Advice needed!

[Leigh Mason]

Firstly hello everyone.
kitchen floor 49m2, getting quotes for new 60x60 porcelain tiles. Tiler wants to go over existing tiles
as he feels too much hassle removing and remaking good - floor both concrete and timber.
He also tells me it's standard practice to cut down an inward opening upvc door (as increased floor height will prevent opening) and tile over an existing manhole opening?
Neither of these sound right for the £1200 he is quoting?
Any advice would be welcome
Thanks

 

[Tony73]

Hi, tiler should remove existing tiles and prepare properly. How long ago was your floor done? and what tiles are there?

 

[mz30]

£1200 sounds a good price(for just tiling),tile on tile yes if the floor is solid (but personally would want them removed)cutting down a upvc door is not standard practice,and tiling over a manhole is not either.

Its your choice and what budget you have ,to have it done properly may cost you 3 times what that guy has quoted.

 

[Dan]

You don't really want to fix to existing tiles where you can avoid it. You never know how well they are stuck down, and we always hear the "oh well they've been fine for 20 years so far" but that's then about the time the materials start to lose strength, so they wouldn't last another 20 in many cases.

Plus you never know what's been used unless you get the same tiler in.

If their are height issues too; then that would swing it for me.

You will end up paying more to get the tiles removed, get the substrates good to tile to again, and then tile them. Compared to just tiling over tiles though.

We can't discuss pricing in the public forums, and mainly due to there being waaaaay too many factors involved on a job. For a tiler on here to give pricing advice, he'd need to physically see the job.

60x60 porcelain wont be cheap. So make sure you get them fixed well the first time around!!

If you need a tiler to come give you some proper advice and provide a quote, then submit your job here: I'm Looking for a Wall and Floor Tiler - Tiles | Floor Tiles | Wall Tiles | Tilers Forum - and tilers in your area will PM you for contact details and to arrange a suitable time to provide a quote etc.

p.s. if there are two different surfaces to tile to in the same room you have to use an expansion strip where the two surfaces meet. So make sure whoever you get, does do that. If they're different actual rooms then just one by the door is fine if they meet at that point.

 

[Ian]

I don't really understand how removing old tiles would be a hassle to him, he'd be earning at least another days wage! Also I assume this would enable the door to open without having to be trimmed? Covering the manhole is also not a clever idea, what if you need access in the future? Do it right, do it once

 

[Tony73]

sounds like tiler want quik easy money. Am I wrong? :incazzato:

 

[CDS]

Personally I'd be getting a few more quotes for peace of mind - In my opinion a 'tiler' that is going to tile over tile, cut down a upvc door and tile over a man hole cover isn't being very professional - so goodness knows what their tiling is going to be like?!!

If you've got their name by recommendation why not get them back and ask them to re-price to do the job properly, to give the tiler benefit of the doubt they may have been trying to keep the price down to get the work - its not easy out there at the moment??

 

[Qwerty]

I have NEVER tiled on top of tiles, and NEVER will do EVER! As everybody else has stated, do it once, do it right. Use the "find a tiler" thread on here

 

[Leigh Mason]

Thanks for all the advice guys, perhaps I'll try the 'find a tiler' link
many thanks
leigh