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Thread: Flooring: Slate - laying cost.
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24th November 2007, 01:06 PM #1
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Flooring: Slate - laying cost.
Does anyone have a rule of thumb for the cost of laying and sealing slate? The slate itself will probably cost $35.70 per metre.
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25th November 2007, 10:02 AM #2
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Groggy,
I got quoted some time back - Laying cost per Sqm same as slate cost per Sqm.
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25th November 2007, 10:10 AM #3
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25th November 2007, 10:17 AM #4
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Well, it might be that they're insulating themselves against having to lay non-gauged slate. In the US, there is slate that is a uniform thickness (gauged), and the other kind, random thickness. Gauged is more expensive to buy but cheaper to lay. You obviously have to take more care to ensure non-gauged is level and not too many proud edges. It has to be bedded in thicker mortar/adhesive as well. I'm assuming that is an expensive price for labor, I haven't had anyone bid a job like that for me yet here.
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