cost of tiling

carole.uk

hi i need some tiling doing in my kitchen sorry if it;s not worked out rightly but overall it is 16ft long by 18 inches high . what would be a fair quote for this . any help much appriciatred

v0n

Let's round it up to standard 5m x 0.5m, so that's 2.5 sqm, typical rate is around £80 per sqm, but job is relatively small, so I would say you should be expecting quotes of around £250 and up.

MrsMondragon

Eighty pounds per sq metre is absurd. Ive been quoted twenty five pounds a square metre and I thought that was expensive!!

v0n

MrsMondragon wrote:

Eighty pounds per sq metre is absurd. Ive been quoted twenty five pounds a square metre and I thought that was expensive!!

With all due respect, I'm not questioning local quotes in your area but I really doubt you will find registered business people to come and tile a 2.5sqm for £62. Most franchised tradesmen won't even be allowed to start their car for that sum of money. I know it sounds rediculous but that's the reality. I'm scared to think what kind of tiles would they provide at £25 a sqm?

MrsMondragon

I would have to provide all the tiles and materials, they would charge twenty five pounds a sq metre just for putting them up.

carole.uk

hi guys thanks for your replys: yes £80 does seem a lot of money! don't think i can offord that .i live in west yorkshire and would provide the tiles, grout & tea. anyone know any easier way around this can you still get tile boards or the ones that come on a sheet might be able to B I Y (bodge it myself)

missk_ensington

Carole - Is west Yorkshire near Todmorden? Thats near where I live and I got my bathroom tiled for £100 (7m2) and £52 on tiles. I went into the local pub at 5pm and looked for men in overalls. This is the same way that I got my huge kitchen fitted for £400 including electrics and gas, my bathroom suite fitted for £200 and a CORGI reg engineer to replace my back boiler and start from scratch with condensing combi and he cvharged me? £80 a day for 3 days work!

If there's no one in the pub, there's usually someone who knows someone.... word of mouth is the best way I find to get work men!

EDITED- sorry got a bit confused when I wrote this and thought I was talking about something else. It wasn't £240 for the boiler, that was for the gas fire for rectifying the chimney, bricking parts of it up, repairing the flue and fitting it. The boiler was £700 including all materials (expect actual boiler) including Therms on 6 rads and filling loop (these alone is about £45-50) waste pipe and labour for 2 men for 2 days, as well as CORGI certificate and safety checks. The best other quote I got was £1500 supply and fit (My boiler cost £399 from B&Q so in total it was £1100) Most quotes were between £1600-1800

jsmurray

I just got quoted £900 to lay 210 floor tiles.
I have the tiles, grout and adhesive.
The charge was labour only!

Off down the pub to look for anyone with grout on their hands...

robwend

sweety do it yourself be brave!! lol im doing my shower cubicle myself and kitchen!!, save yourself a bomb. just take your time and get all the right tools

davsidipp

80 pounds a sqmtre is a joke. i live in london and had quotes up to 45 per sqm and that was from a bathroom designer, it cost me 18 per sqmt in the end and the chap did a nice job. at 80 per sqmtre i suppose they have gold grout for that money!

crispeater

i had a quote a few weeks ago for a shorter length but about the same height, the whole lot 90quid. i had already taken off the tiles and loads of adhesive was still stuck on the walls and he didnt quote for removing this so i've asked him for that.. still waiting for a reply..

im not brave enough to do it myself!