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25 per sq yard for tiling floor/wall, about average?

  • 05-01-2017 1:15pm
    #1
    mrcheez
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    I've been quoted €25 per sq yard (ex VAT) for tiling which is labour-only (I am providing the materials).

    Does that sound about average?


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  • #2
    Pat McGroin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭Pat McGroin


    mrcheez wrote: »
    I've been quoted €25 per sq yard (ex VAT) for tiling which is labour-only (I am providing the materials).

    Does that sound about average?

    Hi there.

    Depends on what part of the country you are in I suppose.
    I can get decent tradesmen to tile for 18 - 20 per square metre ex vat here in Galway.


  • #3
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Dublin, thanks

    and it's yards, not metres... so comes out about €27.34 / sq m EX VAT

    That sound ok?


  • #4
    mcneil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 332 ✭✭mcneil


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Dublin, thanks

    and it's yards, not metres... so comes out about €27.34 / sq m EX VAT

    That sound ok?

    Dublin rates are going to be higher than any other county which is self explanatory! What size tiles are they, if they are small kitchen tiles, then why not pay this for a good tiler.


  • #5
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    mcneil wrote: »
    then why not pay this for a good tiler.

    sorry are you saying the price is fine if the tiler is good?


  • #6
    mcneil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 332 ✭✭mcneil


    mrcheez wrote: »
    sorry are you saying the price is fine if the tiler is good?



    Is it tile flat sq walls and flat sq room or is there corners , small tiles to cut and other stuff that would slow you down. Good tradesmen are worth 1000euro and more a week.


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  • #7
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    mcneil wrote: »
    Is it tile flat sq walls and flat sq room or is there corners , small tiles to cut and other stuff that would slow you down. Good tradesmen are worth 1000euro and more a week.

    ah right, thought there might be an average rate as there is for plumbing or electricians


  • #8
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    mcneil wrote: »
    Is it tile flat sq walls and flat sq room or is there corners , small tiles to cut and other stuff that would slow you down. Good tradesmen are worth 1000euro and more a week.

    they make rooms without corners :D:D


  • #9
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    indeed... I think I got more responses to this thread when it wasn't in "Prices/costs"

    Why do mods insist on moving threads into obscure sub-categories that are rarely viewed?


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    I've been quoted €25 per sq yard (ex VAT) for tiling which is labour-only (I am providing the materials).

    Does that sound about average?

    It sounds a small but pricey to me but I not in Dublin either. Get a few different quotes and you will soon know. Did he look at the job?

    If you can see their work somewhere or get a recommendation from a friend that's best.


  • #11
    mrcheez
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    All my mates rent so no-one pays for tradesmen work :)

    If it's only a small bit pricey that's fine. If it was a LARGE bit pricey then I'd have a problem.

    Thanks


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  • #12
    mcneil
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    listermint wrote: »
    they make rooms without corners :D:D

    There's internal corners and external! External corners need more work!


  • #13
    mcneil
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 332 ✭✭mcneil


    mrcheez wrote: »
    ah right, thought there might be an average rate as there is for plumbing or electricians

    There is no average rate for plumbers or electricsns either. Every job is different!


  • #14
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    mcneil wrote: »
    There is no average rate for plumbers or electricsns either. Every job is different!

    They have a rough hourly rate. One doesn't charge €50/hour and another comes along charging €120/hour.

    Incidentally everything has an average rate. Divide total of hourly charges by number of electricians.


  • #15
    listermint
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    mcneil wrote: »
    There's internal corners and external! External corners need more work!

    So , there are corners then..... :rolleyes:


  • #16
    mcneil
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    They have a rough hourly rate. One doesn't charge €50/hour and another comes along charging €120/hour.

    Incidentally everything has an average rate. Divide total of hourly charges by number of electricians.

    I know some call for 80 euro an hour, some 60 and some as dear as 100. Take your average from that.


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    All my mates rent so no-one pays for tradesmen work :)

    If it's only a small bit pricey that's fine. If it was a LARGE bit pricey then I'd have a problem.

    Thanks
    Well the only way you will find out for sure is price a few more people


  • #18
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    I've got a general idea now from this thread and others that the prices range between €20-30 (allowing for a percentage higher in Dublin) so his price is prob close to the average but not outrageous.

    I was quoted €40 ex vat by another guy and I reckon that's well off the mark.


  • #19
    mcneil
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    mrcheez wrote: »
    I've got a general idea now from this thread and others that the prices range between €20-30 (allowing for a percentage higher in Dublin) so his price is prob close to the average but not outrageous.

    I was quoted €40 ex vat by another guy and I reckon that's well off the mark.

    The person quoting 40asq m probably has lots of work booked in and testing the water with you. If you had of bit, he'd have went to you and let the others wait. It's what happened in the boom and it's part of this captiast world we live in.


  • #20
    enricoh
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    Had a top bloke do my bathroom recently e15 sq yard- Drogheda. He bought the adhesive n grout n I paid him for that.
    There was a curved arch going into my shower area and he did it perfect. Getting good lads saves a lot of stress!


  • #21
    Pending
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    enricoh wrote: »
    Had a top bloke do my bathroom recently e15 sq yard- Drogheda. He bought the adhesive n grout n I paid him for that.
    There was a curved arch going into my shower area and he did it perfect. Getting good lads saves a lot of stress!

    Sounds good! Could you send me his details please?


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