floor tiling in lounge

123oleary

i'm tempted to have my lounge/dining room floor tiled (is this unusual? could it negatively affect the house value compared to carpet?) . i live in a small victorian terrace. the room is about six metres by 4metres but is not perfectly square and has a couple of alcoves etc to get round.
i'm to lazy and unskilled to do the job myself so i'll be getting a pro in .
would it be cheaper to supply the tiles myself or ask the tiler to supply and fit.
how much (roughly) would either option be and how long would the job take .
also any tips on how to find a good tiler?
cheers

plumb1_2

123oleary wrote: »

i'm tempted to have my lounge/dining room floor tiled (is this unusual? could it negatively affect the house value compared to carpet?) . i live in a small victorian terrace. the room is about six metres by 4metres but is not perfectly square and has a couple of alcoves etc to get round.
i'm to lazy and unskilled to do the job myself so i'll be getting a pro in .
would it be cheaper to supply the tiles myself or ask the tiler to supply and fit.
how much (roughly) would either option be and how long would the job take .
also any tips on how to find a good tiler?
cheers

Not unusual, i have tiled my dinner, kitchen and rear tv lounge floors tiled in the same tile(stone effect) 40+ sq mt.
Best to buy your tiles, and get the fitter to supply adeshive and grout.
Depending on your area fitting can cost between £25-£50 a sq meter.
Time wise would depend on your layout and size of tiles, how many cuts required.
Ask around localy for recomended tilers.

Bungarm2001

Will your tiles be going onto a solid floor?

If not, and they will be on to a wooden floor, you'll have to add the cost of laying a sub-floor. We have tiled over wooden floors in the past, but not before my OH has covered the whole floor with 20mm ply first.

Also, it's a bluddy good idea to make sure you will never have to get to any services underneath, like water/gas pipes and electric cables.

Doozergirl

Two words.

Underfloor heating!

Bungarm2001

Nice one Doozergirl!! Forgot about that!! We have this in our kitchen (quite a big room) and can't imagine how cold it would be without it...even with rads everywhere else in the house. Yep...can definitely recommend, in fact it's essential in my eyes!!

plumb1_2

Bungarm2001 wrote: »

Nice one Doozergirl!! Forgot about that!! We have this in our kitchen (quite a big room) and can't imagine how cold it would be without it...even with rads everywhere else in the house. Yep...can definitely recommend, in fact it's essential in my eyes!!

Close your eyes and put some slippers on:rotfl: