Retail Floor Tiling, How much?

[Holohana]

Gents and ladies, can you help?

Off to look at 100m2 of floor tomorrow in a retail outlet. 11m x 9m so actually only 99m2 to be precise!!!!

600 x 600 tiles, not 100% sure as to what they are yet but nothing worse than Porcelain i dont think.

By that i mean thay aint going to be Travertine or Slate therefore wont need sealing etc.

Expansion joints required but guess i just set out and incorporate them into the grout lines and use Silicon for the expansion?

Mainly in a square room but a couple of cubicles to go into as well.

Question is how much for labour only? £22pm2 inc addys?

IYO how long for one body and also for two people on the job?

All feedback gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

 

[reaper72]

If it's porcelain 60x60 and supplying adhesive?-I'd snatch the hand off you-looking for work up my way?

 

[Holohana]

always looking for work. Just off to Heathrow next week, 600m2 of Granite to lay!!!

Guess you think 22m2 is, shall we say competitive then?

 

[GazTech]

always looking for work. Just off to Heathrow next week, 600m2 of Granite to lay!!!

Guess you think 22m2 is, shall we say competitive then?

personally wouldn't work for less than £25 walls £30 per m floors

 

[Holohana]

personally wouldn't work for less than £25 walls £30 per m floors

Is that inclusive of mats Gaz or labour only?
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visited this job today and the tiles are travertine so wet cuts all the way. Yes they will need sealing too!

Substrate i almost perfect flat, power screeded i think you call it. Any special adhesives needed?

It looked like it had some sort of black coating on it, neither the contractor nor i were sure what it was but standard application of adhesive should suffice! Just checking with you guys 1st tho!!!!

Can anyone send me in the right direction for expansion joint info?

Pricewise im now thinking in the £30+m2 mark. Lots of laying and small ammount of cuts plus he wants to put skirtings round so can leave a good expansion gap, oh and 6mm grout joint. Happy days!!!

He actually wants someone to start in a week and complete in 4 days. I ask you why would a contractor ring a tiler and only give a weeks notice. He's only called me as well so could have this one in the bag if i juggle a bit of work around!!!

All feedback very welcome as this is one of the bigger jobs ive come accross and could be a very very nice earner eh!

 

[DHTiling]

I would install a preformed expansion joint in that project as it will be harder wearing to foot traffic.....dave.......try these.....[DLMURL="http://www.schlutersystems.com/141.aspx"]Movement Joints and Cove-shaped Profiles - Schluter-Systems[/DLMURL]

 

[GazTech]

personally wouldn't work for less than £25 walls £30 per m floors

This would be labour only Holo,porcelain needs some respect

the floor needs the expansion Dave has suggested...it would be Shluter IMO

 

[Holohana]

Not Porcelain tiles they are Trav!

Gaz i take it your suggesting Shluter over say a Silicon joint? I was thinking the same to be honest to follow the rest of the centre

 

[infidel]

Holohana, You'll need to use a white adhesive with Travertine.
No way would I attempt that in 4 days. More like a week

 

[Holohana]

flexy rapid setting white addy is the way im going.

4 days, thats only 25m a day, long days mind! Two of us should be a nice little earner at £30+ a metre plus addys!!!!

 

[wayne]

if floor is near enough flat would be able to do at least 20sqm a day on my own. could also seal at end of day as well.

 

[Holohana]

i quoted £25 plus addys. You never know how much sticky its going to take!

Some guy got it for £23 inclusive. No way would/could i do it for that!

 

[guy1976]

lucky escape mate you would have had to back butter every tile or use a large format solid bed trowel the person who got it will be a big firm who only pay the fixers £12 a metre and who buy in bulk direct from manufacturer