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.
Tolentino schrieb:
Huh? Rectified tiles shouldn’t actually make installation more expensive. The edges are straighter, so the neat job should actually be easier…But it is like that. I’ve basically read the same. Because the grout lines are smaller and the more precise work takes more time, but 23 euros more per square meter (about 2.14 dollars per square foot) seems quite a lot to me. Otherwise, I’ve seen figures around 10 euros per square meter (about 0.93 dollars per square foot).
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HilfeHilfe2 Dec 2020 05:36Yes, unfortunately, there is an additional cost within the budget.
Removing the trade will probably not be worthwhile.
Have you asked him if anything needs to be done out of the ordinary?
Removing the trade will probably not be worthwhile.
Have you asked him if anything needs to be done out of the ordinary?
I agree with that. It’s within the expected range.
That’s why in our basement we didn’t tile with 120x30cm (47x12 inches) and 120x20cm (47x8 inches) tiles, but rather standard 60x30cm (24x12 inches).
If you’re already paying for the extra work, consider mixing 20cm (8 inches) and 30cm (12 inches) tiles like we did. It breaks up the wood look nicely and was a suggestion from the project manager.
That’s why in our basement we didn’t tile with 120x30cm (47x12 inches) and 120x20cm (47x8 inches) tiles, but rather standard 60x30cm (24x12 inches).
If you’re already paying for the extra work, consider mixing 20cm (8 inches) and 30cm (12 inches) tiles like we did. It breaks up the wood look nicely and was a suggestion from the project manager.
Zaba12 schrieb:
I agree with that. It’s within the expected range.
That’s why our basement isn’t tiled with 120x30cm (48x12 inches) or 120x20cm (48x8 inches) tiles, but just standard 60x30cm (24x12 inches) ones.
If you’re already paying extra for the additional work, consider mixing 20cm (8 inches) and 30cm (12 inches) tiles like we did. It breaks up the wood look and was a suggestion from the boss.
[ATTACH alt="45E49020-8EE8-4986-A9CD-160E03ACD7D6.jpeg"]54230[/ATTACH] Yes, I would have liked that too, but unfortunately the tiler could only offer one tile in the matching color tone.
Since we already knew it would be more expensive, we had already removed the kitchen and bathrooms from the plan; we originally wanted to tile them in wood-look as well. For the tiles we picked for the kitchen and bathrooms, we thought there wouldn’t be any additional costs. No one told us about rectified edges at the showroom, and we didn’t pay attention to that when selecting. Those tiles are standard both in size and price.
To clarify so no one gets confused:
30x60cm (12x24 inches) tiles are standard in size and price but have rectified edges.
Extra cost for installation: 23 euros.
20x120cm (8x48 inches) wood-look tiles are non-standard in both size and price.
Besides the extra material costs,
the additional installation cost alone is 35 euros (which is basically double the normal installation cost; normally it’s 38 euros).
Well, we will probably choose other tiles now to keep the total just under 10,000.
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hampshire2 Dec 2020 08:15The additional cost is acceptable. It’s better to save the 2000€ elsewhere, because if these are your preferred tiles, you’ll benefit from this investment for a long time. Doors, on the other hand, can be replaced later. You can also easily reduce costs for exterior landscaping, and it’s similar with furniture. Look for areas where you can cut back if the 2000€ would otherwise be painful.
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