Hello,
We finally have to deal with our least favorite trade, tiling!
Our contract with the general contractor includes tiles and installation at a size of 60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 inches) and a price of 30 €/sqm (3 €/sqft). The tiles we have now chosen cost 38 €/sqm (3.53 €/sqft), which means an extra 8 €/sqm (0.74 €/sqft) for about 50 sqm (538 sq ft). Okay, that’s fine.
But now the tiler suddenly wants 20 €/sqm (1.86 €/sqft) plus VAT, so a total of 24 €/sqm (2.23 €/sqft) extra because the tiles are longer—they are sized 90 x 22 cm (35 x 9 inches).
I find that quite excessive. I understand that there is a bit more effort involved with installing larger tiles and that he wants a little more money, but is it really 20 to 30 minutes extra work per square meter?
Could that be right? It seems quite high to me...
I am seriously considering replacing the tiles in the kitchen and pantry with parquet flooring instead...
Best regards,
Andreas
We finally have to deal with our least favorite trade, tiling!
Our contract with the general contractor includes tiles and installation at a size of 60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 inches) and a price of 30 €/sqm (3 €/sqft). The tiles we have now chosen cost 38 €/sqm (3.53 €/sqft), which means an extra 8 €/sqm (0.74 €/sqft) for about 50 sqm (538 sq ft). Okay, that’s fine.
But now the tiler suddenly wants 20 €/sqm (1.86 €/sqft) plus VAT, so a total of 24 €/sqm (2.23 €/sqft) extra because the tiles are longer—they are sized 90 x 22 cm (35 x 9 inches).
I find that quite excessive. I understand that there is a bit more effort involved with installing larger tiles and that he wants a little more money, but is it really 20 to 30 minutes extra work per square meter?
Could that be right? It seems quite high to me...
I am seriously considering replacing the tiles in the kitchen and pantry with parquet flooring instead...
Best regards,
Andreas
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Sebastian7915 Jul 2016 09:18And you think the tile skirting boards can't just be vacuumed?
It’s best to use a Swiffer or similar, so you don’t scratch the wall – but I’m getting off topic.
It’s best to use a Swiffer or similar, so you don’t scratch the wall – but I’m getting off topic.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
And you think the tile baseboards can’t just be vacuumed?That’s not what I mean, I know that for sure.
Whether there is acrylic or wall paint over it, it traps dust, and sooner or later it becomes grimy and unattractive.
Hi everyone,
just a quick update, a few things have become clearer. The additional cost of 20 euros per square meter does not only relate to the tile size but also to the fact that it is porcelain stoneware.
Specifically, they want an extra 12.5 euros for installing porcelain stoneware and an extra 7.5 euros for installing oversized tiles.
I understand the extra 7.5 euros for the oversized tiles, but is installing porcelain stoneware really that much more work? They told me that they have to use a completely different adhesive, which is very expensive, and that the floor needs special preparation for this adhesive, and so on.
Our contracts with the general contractor even explicitly state that only standard tiles are included, and that installing porcelain stoneware and oversized tiles costs extra.
Honestly, I never really thought about the difference between tiles and porcelain stoneware; to me, it was always the same thing.
For us, tiles are just those ugly things you unfortunately have to use in certain areas...
Best regards,
Andreas
just a quick update, a few things have become clearer. The additional cost of 20 euros per square meter does not only relate to the tile size but also to the fact that it is porcelain stoneware.
Specifically, they want an extra 12.5 euros for installing porcelain stoneware and an extra 7.5 euros for installing oversized tiles.
I understand the extra 7.5 euros for the oversized tiles, but is installing porcelain stoneware really that much more work? They told me that they have to use a completely different adhesive, which is very expensive, and that the floor needs special preparation for this adhesive, and so on.
Our contracts with the general contractor even explicitly state that only standard tiles are included, and that installing porcelain stoneware and oversized tiles costs extra.
Honestly, I never really thought about the difference between tiles and porcelain stoneware; to me, it was always the same thing.
For us, tiles are just those ugly things you unfortunately have to use in certain areas...
Best regards,
Andreas
They told me that they would have to use a completely different adhesive, which would be very expensive, so instead of 50 euros it would cost 100€ for the area ^^
and that the floor needs to be pre-treated for this adhesive, etc. It will probably take an hour longer.
All these excuses are old; they do this every day. Extras just cost more. They don’t make a profit on the standard package because sometimes they have to price it very tight to get hired by the construction companies. So they make up the money later on.
All the options given here have already been mentioned.
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