got a quote from my contractor for my car porch tiles.

Total tiles 310 pieces
Total area 320 Sq ft
Price for workmanship plus cement/glue/sand 6.5 myr per Sq ft.

that do you think? am I paying too much?

320 pieces 1x1 tiles?

the price macam ok. Got quotation from one of the contractor, labour cost RM3k for smaller than 320sqft.

it's 2x1 bro.

I went to a construction group and found another contractor that quoted me on this.

Hi pls find the written quote for your review.

1.Labour of fixing plus materials(cement & cement adhesive) Rm4.20 per Sq ft..

2. Rescreeding to level the existing floor ( if not level) rm1.80 per Sq ft..materials included ( sand & cement)

much cheaper by 50 cents

Hi Guys,

Anyone got any tilling contractors to recommend at Rawang area.
I'm having some issue with my tiles in my room, they are expanding upward and almost look like volcano going to erupt.
Please pm me the details

Thank you.

If involves several tiles only, just fix it yourself.

Buy tiles and use epoxy to glue them back

My contractor calculate tiles like this

Area 1000sqft
2'x2' = RM17 /pcs

Total tile + installation = RM17 x 1000 = RM17,000

wtf

Your contractor for powderful math! 🤣

You need a new contractor as when a contractor gives you that type of quotes indirectly he is saying he isn't interested in your business.

He is doing my renovation now, only for floor i said no need to do yet after seing this breakdown.

I also breakdown.

So, 2' x 2' is already 4 sqft

So, I guess 17,000/4 = 4250 only

I was quoted RM9 per sqft all in without tiles

that's what i thought, even if he quoted RM8500 with installation seems reasonable.

Assuming 17K is inclusive of tiles and cement+workmanship

Here is what I can breakdown: p.s. estimates only... cost of tiles variable depends on quality/design, your contractor may have different rate..

1000 sq ft /4 (2x2 tile is 4 sq ft each) = 250pcs of tiles say at rm10 (usually grade B tiles) per piece = rm2500

Workmanship is usually between rm6-10 per sq ft for 2x2 tiles (rm 10 usually inclusive of cement and sand)
1000 x 10 = rm10000

your total outlay will be around rm9k to 13k

if there is hacking involved add another rm2-3k (rm2-3 per sq ft).

This post has been edited by kimzee: Apr 10 2019, 12:28 PM

Guys i am in dilemma between using tile trim/edging or without for my wet kitchen (doing ceiling height tiling) area. Need quick advise on this. TQ

Using trim edging looks more nice. No sharp edge in case you trip and bang your head on edge corner

Anyway, why is dilemma? I think it should not cost significantly more since it is just plastic

if you are looking for contractor to renovate your house, you may pm me as i have a good one to recommend (Indo supervisor worked here for more than 10 years). Most of the contractor did provide one year defect but most of the time they may not entertain you after completed the reno but for my case, i have contacted twice and he did come to fix the defects and hence i will strongly recommend him to you. He has not much work recently and hence i post here to see who is looking for a contractor.

Did you use tile trim eventually?

Yup. look clean

Hi,

please PM the contact number

Give me contact number