Hi
I have just moved to Perth from the UK.
I have done several jobs but am unsure if im charging too much or not enough.
What is the average time it takes and price to tile an 18 square meter bathroom (just walls from floor to ceiling)?
I know this is a bit vague and every job is different, but would like to get a bit of a feeling for what i should be charging.
Many thanks
Mick

hey mate, i'm from the other side of the country, but from you vague description i would expect to get the tiling done in a day, go back to grout and silicone the next. I would charge $35 a metre at least.

were are you living in oz mate sydney or brisbane

im living in Perth,only been here 6 months,hence the uncertainty.

hi mate where abouts are you - am hoping to move to Brisbane in next 6 months and looking for any advise I can get
thanks Fitzer

i'm in Bris

Hi Mick,

If your bathrooms are just 4 nice walls with minimum cutting and no externals and vertical features or friezes and no baths or vanities windows to tile around then tiling it in a day would be possible. But as you get more fixtures and fittings along with features and the like I'd allow 2 days to tile and a half day to grout and silicone. You won't get much more work you can do on that half day grouting and the like so round it up to 3 days finished. For the room you describe I'd charge $55/m2 or more depending on the state of the walls and the materials I was expected to fix, but that would be my base price.

Cheers for that info.

That's around what I was working it out at but at least this gives me a bit of confidence that I'm working in the right ball park.

Many thanks.

Mick

Told you we had another Mick, Mick.

Mick.
I would be keen to hear any tips which you have as I will be moving to mandurha in a few weeks and am looking ot get working straight away as a tiler.

I already have my visa, tax file number etc and a home.

Looking forward to your response.

steve

Hi Steve,

I seem to have generated quite a bit of work by advertising in the Quokka. I'm not out here to work flat out anyway, just needed enough for us to be able to tick over.

Tilers are expected to do screeding of floors and also need to be able to render walls and brick up the side of the bath.

All the best for your move to Oz.

Mick

Cheers Mick.

A strange question. When you refer to screeding, do you mean floor levelling 9self sevelling compounds)? Did you start work straight away or did you need to prove your skills first. i already have my visa and tax file number etc. i live in mandurah?

Steve

Screeding down here refers to a dryish mix of medium river sand and cement packed down onto the floors usually 30-50mm thick of shower recesses and also full bathroom floors to cater for falls to wastes and to accomodate frameless shower screens. And "Yes" you will be expected to be able to do them.

Self levelling compounds are different and are usually used to get uneven slabs level and smooth for large format tiles. You will also need to be able to install this as well'

A bit of bricklaying and rendering skills wouldn't go astray either.

hi Steve

The tiler is expected to screed the floor only in the bathroom, shower and toilet and possibly the laundry,with sand and cement,also add waterproofer to the mix in wet areas,you dont have to be an expert but need to get the flow to the drain points correct.

Hope you get on ok
Mick

welcome back mick we've missed you cobba...

get ready for the brits comin to aus.....new changes expected regarding experienced only tradesman as of the 1st of august..

best regards mate
ed