RE: Tuthai thread in the open forum

[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

 

[AliGage]

Have i read this right? £3k for 6sqm???

 

[Colour Republic]

nah sorry vital bit of info was left out.

Total tiled area was 24sqm which they were charging the £984 and £845 for, so £1829 in total (which is for labour and materials including some plastering for making good, not including the tiles)

They then found they couldn't skim the walls so charged her an additional £822 So the total was £2,651

She then asked for the 6sqm above the dado to be diamond set, they were already going to tile it within the original price but then told her they wanted £520 EXTRA for doing this after they had tiled it. £520 just to set out differently is one hell of an upshot!

So now they want £3,171 for the 24sqm tiling and some plastering in one of the rooms

 

[AliGage]

Holy cow!

Just done some rough quick figures and i have it at a little over a grand. Seeing the close up photos the guy has been well and truely ripped.

If you knock the 171 off for materials. We're looking at £120psm!!

 

[Colour Republic]

Yeap I came to a similar figure, she did mention that with the extra £520 it would mean she was paying over £200 a square meter for tiling the diamond set area.

They told her it took an extra weeks worth of work just to diamond set 6sqm. Jog on!!!!!

 

[AliGage]

I honestly don't know how people have the front. I could of done the whole bathroom, install, taps, the lot for what they are being charged.

 

[Gazzer]

I honestly don't know how people have the front. I could of done the whole bathroom, install, taps, the lot for what they are being charged.

And travelled to Marbella to do the job ?

 

[Peter]

Daylight robbery. A very slow tiler would have tiled everything in four days. Those 4x4s are very forgiving so you'd have it tiled and grouted in two days I'd say.

 

[AliGage]

And travelled to Marbella to do the job ?

Could do with a holiday!

 

[John Benton]

Ouchhhhh!!!!!! Someone has had their pants pulled down on this one !!!

 

[widler]

Jesus

 

[Gazzer]

Jesus

Where ?

 

[White Room]

I'm not charging enough:yikes:

 

[AliGage]

I don't think would deliver that price and keep a straight face.

Don't know what id then do if they accepted it!

 

[Spud]

trading standards should be notified