'are' and 'has been'

The floor finishes are laid with cement concrete. Use of 'are laid' here' implies it is common practice.
or
The floor finishes have been laid with cement concrete. Use of have been is indicative of the completion of a particular task.


what is the different between both when we put it in a report writing

The report is for a status report after inspecting a property.

which is more appropriate , are or have been?

thanks

Use 'have been.'

I agree that "have been" is more correct here.

The first sentence uses present tense, which would be used if you were talking generally about many different floor finishes.

If you're talking about specific floor finishes, which were laid at a certain point of time in the past, you'll definitely want to use the second sentence, which is present perfect.

this is the full sentence: -

The improvements include:-

i) The floor finishes of all the bedrooms and guest room have been upgraded to laminated timberply.

ii) The floor finishes of the balcony have been upgraded to homogeneous tiles.

iii) The kitchen is fitted with built-in cabinets and concrete worktop.

iv) All the bedrooms are

sorry..

my question is that can we mix is/has been in the sentence as below:-

ii) The floor finishes of the balcony 'have been' upgraded to homogeneous tiles.

iii) The kitchen 'is' fitted with built-in cabinets and concrete worktop.

thanks

my question is that can we mix is/has been in the sentence as below:-
ii) The floor finishes of the balcony 'have been' upgraded to homogeneous tiles. It is 'has been' here because floor finishes is considered as singular subject.
iii) The kitchen 'is' fitted with built-in cabinets and

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