What does bathroom tiling cost in Buckinghamshire?
Our guide range in Buckinghamshire is £50–£100 per m² including VAT. Prices in Buckinghamshire run at about 12% above the UK guide, based on South East England labour rates.
Ceramic
- Grout and trims
Porcelain
- Porcelain walls and floor
Large-format or stone
- Mitred edges, niches
Guide prices for Buckinghamshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Buckinghamshire?
- Milton Keynes
- High Wycombe
- Aylesbury
- Bletchley
- Amersham
- Chesham
- Gerrards Cross
- Chalfont St Peter
- Marlow
- Amersham on the Hill
- Newport Pagnell
Water across much of Buckinghamshire is hard. Hard water leaves white marks on dark grout and gloss tiles, so matt finishes and stain-resistant grout are the practical choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We measure tiled areas in Milton Keynes bathrooms on site, so the quote is based on real square metres.
What the job includes
- Measuring wall and floor areas and working out quantities with an allowance for cuts
- Floor preparation: overlaying timber floors with ply or backer board, or levelling a screed
- Grouting, trims or mitred edges, and silicone at internal corners, the bath and the tray
- Tanking the shower area and the walls around the bath with a waterproof membrane or liquid system
- Checking walls for flatness and strength, and boarding with cement-based backer board where needed
- Fixing with an adhesive suited to the tile and the surface, with levelling clips for large tiles
Decisions to make first
Ceramic or porcelain
Ceramic is lighter, easier to cut and cheaper, and is fine on walls. Porcelain is denser and absorbs less water, so it suits floors and showers.
Edges
Metal or PVC trims are quick and protect tile edges. Mitred edges look cleaner on porcelain and take more labour.
Grout
Cement-based grout is standard. Epoxy grout resists stains and mould better and suits showers, but takes longer to apply and costs more.
Floor grip
For a bathroom floor, choose a matt or textured tile with a slip rating of R10 or above. Smaller tiles with more grout lines grip better in a shower.
Rules that apply in England
Re-tiling a bathroom does not need planning permission or building regulations approval. In a flat, check the lease before changing to hard floor tiles, because sound insulation and the risk of leaks to the flat below matter, and wet rooms often need freeholder consent. In a listed building, removing original tiles that contribute to its character can need listed building consent.
In England, tiling itself is not building regulations work. If it is part of forming a level shower floor with new drainage, that drainage can be Part H work, and any new electrics are covered by Part P.