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How to hire a tiler in Ireland
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.

A grouting & re-grouting in Ireland costs €200–€450 per job, typically around €280. Here is how to check that in a minute, what to ask before you book, and what you must be handed when the job is done.

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THE 60-SECOND VERSION

Hiring a tiler in five steps

  1. Are you a trader, and can I see that in writing?No register covers tiler work, so trader status is what your consumer rights hang on — cleaned down and sealed — haze washed off the tiles and the new grout sealed, which is what keeps it from staining and water from getting behind the tiles.
  2. How does area (m²) and tile size change the price?Size is the single number most quotes are built from. — ask before the quote rather than after.
  3. How does removing old grout first change the price?It decides whether the work can be done in one go. — ask before the quote rather than after.
  4. How does shower vs full bathroom change the price?It is worth being specific about when you ask for a price. — ask before the quote rather than after.
  5. What is not included?Silicone where it moves — the internal corners and the joint along the bath or tray are silicone rather than grout, because those joints move and grout cracks — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a tiler job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Check before you book

No register applies

NO REGISTER APPLIES TO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. Anyone may trade as one, and the quality is almost entirely in the PREPARATION, which is also the part that is invisible once the job is finished and the part a cheap quote leaves out. Two real hazards sit behind it: paint in a home built before about 1980 may contain LEAD, which must not be dry-sanded, and work above a step-ladder is work at height under HSA rules.

Look for the trader badge and the ID-checked badge on the Locufy profile — both are checked by us, not claimed by the provider.

What to check instead

What preparation is included, written room by room — filling, sanding, caulking, priming and how many coats; a quote that says only 'two coats' has not priced the preparation; The paint by NAME and finish, not 'trade emulsion' — coverage differs, and the published spreading rate is how you check the quantity is plausible; For a home built before about 1980, how they will test for and handle lead paint; dry sanding it is the thing not to do; How they protect floors, furniture and fittings, and who moves what; Public liability — the routine claim here is paint on a carpet; Whether the price includes making good small damage, or whether that is extra.

Ask for each of these before you agree a price, and get the answers in the same message as the quote.

Insurance

Expect public liability; ask the limit, because a spoiled floor is the usual claim. From a company, ask for the insurer, the limit and the VAT number, and ask who actually attends: the team that turns up may be employed, subcontracted or both, and only one of those is supervised by the firm you are paying.

Ask to see the current certificate of insurance — the insurer's name, the limit and the date it runs to.

Trader or private seller

Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 a trader must tell you they are a trader, and your consumer rights — work carried out with reasonable skill and care, and a cooling-off period on a contract agreed in your home or online — apply to traders and not to private sellers. On Locufy the trader status is shown on the profile.

Look for the trader badge on the Locufy profile, and ask anyone else for it in writing before you agree a price.

VAT

VAT at 13.5%, the reduced rate Revenue publishes for this service. Ask whether the price you were given includes it. A trader under the €42,500 registration threshold does not charge it; one over it must, and must show it separately.

Ask whether the figure you were given includes it, and for the VAT number if they are registered — Revenue publishes the rate for this service. revenue.ie →

“Are you a trader, and can I see that in writing?”

A good answer: No register covers tiler work, so trader status is what your consumer rights hang on — cleaned down and sealed — haze washed off the tiles and the new grout sealed, which is what keeps it from staining and water from getting behind the tiles.

“How does area (m²) and tile size change the price?”

A good answer: Size is the single number most quotes are built from. — ask before the quote rather than after.

“How does removing old grout first change the price?”

A good answer: It decides whether the work can be done in one go. — ask before the quote rather than after.

“How does shower vs full bathroom change the price?”

A good answer: It is worth being specific about when you ask for a price. — ask before the quote rather than after.

“What is not included?”

A good answer: Silicone where it moves — the internal corners and the joint along the bath or tray are silicone rather than grout, because those joints move and grout cracks — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a tiler job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.

“Who insures you, and what is the policy number?”

A good answer: Expect public liability; ask the limit, because a spoiled floor is the usual claim — new grout, colour matched — fresh grout worked into every joint and finished flush, in the colour and type agreed before the job starts.

“What do I get in writing, and when?”

A good answer: A written scope and a price before the tiler starts, and an itemised invoice after — raking out the old grout — cutting the failed grout back out of the joints without chipping the tiles, and clearing the dust before anything new goes in.

