Anyone knows the cost of removing porcelein tiles? anyone know cheap tradesman people who could do the job?
Anyone knows the cost of removing porcelein tiles?
Llittlesan on 08/10/2014 - 18:39
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its approximately 60-70 sqm and I am looking for a good cheap tradesmen who can do the job in Sydney metro area. U've got any good referrals?
From my experience, the best place I have found to locate decent and fairly priced tradespeople is through a local rental property manager who manages my other property. I believe in fair pay for fair work. A plumber they put me on to did a fantastic job and was so cheap, I had to force him to take extra money.
A good local rental property manager should have all the contacts you need.
I'd be wary of tradies you get through property managers; not saying they can't be good, but IME the prices quoted in residential tenancy work are nothing like those for a normal job.
FWIW, every time a PM has organised a quote for me, it's come in at least 2x what the independent trade quotes are…just be sure to get a few quotes so that you know you're not being rorted.
Is it possible to lay the new surface straight on top?
It's an unpleasant job, but not something that needs a tradesman. Consider a labourer will work for $25 an hour or less, while a tiler will want more like $50.
Re-spraying could be another option if the tiles are in good nick…
We got quoted $26.50 and $30 per square metre for a company to remove.
Ended up doing it ourselves with a trolley jackhammer from Kennards. $230 for the day including ear muffs to keep.
We had 35 sq metres, took just over 600kg to the dump (free with dump vouchers).
We probably still have to do the concrete grinder, not sure just yet. Oh, and this is in Brisbane.
Thats nice. Can you tell us about the dump vouchers? How do you get them?
Alternatively you can buy an electric Jackhammer off ebay - around $199 and can keep the jackhammer as well as the muffs. And you can take more than a day to do.
Most floor tiles are laid on a weaker concrete mix 4-5 sand to 1 cement mix (Standard is 3:1) so its reasonably easy to do.
I jackhammered all our floor tiles off a few years back. I went to hire the jackhammer but ended up buying a cheapy from Bunnings for half the rental price and it worked great (and is still working).
Just a jackhammer that comes with a good spade bit does the job.
it was something like this Hilti style beast http://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-1500w-sds-rotary-hammer-dri… (not at home so cant check the brand)We used www.allstripped.com.au.
Charged us $44 per sqm and the results were great. Smooth clean floor that we could put down our new flooring (bamboo).
The best part… Dustless tile removal. There was no mess in the house at all!!
OP, have you ripped up a few tiles on the edge somewhere to see how well they're laid, how they've been fixed to the floor, or indeed what base they're laid over?
This is a good way to get an indication of what you're going to be up for, regardless of whether you contract the job out or if you take the job on yourself.
I think this is good advice, we had a tiler rip up what was a relatively small area of tiles from an early 80's built house and it took him quite a while due to the type of adhesive used (a couple of days to do just a kitchen/laundry/entry (maybe a bathroom too, cant remember), made a huge mess too in terms of dust. He ended up killing one of those cheap GMC small jackhammers in the process (and getting a free replacement from bunnings if I remember correctly). I was keeping an eye on him and it was genuinely a difficult process.
Laying on top of existing tiles may be an option if it doesnt create too many problems with height.
All our new floors are laid on top of old tiles. We haven't finished so at the moment there is a step up into the kitchen and bathrooms, but once the main floor has also been laid next to them it will be level again. You might have to cut the bottom off some doors but still a much easier option. Tiler was happy to do it this way as he said the old floor was laid very well, he tried taking up one tile and it was a huge effort.
All depends on how big the area is. I ended up removing all my floor tiles myself with the help of one labourer. Hired a small jackhammer from Kennards Hire as the tiles were stuck down good. I then had to hire a concrete grinding machine (looks similar to a floor polisher) to remove the old tile adhesive. Also had to dispose of the old tiles. We were wearing gloves, hearing/eye protection, dust masks and shorts, so we ended up with bloody legs from all the tile shards. If you don't want to do it yourself, this is only a labouring job so it may be cheaper to organise the equipment yourself and hire labourers.