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Colour Republic
I know we don't allow pricing in the open forum so thought it worth posting this in here with regards to this thread http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/67223-opinion-job-please-satisfactory-finish.html just so you know how much she has been charged in total for the tiling. It's a pretty penny and should command a decent finish.
This was a post she made on another forum...
I'm certainly not trying to hide anything. I want to be fair to the tiler as we have a good relationship but it did strike me a large sum for what seems a very small area.
Colour Republic..... you are spot on. I wasn't including the horizontal border around the diamond pattern. So yes, 6 metres is about right.
The only area tiled above the dado is in this area shown in the photos. The rest of the room will be just paint above the dado.
The quote was for labour and materials (grout etc) and the skimming of wall. I supplied all the marble tiles.
Total for downstairs bathroom was £984
Total for upstairs (including laying a waterproof shower floor fabric and tiling the shower floor) £845.
However 1 week down the line he claimed the walls were in bad condition and he couldn't render over the old existing pads. So he would have to grind the old concrete pads off before rendering. Additional cost of £822. I have added a photo of the pads he had to hack off. It's the brown pads behind the white pads he removed back to the brickwork as shown in the second photo. It's the same wall just from a different angle.
So total quote: £2651
He now wants an additional £520 which will take the job to £3171.
I'm happy with the job but I need your expert guidance as to whether that 6 metre area justifies a further £520. It's cost plenty already.
Thanks again
Appreciate it
This was a post she made on another forum...
I'm certainly not trying to hide anything. I want to be fair to the tiler as we have a good relationship but it did strike me a large sum for what seems a very small area.
Colour Republic..... you are spot on. I wasn't including the horizontal border around the diamond pattern. So yes, 6 metres is about right.
The only area tiled above the dado is in this area shown in the photos. The rest of the room will be just paint above the dado.
The quote was for labour and materials (grout etc) and the skimming of wall. I supplied all the marble tiles.
Total for downstairs bathroom was £984
Total for upstairs (including laying a waterproof shower floor fabric and tiling the shower floor) £845.
However 1 week down the line he claimed the walls were in bad condition and he couldn't render over the old existing pads. So he would have to grind the old concrete pads off before rendering. Additional cost of £822. I have added a photo of the pads he had to hack off. It's the brown pads behind the white pads he removed back to the brickwork as shown in the second photo. It's the same wall just from a different angle.
So total quote: £2651
He now wants an additional £520 which will take the job to £3171.
I'm happy with the job but I need your expert guidance as to whether that 6 metre area justifies a further £520. It's cost plenty already.
Thanks again
Appreciate it
