How much does it cost to get tile installed?

[XemaSab]

We're talking a 3x10 countertop with backsplash.

I'm just looking for a ballpark figure.

Is it 50 bucks for installation? Or 500? :shrug:

[Heidi]

1. It's gonna be lots closer to $500 than $50.

Here's a thread I found in DU's DIY/Home Improvement Group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=287&topic_id=1766

[XemaSab]

4. I found the PERFECT backsplash

http://www.southcypress.com/Flooring/American-Olean-Solare-Glass-1-x-1-Mosaic/Solare-Glass-1-x-1-Cobalt-Clear-Iridescent-Mosaic

I'm going to need about 30 square feet for the backsplash alone.

Jesus wept. :cry:

[Heidi]

5. Oh, that's pretty!

Can you do any of this yourself? What do you have along the backsplash now? Is there tile there that you'll have to remove?

[XemaSab]

6. It's got gray faux-marble tile on there now

Gray vinyl on the floor.

The walls are super-faint purple that looks like white with something oddly off about it.

There's a florescent light, and it gives the kitchen all the charm of a morgue.

We removed this horrible floral border that had plums and grapes and other crap.

I'm sure the kitchen was really happening in 1985. :eyes:

It's going to be yellow and blue with a Mexican theme now. :D

But the tile I found for the backsplash? That site was saying I'd need $750 bucks worth of tile. So we might have Mexican with gray tile. :eyes:

[LostinVA]

7. I didn't even know that forum existed!!!

[Heidi]

8. I've never posted there,

but I've learned a _lot_ about doing stuff myself. I wish I'd discovered it before I attempted to paint the ceramic tiles in one our our bathrooms. What a massive disaster _that_ was. I used the wrong kind of paint for the first two coats and had to remove it with acetone. Ugh.

[LostinVA]

10. I had a similar incident -- Whoa Nelly told me how to fix it.

It involved sanding paint off of drywall. It was horrible, but it worked!

Nice to know the forum exists!

[Road Scholar]

2. Just installation is gonna be a couple hundred.

Depends on who does it. Varies a lot. Watch out for do it your-selfers and too low inexperience. I'd rather pay a little more because you're gonna have to look at it everyday.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

3. Tile is easy to DIY

Or maybe I'm just a hopeless sucker for those shows on HGTV. . . Honestly, if you take your time you can do a really professional job, especially an area that small. I would save my money on the installation and splurge on special tile. I've gutted a kitchen and bath with pretty good results, so I don't think I'm talking out my arse here.

[3.14158675309]

9. I agree-- tiling is pretty simple, especially walls. I've done showers, floors, and

Fireplace surrounds. You can save a lot of money, a get a nice sense of accomplishment, too.

[distantearlywarning]

11. Probably a few hundred bucks.