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Trade - Tiler

Quote and invoice software for tilers

A bathroom to redo, a floor to level, wall tiles up to the ceiling. You call out the areas and the format: Devia writes the tiling quote per m², substrate preparation included.

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The problem

What wastes time for tilers

Three situations you will recognise if you price tiling jobs yourself.

  • Levelling forgotten, margin gone with it

    Preparing the substrate is the difference between a floor that lasts and one that hollows. When it is missing from the quote, you still do it - but you are not paid for it.

  • Areas recalculated at night

    Floor, walls, shower returns, skirtings: the survey is done on site and retyped at home. In between, an area always goes missing, and you absorb it.

  • The client only sees a price per square metre

    Without detail, your quote is compared with a fitter who does no levelling, no buttering and floating, no careful grouting. The only criterion left is price - the worst ground for a serious tradesperson.

The method

A tiling quote in three steps, without going back to the office

The quote happens when every detail is still fresh: on site, not at night.

  1. Step 1

    You dictate on site

    From your phone, describe the job like you would to the client. No form, no dropdown.

  2. Step 2

    Devia structures and prices

    Each service becomes a line with quantity, unit and the price from your catalogue. Nothing invented: your rates.

  3. Step 3

    You review and send

    Adjust if needed; the PDF is generated in your brand colours and sent to the client. The invoice follows without retyping.

Concrete example

What a tiling quote looks like with Devia

Full refurbishment of a 6 m² bathroom: old tiles to remove, floor to level, wall tiles full height.

tiling quote - sample

Generated by voice

Removal of the old covering

Floor and walls, waste disposal included

£290.00

Self-levelling compound - 6 m²

Primer and fibre-reinforced levelling

£222.00

Floor tiles 60 × 60 - 6 m²

Buttering and floating, centred layout, cuts included

£372.00

Wall tiles - 22 m²

Straight lay full height, corners and shower returns

£1210.00

Grout, profiles and finishes

Water-resistant grout, corner profiles, sanitary sealant

£265.00

Total excl. VAT
£2359.00
VAT
£471.80 (20 %)
Total incl. VAT
£2830.80

Amounts are illustrative. In Devia, every line is priced with your rates: the AI never sets a price for you.

Your trade

Devia knows tiling vocabulary

You speak like on site, not like to software. Labels come out correctly on the document the client reads.

Recognised tiling services
  • Self-levelling and substrate preparation before tiling
  • Floor tiling, straight or diagonal
  • Wall tiling and splashbacks
  • Buttering and floating on large format and porous tiles
  • Walk-in shower and tanking under tiles
  • Skirtings, stair nosings and finishing profiles
  • Grouting and sealing of corners
  • Removal of the old covering and waste disposal
Site terms understood from dictation
  • levelling compound
  • butter and comb
  • grout
  • skirting tile
  • wall tile
  • screed
  • setting out
  • m²

These terms are prioritised during structuring: Devia knows it is a unit, a material or a service - not a misheard word. The list grows with your own catalogue as you quote.

VAT

Which VAT rate on tiling work?

The rate is chosen line by line in Devia - essential when a job mixes several types of work.

  • 20 %

    Most tiling repair, maintenance and installation work.

  • 5 %

    Qualifying energy-saving materials and some residential energy work.

  • 0 %

    Certain new-build and zero-rated supplies, when they apply.

VAT depends on the nature of the work and your VAT registration. If in doubt, check with your accountant: Devia applies the rate you choose, line by line.

Compliance

Required mentions on a tiling quote

A tiling quote should identify your business (including Companies House and VAT numbers where relevant), the client, the job address, each line with quantities, VAT and totals. Devia fills this from your company profile.

  • Date and validity period

    Issue date and the period during which the price remains guaranteed.

  • Company identity

    Legal name, address, Companies House number, legal form and VAT number if registered.

  • Client identity and job address

    Client name and address, and the works address if it differs.

  • Itemised breakdown

    Each service and material with quantity, unit and unit price excl. VAT.

  • Labour and call-out

    Hourly rate or labour lump sum, and call-out fees where applicable.

  • Totals and VAT

    Overall total excl. VAT, VAT rate and amount per line, total incl. VAT due.

  • Professional insurance

    Insurer details, policy reference and geographic cover.

  • Client signature

    The wording “quote received before work starts”, date and signature.

A written quote is not always a legal requirement in the UK, but it is the document that protects you if the client disputes the price. Devia produces it before you start.

« Levelling and grout now appear as separate lines. I get less haggling on price, because the client finally sees the work. »
Anthony D. - Tiler, Glasgow

FAQ

Frequent questions from tilers

Answers to the questions that come up most often before getting started.

How do I produce a tiling quote per m² on site?

You dictate the survey as you walk the room: “floor 6 m² in 60 by 60, wall tiles 22 m² full height, levelling needed”. Devia creates the lines per m² with your fitting rates, separates substrate preparation, then generates the PDF on the spot.

How do I price a bathroom refurbishment?

Itemise removal, levelling, tanking if it is a walk-in shower, floor tiling, wall tiles, grout and finishes. That breakdown justifies the gap with a fit that skips preparation and lets the client choose item by item.

Should levelling appear on the quote?

Yes, always, as a separate line. It is the item that decides whether the floor lasts, and it disappears under the tile once the job is finished: if it is not written, it is neither paid nor enforceable if there is a dispute.

How do I allow for waste and cuts?

Build your usual waste percentage into the supply quantities, and make it visible in the line label. The client then understands why the ordered area exceeds the laid area, instead of discovering it on the invoice.

Which VAT rate on tiling?

Most tiling work is standard-rated at 20 %. A reduced 5 % rate can apply to qualifying energy-saving materials, and 0 % to certain new-build supplies. In Devia the rate is set per line so mixed jobs stay on a single quote.

Is tiling vocabulary recognised on dictation?

Yes: levelling, buttering and floating, grout, skirting, wall tile, screed, layout, square metre. You describe the fit in site language and the labels come out correctly on the quote given to the client.

Other trades

Devia adapts to your trade

Not a tiler? Each trade has its page, vocabulary and sample quotes.

See all trades covered by Devia

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