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Anyone help me with this one?
Been quoted £600 for labour only for tiling our 22msq floor. So £27/msq. It's on a wooden floor but I don't think any special prep is needed.
This sounds like a lot to me. Am I living in the past or is this the going rate?
Cheers
Many factors come to play here. I used to work for the family tiling business, and we'd charge about £20/sqm about 10-15 years ago, but this was on commercial stuff - domestic was usually more.
Does the labour only rate include adhesive and grout? If so, expect to pay a little more for flexible adhesive (required on timber floors).
Another factor is how many cuts the fixer might have to do around pipes, doors etc.
Have they said how long it'll take them to do? £600 for 4 days work seems reasonable to me. If they've said they can do it in 1 or 2 days, I'd tell 'em to stick it.
I'm sure someone will be along soon to disagree with me though.
Sounds like one guy for 2 days. 5hrs to lay tiles on one day then grouting the next.
I wouldn't pay that.
Depends on lots of stuff. How good you want it to look / how good the guy is. What size tiles. How much cutting. How sturdy the tiles. A good Tiler will never be cheap or available at short notice.
The Tiler I used to employ on a subby basis to tile my bathrooms (Floors/Walls) charged £35/sq m
That included adhesive and grout/trims.
He was a brilliant Tiler and I never had any problems with his work. He was always on time
And most importantly, always finished on time. so I was happy to pay it, as it saved me loads of expense and hassle that I had previously had with "cheaper" tilers.
£27/sq m seems ok, providing he/she is up to the job,, and adhesive and grout is included.
Cheers folks.