Labour only costs to tile

geralds · Post by **geralds** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:44 pm

Going to retail my bathroom with porcelain tiles about 24m2 in total. What should I expect to pay a tiler? :dunno:

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:50 pm

Gosh, need far more information about your location in the UK and about the room ….

geralds · Post by **geralds** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:27 pm

Sorry about the lack of info I’ve given didn’t realise.
I live in Lancashire Preston area, the room is a bathroom in a Bungalow.The 24m2 consists of 20m2 on the walls and 4m2 on the floor.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:41 am

geralds wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:44 pmWhat should I expect to pay a tiler

I understand you want a price, even a ball park one, but here in lies the problem, suppose on any forum, person 1 said £150, person 2 said £275, person 3 said £200. Question: Which one will you believe and how do you know they didn't make it up? (You don't) and here is the "best bit" You still have to find a trades person (Tiler in this case) to come and quote for the job, and what if he says £423, you can't say some person on a forum that I don't know, that has never been to see the job said it will be £150 tops.
Best option is to get the trade person to visit site and ask them yourself. Not only will you get the correct price, you can get a "feel" for them. (We have had 2 quotes for some work, didn't like the 1st person, don't know what it was, they just didn't feel right.)

yartin · Post by **yartin** » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:57 am

Don't rely on what I and others say. GET quotations and many of them. Search for local tilers online, builder.com, myjobquote.co.uk and yell.com are few I used but there are many more...
If it's straightforward job, no boxing, old tiles removed and floors walls are level then 4-6 day job, daily tiler rate in Preston £X then you know the minimum price. Tile size come to it too. Get quotes.

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:16 pm

Ask your friends and neighbours ….. I’ve seen some truly awful tiling done quickly.

wes56 · Post by **wes56** » Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:19 am

Sound advice above. Further considerations are the condition of the walls and floor, eg dampness, wet rot and p/board failure? Are the b/r floor tiles going under fixtures (good) or butting up to them (bad). Any plumbing isues, new fixtures, or new electrical installation?
The tiler isn't going to do all the above but they are significant to think about before any tiling quote takes place.