Getting the quote right

  • Area (m²) and tile size — size is the single number most quotes are built from.
  • Removing old grout first — it decides whether the work can be done in one go.
  • Shower vs full bathroom — it is worth being specific about when you ask for a price.
  • Re-grouting is priced per job or per m² — it changes the hours on site, and the hours are most of the price.
  • In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts
  • What is NOT included, named
  • Who actually attends, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
  • The VAT number, and whether it checks out on the Revenue register

Walk away if

  • They will not talk about it: area (m²) and tile size — size is the single number most quotes are built from
  • They will not talk about it: removing old grout first — it decides whether the work can be done in one go
  • They will not talk about it: shower vs full bathroom — it is worth being specific about when you ask for a price
  • A price for the tiler before anyone has asked the size, the access or the condition of what they are working on
  • Cash only, or a large deposit before anything at all has started
  • No written quote, or one that moves once the tiler has begun
LOW
€200
TYPICAL
€280
HIGH
€450

What a tiler costs: €200–€450 per job

The figures are for the job, per job, and a quote for your own is the only number that binds anyone. A shower area and A full bathroom each carry their own band. Grouting & Re-Grouting price guide →

Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.

KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE

Tilers near you, with the badges that matter shown

ID checked, trader status and one score from every review — on the card, before you message anyone. Nearest first. No account needed to look.

Or post the job free and let them come to you.

  1. Look firstArea (m²) and tile size — size is the single number most quotes are built from — that is what the tiler is judging on the first visit, and a price given without it is a guess.
  2. Agree what is being doneRemoving old grout first — it decides whether the work can be done in one go — put in writing before anyone starts, because it is the document you both read back at the end.
  3. The work itselfShower vs full bathroom — it is worth being specific about when you ask for a price — and anything found on the day that was not in that is priced before it is started.
  4. Check it togetherRe-grouting is priced per job or per m² — it changes the hours on site, and the hours are most of the price — walked against the written scope rather than against the feeling of it, while the tiler is still there.
  5. What you are handedThe itemised invoice and any guarantee on the workmanship and the parts, regrout rather than retile where tiles are sound.

Raking out the old grout
Cutting the failed grout back out of the joints without chipping the tiles, and clearing the dust before anything new goes in.
New grout, colour matched
Fresh grout worked into every joint and finished flush, in the colour and type agreed before the job starts.
Silicone where it moves
The internal corners and the joint along the bath or tray are silicone rather than grout, because those joints move and grout cracks.
Cleaned down and sealed
Haze washed off the tiles and the new grout sealed, which is what keeps it from staining and water from getting behind the tiles.
A shower area
The wall tiles inside a shower or over a bath, where the joints fail first.
A full bathroom
Walls and floor in one visit, typically a one to two day job.

AFTER

When the job is done

Keep the invoice and the paperworkAn itemised invoice with the trader's name, the work and the total — cleaned down and sealed — haze washed off the tiles and the new grout sealed, which is what keeps it from staining and water from getting behind the tiles, because it is what a buyer's solicitor, an insurer or a lender asks for long after the tiler has gone.
Test what was doneSilicone where it moves — the internal corners and the joint along the bath or tray are silicone rather than grout, because those joints move and grout cracks — and something that does not work on the day is theirs to put right there and then.
Ask what the guarantee isOn the workmanship and on the parts, and for how long each one runs — they are usually different. new grout, colour matched — fresh grout worked into every joint and finished flush, in the colour and type agreed before the job starts — under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 what was agreed is what can be relied on.
Leave the reviewOnly a booked job can be reviewed on Locufy, which is why the score on a tiler's card means something — raking out the old grout — cutting the failed grout back out of the joints without chipping the tiles, and clearing the dust before anything new goes in.

STEP 1Say it in writing, firstSay what is wrong and what you want done. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 the work must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and defective work put right.
STEP 2Use the make-it-right step on LocufyUnder four stars you are asked whether to send it to the provider first; we follow it through. Then review.
STEP 3Escalate to the body that regulates itThere is no register, so the route is the consumer body and, if needed, the courts.
STEP 4Small claimsSmall claims covers €2,000, once you have asked in writing and given them a chance to put it right.

Hiring a tiler: questions people ask

€200–€450 per job, typically around €280. Enter your town above for prices from providers near you.

Mostly area (m²) and tile size, removing old grout first, shower vs full bathroom. Quotes for different scopes are not comparable, so describe the job the same way to everyone you ask.

Regrout rather than retile where tiles are sound. Do the whole room while set up.

It is the range providers on Locufy quote for Ireland. A quote well outside it is worth asking about — usually the scope differs, not the rate.

Either can be right. Ask what share of their work is grouting & re-grouting specifically, and for two recent examples of it.

They are Locufy guide prices for Ireland — a national range, not a quote. Your price depends on the area, the tile size and whether the old grout has to come out first; enter your town above for prices from providers near you.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. HSA — work at height
  2. CCPC — your rights when you buy a service
  3. Consumer Rights Act 2022
  4. Revenue — BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (Private dwellings and Non-residential immovable goods) — Reduced rate
  5. Revenue — current VAT rates (effective 1 January 2026)
  6. Revenue — VAT thresholds: €42,500 for a person supplying services only