Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 May 04, 2009 11:29 pm Hi everyone, I need your expert advice... We have a tiler who we dealt with previously and he just gave us a quote for an unreal amount of money. Just to illustrate the point: $100 for the wet areas and $79 for the other tiling. The prices are cosmic to say the least. what do you think would be a fair amount? What did you pay? Thanks Nina "The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave" - James A. LaFond-Lewis Re: How much did you pay for tiling? 3May 05, 2009 5:44 pm yep around $35.00 sq mtr unless an intricate pattern is desired then you are going to pay. is he supplying the tiles too? stay safe happy building Re: How much did you pay for tiling? 4May 06, 2009 11:38 am bingoshelley yep around $35.00 sq mtr unless an intricate pattern is desired then you are going to pay. is he supplying the tiles too? No, he is not supplying anything!!! the tiles we have are porcelain 600x600 regardless of the sice of the tiles, I still think that this is an unreasonable amount. Hope I can find someone a bit cheaper otherwise our budget is going to cry... "The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave" - James A. LaFond-Lewis Re: How much did you pay for tiling? 5May 06, 2009 11:43 am Littlemoscow, unfortunately, I reckon that is ballpark for that size porcelain tile. The size and the fact it is porcelain mean there is more site prep to achieve that beautiful flat finish porcelain tiles can give. Are the tiles rectified porcelain (sharp pointy corner edges)? You'll be glad of the extra care and prep taken with the laying, as they'll look superb when finished. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20642 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7730 Hi, I'm clearing the tiles from our horrid 50 year old bathroom and preparing to lay new ones. Bugger of a job getting the old… 0 8139 |