How much should this job have cost? (labour only)

[Andy Allen]

Moral of the story. ......NEVER have any work done without greeing to a written quotation.

And NEVER start working for someone without agreeing to a written quotation. ..

You have left yourself open to all kinds of financial abuse, and im afraid to say you have only yourself to blame..

 

[mma]

If your car/van was in a garage getting repaired for 15 hours what would it cost? If your boiler had to be repaired for 15 hours what would it cost? My girlfriend gets her hair done £100 for x2 hours. Tiling is a underpaid job and it gets right on my nerves!!

 

[AliGage]

£400psm in plain terms, sounds expensive.
£400 for 2 days labour however is far from expensive.

If the walls were straight/flat then why did it take 15 hours?

Personally on jobs like this (small splashbacks) i always put a minimum charge which equates to about 1.75 days. Still would make my bill less than your plumbers though.
Has to be a reason why 1.11sqm takes 2 days. Prep, repair, downtime?

Live and learn though. If you dont at least gwt an idea of price out of them youre effectively handing over a blank cheque.

 

[brum]

Hi there,
I am new to this site so - apols if I have posted this in the wrong place.
I had some tiling done in a kitchen of a rented flat, the walls are straight but the property is old. I have tried up loading a photo of the job, but so far have failed miserably. Please advise how much is should have cost for labour only 111 x 4 inch tiles? My working out is that this is just over 1 sq metre (1.11 to be exact). There are a few cuts (4) for plug sockets. The Plumber did the tiling and although the workmanship is okay, his price (labour only) was not. It works out at nearly £4 per tile ( boring, but glossy tiles).
I will continue to upload a photo, but on about 7th attempt!
All advice gratefully received.
Mrs Phillips

Hi mrs Phillips have you not also got a thread on plumbers forum slating a plumber for overcharging,
Come on now do you think were all a bunch of numpties.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Hi mrs Phillips have you not also got a thread on plumbers forum slating a plumber for overcharging,
Come on now do you think were all a bunch of numpties.

Not sure why you'd think it out of order!
The more responses the better for this ladies depth of knowledge.

 

[enduro]

If your car/van was in a garage getting repaired for 15 hours what would it cost? If your boiler had to be repaired for 15 hours what would it cost? My girlfriend gets her hair done £100 for x2 hours. Tiling is a underpaid job and it gets right on my nerves!!

Thats why im out of tiling...no money for lots of hassle.

 

[Andy Allen]

Thats why im out of tiling...no money for lots of hassle.

Not if you do it right. ..

 

[On one]

Not if you do it right. ..

''The first time''

 

[brum]

Not sure why you'd think it out of order!
The more responses the better for this ladies depth of knowledge.

Or do you mean lack of knowledge I don't think the whole truth is being told here (no input off OP) did she throw in a bone
for the animals to chew on ..???

 

[enduro]

I do it right...Just the builders i tiled for were the hassle. Glad i am out of it.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

can we keep it civil please folks.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Or do you mean lack of knowledge I don't think the whole truth is being told here (no input off OP) did she throw in a bone
for the animals to chew on ..???

That may be the case - how are we to know!
However this thread could serve as a warning to other customers to get estimates prior to having the work done and surely the purpose of a forum is to discuss any and all points of view.
You are not obliged to add any comments whether positive or negative and you certainly don't have to join the pack, pride, crash or any other noun for a collective group of animals.

 

[Andy Allen]

I do it right...Just the builders i tiled for were the hassle. Glad i am out of it.

Don't work for builder's then. I stopped working for them years ago for the same reason. ...