Laying tiles yourself to save 6-8 thousand euros?

Hello,

I am currently a bit undecided. We want to tile the entire lower floor of our house or the bathroom on the upper floor.

The following tiles are to be used:
EG: 100 sqm Cerrad Mattina in the format 120x20cm
OG: 18 sqm floor (bathroom): Marazzi Treverklife in the format 120x20
OG: 14 sqm wall (bathroom): Villeroy und Boch Unit Four floor tile in the format 60x60cm
All without laying pattern.

I was partly advised against doing it myself. But for the cost of about 6000-8000€, I am somehow too stingy.

I have never laid tiles before, but I am not under much time pressure and usually research even the smallest details. I would also accept increased material usage, after all, I would save a lot of money.

What do you think? Is it possible to manage something like this with YouTube, forums, and the like?

If you had said KG now, I would have said, "yes, do it immediately." But EG and OG without you ever having done it *wow*

If you feel like looking at your tiling skills for the next 20 years, then go ahead

...and then also these large formats!

Dear forum. I am handy, but have never roofed before. Only there you save a lot of money, and would you help me, together with YouTube videos, so that I can manage it? Grin.

To contribute something meaningful:

Tiling is not rocket science and is simple. BUT to make it look good, tiling requires a high level of practice, which you gain through frequent execution.

I tiled the basement myself and it looks quite good. But I would never tile bathrooms or living rooms myself, because you regret it for a lifetime.

Compare it to football, you get better the more you train. It’s the same with tiling... If you have talent, it doesn’t take as long, but without practice it won’t work either way.

As long as the bricks are not 120x20, it could work

My recommendation: don't do it. Tile installers usually work in pairs with that format. 30x30 or 40x40 can be managed quite well even by untrained people with some skill, but the chunks... never ever.

Living spaces in a large format - never. Ever worked with a leveling system? With the wood-look tiles, you urgently need to see them in person if you haven’t already. And not just under artificial light in the store. The photos online are all useless (lighting, color reproduction on the screen, etc.). You can’t see the surface texture there either, and there are significant differences. Merazzi was immediately ruled out for us when we saw it in person.