Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116ASK THE EXPERTS QUESTION: I am a homeowner in Hawaii looking at installing a large-format porcelain tile floor (planks are ~9” x ~47”). I have two questions. My first question is what is the NTCA convention for pricing that tile install? Is the convention for an install price per square foot based on the actual footprint of the rooms (actual tile on floor when job is done) or does it also apply to the tile waste? As an example: – Lets say I have a simple 25’ x 40’ room: 1,000 sq. ft., once the tile is installed. – Lets say I plan on 10% waste. So I purchase 1,100 sq. ft. of tile Would your convention for the installers bid price be X dollars per sq. ft. based on the 1,000 sq. ft. or based on the 1,100 sq. ft.? My second question is what sort of waste percent should I expect for that large-format 9” x 47” tile? Thank you for your time and feedback. ANSWERS We have three technical trainers on staff, and they are all coming off of extensive travel dates for train- ing programs, so I am taking a shot here on this question, and they will likely provide additional or a slightly varied response. In my experience on this subject, the labor bid for the job gener- ally covers the 1,000 actual square footage of the room in the bid. However, if you have a 10% waste factor for materials, you would be charged for the 1,100 sq. ft. of material. My customers usually Sponsored by One of the benefits NTCA offers is its technical staff, and seasoned know-how that can be tapped to address problems and questions. Here’s an example of the profusion of information from the NTCA technical staff for the questions of one Hawaiian homeowner. – Lesley Goddin 22 TileLetter | November 2016