I’ve fallen in love with a beautiful brick… Unfortunately, it’s a ceramic facing brick (Röben Aarhus white-gray). This would not only cost me an extra charge for the brick itself but also significantly higher labor costs because of the more complex installation :-(
I’ve been searching through all kinds of brick manufacturers for several days now, but it seems this color is only available in “premium” options :p
My general contractor said that light (gray) bricks are currently in trend, so that’s my hope:
Does anyone here know of an alternative to this brick? 😎
I’ve been searching through all kinds of brick manufacturers for several days now, but it seems this color is only available in “premium” options :p
My general contractor said that light (gray) bricks are currently in trend, so that’s my hope:
Does anyone here know of an alternative to this brick? 😎
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HausTmMike2 Oct 2021 20:28TinaLa22 schrieb:
The facade area is approximately 220 sqm (2,368 sq ft). The price includes 800 € per thousand units for the facing bricks. For 800 €/thousand, you can almost get the aahus (net price); I paid 790 €/thousand last year. I can send you the contact from the sales department, no intention to advertise here. I’m still really upset with Röben because of the roof tiles!!!
If they charge 10–15 €/sqm (1–1.4 $/sq ft) extra for laying, I would consider that reasonable. That’s how I would negotiate.
HausTmMike schrieb:
If you charge an extra 10-15 per square meter (10-15 per square yard) for installation, I would consider that reasonable. That’s how I would negotiate. It’s not about what you consider reasonable, but rather the typical surcharges for this material, and those are certainly not just 15 EUR per square meter (15 EUR per square yard). Unfortunately. You can try negotiating, but it probably won’t achieve much here.
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HausTmMike2 Oct 2021 21:45HausTmMike schrieb:
For 800 per ton, you can almost get the aahus (net). Last year I got 790 per ton. I can send you contact details from the sales department, no advertising intended. I’m still really upset with Röben!!!
If they charge 10-15 per square meter more for installation, I would consider that fair. That’s how I would negotiate. K1300S schrieb:
It’s not about what you consider reasonable, but about the typical markups for this material, and they are definitely not just 15 EUR/m². Unfortunately. You can try negotiating, but it probably won’t help much here. If clean bricklaying costs 60€/m² and ceramic 75€/m², I consider that reasonable.
Those are market-standard prices.
Fair pay for fair work. That’s my position.
HausTmMike schrieb:
Fair pay for fair work. That’s my position.I hope that works out for you, but as mentioned above, unfortunately you won’t find a mason willing to work with such a brick at that price, and I’m speaking from (recent) experience. Do you?