Porcelain Tile is more expensive, because its often better quality then ceramic tile, and also comes in a greater variety of colors, sizes and styles. The average price for Porcelain Tile is $1.30-3 per square foot. However, prices for high-end porcelain tile can go as high as $4-8+ per square foot.

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Carpeting and Padding Buying 1,000 square feet of carpeting costs $2,000 to $4,000. Expect to pay an additional 27 to 66 cents per square foot for carpet padding.

What’s the cost to install carpet and padding? The cost for installing carpet and padding is $2.25 to $5.25 per square foot which includes labor and low to mid-range materials.

Tile Flooring Cost Per Square Foot Tile flooring costs range between $7 and $24 per square foot with most homeowners spending $10 to $15 per square foot. The lowest cost floors are ceramic at an average cost of $10 per square foot, while marble floors will be $20 per square foot or more.

Cost to Install Tile Generally, you’ll pay about $15 to $20 per square foot for the materials and installation. The average is $1,500 for a backsplash and $3,500 for a countertop. That includes a typical $5 to $10 per square foot for the tile, and $4 to $14 per square foot for a pro to do the work.

Get a free tiling quote Ultimately, rates per square metre can vary between £20 and £40 per square metre. However, tilers can also charge by the day rate if they’ll be there for more than six hours or so, which can come to between £150 and £200 per day.

To price the tile, calculate the area of the job by multiplying the length of the room by the width for the total square feet. Multiple the total square feet by the tile price per square foot, and then add 20 percent for cuts and breakage.

GOOD tilers can earn very good money, unfortunately there are not that many really good tilers. If you are not properly trained and equipped you will come unstuck ( bad pun ) very quickly.

This entire 4 week course can be completed in 4 consecutive weeks, broken down in to 4 separate training weeks or the entire programme can also be completed at weekends. This course is ideal if you are looking to have tiling skills as a secondary income, maybe to support your existing trade.

Bottom Line. Laying tile is easy but laying tile and doing it well is difficult. From that angle, it may make more sense to hire a professional tiler than to do it yourself. If you’re trying to save money, one way to approach it is to hire the pro for the most visible areas.