120 m2 help ?

[ryanmc0305]

hi all ! ive been asked to price a job that is 120m2 . will be half porcelain and half travertine on diferent rooms ?

was just wondering wot sort of price you guys would give for this and also the time scale id be looking at ?

and finally how many people would you use to do a job like this ?

Thanx in advance !!!!

[penno]

Really impossible to say mate, don't know your speed, room layout etc etc. Have a good look yourself mate and estimate how long you do think it would take you, take things into account such as cuts etc. May well be worth charging on a day rate if it is going to have lots of fiddly bits. You could probably do the job on your own but a labourer would be nice to do the cutting and mixing.

[grumpygrouter]

I'm in agreement with Penno here.

[davy_G]

hi all ! ive been asked to price a job that is 120m2 . will be half porcelain and half travertine on diferent rooms ?

was just wondering wot sort of price you guys would give for this and also the time scale id be looking at ?

and finally how many people would you use to do a job like this ?

Thanx in advance !!!!

I will give you a couple of ballpark answers. 20 quid a m for me whatever, i presume its all floors though? Id be looking at a week max, more like 20-40 m a day with a helper. How long do you have to do it?

[andy-p]

£20/m2 for fitting travertine and porcelain is very low.. £40 approx for trav and at least £25 for porcs..

[davy_G]

£20/m2 for fitting travertine and porcelain is very low.. £40 approx for trav and at least £25 for porcs..

Thats what we work for over here, all materials supplied, im fitting porcelain all the time for 15 on big jobs, ie over 100m2. Can do 40m2 a day, that a good days pay for me!
I do callibrated, filled and honed trav for the same, no bother.

[grumpygrouter]

Thats what we work for over here, all materials supplied, im fitting porcelain all the time for 15 on big jobs, ie over 100m2. Can do 40m2 a day, that a good days pay for me!
I do callibrated, filled and honed trav for the same, no bother.

Must be something wrong with me..........no way I could lay 40m2 in a day, not even with a "boy" to help!

[deanotile]

40m to 50m in a day no broblem.

[MICK the Tiler]

40 to 50m2 a day in porcelain and trav "YOU ARE DREAMING!!!" If you would like a job working with me give me a PM

[deanotile]

40 to 50m2 a day in porcelain and trav "YOU ARE DREAMING!!!" If you would like a job working with me give me a PM

I ‘m not dreaming and I have only had a mixer for the last two years before that I mixed all my adhesive by hand with a gauging trowel

[Fekin]

That's some going

[Branty]

40m to 50m in a day no broblem.

I'd love to see one of these 40sqm to 50sqm a day guys do a time lapse video of their day.
I can imagine in certain circumstances, you can get a large area done in a day (I think my record on my own was 30), but saying it as if its an everyday occurrence, I'm not so sure.

[MICK the Tiler]

I ‘m not dreaming and I have only had a mixer for the last two years before that I mixed all my adhesive by hand with a gauging trowel

So how many houses do you want? Could do with someone "SPEEDY" so I can retire to a sunny tropical island somewhere.

[deanotile]

I'd love to see one of these 40sqm to 50sqm a day guys do a time lapse video of their day.
I can imagine in certain circumstances, you can get a large area done in a day (I think my record on my own was 30), but saying it as if its an everyday occurrence, I'm not so sure.

Not an every day occurrence but when the job calls for it I can answer the call my personal best was at the tile and stone show 07. The stand of one of BAL's competitors.
Me and the rep 85m started at 11.30 finished laying at 3.30

[Branty]

Not an every day occurrence but when the job calls for it I can answer the call my personal best was at the tile and stone show 07. The stand of one of BAL's competitors.
Me and the rep 85m started at 11.30 finished laying at 3.30

Now you're fixing 85sqm's in Four hours.

[deanotile]

Now you're fixing 85sqm's in Four hours.

