John, Mike,
I agree that designers do create challenges with mixing things up. But I also think that the owner plays a role; whether it is a willing or unwilling role through lack of education, concern, care, time or money, it is hard to say. Let's say hypothetically that it costs $1,000.00 to restore this floor properly and to make it look as it was originally designed. The owner only has a budget of $250.00, or so he says, and something has to change as the law of TINSTAFL takes effect. That something, as might be in this case, would be the design of the floor.
Mike, I'd ask if the owner wants to maintain the design of the floor true, then give him the price including the charges for taping off the floor or any hand work needed. Then give him the price to have the floor restored but with the same finish throughout. So give him the two only options that seem to be possible here, where you'd charge something, as the third option would be to do nothing to the floor.
J
On May 26, 2011, at 8:42 AM, John Freitag wrote:
Mike
Unfortunately, there are not to many ways to handle this floor. If you don’t tape off each section of floor where the finishes are then there is really no way to control overlapping onto the adjoining surface. the only other way to attack this floor would be to hand hone and polish each section. The other option is to leave the entire floor at a honed surface or the entire floor at a polished surface. It becomes the lesser of the two evils.
No matter what you do, the taping off or the hand machine route then Charge for it time is money. Don’t you just love designers that come up with these mixes.
John E. Freitag
President/Director
The Stone and Tile School
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From: Mike Marsoun [mailto:nulifesc@bigpond.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 8:06 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: [sccpartners] basalt
Hi Guys. Have this job to bid where there is a lot of polished basalt next to honed. It has a LOT of wear and in some areas you can barely tell the two finishes apart. They want it all restored. Other than the obvious considerations, any ideas? I will not be taping tiles off, there is about 3500 sf.
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