Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

For my DIY tile projects, non-rectified tiles were recommended to me because imperfections are less noticeable, but I am just an amateur. One would expect a professional to be able to do this properly as a trained tiler; I am not paying extra for that :eek:.

The "starting" price will refer to non-rectified tiles. And he will be able to lay these as well as rectified ones—only: with rectified tiles it takes him longer because more careful work is required. Especially with the substrate (small height differences are more noticeable with small joints) but also with the laying itself: of course, with a 5 mm joint you will accept 6 mm sometimes, but with 1.5 mm joints, a tile with 2.5 mm and the next one with 0.5 mm joint just looks plain bad...

Interesting. Ours always preferred to lay rectified tiles, that was easier for him.

Hm maybe one uses tile spacers as standard, the other is more of a freehand artist?

The "precision" is achieved through the tile spacers ... of course, that costs money.

Well, I wouldn't pay extra for that. For really large tiles, okay. For extremely difficult laying patterns like herringbone, okay. I see that as extra effort. But I definitely won't pay extra for a tiler to get the joints done properly, I take that for granted.

Hm maybe one uses tile spacers as standard, the other is more of a freehand artist? The "precision" is achieved through the tile spacers ... of course, the costs money.

Well, I bought tile spacers super cheap at the hardware store and then reused them for the next room, and now I pass them on to friends, you can pull them out again in the end. In any case, that's no cost factor.

About various shell builders from 1,700 to 2,500 gross. I find these fluctuations extreme. Sometimes the steel costs more than the entire foundation + walls made of concrete.

A brief update from my side. We have now found a shell builder. Steel price here is 1,300€ net / t. Otherwise also fair prices. Apparently something is happening.

We pay a surcharge of €7.90 for rectified tiles per m2.

Same reason, work must be done more precisely.