activeviii Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Quick sort of question. just having flooring replaced due to water damage. the insurance builders are trying to pull a fast one and only put in a cheap laminate to replace the flooring that is there. the flooring that was there is uni-click one-step. £25 per meter without the underlay and the boards that were put under it to raise it up 6mm more so a foot scrub mat could be put in as well. it is 10m2 total floor space but only 8 mtrs of flooring needed but to make it simple i'll put it at 10mtr. the floor under neath it concrete, sound and level so no hidden extras there. if we where to forget the price of the flooring is there a way to to work a per meter price for fitting tiles compared to laminate. If we where to say the tile are £20 a mtr to buy the the laminate is the same then how much are would difference in fitting price would there be. i know theres the old one ofhow longs a bit of string but and a rough sort of price be worked? thanks for trying to help. i hate insurance companies. quick to take your cash but 2 months later and still nothing started in fixing things. ATB Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guss109 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 All depends on the condition of the sub floor will it need screeded or sealed ect best idea is to call a few tilers and see what they charge. I know that most insurance companys will only pey x amount per sq m when i have done work for them in the past .Hope this is of some help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Beast Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 go for a cash settlement deal and see what they offer you; price it up yourself and likewise lay it yourself-its easy especially if its only 10 sqm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy1403 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 i seem to remember a tiler telling me once they charged £15 a sq/m + £1 per cut.can`t remember if that was floor or wall but id did inclued grouting,and it was a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi, Don't want to speak out of turn and/or drop him in it, but see if Jasper picks up on this one. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The concrete is in good condition, nothing needed other that maybe a unibond. insurance will only pay out X amount in cash to me but it is not enough to cover all the work as its a bathroom and kitchen needing doing but its the flooring that is causing the brain ache. i would lay it myself as its not hard but being disabled now it stops me getting down there to do it..lol. I was sort of hoping that i could get a ball park figure for each so i know what the differance is in price so i can pull the insurance companies builder up over it. thank Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I recently had a conservatory floor tiled and that is about 10 sq M. I was charged £220 for the labour and adhesive, I supplied the tiles. A few people won't let you supply the tiles as they want to add 25% to the cost for transporting them etc. I would have said labourwise you are looking at a similar cost to lay a laminate floor, if I was closer I would come and do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige36 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The concrete is in good condition, nothing needed other that maybe a unibond. insurance will only pay out X amount in cash to me but it is not enough to cover all the work as its a bathroom and kitchen needing doing but its the flooring that is causing the brain ache. i would lay it myself as its not hard but being disabled now it stops me getting down there to do it..lol. I was sort of hoping that i could get a ball park figure for each so i know what the differance is in price so i can pull the insurance companies builder up over it. thank Phil. Hi Phil, when you the say concrete is in good condition,do you mean the screed finish floor is in good condition,normaly you would have a concrete oversite or subfloor then a screed floor finish to which you would lay your carpet,tiles etc,if it is a screeded floor it would need sealing with a bonding agent before tiling, i would charge you £15 p/sq metre for floor tilling and to lay laminate floor it would be £12 p/sq metre based on a basic room shape,hope this helps. Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcw65 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 £150 a day i charge for tiles or laminate but that is labour only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 as the owner of a small building company i deal with insurance all the time! W*****s... Domestic rates this side of the bridge are(barring any very unusual tiles etc) £22p/m and we usually charge minimum 10m2, and for laminate £16.50p/m. Give us a bell if u r stuck, dont mind comin to gloucester for a day And *** discounts for pw member!!!!!! EDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 you can pay between £18/£25 a metre,which is the going rtae around here for tiling.prices can go up though for various reason's.1:if you want a pattern 2:size of the tiles.You can also expect to pay out for latex(self leveller) as most concrete fl;oors are bumoy as hell.latex runs at about £18 a bag and for 10m2 you will need 3 bags.a decent person wouldnt charge you labour for laying the latex as it only takes minutes and makes there job a hell of alot easier. i would go for ceramics over laminate anyday of the week,because even the expensive stuff if rubbish.if you don't want to go down the road of tiling have a look at KARDEAN flooring you can get it to look like tiles or timber and is very hard wearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 what i should have done was put a post on here for someone to come a price the whole job for the insurance. its about £3.5k as its a shower base and all tiles in the en-suite, as well as boarding out one wall that got a soaking. take out and refit loo and pedestal sink. kitchen is take tiles off walls, and units. scrap ceiling and re-artex. if units are still good then refit and re-tile 4 walls. replace laminate flooring with something like what there at moment (money wise) flooring is uniclic onestep maple with 3mm underlay and 5mm MDF. MDF was to get flooring to the height of a scrub mat so there was no trip area. It is all easy work and a nice little earner for someone as the prices can go put if things are damaged on reveal. like if under the shower tray the boards are soaked ten they will need replacing. if there's dry rot then more needs to be removed and sprayed. if kitchen units and work top is blown then its a replace job. down side is who ever takes it on will have to deal direct with underwriters and nationwide. instead i have to deal with a company called ROK who have messed me around since 16th november. All the best Stinky Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guss109 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Forgot to say if you go with laminate make sure its quick step they have priced for as some insurance comanys use a cheaper board but say its the same as its made under licence by quick step but it is no were as near as good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 phil try www.tilersforums.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Phil.sorry to hear about the damage mate..not nice.. personaly , I would not use MDF under a floor , I would go for WBP ply the fitting price would be approx £10 m2 for the lam or £150 a day Tiles !! ceramic or vinyl ... ceramic would be about £15m2 have you looked at the Karndean range..very good in many ways..not as noisey as Laminate, and much warmer than ceramics jasp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPT1 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you use laminate and it gets soaked again you're back to square one, tiles on the other hand no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Dont be too quick to criticise your Builder. Normally with insurance related repairs such as this their hands will be tied and they will have an agreed schedule of rates for replacements and repairs together with agreed overheads so they wont be making a sov out of you at all. It depends what cover is included in your Insurance policy, If its like for like replacement then you have grounds for complaint if the Builders are not doing so then its because they are generally working to the insurance companies instruction. If you are sure they are doing it deliberately then you need to inform your insurance company immediately in the strongest possible terms as they are obviously putting in an inferior product and getting paid for something better. In short they are ripping off their Client. Rok are a large national construction group and Im sure they would not want to upset the Nationwide which must be one of their biggest Clients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 thanks for the info on Karndean flooring, will be going to have a look in a minute. the builder are the problem at the moment as there dont stick to promises. ROK dont have the man power so the sub-ed it out. the people they have sub-ed it to just dont seam to want to know. i have had to chase and chase to get a date. not i have a date, but i dont know what work they are doing. no mention of what tiles for two rooms so we dont know what there planning to put in. en-suite is plain and straight farward white ones but the kitchen are a patterned one so they want to replace the whole lot. but with what! lmao. The flooring they dont know what there doing with it either. i have asked for a brake down on flooring price so i know what we have to play with but they are just dragging there heals. I guess it will happen when it happens but at least i know how much extra we are looking at for the flooring. about 50% more sound right? ATB Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.