I am getting my carpet and my tile countertops laid by the same local company, and they gave me a great bid on my carpet. However, it seems like the tile countertops bid is way too high. I have 50 square feet of countertop space, which is 1 kitchen countertop, kitchen island, and a bathroom countertop. The total cost with removal and disposal, plywood and hardyboard placed for the surface, and the tiles and the labor is 2700$. This is in Texas. I added it up and thats like 54$ per square foot. Does this estimate seem like they are trying to rip me off?

The tiles are 6X6 and they are 2.95$ a piece, and the decorative back accent is 12.95$ per piece and I need 30 of those.

I can't believe that 50 feet of tile countertops cost more then replacing the carpet throughout the whole house, but I'm not into the construction field so I really don't know.

Thanks much!

I just bought a very old house (1941) and I have been pulling out the old 80's carpet. I found what I am pretty sure is asbestos-containing vinyl tiles in the bathroom (which I already covered up with linoleum for now. But then I found this bizarre floor mat under the carpet in the living room. It was about 7' x9' and was printed to look like an oriental rug, but it was not cloth. It was a thin rigid mat made of god knows what. It was lacquered on the decorative printed side and felt like thin rubber or vinyl. The backing looked like thin particle board, kind of the texture of brown paper bags. It was about 1/8" thick and brittle. I cut it into pieces so I could remove it, and now I fear it may have been an asbestos-backed vinyl floor mat. Otherwise, why would they carpet over it.

Has anyone ever seen/heard of something like this and know what they were made of? Thanks.