Bathroom tiling

fizz190

Hiya,

Toying with the idea of getting the bathroom retiled, but was wondering if you could give me a rough idea of what it might cost.

All that needs doing is 2 rows of tiles going round the bath. There are 3 walls of tiles, measuring:

70cm x 30cm
178cm x 30cm
70cm x 30cm

We would also need the tiler to remove about 1cm thick of old grout/plaster that the current tiles have been slapped on top of (not done by us !!)

Also, anyone know of any decent, reliable tilers in the north london area?!

Thanks in advance!

Old_Git

look in the local paper ,but to be honest any good tiler will think this job is to small .

fizz190

Oh dear, really?

Will I have to do it myself ... could be interesting :rotfl: !!!

ukwoody

As a tradesman it is extremly rare you will hear me say this, but I think you may be better getting a "handyman" in who knows how to tile, rather than a tiler. As Old Git has said, unfortunetly - especially in london, it is propbably troo small for most tilers to consider. Tilers would charge you about £20 - £25 per sq mtr and you have 1 sq mtr.
One point though, it might not just be a case f removing those old tile. the wall may need building back up afterwards depending on circumstances this might invloe a two day job. Day 1 remove old tiles and rebuild wall, Day 2 afix new tiles.

Pure guess work here as I'm nowhere near london but I reckon you're probably looking at about £70 labour, if not more if it's over two days :-(

woodyy

Roseberry_2

Woodys right.

It's just a PITA job that's bitty so you can't go by a meterage price. iro £ £100 - £ 150 is probably in the ballpark.

Cheers

fizz190

Thanks for the advice guys,

I really had no idea how much it would cost, and had all sorts of crazy figures in my head so £100 to £150 is quite a relief!

I'll get out the local paper, see if I can find a handyman

Thanks again

Fizz

Builder

fizz190 wrote: »

£100 to £150 is quite a relief!

Hope you live outside congestion zone, otherwise you hardly find someone for the price.;)

Roseberry_2

Builder wrote: »

Hope you live outside congestion zone, otherwise you hardly find someone for the price.;)

Perhaps I don't charge enough then! :think:

It's a days work at most if it's as the OP describes it. Knock the old ones off and the infill, spot of rapidset to fill it back up again, retile, grout and reseal with silicone. Probably best to go for someone local. From where I am (SW London) you'd be looking at an allowance for travel time and fuel with the current price of diesel as well.

Cheers

stoneman

£150 tops. No tradesman would work for less than that for a days work,(unless he was Polish, then it might cost you £25) and I am a tradesman btw, stonemason for 35 years and proud of it!!