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.
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Smialbuddler2 Dec 2020 13:52nordanney schrieb:
Rectified simply means that the edges have been finished after cutting – otherwise, these are tiles like any others. They can be installed in the same way. If you don’t insist on a 1-2mm (0.04-0.08 inch) grout joint, there is no difference in the installation.@Silvia79 Did you perhaps overlook this comment?
The additional cost comes, as you yourself wrote above, from the fact that rectified tiles allow for possible narrower grout joints. You obviously don’t have to choose those! So discuss this with your tiler.
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Hausbautraum202 Dec 2020 14:17We were also offered
- Instead of 30x30, 42x42 or 30x60 for an additional 15-20€/m² (1.39-1.86$/ft²)
- 60x60 for a further surcharge of about 15-20€
In that respect, it seems similar to what you experienced.
- Instead of 30x30, 42x42 or 30x60 for an additional 15-20€/m² (1.39-1.86$/ft²)
- 60x60 for a further surcharge of about 15-20€
In that respect, it seems similar to what you experienced.
Hausbautraum20 schrieb:
So, we were offered
- Instead of 30x30, 42x42 or 30x60 for an additional 15-20€/m² (1.39-1.86$/ft²)
- 60x60 for an extra approx. 15-20€ surcharge
So it seems similar to what you experienced So 30x60 is supposedly included in the price.
The higher cost of the tiles is only due to the rectified edges.
The surcharge for the large format tiles 20x120 is 34 euros.
So it seems more expensive to me compared to what you have.
Smialbuddler schrieb:
@Silvia79 Did you possibly overlook this comment?
The additional cost arises, as you yourself mentioned above, due to the narrower grout joints that are possible with rectified tiles. However, you obviously do not have to choose these! You should discuss this with your tiler. We will.
Silvia79 schrieb:
So 30×60 is supposedly included in the price.
As for the tiles, the price difference is only due to the rectified edges making them more expensive. The argument that there is an extra charge just because the tiles are rectified is complete nonsense. With rectified tiles, you can achieve smaller grout joints, that’s it. You don’t have to work more carefully or precisely, which would of course justify a surcharge. Rectified tiles are more expensive because their manufacturing is more complex, but not the installation.
So don’t let anyone take advantage of you. Either they do it without the extra charge, or you find a new tiler.
Also, do you really want to mix tiles (I understand you mean sizes, formats, and colors) on the same floor just to save money? Tiles are not laminate or vinyl flooring that you can just rip up if you don’t like it after four years.
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nordanney2 Dec 2020 15:15Silvia79 schrieb:
The tiles are more expensive only because of the rectified edges.No, there is no extra charge for that. The additional cost comes from installing with minimal grout joints.Similar topics