requesting help

[devonmark]

well....I'm not normally stuck on pricing but I'm going to ask for ideas on this.
House is a new build with underfloor (wet) in-screed heating. The job consists of entrance hall, utility room (floor only) and 4 bathrooms all with decoupling membrane.
Entrance hall 24m2
Utility room 5.6m2
bathroom ground floor 31m2 walls floor all to plasterboardand 9m2 floor
bathroom 1..20m2 walls all to all to plasterboard and 4m2 floor
bathroom 2...32m2 walls all to plasterboard and 6m2 floor
bathroom 3...32m2 walls all to plasterboard and7.5m2 floor

I don't envisage any problems tiling all looks straight forward. tiles are varying sizes all ceramic. one room they are 600x600 another they are 600x400. customer is supplying all materials, this price is for labour only, I'm just after a rough idea to see if I'm anywhere near. Thanks chaps..Mark.

 

[doug boardley]

I get it to £5,000 Mark

 

[kilty55]

hi mark id be the same around 5000

 

[Stewart]

£5500- £6000 for me......

 

[Ian]

Near as makes no difference 5k labour only.

 

[Perry]

what would the material cost be on a job like this Mark and would you give any guarantee when you don't supply mats

 

[devonmark]

Thanks to you all, I come up with 6200k as I have seen the job...so not too far out from you all.

Pete, he wants me to use Norcros adhesive and decoupler, this is because he was told by the tech people that they will guarantee the addy if used with the decoupler, told him my preference was Mapei. Cost of tiles....not sure other than expensive. I would be prepared to guarantee my workmanship but stuck on how far that guarantee should go as I have not used Norcros extensively.

 

[Perry]

its meant to be good gear but i wouldn't give a guarantee if some one else supplied the adhesive but sounds like a nice job mate good luck with it

 

[Spud]

I did a quick add up in my head at 140m2 roughly split 60m2 floors 80m2 walls labour only as a sole trader I would be around £4400-£4800 if i was pricing it for my company it would be 20% more expensive due to our over heads,

 

[devonmark]

Well...here be an update, put my price to the developer/owner of the property, gave him a price £5.5k, he said that I was dearer than another tiler but that was fine as I had come highly recommended...great you may think...well not so, he wanted me to start on Monday coming, I cannot start for at least 2 wks due to work booked in, he has built or had the house built for his mum, he knew he was to be needing a tiler, why on earth do people leave til the last minute, so I don't think its my job.

 

[Perry]

don't you know Mark thats how builders work ring you on Friday to start Monday that what they call being organized

 

[devonmark]

don't you know Mark thats how builders work ring you on Friday to start Monday that what they call being
organized

He said he will keep my number as he has much more work coming up, I said to give me a bit more notice next time, you never know, I may get a weeks notice..
Have been told to be weary of him as he is a pain in the rear to work for, this was by the brother of the bloke who recommended me.