How does one consider the estimate for bidding a job on laying tile flooring?

If there are any professionals out there reading this, I really would like to know how it is figured in the budget to bid a job on laying ceramic tiles for flooring. Do you bid by the tile, square footage of the room, etc.?


Does the size of the tiles matter or effect the price of the job? How do you figure for a hall way? Long or short. Thanks for your help in advance!|||I had always by the s/f .. Custom work usually by the linear foot. (stripping for example ) Separate for the labor and what we called %26quot;prep materials%26quot; That is taxable labor is not.. So there should be a break down from labor and taxable items.. If you BALLPARK 15 $ a s/f it will give you a guesstimate and a guesstimate only .. Locations and tile prices cal vary a lot so use it as a general rule of thumb only.. Rip out and disposal are not figured in there either.. Hope this helps GL P S Always get quotes from regular businesses and check for licenses and insurances|||Some figure by square footage. My ex figures a price by the job itself (hours to measure, cut, grout, etc.) and also, if the customer is supplying the tiles or if he has to purchase the tiles.





I think bidding by square footage is fine for carpet laying, but tile laying is more intensive in that you also have to cut the tiles to fit corners and edges, lay grout for the tile to sit on, place spacers between the tiles, make sure tiles are aligned properly (level, end to end, etc.) grout the tiles, clean, etc., etc. So I would bid by the job.





My ex keeps a log of how long it takes him to do his job, square footage, what exactly he had to do, etc. so when he is asked for a bid, he can examine past jobs to get a rough estimate and then bid from there.|||90% of the time its by sq ft......and does not include the cost of the tile ..the hardybacker is figured by the sq ft. ...over 16 inch tile there is an up charge of $ 1.00 to the main charge....





lic. gen. contractor|||Usually by square foot. May be up-charges if intricate/detailed cut work is needed.