40 square meters

[tanner2906]

i have just been to price a job 40 square meters bathroom floor,kitchen and living room the lady wants 150mm x150mm wall tiles on the floor and the floor is awfull there is a hump in the middle of the kitchen/living room and holes everywhere that need self level not sure what to charge as it will take a hell of a lot of tiling with 150mmx150mm any ideas i think she should get a floorer in to sort the hump out as the tiles will not look good

 

[Concept PHT]

How big is the lump? 6mm is the max for SLC, and for 40m/s, you are talking a sh't load of SLC. It maybe best to get the floor re-screeded. You can do that yourself with the right tolls and a bit of graft. And a good labourer.

For the tiles, wall tiles should not go onto the floor, unless they are a good thickness (10mm - ish) and of a good surface texture. They will end up cracking and your rep down the pan.

If they are a thick tile, then charge £25psm, maybe more (not inc adhesive etc). Otherwise, if she insists on 'wall tiles' going on the floor, I would walk away.

Good luck.

 

[Dan]

Sounds like tiling with quarry's. Shouldn't be too hard. Prep the floor well first. Take off any high bits with whatever you have got, even an old house brick rubbed on the rough bits will smooth it over. Then any small dips just SLC a bit, then with your tiles do a little bedding where needed with extra adhesive.

I'm pretty sure the British Standard for floor levels states that over a 2 meter length the floor can dip or raise 3mm and still be classed as perfect. Double check that, might be walls I'm talking about. But there is a tolerance

 

[L & R CERAMICS]

get the sds out and chisel the high bits out as much as you can an then screed around where the lump was ,dont go over it again,let your slc dry and have another look ,as for getting another trade in is that because you are inexperienced in this area or dont want to do it

 

[L & R CERAMICS]

tis is more money for you see how long it takes to get it right and bill the customer for it

 

[tanner2906]

put a quote in at 1200 still havent heard anything i thought it was a good price but thats the way it goes