Hello, I am David. A tilesetter from the States.

[TileMaster]

Hello all,

Ran across your forum and decided I would see what I could learn from you all to make myself a better tilesetter. I look forward to seeing some of your methods and how I may make use of them and since I have a Scottish lineage, I am drawn to the Isles.....

Dave
Tile Master LLC

 

[Alan.P]

Welcome to the site, look forward to seeing the different techniques, if any.

 

[faithhealer]

Welcome mate, Like the name, looking forward to your comments

 

[brian c]

welcome David to the forums,friendly lot on here.

 

[GazTech]

welcome here from across the big pond,look forward to your input....GAZ

 

[DHTiling]

hello david mate,,welcome to forums....look forward to hearing your comments....dave...

 

[formula one]

welcome David to the forums:wink_smile:

 

[GazLC81]

Welcome to the forums! What do you charge per m2 over there mate?

Gaz

 

[Varley]

Welcome to the forums mate

 

[devonmark]

welcome to the forums..where in the states are you from ?

 

[TileMaster]

We charge per square foot......

Ceramic over concrete.... 3.00 per square foot....
Ceramic and cement board. 4.00 per square foot....

Add 1.00 a square foot for pattern...45 degree angle set....

Stone....marble...slate...travertine... 5.00-7.00 a square foot

I tend to bid each job on it's own.....say they people live in a giant house with lots of money....I tend to charge more.....if it's a single mom with kids....or old lady....less.

If I really don't want to do the job.....nasty house....anal retentive people....I hit them between the eyes....if they bite.....then the money will make me overcome my dislikes.

I remove all baseboard trim....tear out existing flooring...move furniture....remove and reset commode...new shower pipes, bathtub pipes....etc...whatever it takes to complete a job.

I would say I am reasonably priced.......but I gurantee all my work for as long as they own the house.

I love setting tile. Put down 300 square feet cement board today. I'll post some pictures up of some jobs sometime soon.

 

[TileMaster]

Devonmark....

I am from a town called Ofallon, in the state of Missouri. Smack dab in the center of the country. I am 30 miles west of St. Louis. In the "Suburbs".

 

[faithhealer]

It's too late in the day to convert that into pounds shillings and pence, I'll leave that for the other lads.

 

[TileMaster]

I was pretty puzzled when I saw that over there you price per meter squared.

I think it's pretty close though....

I would love to come over there and set some tile. I bet it would be a culture shock.


I think it would be great to meet some ladies from England. Allthough my wife may disagree.

You guys have the absolute coolest accents. I did a tile job for Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath once. He owned a house in Chesterfield Missouri for a time...may still own it.
I happen to love Black Sabbath and OZZY is my favorite. You guys did good there.

 

[TileMaster]

Here is what motivates me to set tile.

My pride and joy.

2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I have done alot of work to it and love it. My baby.
Just a regular tile guy with a car habit.

PS. It has a supercharger.

Look at these too.....

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