Be very careful when deciding on having tile installed. I know someone who had their tile floor jackhammered up under warranty due to poor installation (severe lippage). It's a major messy and noisy ordeal to have the tile redone. We paid for upgraded tile in the bathrooms. The tile has manufacturing defects as well as almost every possible installation defect you can imagine - chipped tile, jagged edge cuts, misaligned tiles, uneven grout lines both in depth and width, uneven colored and patched grout with white particles, pinholes and chunks of debris in the grout, cracked grout, excess grout in most corners, raised areas and sunken areas where water pools, water pools on the bench, thresholds are loose and scratched. The builder refuses to hold the sub accountable for the work despite the fact that we have an opinion from a certified tile installer who says it is a "total fail." The showers are not installed to be completely waterproof - they do not use any waterproof membrane like Kerdi board or the equivalent. I learned a lot by having many contractors in my house to evaluate and quote replacement costs.
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