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  1. H

    Am I expecting too much?

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to get some other opinions on whether I am expecting too much from my tiler. I think that too much grout has been used as the grout looks uneven to me. I haven’t paid the tiler yet but am disappointed in the work and wondered if others would be happy with the work...
  2. W

    Too Much Too Soon - Advice Please

    Hi all, so I'm fairly new to tiling. I have always been very conscious of the fact that there is no substitute for experience, of which I have a minimal amount. After a relatively short course and a fair bit of practice I took on a number of small jobs to ease myself in, learn more and gain...
  3. P

    How much should I raise the subfloor to match hallway

    Hi there, I will be installing 10mm tiles on the floor of my bathroom and would like the transition to the hallway to be as seamless as possible. The hallway will have engineered wood 18mm thick and in principle will be glued down. After the tiles are installed, i imagine the tile + adhesive...
  4. T

    Unleaded/diesel how much?

    Following on from another thread - How much are you paying per litre for fuel? Newcastle - £1.12 unleaded.
  5. B

    How much would you have to be paid to watch more than 10 seconds of Love Island?

    I mean who acutually watches this garbage? who sits down of an evening and sits through it? How low can you scrape the barrel of sickly brainless nobodys on camera? One advert for it and I'm wretching...
  6. M

    How much of the wall should I tank

    Hi all, I'm going to be fitting a new shower. I've read plenty of advice on kerdi vs liquid membrane etc etc, but one question I don't see being asked is how much of the wall should you do - lets say my bathroom is 3m by 3m and I'm putting in a 900mm Quadrant. How much of the two walls that...
  7. B

    How much would you charge?

    Think my prices would be going up to lay these! :)
  8. O

    Has anyone got advice on going self employed?

    Hi I am thinking of starting up my own tiling business, after many years of working as a fully qualified tiler, tiling and fitting bathrooms I want to branch out therefore I wanted to ask for any advice that other self employed tilers may have. My main concerns are.. Check a trade is it worth...
  9. G

    How much would you charge ?

    Hi I recently fitted 6no. 3000mm x 1500mm 6mm porcelain tiles , customer could not find a tiler willing to take on the job so I got blagged into it ! (It actually went really well!) my question is how much would you have wanted to fit them ? They were all to cut down in width and in height too...
  10. S

    How much do tilers charge in South Wales

    Looking to go self employed as it's always been an ambition of mine, I live in South Wales - Ebbw vale, would love to get some info and tips, How much do tilers usually charge per square meter ? Wall and floor tiling ? And wound you adjust the price at all to suit different tiles or big...
  11. R

    How much does a tilers apprentice get?

    Never had an actual apprentice, was wondering what sort of money is right for a college student to learn how to be a high level bath room specialist whilst being used as extra labour at the same time...Yorkshire wage?
  12. Stevev

    how much work for pro tilers involves taking old tiles out

    Hi, Just wondering roughly what proportion of a pro tillers work is taking out old tiles and making good before refitting.....I'd envisage a high proportion of your job is on new installations done by kitchen fitters and plasters unless its a wet room.....im looking at doing the run of the mill...
  13. Q

    Is It Too Much To Ask!?

    Started a wet room conversion today. Nice couple, retired and fairly well off. Arrived at 0830. Suite ripped out by 0930. Floor up by 11. Not a cuppa to be seen! Never mind I thought, I am sure I will get one when I get back from the builders merchant with the new floor.....nope! Unloaded 4 full...
  14. Dan

    How much do tilers charge? What's the price per Square Meter?

    Okay so I'm going to start the ball rolling. I'd like the forum to be handy for all, including those looking for tilers, or even DIY, to see what they're up against compared to a professionally carried-out job. So let's get this ball rolling. Let's try and come up with a base rate for tiling...
  15. Dan

    How much turn over has Tilers Forums gained you in the last 12 months?

    Okay, so I don't want you to reply to this if you don't want to. The stats will be private, staff or myself can't get at them. They'll be public results, but nobody will tell who's voted what. You can ignore the thread fully if you wish. But I'd like to get a gauge on how much business the...
  16. JP Tiling

    On The Look Out For A Few Good Men - Stafford, Worcs, Bicester (pretty Much Anywhere In The Midlands

    Hello! As ever, I am on the look out for good reliable fixers to come and join us at JP! We have got a massive range of main contractor clients who are throwing work at us like it's going out of fashion. We have handled the growth well, we've got a new purpose built office, new contracts...
  17. A

    New house, too much bills, now im a tiler

    Abit about myself to start off with. Been in the building game for 30 years and can turn my hands at tiling but by know means a pro like others on here. Im a plasterer by trade but have had my fair share of tiling work throughout the years to know what im doing. Have worked for tiling...
  18. T

    Re: It dos'nt get much worse!

    Just a small area of a small bathroom but it sums up the rest of the room and it's all pooh! How do people accept such poor workmanship and the 'tiler' got paid. Broken bond with lips all over, chipped tiles, half inch of grout in corners, he's tiled the tank cupboard without any access to the...
  19. W

    Not much tiling but..

    I've just stripped out this pool pump room and refitted it. Took 4 x 25ltr buckets of calc off the floor where there had been leaks for years..
  20. C

    That time of year again...PLI...how much is yours costing you ?

    I have just done a compare the meerkat and am looking at somewhere in the region of £150 to cover me for 60% tiling, 20% kitchen fitting & 20% bathroom fitting. What is yours costing you for your relevant trades. Are there any better deals to be had elsewhere ? Who has been your best insurer...

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