Tiling, cost

[HelpDIY]

Dear Forum,

We should be grateful for your advice for the following topics

1) Bathroom tiling - instead of taking the old tiles out and replaster the wall before puting the new tile on. My tiler suggests that we can have the new tiles on the old in a non-wet area of the bathroom.

2) Underfloor Heating - our bathroom has a wooden floor (subfloor?) which our tiler suggests to have the ply wood down first, then insulation board, then the underfloor heating and lastly tiles on top. Any other steps need to be done


3) Cost of tiling - how does £30/square meter sound to you for tiling on a prepared wall, ie the old tiles removed and plastered by someone else not the tiler?

4)Kitchen floor - as we are going to have a new kitchen and thinking o having the whole floor tiled (not just to the plintch of the unit). We are wondering if this is the wise thing to do

Thanks again for your help.

 

[jefoss]

Dear Forum,

We should be grateful for your advice for the following topics

1) Bathroom tiling - instead of taking the old tiles out and replaster the wall before puting the new tile on. My tiler suggests that we can have the new tiles on the old in a non-wet area of the bathroom.

take off tiles do the job properly!

2) Underfloor Heating - our bathroom has a wooden floor (subfloor?) which our tiler suggests to have the ply wood down first, then insulation board, then the underfloor heating and lastly tiles on top. Any other steps need to be done

sounds like its going to be a step ladder to get into your bathroom when he's done

3) Cost of tiling - how does £30/square meter sound to you for tiling on a prepared wall, ie the old tiles removed and plastered by someone else not the tiler?

sounds reasonable enough - FOR A GOOD TILER - check him out if your unsure, past jobs, portfolio etc

4)Kitchen floor - as we are going to have a new kitchen and thinking o having the whole floor tiled (not just to the plintch of the unit). We are wondering if this is the wise thing to do.

its your choice, if your planning on moving the units around before you retile the floor do the whole floor, however if your not planning on moving anything just tile under wash mach fridge etc and up to legs on units.