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Hi all
I'm currently looking to get a some guys in to price for tiling jobs (WALLS, ceramic tiles 500x200 4m sq, + floor, stone tiles 400x400 16m sq, BATHROOM walls/floor porcelain tiles 350x650 2 walls total 24m sq and 2 walls total 15m sq one has a window and the other a door. floor is 6m sq same tile. Also down stairs loo basic brick shape ceramic tile total 32m sq for the whole room, Floor stone tile 3m sq) Living in the SW Scotland . Any one give a basic guide price per sq metre what tillers charge for ceramic/porcelain/stone tiling?? No prep needed as all walls new plaster and concrete floors which are level.
Any information would be greatly appreciated

Not a clue on your area and it depends on the tiles, where they can be cut etc etc.

Best bet would be to go for 3 quotes, locally.

Hi robbt,the tiler I know charges £20-£25 per square meter which includes the grout. That's in east Scotland.

That would be a start price on ceramic, then. So in theory he would be starting stone at around £40 if he can cut near to the room he is working in.

Last big house he did beside us included some stone and it was done at the same rate. To be fair it's impossible to price a job without looking at it first and yes stone would normally be a fair bit dearer to lay which I should've mentioned in the first reply

I change £20-£25 sq meter for ceramics.

For stone minium of £40 sq meter all depending on cutting and prep work of walls and floor but as Steve said you really need to see a job to price it

Hi guys
Thanks for that, Yea I fully understand you have to see the job but I'm just looking for basic starting points.
Spoke to a couple of pals and some tillers they know of tend to do kitchens on day rate £130 per day due to the amount of cuts they have to do.
How do these rates from pro tiling stand up to rest of you guys
http://www.pro-tilingprojects.co.uk/tiling_prices_.html

I can't follow the link without pasting it, so haven't bothered.

You will often find that 'price' rates are more suited to site work. Where as domestic work will be done on an individual basis that factors in certain things.

You will never get 4M2 of tiling done for £100, for example. It would be charged at a days money.

Convenience as you gestured, also comes into it. If I can shut the bathroom door and use an angle grinder it will be cheaper than going downstairs and into your back garden.

I have had jobs with large format porcelain tiles and no trims where at least a days labour has been needed to walk outside and cut each tile. 90No 600X600 and only 13 full ones!

Pro Tiling rates

Wall Tiling Price per Square Meter (m2)

Ceramic £27.50/m2 Ceramic Mosaic £35.00/m2
Porcelain £42.00/m2
Polished Porcelain £45.00/m2
Marble £55.00/m2 Marble Mosaic £65.00/m2
Glass
Natural Stone £45.00/m2
Border Tiles £7.50 per m

Floor Tiling Price Per Square Meter (m2)

Ceramic £32.00/m2 Porcelain £45.00/m2
Marble £65.00/m2
Marble Mosaic £70.00/m2
Glass £45.00/m2
Glass Mosaic £55.00/m2
Quarry £40.00/m2
Natural Stone / Slate / Limestone £50.00/m2
Border Tiles £12.50 per m
Specialist
Victorian Floor Tiling £125.00/m2

Substrate Preparations Price per Square Meter (m2)

Concrete Screed £18.00/m2
Self-Leveling Screed £18.00/m2
9 mm Plywood Base £15.00/m2
12mm Plywood Base £17.50/m2
18 mm Plywood Base £20.00/m2

Those prices are a good average to work from and more importantly, realistic! You'll get prices which are higher, you'll also get prices a lot lower, however the lower prices will either be a crap 'tiler' or a very good tiler short of work. But safe to say if you work on those figures given then you won't go far wrong. Assuming it's not a little splash back job.

disclaimer: ignore the prices for 9 and 12mm ply as it is not a good choice and a decent tiler would know that and suggest other products if you need to go that thin