Kitchen Tiling Cost Calculator
Kitchen tiling is priced per square metre fitted, but a splashback is mostly cutting — around sockets, behind the hob, up to the underside of the wall units. That is why a 3 m² splashback rarely costs a third of a 9 m² floor.
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4 steps. What you are tiling, tile type, prep and region.
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Tiling is sold by the square metre, which makes a splashback look cheap until the quote arrives. Three square metres between a worktop and the wall units involves cutting around every socket, a run of edge trim and a set-up — so most tilers apply a minimum charge of roughly half a day.
A floor is the opposite: a large open run where the per-metre rate genuinely applies. Doing both in one visit is cheaper than two, because the set-up and the minimum only happen once.
The surface matters more than the tile: behind a hob you may need a heat-resistant backer, and tile over timber joists needs ply or an uncoupling membrane. A quote with no prep line on a suspended floor is a quote to do the job twice.
Kitchen tiling cost per m² fitted (2026)
| Tile / work | Typical 2026 cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ceramic, standard size | £45/m² fitted | Easiest to cut and fix |
| Porcelain | £60/m² fitted | Harder; better blades needed |
| Large-format porcelain | £85/m² fitted | Two-person handling, levelling system |
| Mosaic or natural stone | £110/m² fitted | Slow per metre; stone needs sealing |
| Herringbone / chevron layout | +£22/m² | Heavy cutting and waste |
| Strip old tiles first | +£14/m² | Strip, make good and dispose |
| Backer board or ply overlay | +£26/m² | Behind a hob, or tile over timber |
Rates match our bathroom tiling calculator — same trade and same rates; what changes in a kitchen is the shape of the job.
Kitchen tiling calculator FAQs
Because it is mostly cutting and set-up, not area. Three square metres behind a worktop means cuts around every socket, edge trim and a half-day minimum. The per-metre rate only really starts to apply once you are tiling a wall or a floor.
Either works. Supplying them yourself gives you the choice and the trade discount is rarely passed on anyway — but order 10–15% extra for cuts and breakages, and order it all at once so the batch matches.
Sometimes, if they are sound, flat and well stuck — but it pushes the surface forward, which matters behind a worktop and around sockets. Stripping is £14/m² and usually the better job.
Often, yes. Plasterboard behind a hob may need a heat-resistant backer, and the tile itself needs to be rated for it. Ask what the quote assumes rather than finding out afterwards.
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