Cost of plumber?

Nearly There

Hi All,

I'm looking to tile the bathrooms/ensuite in the house and need to get the toilet/sinks taken out and replaced afterwards for a better finish. Got quoted €300 for this - thought this was a bit excessive.

Has anyone else done this - how much? who did you use?

Cheers

Eoin

Nearly There wrote:

Hi All,

I'm looking to tile the bathrooms/ensuite in the house and need to get the toilet/sinks taken out and replaced afterwards for a better finish. Got quoted €300 for this - thought this was a bit excessive.

Has anyone else done this - how much? who did you use?

Cheers

Are you sure you need a plumber at all? Our tiler was able to lift the toilet and sink himself.

Charlie-Bravo

Can be expnsive alright getting two seperate 'tradesmen'. Be careful who fits the plumbing....would you rather have a plumber fit your tiling for you and muck up the finish or have a tiler plumb your sanitary ware and flood the whole house?! You might get a cheaper price from someone on the contacts list stickied at the top of the main thread.

Tradesmen do specific jobs. Watch out for the handyman!

Nearly There

astrofluff, the €300 was for the plumber only - that doesn't even take into account the cost of actually getting the rooms tiled! :eek:

eoin, is there flexibility to allow you to just lift slightly to lay the tiles? This would definitely make life a little easier (let alone cheaper!)...do you have the name/number of the tiler you used?

Cheers for the quick replies.

Eoin

Nearly There wrote:

astrofluff, the €300 was for the plumber only - that doesn't even take into account the cost of actually getting the rooms tiled! :eek:

eoin, is there flexibility to allow you to just lift slightly to lay the tiles? This would definitely make life a little easier (let alone cheaper!)...do you have the name/number of the tiler you used?

Cheers for the quick replies.

From what I remember, they were able to lift both the toilet and sink up slightly to tile under them - I don't think they actually had to disconnect anything, but this is over a year ago now, so I'm not too sure now.

I used Philip, one of Durkans' tilers, but I don't think I have his number anymore - or even if he is still onsite. I think we paid €350 for the tiling itself.

loyatemu

the guy who tiled our bathrooms got a plumber mate of his to move the sinks etc. don't think it was too expensive.

frugal

Nearly There wrote:

astrofluff, the €300 was for the plumber only - that doesn't even take into account the cost of actually getting the rooms tiled! :eek:

eoin, is there flexibility to allow you to just lift slightly to lay the tiles? This would definitely make life a little easier (let alone cheaper!)...do you have the name/number of the tiler you used?

Cheers for the quick replies.

We used the site plumber (rang Dermot for the number) to shift the 3 toilets and sinks, he charged 200 which i reckoned was a bit much but what ye going to do?:rolleyes: although they did have to make two visits a week appart. Was happy to get the pros to do it though.