£100+ for tiling shower area

virgin_moneysaver

Guy just been out to quote for tiling shower cubicle - its 6 - 7 square metres & the tiles are large (no pattern) approx 25cm x 33cm - he charges per square metre and said it would be £120 as a favour for is missus (my mate) normally he would charge £160 - is this a fair price??

Alan_M_2

It's cheap, but He should have mentioned tanking the area, if He didn't do so I'd question his knowledge of dealing with shower area, see my other post on the DIY forum.

Of course this is all relative to where you are, if your'e in London or the home counties it's effectively half price, if your in Wales It could be expensive..;-)

ben500

I'd say it was a reasonable price based on the info you have supplied. Not necessarily overly discounted as you may have been led to believe but fair.

Alan_M_2

My point exactly, what's more relevant is where in the country you area an what the going rate in that area is, rather than what the going rate for the work is.

virgin_moneysaver

yes, I'm in Wales & never having to use a tiler before I have no idea what is reasonable - I thought around £75 - Just had a carpenter spend 4 hours installing my worktops in the kitchen including the inset of the sink & he only charged £45 for a very professional job