Porcelain Tile Pricing and installers NJ

[Plow Man]

Hey Guys,

I need some help finding a contractor to install floor in North Jersey, 1200 sqft garage 30X40 . I wanted to do a 3' boarder all around the walls and down the center, and then do the area left the bays you could call it in a 20x20 or a 18 X 18 tile. 2 Garage doors are in the 30' end. The border was going to be tiles that look like planks, or boards.

The floor is huge, and flat, went to large Tile dist in my area and got some decent pricing on the material I think, $ 2 sqft on planks and $2.50 on squares.
25 bags of thin set, 4 /5 bags Power Grout.

Called a contractor that was recomended, He said around $ 4-5 a foot to install. Thats around 5 K for install, Said it would take close to two weeks and he usualy gets $ 400 a day.

Anyone have any input?????

Thanks

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Call a tile supplier, like Standard Tile.
They will have a good list of installers available.

Ask them for one that pays his bills on time.


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[Plow Man]

Call a tile supplier, like Standard Tile.
They will have a good list of installers available.

Ask them for one that pays his bills on time.


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I will do that, I was hopeing to get a consensus of what is the going rate for commerical work.

 

[Mustang51js]

What county you located, I know a couple handyman in passiac-Morris county area that do good work. Not sure what they charge

 

[stage20]

Worst case scenario for 1200ft would be 4 days for a 2 man crew, and that's if the slab needed self leveling. Running 3 guys in a wide open rooom could lay it in a day and then 1/2 dayy to grout. Dont hire a handyman, hire a tile setter.
20s and a border 4 to 5 a foot I on the high end but im down in florida. Job down here be hard to get more than 3 to 3.50 a foot

 

[Plow Man]

What county you located, I know a couple handyman in passiac-Morris county area that do good work. Not sure what they charge

Passaic county, Ringwood, dont know if this a handyman job? I have done some tile, bathroom floors in my day and i dont want to tackel this job. I was hopeing to find some union tilers that want to do it on the side for Cash.

 

[Plow Man]

Worst case scenario for 1200ft would be 4 days for a 2 man crew, and that's if the slab needed self leveling. Running 3 guys in a wide open rooom could lay it in a day and then 1/2 dayy to grout. Dont hire a handyman, hire a tile setter.
20s and a border 4 to 5 a foot I on the high end but im down in florida. Job down here be hard to get more than 3 to 3.50 a foot

Thanks ! I am with you on the Handyman aspect....not saying there is not good ones out there. I am spending around 4 to 5 K on materials and i want it done right and quick. dont want it to be a drawn out project...

There is a thread I saw on here that the owner thought of doing it him self, he hired two pros and they did his garage in 3 days. And it looks nice and neat.

The floor is flat like glass so i know that is a pluss.

I was thinking 2.50 /3.00 a foot cash.

 

[Dakota00]

Running 3 guys in a wide open rooom could lay it in a day and then 1/2 dayy to grout. Dont hire a handyman, hire a tile setter.

LMAO!!! I would love to see one of these guys properly lay 18"x18" tile at 400sq.ft a day. Let alone 3 of them doing 1200sq.ft a day... What a ******* joke!!

I am spending around 4 to 5 K on materials and i want it done right and quick. dont want it to be a drawn out project...

Done right and quick I can understand, but don't expect a quality job done in those ridiculous time frames.

 

[stage20]

LMAO!!! I would love to see one of these guys properly lay 18"x18" tile at 400sq.ft a day. Let alone 3 of them doing 1200sq.ft a day... What a ******* joke!!



Done right and quick I can understand, but don't expect a quality job done in those ridiculous time frames.

Me and another guy lay 5 to 600 ft a day and that's taking down doors, cuting jambs, cutting around cbinets in kitchens and baths. A ridiculous time frame is 2 weeks.

 

[Dakota00]

^^^ what size tiles?? That include back buttering too??

 

[stage20]

^^^ what size tiles?? That include back buttering too??

I see your sig now. Im not going to get in a ******* match. 18 and 20 inch tiles for the most part. Some of the builders use 13 and 14 in smaller hall baths. Buttering bread is my specialty. Everyone has their own speed and work habits. 2 weeks is excessive for a flat 1200ft. I hope we can agree on that.

 

[Dakota00]

I see your sig now. Im not going to get in a ******* match. 18 and 20 inch tiles for the most part. Some of the builders use 13 and 14 in smaller hall baths. Buttering bread is my specialty. Everyone has their own speed and work habits. 2 weeks is excessive for a flat 1200ft. I hope we can agree on that.

I'm not here to argue... I agree everyone has their own speed, but don't tell me a 1200sq.ft garage floor using 18x18 tiles will be properly laid and grouted in a day and a half by 3 guys. That's not going to happen!!

Yes... 2 weeks for 1200sq.ft open space with 3 tile guys is milking it. Unless it's only 1 tile guy doing all the work himself. From the sounds of the OP.

 

[stage20]

Just curious how long you would take, assuming a helper and working 8 Hours a day?

 

[Dakota00]

A tile guy with a labor mixing and cutting. 1200sq.ft open space with no hiccups, should take about 6 days including grout. I rarely do production work, I source those jobs out. I do mostly high end custom homes where quality and details are more important than sq.ft laid.

 

[stage20]

A tile guy with a labor mixing and cutting. 1200sq.ft open space with no hiccups, should take about 6 days including grout. I rarely do production work, I source those jobs out. I do mostly high end custom homes where quality and details are more important than sq.ft laid.

I can appreiate that. I know sme guys that have taken a month to do 3000ft but the install price reflects their time. 10 bucks a foot but tile joints feel like sheet vinyl.
Hope the op finds a good tile guy that doesn't drag the job out.

 

[thegarageguy]

I'm not a tile guy but my long time friend is one of the best. He's been laying tiles for over 20 years and is responsible for the tile in Garden State Plaza and most Stop and Shops and Shop Rite's in NJ, not to mention Ferrari in Edison.

He told me that it would take him 2 to 3 days with 1 helper and would charge $6 per square foot.

If you would like his contact info, just say so.

 

[Plow Man]

Thanks guys , I got a price of $ 4 sqft and i think im going with that . I'll post photos when we start.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Large Format tile. OP states the floor is flat. I hope the tile is...

I personally would not have picked up the thinset. Let whomever is installing it , pick and choose the mud of their choice. I would have gone with possibly a medium bed mud.

Batch codes/dates are very important. I ALWAYS check every batch code date on everything....

$4 is a steal. Not flatwork but any decent tilesetter out here is at least $8-$10 a sq ft and that's just labor.