i was asking the chap i was working with yesterday about this and he claims if he is working for a builder who supplies him with a lot of work then he charges £15 m2 labour only for ceramics but, theres usually no holdbacks, its site work, but he also says that speed doesnt concern him one bit. he always aims for top quality on every job. he says theres lots of fast sh*te tilers out there, dont be one of them! he claims he can do 18-22 m2 of top quality work due to the lack of restrictions.
if he is doing ceramics for the general public then he charges £20 per meter, unless its a very big area and then he includes a £2 per meter discount, so he drops down to £18 m2 if theres lots of meters. he uses the same rates for porcelaine because it claims its all the same to him. he doest have any issues cutting porcelaine tiles so he doesnt differentiate.
natural stone work is a flat rate of £30 per meter whether its a builder or the public due to the prep and sealing etc thats needed. he also charges £35 per meter to lay tiles on sand and
cement. hes a good tiler, hes 51 and is constantly booked up. his son is labouting and learning but while hes at college, i get to help on a wed as its my day off and he lets me go in on a saturday to help.
he doesnt do anything except tiling and i am pretty sure he makes a good living because the builder claims he earns more than the plumber! he also uses this phrase, theres only so much juice you can squeeze from a lemon. in other words dont over price and you'll stay in work and earn a very good living.
thanks, ross