Hello everyone,
We are currently building a single-family house turnkey through a local construction company. Basically, the price includes a fully tiled ground floor, a tiled staircase, and, of course, the bathroom.
We have now selected tiles, and for the hallway as well as the living and dining areas, approximately 50 sqm (540 sq ft), plus the staircase (22 sqm (240 sq ft)), these tiles are larger format and also more expensive. However, the other tiles are even slightly (not worth mentioning) cheaper than the price quoted by the builder.
The additional material cost comes to just under 5000 euros. Unfortunately, the tile dealer only told us the net tile price, otherwise, at 95 euros per sqm (9 dollars per sq ft), I probably would have reconsidered. But now we have fallen in love with the tile since it really looks like wood.
Additionally, there are about 1000 euros for extra tiling in the utility room (which I find completely reasonable and expected).
Also, it was clear to me that laying the larger-format tiles would cost more.
That's why I generously calculated additional costs of 7000-8000 euros (although I estimated somewhat lower material costs).
But…
the quote really shocked me.
Almost 12,000 euros.
About 35 euros per sqm (3.25 dollars per sq ft) extra for installing the large-format tiles, I think they are 120 x 20 cm (47 x 8 inches).
Plus about 7 euros per meter (2 dollars per foot) for water jet cutting.
Additionally, the tiles we thought were standard rectified tiles, and the tiler charges about 23 euros per sqm (2.15 dollars per sq ft) extra for installing them.
There are stainless steel edge profiles instead of the included plastic edge profiles, but on top of the material cost increase, an additional around 33 euros per meter (10 dollars per foot) is charged for installation.
(The approximately because I did not convert the prices exactly from net to gross.)
The extra costs seem very high to me, also compared to what I have read online. Or is this actually realistic?
The posts I found were already quite old.
We are currently building a single-family house turnkey through a local construction company. Basically, the price includes a fully tiled ground floor, a tiled staircase, and, of course, the bathroom.
We have now selected tiles, and for the hallway as well as the living and dining areas, approximately 50 sqm (540 sq ft), plus the staircase (22 sqm (240 sq ft)), these tiles are larger format and also more expensive. However, the other tiles are even slightly (not worth mentioning) cheaper than the price quoted by the builder.
The additional material cost comes to just under 5000 euros. Unfortunately, the tile dealer only told us the net tile price, otherwise, at 95 euros per sqm (9 dollars per sq ft), I probably would have reconsidered. But now we have fallen in love with the tile since it really looks like wood.
Additionally, there are about 1000 euros for extra tiling in the utility room (which I find completely reasonable and expected).
Also, it was clear to me that laying the larger-format tiles would cost more.
That's why I generously calculated additional costs of 7000-8000 euros (although I estimated somewhat lower material costs).
But…
the quote really shocked me.
Almost 12,000 euros.
About 35 euros per sqm (3.25 dollars per sq ft) extra for installing the large-format tiles, I think they are 120 x 20 cm (47 x 8 inches).
Plus about 7 euros per meter (2 dollars per foot) for water jet cutting.
Additionally, the tiles we thought were standard rectified tiles, and the tiler charges about 23 euros per sqm (2.15 dollars per sq ft) extra for installing them.
There are stainless steel edge profiles instead of the included plastic edge profiles, but on top of the material cost increase, an additional around 33 euros per meter (10 dollars per foot) is charged for installation.
(The approximately because I did not convert the prices exactly from net to gross.)
The extra costs seem very high to me, also compared to what I have read online. Or is this actually realistic?
The posts I found were already quite old.
That sounds about right.
We don’t know the included price for the tiles. Also, the contractor can decide how much markup to add.
We asked about it beforehand, but we were only at 30/60, and that was included. Still, for our living room, etc., with tile trims and stainless steel corners, it came to over 10,000€ (about 11,000 US dollars).
Since you are tied to a general contractor (GC), you are dependent on that contractor. An alternative would be to take tiling completely out of the scope, but a freelance tiler is often not any cheaper.
We don’t know the included price for the tiles. Also, the contractor can decide how much markup to add.
We asked about it beforehand, but we were only at 30/60, and that was included. Still, for our living room, etc., with tile trims and stainless steel corners, it came to over 10,000€ (about 11,000 US dollars).
Since you are tied to a general contractor (GC), you are dependent on that contractor. An alternative would be to take tiling completely out of the scope, but a freelance tiler is often not any cheaper.
So, the included tile price only covers the installation of standard 30 x 60 cm (12 x 24 inches) tiles with a gross price up to 30 euros. Except for the 50 sqm (540 sq ft) of living, dining, and hallway areas, we have chosen exactly these tiles. However, the sales representative at the showroom did not inform us that these tiles have rectified edges, which increases the installation cost by 23 euros per sqm (2.14 USD per sq ft).
In general, she did not disclose any additional costs for certain types of tiles, even after we asked.
We will probably have to visit the showroom again and choose new tiles. With extra costs of 10,000 euros, that is my absolute limit.
Unfortunately, they could not offer us a single alternative wood-look tile in oak that would match the color of the stairs and door frames.
Now, I just don’t know.
In general, she did not disclose any additional costs for certain types of tiles, even after we asked.
We will probably have to visit the showroom again and choose new tiles. With extra costs of 10,000 euros, that is my absolute limit.
Unfortunately, they could not offer us a single alternative wood-look tile in oak that would match the color of the stairs and door frames.
Now, I just don’t know.
Silvia79 schrieb:
Unfortunately, they couldn’t offer us a single alternative wood-look tile in oak appearance.Would it help if the floor doesn’t match the doors?
White smooth doors, contrast on the floor for example with a wood look,
wood-colored doors, plain surface tile texture.
Only the door frames are wood, and the doors are white. I like that. The staircase has oak treads, and the kitchen partly features oak decor. The furniture carcasses are oak, with white doors. Tiles in a grayish or reddish wood tone simply wouldn’t match. I’m not really fond of tiles in the living room, but since you access the terrace/garden through the living room, I no longer want hardwood flooring there and accept that tiles are the most practical choice.
This is not our first house; six years ago, we built a townhouse.
This is not our first house; six years ago, we built a townhouse.
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