Arizona Tile Manhattan Stackstone

[Tech]

Has anyone had this tile installed in their new homes?  Or at all?  It's a carerra looking marble, tiles of varying sizes staggered throughout.  Am curious about the quality of your installation.

 

[qwerty]

Just saw it on houzz. Nice looking backsplash. You would think with the varying sizes and staggered look it would be tough to screw it up, or perhaps it's tougher to instAll. Some pics of the install would allow us to give u better feedback

 

[Tech]

I am so curious to see if others have had it done (possibly in an early phase) and have gotten better quality.

 

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[lnc]

I am so curious to see if others have had it done (possibly in an early phase) and have gotten better quality.  The builder keeps using alot of buzzwords to try to void the warrant on it.  It's so obvious.

How about go down to Arizona Tiles and ask them about it.  You can ask them whether the sheet of tiles are complete flat or they suppose have a slight variation in thickness.  This way you can find out if the problem was due to installation not the tile itself.  The staff at Arizona tile are supper helpful, I've great experience dealing with them in the past.http://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,11551.msg226038.html#msg226038

 

[jmoney74]

I can't tell if it's jacked up or not.  Some backsplashes have that 3D effect apart of the design, at least as I've seen over at Lowes. 

 

[eyephone]

Duplicate post regarding same issue. I guess Tech wants double responses. 

 

[lnc]

Actually your backsplash looks really nice.  Personally, I don't mind slight raised tile randomly spread out through the entire field.  It give the backsplash some dimensions and pattern.

Here's some pic of the similar tiles, not sure if they are the same one but the thickness of this tiles looks pretty consistent and uniform.  The pictures are from the Shea Home's model home Coral Ridge in Brea. 

 

[jmoney74]

Seems like they would go over this with the design center.  Sometimes they can change based on your desires.. flushed look, etc.. 3D. 

 

[eyephone]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

 

[bones]

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[jmoney74]

Again.. who is the builder?  My builder used a third party company and they made sure I was aware of all the finishes.. asked me a few times to initial/sign off. 

 

[lnc]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

 

[qwerty]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

yeah but then you get into the discussion on whether its worth saving $1,500 for having to deal with the mess and time of redoing the backsplash.

 

[lnc]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

yeah but then you get into the discussion on whether its worth saving $1,500 for having to deal with the mess and time of redoing the backsplash.

That's so true.  $1500 just ball park estimate for this particular job.  Some builder's upgrade are not as expensive as this one and the differences between the builder's price and outside contractor's would be even less.

 

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[eyephone]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

yeah but then you get into the discussion on whether its worth saving $1,500 for having to deal with the mess and time of redoing the backsplash.

Well apparently paying more to go thru the builder doesn't guarantee happy and stress free results.

True that

 

[qwerty]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

yeah but then you get into the discussion on whether its worth saving $1,500 for having to deal with the mess and time of redoing the backsplash.

Well apparently paying more to go thru the builder doesn't guarantee happy and stress free results.

agree, but you have some leverage to get them to fix the issue. both sides have a vested interest in taking care of the issue to close on time. the builder doesnt want to get stuck with a house that has been upgraded to one persons specific taste and the future owner doesnt want to go through the hassle of potentially losing a deposit. also, ultimately, if the future owner goes to court they would likely win and the builder knows that. the builder just plays a game of chicken on whether you have the guts to push them to get to that point.

with a third party contractor, if you dont pay them for work you dont like they will just put a lien on your house.

 

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[jmoney74]

Isn't it a lot cheaper if you upgrade the backsplash not with the builder?

Probably if you get a good and reasonably priced tile installer.

This particular tile was also offer by IP Design center and it is expensive.  For my Mulberry house, IP charges around $3000 for a small 40 sq.ft. backsplash area.  If I remember correctly, Arizona Tile charges around $13/sq ft for this tile.  So for the tile alone, it would only cost about $500.  If you find the right contractor, everything including the tiles, removal of existing backsplash, patch and repair drywall and installation should be less than $1500.

yeah but then you get into the discussion on whether its worth saving $1,500 for having to deal with the mess and time of redoing the backsplash.

Well apparently paying more to go thru the builder doesn't guarantee happy and stress free results.

agree, but you have some leverage to get them to fix the issue. both sides have a vested interest in taking care of the issue to close on time. the builder doesnt want to get stuck with a house that has been upgraded to one persons specific taste and the future owner doesnt want to go through the hassle of potentially losing a deposit. also, ultimately, if the future owner goes to court they would likely win and the builder knows that. the builder just plays a game of chicken on whether you have the guts to push them to get to that point.

with a third party contractor, if you dont pay them for work you dont like they will just put a lien on your house.

we're not talking about putting in flooring or something.. it's a backsplash.  Cut it up.. put some adhesive to stick it on.. lay that grout on.  If it's $3K to do a mosaic type back splash then it's not worth it.. especially when they can do the job in one or two days max.