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[Unregistered]

I am just starting out as a tiler and have been asked to quote for re-grouting & re-sealing a shower cubicle. I am unsure as to how much I should be quoting for this kind of repair job, also not sure how long it should take. Any advice would be great. Cheers

 

[GazTech]

You should manage in a day....price at £100/£120 including materials....Gaz

 

[Unregistered]

Nice one cheers Gaz!

 

[billy123]

You should manage in a day....price at £100/£120 including materials....Gaz

def £100/130 day work as you may have problems.reason for this is because youmay think 3hrs work but could easily take all day,hope this helps

 

[Fekin]

Hope its not mosaics :lol:

 

[sibs]

I re grouted a shower about 2 months ago. Used my Feinn tool with the tungsten blade to get the grout out. Took forever - very tedeous messy job. The dust was unbelievable. If you're gonna use electric tool to get the grout out make sure you hang a damp dust sheet to cover the whole bathroom door. This will catch the dust and stop the majority of it going all over the rest of the house. Also be very careful not to damage the tiles. It is a very arduous job and will take longer than you think.

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Re-grouted a ladies shower area the other day 30sqm tiles were 40=20.
I managed to have it all raked out with a multimaster and regrouted in 8 hours,wasn't difficult and I earnt £230,cost me £10 in materials.A good days work
Was very dusty though,I looked 20 years older as all my hair was grey,make sure you wear gloves cause your hands will dry out. also wear face mask and goggles.
Good tip from sibs on the damp dust sheet.

 

[sibs]

Well I learned the hard way re the dust sheet. The cleaner had been in that morning and by the time I'd finished there was a layer of dust through the whole house and they ended up having to clean it all over again. I was mortified - I thought having the bathroom door closed would be sufficient. They gave me the tip about the dust sheet and were very understanding (friends of a friend and lovely people)
They were also very pleased with the end product.

 

[DHTiling]

Great tip there sibs.........

 

[protilers]

some jobs are not worth the hassle,
if you can rake the grout out with one of your door keys....its easy money....:hurray:
if the grout does not come out easy...like mapei ulracolour....you will need to cut it out electronically....you can chip tiles,make loads of dust and get really annoyed...£100 - £130........oooooh i dont know if i want that job!!!!!!