Stacey on fri 10 jun 05
Hi Everyone,
I'm considering doing a tile job
for a client. I went to the
archives to get some ideas about
pricing and any other comments
about doing tile jobs, but wanted
some more updated information.
The job will be making 4 x 4 tiles,
I will not be installing them.
Some carving and stamping ,but
nothing complicated.
The archives prices averaged about
$75.00 a square foot. Would I
charge per tile or the square
footage of the job? The comments
also suggested making about 20%
extra tiles for breakage. Does that
sound about right?
Any advice from people who have
done this kind of work would be
great. I thought it would be
better to charge per tile, is that
the wrong way to price this job?
Thanks in advance,
Stacey Ballard
http://www.basicelements.biz
Stephani Stephenson on wed 15 jun 05
Stacey wrote
I'm considering doing a tile job
for a client. ...
The job will be making 4 x 4 tiles,
.... Would I
charge per tile or the square
footage of the job? The comments
also suggested making about 20%
extra tiles for breakage. Does that
sound about right?
Stacey,
generally field tile is sold by the square foot and decorative tiles
are priced individually.
Trim pieces are sold by the Linear foot.
There is some crossover when you have patterned tiles which may be
used as field tile though...
you can go either way. Some trim pieces and patterned background tiles
are large or complex enough to be sold by the piece.
Consider whether your tiles are seen as decorative , 'stand alone '
tiles or not.
I think pricing has to do with quantity / size of project / and a bit
of psychology as well. Also ease in billing and computing the bill.
Compare 60 SF at $40 /SF versus 540 pcs @ $4.45 ea, for example...
easier to get a handle on the quantity and coverage.
however, if the tiles are indeed decos, then price them per tile , ($15
per tile v. $135 per SF....)
Generally 10% overage is recommended for breakage. Sometimes I go with
5%, but I pack very well and rarely lose tile to breakage in shipping.
Overage is for breakage onsite and/or miscalculation of project
dimension. A lot depends on the scale of the job, overall quantity,
cuts involved, precision of the design...etc. Some jobs are planned to
the last inch, others are not. generally 10% works. 20% seems a bit
excessive to me. Perhaps this is used for commercial tiles.
a trip to the nearest high end tile showroom will clue you in to some
of the differences and ranges in price.
hope this helps . wish you well with your project
Stephani Stephenson
steph@revivaltileworks.com
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
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