other tilers prices

[brian c]

I called a tiler from my local rag who i have noticed is new to the area.I pretended that i needed a bathroom tiled 16m2 walls and 3m2 floor,told him i worked away and could he give me a price over the phone..£15m2 dont know if this included materials but if it did it is hell of a cheap dont you think?

 

[enduro]

I called a tiler from my local rag who i have noticed is new to the area.I pretended that i needed a bathroom tiled 16m2 walls and 3m2 floor,told him i worked away and could he give me a price over the phone..£15m2 dont know if this included materials but if it did it is hell of a cheap dont you think?

He will learn the hard way.

 

[DHTiling]

You sly devil you...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[brian c]

SAY A 4M2 splashback £60 :yikes: less materials,wear and tear...mmmmm

 

[brian c]

you need to be one step ahead of the competition Dave.I have noticed a drastic number of tilers who no longer advertise in the rag including me..only 4 this week and two of them do other work..ie heating and roughcasting ,plastering.

 

[DHTiling]

What ever it takes to keep you working bri...

 

[garretridge]

thats about right here were i am in northern ireland £16 sq mtr for ceramic and £18-20 for natural stone not including mats though. been under cut on a few jobs with people quoting £7 sq mtr good luck to them i wouldnt work for that, it all depends on your area whats the normal rate in your area?:mad2:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

I called a tiler from my local rag who i have noticed is new to the area.I pretended that i needed a bathroom tiled 16m2 walls and 3m2 floor,told him i worked away and could he give me a price over the phone..£15m2 dont know if this included materials but if it did it is hell of a cheap dont you think?

well i thought you would have asked , after taking the trouble to have rung him (you numpty )

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

just got my local paper which i advertise in and there is a new advert for a tiler quoting £5.00 psm on ceramics :yikes::yikes:

 

[dagger]

this kind of topic saddens me,
we can only assume that the work being done by these £5m2 tilers is substandard.
it has to be a decent bag of addy is £20 trade,
a decent grout is £10 for 5kg,
petrol, insurance, public liabililty, INCOME TAX,
it just cant be done imo.
but if they are doing it, it wont last (thier work or the offer!)

sorry to all you guys being kicked in the nads by these people!

 

[Fred]

I've said it, and I will say it again, ANY tradesman at this time will DO anything to put food on the table and pay the rent. It doesn't matter how good a tiler you are, those old prices are dying IMO. I'm being out-quoted all the time here in SW London.

I called a client to see why I didn't get the job, 20m2 travertine hallway, I quoted #30 m2 plus mats, he got another local tiler, who is good, at #25 m2 all in!

I also think that the cheap tile sales on the net is not helping. IE, did a quote last night, 22 m2 ceramic, a lovely house in Surrey, ex-RAF pilot. Did my quote, #25 m2, oh, he said, I got the tiles off the net for #8.00 m2, thought it could be done for 200 notes...............:mad2:

 

[david campbell]

£15m2 is not the cheapest i've heard by a long shot brian!
thats mates prices!
as i've said before i would rather stand doing a dead end job that nobody will notice than leave a job that will make people happy for time to come for that kind of money :incazzato:

 

[dagger]

i am in sw london and i will admit that prices have taken a bit of a dip generally,
however, if you have regular customers and trusted patenerships due to the quality of your work, it will only mean 20 here 20 there!
but if you are a stater upper, you are going to be bottom dollar to get the work, in the end the skilled fixers are going to be back correcting bad workmanship, and as these forums point out, bad workmanship can be anything from tile lippage to DAMP ROOMS.
stick to your guns, charge a fair rate, do the work properly even if it costs you a few quid, then the reccomendations come and so does the constant work and MONEY!

imo.

 

[poynton phil]

Totally agree with you Dagger

 

[Thespanishtiler]

Well put Dagger, I agree 100%