Wednesday, August 29, 2007
That's pieces, please, not square feet.
As we prep for the Big Bathroom Remodel of 2007 (coming soon!) I've been busy finalizing the orders for fixtures, tiles, contractor bids, etc.,
I just got the tile quotation from my designer sent to her from the tile company. We had provided an actual order sheet detailing the exact amount of pieces we need.
Apparently, most people put their orders in factors of square feet, not by individual pieces. Because of this, they assumed that when we said Quantity Needed: 600, they thought we meant 600 square feet. What we really meant was: 600 individual tile pieces.
The humor of this is found when you know the size of our bathroom: it's a little less that 5' wide by 8.5' long. That's it. It's a tiny little San Francisco bathroom.
When I saw the quotation from the tile company, all I could see was the order for 4,800 tiles - for only one of the tile styles that we need. That's eight times more than what we need!
Anyhow, the error for that item, and a few others have been fixed. The new quote should be less than half of what the original estimate was. lol.
... and this is why you should always double check an order before you place it.
I just got the tile quotation from my designer sent to her from the tile company. We had provided an actual order sheet detailing the exact amount of pieces we need.
Apparently, most people put their orders in factors of square feet, not by individual pieces. Because of this, they assumed that when we said Quantity Needed: 600, they thought we meant 600 square feet. What we really meant was: 600 individual tile pieces.
The humor of this is found when you know the size of our bathroom: it's a little less that 5' wide by 8.5' long. That's it. It's a tiny little San Francisco bathroom.
When I saw the quotation from the tile company, all I could see was the order for 4,800 tiles - for only one of the tile styles that we need. That's eight times more than what we need!
Anyhow, the error for that item, and a few others have been fixed. The new quote should be less than half of what the original estimate was. lol.
... and this is why you should always double check an order before you place it.
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