how much work for pro tilers involves taking old tiles out

[Mike ramsdale]

Eh??
I turn down all prep work, I normally run a 6 month waiting list but I've managed to get that down to 6-8 weeks.
I never struggle for work...

Mike, are you a tiler by trade??

Yeah I am a tiler by trade, qualified plasterer too. I am not saying it's impossible but I assume the original poster is just starting out whereas yousrself has probably built up a reputation as a quality tiler hence the waiting list. You can afford to demand job be ready to lay etc. I just imagine it would be hard to only take jobs that are ready if you are just starting out. I prefer doing my own prep though tbh. Nothing worse than turning up to a job that is 'supposed' to be ready as their neighbour boarded it out etc

 

[Stef]

Yeah I am a tiler by trade, qualified plasterer too. I am not saying it's impossible but I assume the original poster is just starting out whereas yousrself has probably built up a reputation as a quality tiler hence the waiting list. You can afford to demand job be ready to lay etc. I just imagine it would be hard to only take jobs that are ready if you are just starting out. I prefer doing my own prep though tbh. Nothing worse than turning up to a job that is 'supposed' to be ready as their neighbour boarded it out etc

Yeah I agree with your post, when I started out I ripped out a few jobs but I don't do it now.
I'm lucky that there isn't another tiler in my area that leaves the finish that I do.
The builders I work for know the standard I'm looking for & if it's not right then I walk away to the next job, they know that I'm that busy that if they don't do the job that I ask for then they won't get me back.

 

[Spare Tool]

Do most of my own prep but don't actually strip that many tiles off myself, struggling to remember the last one I ripped out, customers are usually quite happy to go in and smash their own tiles off/up..it's the mess they leave behind with their hammer and chisel that usually needs sorting..

 

[Joseph Kover]

Provide all service here, don't trust plasterer.. doing the fixing myself, preps usually takes no more than one day including rip off the tiles (standard size bathroom) and waterproofing. Sometimes do waterproofing following day, but still can tile some surfaces while waterproofing sets.
Last time sent a guy to rip out shower cubical, walls badly damaged by water
I showed him easy rip out since the rendered walls has been covered with plasterboard. Plasterboard came with just hand. He finished in 2hours. Went there next day left wallpaper on walls, adhesive bumps on the wall and floor where the board were fixed, took another 2hours to finish after him. Paid him 70 quid for the 2 hours which I believe is good price for that much work, still I had to finish it off myself. I don't have time for this.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Never - why would anyone want to pay a Tilers rates for a labourers job!

 

[Andy Allen]

Never - why would anyone want to pay a Tilers rates for a labourers job!

Cause they can't be arsed to do it themselves....🙂

 

[Andy Allen]

On a full bathroom or wet room project I usually spend 2 days stripping out and another 5 prepping, making good etc even before the first tile is laid.
A kitchen splashback may take a couple of hours to strip off

Seriously.....7 days to prep a bathroom !!
Dose that include andysday?.🙂

 

[Joseph Kover]

Never - why would anyone want to pay a Tilers rates for a labourers job!

Because labour doesn't give a sh.. , often damage something you pay for it at the end, and the labour can't pay off. Plus you know what is behind and what to do. Customer pays for your 15years of experience not for your actual labour itself only.

 

[Qwerty]

Seriously.....7 days to prep a bathroom !!
Dose that include andysday?.🙂

Rip out
Reboarding
Dry lining/ plastering
Tanking
Plumbing
First fix
Electrics

Pretty good going in my experience. Yes and an andysday in the mix somewhere

 

[Flintstone]

It's rare for me to rip out, maybe a couple a year. Even then I only remove tiles, I don't board or plaster.
Floors, slightly different, I board floors every week, or prep with slc. I remove floor tiles when needed.