (see attached photos). She said it came from Home Depot and her contractor son had it installed about 5 years ago. Thanks if you're able to educate me on its origin. I'm seeking advice on how to handle the several tiles that have lippage greater than or equal to the thickness of a penny. It doesn't bother the customer at all since she's lived with it all this time. I'd like to know if it is wise try and remove/not to remove the lippage, if so how would you go about it, as well as how much additional cost could it add and/or if it will polish out just fine without removal since the customer is OK with it. As always, any and all advice would be appreciated.
Continuing to hone and polish my skills,
Lafayette, LA (The original LA)
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