Stephen,

I somewhat disagree with flattening every floor . Not every customer is willing to spend the money required to cut a floor flat. If the customer is not will to spend the money then you have lost the job. Unless the lippage is bad and the customer raises that concern during you evaluation of the floor then you can give the customer the option, to remove or not to remove.

There are way to grind a floor without removing lippage and not have framing when the job is done.

John E. Freitag

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From: stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com [mailto:stephen@newlifemarblerestoration.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:21 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] How to handle some lippage

James; My friend on Oahu as a policy will not do the job unless he flattens the floor first and I usually regret it when I agree to hone/polish a lipy floor without leveling first. But if you can stay at 400 or higher for the first cut, framing souldn't be a problem.

Stephen

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From: Don Semi

To: Restoration and Maintenance

Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:12 PM

Subject: RE: [sccpartners] How to handle some lippage

One idea is to float the floor with grout where the lippage is bad or do the whole floor. This prevents chipping. I think the stone is Bafq Light Pink from Iran. I would charge more than Greg just because he is independently wealthy and does not need the money. Good luck.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 4:20 PM, James Billeaudeau <james@diamondmarblepolishing.com> wrote:

Hi All,

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,

James Billeaudeau

Diamond Marble Polishing

Lafayette, LA (The original LA)

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Don Semi
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