Tiling for a construction cost plan

This article is all about the Tiling page for a construction cost plan

Introduction

This is a simple article discussing the various elements of a construction cost-plan to attempt to articulate the best practice for construction cost-plans.

The Tiling package page is simply one page of around thirty pages that lay out, item by item, the works involved in a construction project.

What is the Tiling page for a construction cost plan ?

The Tiling page for a construction cost plan is simply the page that lists out all of the tasks that are involved in the tiling package of a construction project.

Tiling includes:

• Installation of floor or wall tiles
• Installation of trims
• Grouting

In a typical construction costs plan there will be separate sections for the following elements (trades/work packages):

• Cover page
• Summary page
• Preliminaries
• Demolition & Strip-out
• Foundations & Drainage
• Structural steel
• Brickwork
• Roof
• Upper floors
• External Windows and Doors
• Stairs
• Mechanical (Plumbing)
• Electrical
• Fire services
• Internal studwork
• Internal blockwork
• Internal ceilings
• Skim coat
• Carpentry
• Decoration
• Floor finishes
• Kitchen
• Joinery
• Tiling
• Fixtures and fittings
• External works
• Underfloor heating
• External cladding
• Client supply items
• Contingency for unforeseen items

What is the purpose of the Tiling page

Its purpose is to summarise and total all of the various costs associated the Tiling package page.

It means that the Client or any of the team members can see exactly 1) what the final total is 2) where the costs are split through the work packages.

The upper floors page should have the following:

• Logo of the company producing the construction cost plan
• Title of the page e.g. Tiling
• Address of the project
• Date of the cost-plan
• All of the elements for the Tiling package including supply and installation of the Tiling works
• All of the costs for the works above
• A final total

Here is an example that we have mocked up specifically for this article:

Any other notes on the Tiling page for a construction cost plan

Tiling costs can be found easily by contacting a local Tiling business.

These businesses specialise in the complete Tiling packages so you can get a fixed price from them for the works.

Some of these companies will price for supplying all of the materials but if you want to provide the materials then they can provide a labour only price.

This reduces your risk for this package as you are sub-contracting the risk out to someone who can handle it better (because they do nothing but Tiling and therefore know their costs a lot better than you would).

If you want to learn about tilers go here.