I got Tandur stones at 25rs per sft from Maheswari impex. He actually got the stones delivered from some dealer in Hebbal.

Can any one share polishing charges for Kota stones? One guy is quoting 18rs. But I remember this used to be 5rs in 2002; of course it is long ago in the past. I'm not sure if 18rs is reasonable in 2014!

Labor charges - upto 5% variation is nothing compared to quality and hassle-free delivery. +5% doesn't guarantee that either. But u should check the quality if his earlier works.

You can contact Mr. Trimurthy at +91 98-45-147229

We purchased PVC cover blocks from chikpet. We also got ready to use ones from Ultratech/birla cement dealers.

If u r in South Bangalore, I strongly recommend Dicon blocks. Price is in between local blocks and Apco blocks and quality is almost same as that of apco. Google it and u can find their website and contacts.

Can any one share fair price for polishing Tandur stones? The stones are already laid, but they are uneven and not very nice.

In bangalore, as per the vendor, power generated by solar is 0.5 unit per 100Wp per day. For 300Wp I had to spend <20000. I expect about rs 200 saving per month in electricity bill. If we treat solar as incremental cost over inverter then the return on investment is not bad.

Yash, pm'ed.

Is Tata Solar Dynamo is similar to Borg and Emerson? Looks like WRT cost.

I finally went for a local solution costing about Rs. 58k which includes:
2kVA hybrid (solar + mains) inverter
300Ah solar tubular batteries (150*2)
300Wp solar panels (150*2)
frame, wiring and installation