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Cost of a tiler - is it too expensive?

Turquoise_Spots · 2022-12-28 11:41:00

Hi guys, I've a bathroom that needs tiling. The floor is about 2 meters X 2 meters. The walls roughly the same sq meter. So, a small enough bathroom. Existing wall hung toilet, vanity unit, and wall hung radiator would have to be taken down, tiled and reput up. Included in the quote would be putting up a shower enclosure.…

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#32 22-01-2023 9:22am
Dav010

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120115186#Comment_120115186

Are any of your degrees as in demand/short supply as a good tiler?

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#33 22-01-2023 9:39am
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“The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten”

not to say more expensive is always better. But a competent tradesman ruining a business properly won’t be cheap.

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#34 22-01-2023 12:34pm
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1700 less the vat is 1497
take off 300 for profit is 1197
take 2 days off for taking out sanitery ware , tiles etc and putting them back in. 2 days at 200 ea is797
asuming 8ft ceilings its 23sq meters. not taking out windows and dooors . so that is 34 euro a sq meter. thats a normal cost per meter
and that doesnt include any materials at all

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