price query

[evertonl36]

I have just done a job for my dad using beige porcelain floor tiles 600mil by 600mil 21 metres i was just wondering what is the going rate at the moment for laying porcelain as its the first job i have done using these tiles obviously i done it for me dad for a lot cheaper than i should have.any info would be appeciated thanks

 

[Perry]

the same as if you would as ceramic but for your dad free lol

 

[poynton phil]

I charge £30msq for porcelain, but nowt for famly or just matsat most

 

[Time's Ran Out]

To be honest - it would be whatever he wanted to pay you!
If it was my Dad it would be FREE - but I know he'd want to give me something as he'd never pay anyone else to do a job one of his sons can do for him.
Why do you think that Porcelain tiles should be priced at a different rate to any other tile?
Is there any extra work involved then say fixing a ceramic tile.
There are many factors in the pricing of jobs - from the distance to travel to the length of time to get paid and everything in the middle - that will determine your final costing.

 

[Prem Tiler]

U charged you dad!!!:yikes:

ur worse than me!:8:

 

[doug boardley]

I nearly always charge more for porcelain, especially if there are lots of holes to drill, drill bits don't come cheap

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I won mine from 365 drills in August!
That still wouldn't cost more for Porcelain tiling.
Surley that would be an extra based on the No. of holes required.
I wouldn't quote an extra £6per metre for putting a skip(£126-00) on a 21sq mt porcelain job

 

[poynton phil]

I use webber set plus for ceramics £8.99 a bag, and keraquick for porcelain £11.99 a bag hence the price difference

 

[Perry]

holes in a floor ???

 

[Prem Tiler]

on a bathroom floor where I'd need to nip around loo and pedestal I'd charge more because of the extra work involved for me.

Not lot though.

 

[Spud]

I nearly always charge more for porcelain, especially if there are lots of holes to drill, drill bits don't come cheap

me too ! here are the reasons
1. cutting, most porcelain tiles are considerably harder to cut than ceramic and genrally larger format therefore require different tools than standard ceramic tiles,these are more expensive than the bog standard ceramic cutters and some porcelain cant be cut on a slide cutter and needs to be wet cut therefore more time consuming ,time is money
2. drilling as doug said drill bits dont last long and are pricey and you cant use a hole boy on porcelain
3.rectified edges are more unforgiving than the cushioned edge of a ceramic tile and I would argue the standard of your work needs to be higher on porcelain work
4.special adhesives and grouts,all the adhesives and grouts will need to be flexi and flexi adheives are more expensive

 

[poynton phil]

You said it all gary

 

[Perry]

me too ! here are the reasons
1. cutting, most porcelain tiles are considerably harder to cut than ceramic and genrally larger format therefore require different tools than standard ceramic tiles,these are more expensive than the bog standard ceramic cutters and some porcelain cant be cut on a slide cutter and needs to be wet cut therefore more time consuming ,time is money
2. drilling as doug said drill bits dont last long and are pricey and you cant use a hole boy on porcelain
3.rectified edges are more unforgiving than the cushioned edge of a ceramic tile and I would argue the standard of your work needs to be higher on porcelain work
4.special adhesives and grouts,all the adhesives and grouts will need to be flexi and flexi adheives are more expensive

only found one tile in 27 years i have had to cut on a wet saw that was heavily textured i have always charged the same only holes have been bigger than 35 mm so nibbled them

 

[Spud]

here are some examples of tiles that wont cut on a slide cutter

 

[davy_G]

everton, id do it for free for the old lad.

 

[evertonl36]

he payed me in lager :8:ha ha

 

[david campbell]

yep! a case of guinness would be my old mans fee also!

i do charge slightly more for porcelain ,as they are harder to cut and if they are polished then i let the customer incur the cost of the sealer and my time for sealing

 

[Perry]

here are some examples of tiles that wont cut on a slide cutter

they look like walls i also charge more for walls

 

[Fekin]

I would charge more labour for Porcelain if there was holes to be cut, but on the whole, same for porcs as ceramics.

 

[dagger]

you cant charge your Dad for tiling, refuse to do the job instead..
based on past experiences....like when you wanted that raleigh burner he did not get you!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

me too ! here are the reasons
1. cutting, most porcelain tiles are considerably harder to cut than ceramic and genrally larger format therefore require different tools than standard ceramic tiles,these are more expensive than the bog standard ceramic cutters and some porcelain cant be cut on a slide cutter and needs to be wet cut therefore more time consuming ,time is money
2. drilling as doug said drill bits dont last long and are pricey and you cant use a hole boy on porcelain
3.rectified edges are more unforgiving than the cushioned edge of a ceramic tile and I would argue the standard of your work needs to be higher on porcelain work
4.special adhesives and grouts,all the adhesives and grouts will need to be flexi and flexi adheives are more expensive

I'd certainly agree with points 1&3 if we are discussing tile fixing prices. But all this extra talk of drilling holes and flexible adhesives are additional costs to be included in an estimate and should not be the basis of a chargeable rate for fixing tiles.

 

[dagger]

i used to have seperate rates for different materials,
thats kind of faded away now, i do charge more for mosaics and geometrics.
but the hole drilling issue, you have to drill "certain" holes to fit the tiles, so that should be included in your M2 rate, extra holes i.e soap dish are chargeable as an extra!

IMO.

 

[Colour Republic]

everton, id do it for free for the old lad.

I'd charge my old man more than joe public - that would teach him for being so tight fisted at Christmas during my childhood:incazzato: - what goes around, comes around - He always taught me:lol:

 

[dagger]

I'd charge my old man more than joe public - that would teach him for being so tight fisted at Christmas during my childhood:incazzato: - what goes around, comes around - He always taught me:lol:

you did not get that Raleigh burner either than i take it!!!!!!:lol:

 

[Colour Republic]

you did not get that Raleigh burner either than i take it!!!!!!:lol:

No he gave it to my Brother - who broke his arm on it a few months later, I can't say I was upset by this twist of fate :evil:

 

[hunters tiling]

i charge a little more maybe £2 more per metre just for the ware and tare on the tools

 

[heavytrevy]

I always charge more for porcelain, Its harder to cut, dosent cut cleanly unless ur wetsawing.It needs to be sealed also.
I charge on average 20 - 30 % more for it.

BTW I tiled my Dads whole house for nothing.(140 m2) He offered to pay but I refused.

Regards
Trev