ᐅ Is the tiler’s quote reasonable and fair? Any experiences?
Created on: 26 Jun 2018 00:01
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hi!
Our planned interior fitter sent his offer today. The price he wants just for laying the tiles seems very, very expensive to me. Is that reasonable and in line with the market?
The tiles to be installed are 60x60 cm (24x24 inches) in the basement, 40x80 cm (16x32 inches) on the ground floor, and 45x90 cm (18x36 inches) in the bathrooms.
He also offered painting services, which are definitely fine, so I’m not including those here.
As a layperson, I can’t really assess this. Especially it’s difficult for me to check if the correct square meters were specified everywhere. He probably has software that calculates everything based on the floor area and ceiling height, but it’s hard for me to do those calculations myself.
All prices are net.
Our planned interior fitter sent his offer today. The price he wants just for laying the tiles seems very, very expensive to me. Is that reasonable and in line with the market?
The tiles to be installed are 60x60 cm (24x24 inches) in the basement, 40x80 cm (16x32 inches) on the ground floor, and 45x90 cm (18x36 inches) in the bathrooms.
He also offered painting services, which are definitely fine, so I’m not including those here.
As a layperson, I can’t really assess this. Especially it’s difficult for me to check if the correct square meters were specified everywhere. He probably has software that calculates everything based on the floor area and ceiling height, but it’s hard for me to do those calculations myself.
All prices are net.
boxandroof schrieb:
If it helps:
with us, it was €47 per m² (about $48 per sq ft), additional work was 10-30% cheaper than your offer.
We consciously chose the contractor who made the best impression, regardless of price.
For such a large area, I would get more quotes.
We also had two significantly cheaper offers (50% less) on the table. The quality of these offers and the process to get them were very questionable, and we feared it would only lead to problems later.Is that net price like with the original poster? If not, then he’s paying almost €55 per m² (about $56 per sq ft).Zaba12 schrieb:
Tell me, do you even believe your own answer? Where can you find craftsmen who aren’t fully booked? We live in a region with a strong economy where everyone is currently building. And I thought my price was high, so I looked for alternatives. @TE Get at least two more quotes. Sure, I work nationwide every day on building properties (actually, my clients do). Be glad that you got such an extremely low price—but don’t complain if the quality later doesn’t meet your expectations.
Where are you planning to build?
nordanney schrieb:
Sure, I do nothing else nationwide every day but build properties (or rather, my clients do). Be glad you got such an extremely low price – but don’t complain later if the quality might not meet your expectations.
Where are you building?No offense, but what did you even accept?!
They are charging €84.65 net per square meter (approximately $90 per square meter) for 45 x 90 cm (18 x 36 inches) tiles. How is that supposed to be normal?
Plus separately billed extra small materials.
Half of that would be reasonable, maybe a flat €50 (about $53).
This is just a defensive offer, nothing more.
Or they don’t want to install the tiles you provided, so ask them to quote the materials as well.
Or just go directly to someone else.
Zaba12 schrieb:
Why is no one here mentioning that the tile installer is trying to rip off the original poster with their price?Because access to this forum was unfortunately set back to the last millennium, and that’s why I can hardly post here during the day anymore.
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boxandroof27 Jun 2018 07:46Zaba12 schrieb:
Is that net price like for the original poster? If not, then it’s almost €55 per square meter Yes, net price as well, €47/m² (about $47/sq ft).
For 2 bathrooms with showers plus a utility room, just under €10,000 gross, including tiles.
We could have had it from around €5,000–6,000. Of course, I would have preferred to pay less. For us, however, it was absolutely the right decision to choose the more expensive option, although price was not the deciding factor.
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