That was two men on a show stand not exactly hard

[Alberta Stone]

1 pound = $1.93 Canadian
1 M2 = 10.764 ft 2
40 pounds / M2 = $7/ ft2
25 pounds / M2 = $4.48/ ft2

$10 to $15/ square foot for travertine, marble or granite
More if diagonal
$5 to $7.50 for porcelain
size of tile and layout vary the price, the bigger the tile the higher the labor rate, diagonal add $1 to $2 dollars.
If you work through a store the prices will be lower and commercial rates are lower still.
Contractor provides the thinset and grout.

[davy_G]

I'd love to see one of these 40sqm to 50sqm a day guys do a time lapse video of their day.
I can imagine in certain circumstances, you can get a large area done in a day (I think my record on my own was 30), but saying it as if its an everyday occurrence, I'm not so sure.

Its not an everyday occurrence. however if you are tiling a large floor, ie over 100m2 then i price it way lower per m2 than a small 5m2 floor.
It takes me the same time to get may tools out and pack them away for both jobs but on large jobs i can mix more addy in one go, relatively speaking i have less cuts (saving time). So for large jobs its easier to make good money from lower m2 prices. Infact i often make more per day on large jobs than small bathrooms at 30 quid a m where im maybe getting 10m2 per day on.

So the price i charge per m is relative to the job in hand, its not meant to offend anyone its just business.

[andy-p]

Thats what we work for over here, all materials supplied, im fitting porcelain all the time for 15 on big jobs, ie over 100m2. Can do 40m2 a day, that a good days pay for me!
I do callibrated, filled and honed trav for the same, no bother.

so £20/m2 for wet cutting trav and sealing etc etc is a good price , well good luck to you, im getting £40/50 m2 ..

[brian c]

good luck to you all,but some of you are too cheap imo.

[brian c]

out of interest,how long would it take you guys to tile say 7m2 kitchen ,under appliances and all?Be honest lads.

[andy-p]

it all depends brian , if it was 100x100s and a bit of cutting i would give myself 1.5 / 2 days , no doubt somebody is gonna tell you 4 hrs...

[grumpygrouter]

out of interest,how long would it take you guys to tile say 7m2 kitchen ,under appliances and all?Be honest lads.

21/2 days for me Bri, maybe slightly more depending on cuts/material.

[deanotile]

If the appliances are in and I have to move them it will take me a day. If the appliances are out then four hours is a realistic time. This is not bull or biggin myself up it is just what I do and if you are not how are you making any money.

[andy-p]

dean ive been tiling 20 odd years mate and im no slouch , i can be rapid when i want, but if you can tile 7m2 of 100x100s round a window and a dozen sockets etc etc, grout then silicone and clean up in 4 hrs and make a first class job then ill eat ma hat and its a sombrero !!!

[Eddie]

If the appliances are in and I have to move them it will take me a day. If the appliances are out then four hours is a realistic time. This is not bull or biggin myself up it is just what I do and if you are not how are you making any money.

why does it take you half a day to move appliances?

[deanotile]

dean ive been tiling 20 odd years mate and im no slouch , i can be rapid when i want, but if you can tile 7m2 of 100x100s round a window and a dozen sockets etc etc, grout then silicone and clean up in 4 hrs and make a first class job then ill eat ma hat and its a sombrero !!!

I was talking about a floor not walls that is why I said with the appliances out. But a 7m kitchen walls in 100 by 100 with window, sockets, grouting, polished of and silicone. Don in a day. Do you want salt and vinegar on your sombrero?

[grumpygrouter]

I was talking about a floor not walls that is why I said with the appliances out. But a 7m kitchen walls in 100 by 100 with window, sockets, grouting, polished of and silicone. Don in a day. Do you want salt and vinegar on your sombrero?

How long is your day Dean?

[deanotile]

why does it take you half a day to move appliances?

Some times when I am tiling small floors that have lots of appliances I tile the mean floor first let it dry and then move the appliances out and then tile underneath them it is the drying time that slows me down not moving the appliances.

[deanotile]

How long is your day Dean?

8.00 to 4.00