Landlord requiring help!

[Landlord]

Hi all

I'm hoping you can help me.

I'm a non-resident Landlord with a situation in the UK with the tenants living in our home. One of the stipulations of them moving in to our property was that we installed a shower in the bath the family bathroom.

It had a mixer tap and shower hose already in the bath, but it wasn't attached to the wall.

We asked a builder to give us a quote for the work, but due to a miscommunication, they went ahead with the work before quoting. We were left with an extremely high bill for what essentially turned out to be tiling around the bath, putting a bracket on the wall and hanging a shower curtain.

So my question to you is - if there is already a set of tiles surrounding a bath (about 4 high), how much would it cost to tile the length of the bath and the top of the bath to allow for a shower to be installed?

A ball-park figure would be very helpful - including supply of plain white tiles.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[The D]

Best thing to do m8 is have a look at the bottomed of the bill that will tell you how much it will cost you :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Landlord]

Best thing to do m8 is have a look at the bottomed of the bill that will tell you how much it will cost you :smilewinkgrin:

Thanks for your reply Dean.

I already know what my builder charged me! What I'm asking is what would you charge? If you say a price near to his I won't feel ripped off. But if not ...

 

[Gazzer]

We do not discuss pricing in the open forums. If you require a quote you can do so via the PM system.
Please ask here
http://www.tilersforums.com/im-looking-wall-floor-tiler/

 

[Landlord]

Ah, that makes sense.

Thanks Sir Ramic. I'll do that.

Cheers

 

[The D]

Thanks for your reply Dean.

I already know what my builder charged me! What I'm asking is what would you charge? If you say a price near to his I won't feel ripped off. But if not ...

What difference does it make what I or any other tiler would charge you did not use me or any other tiler you used a builder. It is a bit late in the day for getting quotes.

 

[Landlord]

What difference does it make what I or any other tiler would charge you did not use me or any other tiler you used a builder. It is a bit late in the day for getting quotes.

Because I need further work done in that bathroom and I'm wondering if I have a bargaining tool if I was over-charged. If I was, I'll go elsewhere.

 

[The D]

Just out of interest if you do find people willing to give you a retrospective quote and they are more expensive than your builder are you going to call him and offer him some more money as he has under charged you ???????

 

[Landlord]

They get £££s out of me, so no. And at nearly £*** to put up some tiles and a bracket to hang the existing mixer tap hose, I don't think I've been undercharged.

Do you?

 

[ian158]

Just out of interest if you do find people willing to give you a retrospective quote and they are more expensive than your builder are you going to call him and offer him some more money as he has under charged you ???????

did you get out of the wrong side of the bed ?...not sure the OP needs to hear such brash direct comments..or is it me.

 

[The D]

Must be you

 

[charlie1]

Some people where just born on the wrong side of the bed!!! Comon cheer up deano! ;-)

 

[Martyn Leeds]

I think you just need to discuss it with the builder. Maybe he can explain what he's done, materials costs, labour costs etc. I'm not sure it really matters what I or any other UK tiler say, fact is, you've had the work done, and the dude needs paying

 

[The D]

Some people where just born on the wrong side of the bed!!! Comon cheer up deano! ;-)

I hope you are not referring to me m8 I am a happy go lucky sort of chap :smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

So how did this builder gain access to said property if you did not give the go ahead.. if you did not authorise it then he is in the wrong..?