New Tilers Support - 2

[ALLSTAR]

Any tips on regrouting??

regards
Allstar

 

[White Room]

Hi, I've been tiling for about 2 years now and have always had most of my work subbed out to me by larger tiling companies, but i have now managed to land myself a new build site with 3 houses and 6 flats local to me which is great, the problem is I am used to being given a price per m2 as a subbie, not me quoting a price for all works to be done!

The spec on the bathrooms and kitchens is pretty standard, fixing ceramic tiles on clean flat plaster with all visible tile edges to be trimmed.

I will be supplying all adhesive, grout, trim and will be PVA priming all walls prior to tiling.

If anyone could give me any tips on pricing up a job like this i would be grateful. I was looking at around the £24 m2 but am not to sure if that would scare off my customer, but at the same time I do not want to underprice the job.

Thanks.

Hi Steve, Have they indicated what sort price there looking at, or ask them what region m2 there looking for, no harm in asking. But 24 m2 dos'nt sound bad I was working on £15 on site. Pva as primer NNOOOOOoooooo bal apd or sbr.

 

[ALLSTAR]

Hi guys/girls

How much should i charge for a kitchen splashback. Its roughly 2.5 sq mtrs, and the guy has bought the materials. 1/2 day - days work??

regards
Allstar

 

[grumpygrouter]

Hi guys/girls

How much should i charge for a kitchen splashback. Its roughly 2.5 sq mtrs, and the guy has bought the materials. 1/2 day - days work??

regards
Allstar

If it's half a days work charge half your normal day rate. Do you have to cut around sockets etc. What size tiles are they, does the wall need any prep, are you grouting the same day? Waht about windows and and cutting around wall cupboards.

Are you sure about only 1/2 day?

Grumpy

 

[GazTech]

Hi, I've been tiling for about 2 years now and have always had most of my work subbed out to me by larger tiling companies, but i have now managed to land myself a new build site with 3 houses and 6 flats local to me which is great, the problem is I am used to being given a price per m2 as a subbie, not me quoting a price for all works to be done!

The spec on the bathrooms and kitchens is pretty standard, fixing ceramic tiles on clean flat plaster with all visible tile edges to be trimmed.

I will be supplying all adhesive, grout, trim and will be PVA priming all walls prior to tiling.

If anyone could give me any tips on pricing up a job like this i would be grateful. I was looking at around the £24 m2 but am not to sure if that would scare off my customer, but at the same time I do not want to underprice the job.

Thanks.

You have got to be kidding me!!!

 

[ALLSTAR]

If it's half a days work charge half your normal day rate. Do you have to cut around sockets etc. What size tiles are they, does the wall need any prep, are you grouting the same day? Waht about windows and and cutting around wall cupboards.

Are you sure about only 1/2 day?

Grumpy

Cheers Grumpy

There's sockets to cut around, and under cupboards, tiling onto old plaster (good nick, no holes, levels ok) Small tiles, roughly 140mm by 80mm. Going to grout next day since its local. £150 day rate ok?

regards
Allstar

 

[grumpygrouter]

Cheers Grumpy

There's sockets to cut around, and under cupboards, tiling onto old plaster (good nick, no holes, levels ok) Small tiles, roughly 140mm by 80mm. Going to grout next day since its local. £150 day rate ok?

regards
Allstar

That would be about right then. Are you doing brick bond or straight set? Need to be slightly more careful with brick bond so it may take longer.

Grumpy

 

[ALLSTAR]

That would be about right then. Are you doing brick bond or straight set? Need to be slightly more careful with brick bond so it may take longer.

Grumpy

Aye, it's brick bond

Cheers Grumpy

 

[big dom]

i always charge splash backs in linear meters @ £20 a meter.

 

[warwick]

Hi I'm a couple of weeks into a tiling course at central tile training in Coventry. I have really enjoyed the course so far, learnt a lot, and found it to be generally good value.

I am caught in 2 minds weather to do a further 4 and a half day course. This would cover building and then tanking a prefabricated shower base and walls, installing the waste then mosaic tiling the whole thing. Can't remember the make of the prefab kit (aqua -something), but you become a registered installer on the company's books and you can carry their logo etc on your van.

Does this sound decent value for an outlay of £560

I have already paid out for van/tools/course etc which has come to more than I anticipated. I'm still in full time work and only intend doing part time at weekends until things hopefully take off...

Advice to sway me either way would be appreciated, thanks.