"RicodJour" wrote in message
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BP wrote:
In Mass. I am paying $5.00 per foot to install ceramic, $6.00 a foot
for
stone tile, *on fully prepped floors*. Preparation includes
underlayment and
fastening, cleaned, and bonding agent applied. The Installer
sometimes
supplies the thin set mortar, sometimes not. I supply tile and grout
and any
additives, and sometimes pay for the thin set.
What is travertine?

Travertine is a nice, open pored stone. Most of it comes from Italy I
believe. You can get it with the pores open (kind of swiss cheese
like) or with the pores filled. Obviously you don't want the open
stuff in areas that need frequent cleaning or outdoors in freeze
territory.

That would explain the high installation price. I can't imagine how much
time it would take to grout and clean that stuff.

How much do you charge your customers for that tile installation?

Flooring is an allowance item, so the tile installers bill is a straight
pass through to the customer; no markup.