Pricing query

[poynton phil]

I'v just been asked to price a brand New dogs kennels. The layout is one big hallway, with 16 kennels, a office, and a store cupbard, coming of it. The job is 127msq 600x400 porcelain floor tiles, 176 tiles/ 47msq for skirting, 8msq ceramic wall tlies. All the grout is to be epoxy.

Just done my usual msq pricing and it comes to about £6500, does this sound about right, Mats should cost about £1200.

Any advice is really appreciated, thanks.

 

[Ian]

Are the tiles included in the materials Phil?

 

[poynton phil]

No the customer is supplying tiles, I'm supplying mats and labour, for me and a labourer.

 

[doug boardley]

so just shy of £30m2 inc addy and grout Phil?

 

[Ian]

Sounds a bit expensive mate, but without seeing the job I might be wrong. That works out at £35 per m and I think you might need to get closer to £25 per m if you are not the only one quoting for the job, so between £4500-5000.

 

[Ian]

so just shy of £30m2 inc addy and grout Phil?

I'll send you a new calculator Doug, 6500/182=£35.71 :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

missed the "not" before "inc" Bri, :8:

 

[poynton phil]

The £6500 included addy and grout, the job was £35/msq, rounded up. will redo it at £25/msq, as I dont know if I'm the only price.

 

[Alan.P]

Don't forget to allow for the difference in price between grouts, epoxy over normal grout, both price per item plus extra labour needed for epoxy.

 

[doug boardley]

£25m2 inc addy seems cheap to me Phil, maybe split the difference to about £30?

 

[Muse2k8]

Depends really how long it will take you whether you opt at £25 or £30 I would say.

 

[prceramics]

sounds ok there was sombody on here that paid a builder £39 per m2 to muck up there bathroom

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'd be more interested in the size of the tile 600x400mm for slip resistance and whether it's polished or not.
The surface of the tile is paramount in these situations both for staff and the dogs and a smaller grip foot unpolished solid porcelain would be my recommendation.
It may also set you out from others who will just quote on what the customer 'likes' rather than H&S standards.

 

[poynton phil]

The tile are anti slip porcelain, whole floor has water fed ufh. Going to use Mapei pro flexible adhesive, and kerapoxy grout.

 

[doug boardley]

Hope you get the job Phil