cost comparison between the following. which more affordable?
ceramic tile with cove base at floor and bull nose at wall
or
ceramic tile with cove base at floor and schluter profile at wall
thanks
Chad Miller
Sep 13, 22 6:15 pm
Ask several manufacturers that supply to Southern California.
natematt
Sep 13, 22 6:47 pm
Bull nose is pretty standard, Schluter is not. A lot of tile subs are probably not going to be fond of doing it, and will charge extra for it, regardless of actual install costs.
makingspace
Sep 13, 22 8:35 pm
thank you. i didn't know that. i thought schluter was a standard product. that didn't require much extra effort.
atelier nobody
Sep 13, 22 11:19 pm
I see a lot of Schluter in Southern California, depending on project type (uncommon in cheap residential and good residential, ubiquitous in cheap residential meant to look "high-end", uncommon in developer-driven commercial but quite common in institutional).
thisisnotmyname
Sep 15, 22 6:23 pm
Good tile subs in my town use Schluter often and price it fairly, the shitty ones don't want to bother with it and will charge extra.
natematt
Sep 16, 22 1:45 am
I almost wrote something to the same point as Atelier Nobody. If you're doing a single family residence, don't bother. If you're doing retail or something higher end where it fits the style, do it. Pretty much the worst that would happen is it wouldn't get built the way you want.
Non Sequitur
Sep 16, 22 8:22 am
I've always used schluter trims... never spec'd a bull nose. Not even sure I know what one looks like. Schluter runs like 10$/foot here so it ain't cheap too
Almosthip
Sep 16, 22 12:28 pm
I also usually spec Schluter Quadec for all tile edging and outside corners.
bennyc
Sep 13, 22 8:42 pm
I wouldnt even price this differently, cost is the same. labor to install schluter edge vs bullnose its just the same, cost of schlutter edge profile vs bullnose tile? unless bullnose is marble or sometype of high end material, no gc or sub in their right mind would spend the time and effort in pricing this differently, its the same cost.
atelier nobody
Sep 13, 22 11:20 pm
Yeah, I wouldn't expect the cost difference, if any, to be significant in the overall cost of a project.
makingspace
Sep 15, 22 4:56 pm
thank you both.
Wood Guy
Sep 17, 22 9:17 am
Schluter termination strips are very common here in the northeast US. They are most expensive than they should be but the upcharge is probably similar to that of bullnose tile.
specific to southern california:
cost comparison between the following. which more affordable?
ceramic tile with cove base at floor and bull nose at wall
or
ceramic tile with cove base at floor and schluter profile at wall
thanks
Ask several manufacturers that supply to Southern California.
Bull nose is pretty standard, Schluter is not. A lot of tile subs are probably not going to be fond of doing it, and will charge extra for it, regardless of actual install costs.
thank you. i didn't know that. i thought schluter was a standard product. that didn't require much extra effort.
I see a lot of Schluter in Southern California, depending on project type (uncommon in cheap residential and good residential, ubiquitous in cheap residential meant to look "high-end", uncommon in developer-driven commercial but quite common in institutional).
Good tile subs in my town use Schluter often and price it fairly, the shitty ones don't want to bother with it and will charge extra.
I almost wrote something to the same point as Atelier Nobody. If you're doing a single family residence, don't bother. If you're doing retail or something higher end where it fits the style, do it. Pretty much the worst that would happen is it wouldn't get built the way you want.
I've always used schluter trims... never spec'd a bull nose. Not even sure I know what one looks like. Schluter runs like 10$/foot here so it ain't cheap too
I also usually spec Schluter Quadec for all tile edging and outside corners.
I wouldnt even price this differently, cost is the same. labor to install schluter edge vs bullnose its just the same, cost of schlutter edge profile vs bullnose tile? unless bullnose is marble or sometype of high end material, no gc or sub in their right mind would spend the time and effort in pricing this differently, its the same cost.
Yeah, I wouldn't expect the cost difference, if any, to be significant in the overall cost of a project.
thank you both.
Schluter termination strips are very common here in the northeast US. They are most expensive than they should be but the upcharge is probably similar to that of bullnose tile.