laurenco 21 Posted January 3, 2020 Hi, I've previously always paid £25/m2 for tiles to be laid. Now I'm getting quotes in at £35/m2. Is this the norm? One fella lays tiles in a room over 2 half days and charges £800. Seems ridiculous. Has anyone ever negotiated daily rates and, or, can anyone recommend a North West based tiler? I'm looking to get 300m2+ of tiling done, so was hoping to do a deal! Thanks Lauren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProDave 4,122 Posted January 3, 2020 It depends. My tiler, for the tiles I was using, prefered an hourly rate as it was too hard to estimate the time it would take. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterStarck 1,064 Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I paid a fixed price for the floor tiling I had done, a few years ago, which was based on £32/m2 and the length of time he thought it would take. It took longer than he estimated so he lost a bit. Edited January 3, 2020 by PeterStarck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nod 1,241 Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, laurenco said: Hi, I've previously always paid £25/m2 for tiles to be laid. Now I'm getting quotes in at £35/m2. Is this the norm? One fella lays tiles in a room over 2 half days and charges £800. Seems ridiculous. Has anyone ever negotiated daily rates and, or, can anyone recommend a North West based tiler? I'm looking to get 300m2+ of tiling done, so was hoping to do a deal! Thanks Lauren I run a tiling business I tend to be around 25 to 40 for the heavy tiles I’ve to pay a ruler out of that and wait 60 days to be paid Most tilers will complete 15 20 m2 per day on large uncomplicated areas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laurenco 21 Posted January 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, nod said: I run a tiling business I tend to be around 25 to 40 for the heavy tiles I’ve to pay a ruler out of that and wait 60 days to be paid Most tilers will complete 15 20 m2 per day on large uncomplicated areas Thanks @nod - this is really helpful. So large areas of massive tiles are not necessarily easier or cheaper than more intricate bathrooms with smaller tiles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nod 1,241 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, laurenco said: Thanks @nod - this is really helpful. So large areas of massive tiles are not necessarily easier or cheaper than more intricate bathrooms with smaller tiles. It depends what you call large Weve just finished a car showroom 423m2 They where 1200 x 800 22 mil thick To heavy for one man to lay and cut Tilers rarely have a labourer So you are paying one skilled man just to be another pair of hands I was paid £40 for labourer including Sealing and matting The builder ground bad areas of the floor and self levelled others I paid out £5M2 matting and £22 for laying including Quite.a complicated boarder Which I set out now perhaps more relevant to you Same job would be £5 matting £18 for laying My price £33 Two men cutting and laying will complete almost twice as quick as above The top job took them 13 days With two half days from me The client was happy I made a bit and so did they Im not the cheapest Also not the most expensive Hope this helps give you a guide 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
