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hi

Got a tiling job Of 11 sq m ,It's to tile round a bath and a shower cubicle .

What sort of price would I expect to pay?.

The tiles are 152x152mm .

Do tilers charge by the sq m or day work ?

It'll vary depending on where you live?

and don't say you live in a house with George and Bungle

We charge domestic customers by the sqm, our site work is charged on day rate.

Price expected to pay depends on material & size of tile, porcelain & natural stone will be dearer than say ceramic, mosaics dearer still. Also depends on intricacy of design, how many cuts & any drilling required. Also prep work involved, materials supplied or not, type of surface, priming of surface, you mention shower cubicle, do you want it waterproofing? Then there is window trims? bath & shower waterproof trims? silicone? sealant? Fixtures & fittings replacing?

You could probably get a guy off the street to do it for say £60 a day but that would involve no prep, throwing the tiles up & grouting. A professional would carry out all the prep neccessary, fix, grout & seal & give you a long guarantee & high quality workmanship for a premium price, its an old saying but you get what you pay for!

Most professionals wont give you a price off the cuff as they would want to physically see it first.

Hi Live In watford Herts.


The areas to be tiled are all recently plastered, I have given all the newly coated plaster a thin coat of emulsion, I have my own tiles ,There are no windows in either room, I will supply all materials unless the tiler recomends a good adeshive and grout ,all fixtures and fittings are taken down ,No waterproofing .

Silcone can be done by me if it means the tiler coming back another day

I'm trying to keep costs down

My friends mate who is a tiler is coming round to have a look this weekend

I Just want to have some rough ball park figure to work on,so I dont get ripped off

THx

Recently plastered? How long ago, 4 weeks to cure before tiling is recommendation.

Thin coat of emulsion? Watered down? Didnt need it if tiling over, just needed priming with an acrylic primer.

You do need a quality adhesive & grout for the areas to be tiled, do not skimp on this part or you will regret it.

You didn't say material type of tile?

Paul

6 Months ago it was plastered, 5 m is stone type tiles 9mm thick the other

5 1/2 m is ordinary ceramic tiles

What grout and tile adehesive would you recomend ?

Powdered BAL products are the business.

Topp tiles sell it, but watch them, as their list prices are a joke....unless you have a trade card

The salesmen will tell you everything you will need, just take an example of tiles with you

In Manchester Zippy we'd be quoting approx £400 materials supplied

As Craig says BAL are quality, but there are other decent brands out there, we use BAL as they guarantee due to the quality & guarantee. That confidence is then passed to the customer with our guarantee. Find a local independant tile shop, get a better deal from them.

manchestertiling wrote:we use BAL as they guarantee

ever claimed using their guarantee?

Labour would be about £ 250 plus materials.
That would be one day tiling plus a half day grouting and clearing up. Rates around London are sometimes lower than in Manchester because of the foreign workers here.

BAL might recommend their SBR bond to prime new plaster. Paint was a mistake but you can scratch it to reveal the plaster again.

Doing the silicone yourself is a good idea. You can make sure the grout is bone dry so that it adheres properly

Thanks for all your replys much appreciated

handyman wrote:

manchestertiling wrote:we use BAL as they guarantee

ever claimed using their guarantee?

Never Craig, they offer many years guarantees too!

There is a definite technique for applying silicone. For the small amount of money it'd save, I would get the tiler to do it, unless you're competent at it.
Make sure you use a mould resistant silicone of good quality.


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