How much would I expect to pay??

Batese13

How much should I expect to pay
I am currently renovating my house ready for the birth of my first child in November.
I am trying to get quotes for the tiling of the kitchen floor approx 6-8m2, the bathroom floor to ceiling approx 6m2 with average ceiling height, and a small porch at the bottom of the stairs about 1.5cm2.
Bare in mind me and my other half have already bought all the tiles, the adhesive, the grout, removed the old bathroom suit, and re skimmed the bathroom walls.

This is one quote I've had back, which I think is extortionate, tell me if am wrong! They want £1765!!!

RE: BATHROOM WALLS & FLOOR / PORCH / KITCHEN FLOOR
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Dear Simon
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Please find detailed below description and cost of work to be carried out at the above address.
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BATHROOM WALLS
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• Prime walls with 2 x coats of acrylic primer
• Apply water proof membrane in shower area
• Tile walls in ceramic tiles, square on, with a 2mm grout joint
• Apply silicone perimeter movement joints in all corners
• Grout, tile trims and silicone will be white unless specified otherwise
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BATHROOM FLOOR
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• Remove existing floor covering
• Screw down T & G floor boards
• Board floor with a 6mm hardi backer board
• Tile floor in ceramic tiles, square on with a 3mm grout joint
• Grout will be grey unless specified otherwise
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KITCHEN FLOOR
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• Remove loose tiles
• Screed floor flat
• Tile floor in black porcelain tiles, square on with a 3mm grout joint
• Tiled skirting finished with a black trim
• Apply a silicone perimeter movement joint in grey
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Contd.
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PORCH FLOOR
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• Screed floor flat
• Tile floor in black porcelain tiles, square on with a 3mm grout joint
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Total cost including all materials (excluding tiles) - £1765.00
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Please note that any other work required, other than the above mentioned will be charged at an additional cost and will be discussed before hand.

LEJC

We have just had quite a lot of tiling work done in kitchen,utility and bathroom and to be honest I was surprised just how much it actually costs....sticking my neck out a bit and saying actually thats quite a reasonable quote!

phill99

Firstly it's a professionally laid out specification and quote which says a lot about the company. Secondly here is a lot of work other than tiling to be done, such as priming the walls, over boarding the bathroom floor, screeding off the floor etc.

On that basis, it's a fair rice.

Get some other quotes but using that same specification and you'll be surprised how much it will cost you.

Jaynne

There's a reasonable amount of work to be done there with the boarding, DPM, screed plus things like trims and silicone. It could add up to £200 worth or materials. Are they aware you have the grout - from the spec it sounds like they are providing it which would add a little.

All in it doesn't sound like a crazy price but perhaps a little on the high side. I don't know where you live though, in the SE its more reasonable elsewhere less so but I've found trades v v expensive since moving.

Batese13

Jaynne wrote: »

There's a reasonable amount of work to be done there with the boarding, DPM, screed plus things like trims and silicone. It could add up to £200 worth or materials. Are they aware you have the grout - from the spec it sounds like they are providing it which would add a little.

All in it doesn't sound like a crazy price but perhaps a little on the high side. I don't know where you live though, in the SE its more reasonable elsewhere less so but I've found trades v v expensive since moving.

They are already aware that we have bought the tiles, grout, adhesive, and they will have a blank canvas as we will have removed all the old bathroom, skirting etc and had the walls skimmed ready. Am living in Manchester don't know if that makes much difference.

evokit

need to ask them if they have also priced for grout
looking at the quote it sounds like the have or they would not mention
grey grout unless specified otherwise.
whats the total square mr of tiling you need doing?
you can rougthly work out the cost as £25 per sq mtr for ceramic tiles and say £30 for the porcelain. that will give you an idea
Im in manchester and had people round to quote on tiling - trades tend to be alot cheaper up this way and ranged from 15-25 sqr mtr regardless of tile material.
Adding things like screw down floor boards sounds like bulking the quote out!
Thats like me saying for my kitchens - will screw kitchen units to the wall.
get a few more quotes on this

Cheers

keystone

evokit wrote: »

need to ask them if they have also priced for grout
looking at the quote it sounds like the have or they would not mention
grey grout unless specified otherwise.

and they have included adhesives as well I suspect which the OP says he has already purchased. Unless OP has purchased to the specification stated by the tiler then he won't want to use it. Always let the tiler provide their own addy and grout.

whats the total square mr of tiling you need doing?

Very valid question. OP doesn't seem to know and (my gosh that porch is small ) its impossible to consider a comparison without knowing.

Adding things like screw down floor boards sounds like bulking the quote out! Thats like me saying for my kitchens - will screw kitchen units to the wall.

True but what the tiler has quoted for is supplying and fixing hardiebacker board over the existing floor to provide a stable substrate for tiling. Its a cost and totally not the same as bunging a few extra screws into the floorboards.

get a few more quotes on this

Agreed and make sure its for the same scope of work.

Cheers