By the Bouwsector België team, 97 in-house tradespeople · reviewed by Geert Jan Hendrik, director · updated
Having a tiled floor laid typically costs between €50 and €100 per m² for ceramic tiles, including the tiles and the laying. The tiler’s laying work alone usually costs €25 to €40 per m², so for a 50 m² ground floor with ceramic tiles you come to €2,500 to €5,000.
At Bouwsector België, our four in-house contractor teams lay the tiled floor as the final step, once the walls and ceilings are finished. You will hear your exact price after a free advice meeting, in a tailor-made quote.
Want a tiled floor laid once the walls are done? Request your quote
After a free advice meeting you receive a single quote for the walls and the floor, scheduled in the right order by our own people
The price consists of the tile, the laying and the preparation of the subfloor. These are the typical amounts per m²:
Item
Typical price per m²
Tiler’s laying work, without tiles
between €25 and €40
Ceramic tiles, laid
between €50 and €100
Large-format ceramic tiles, laid
between €70 and €150
Natural stone, laid
between €100 and €220
Tile adhesive and grout
between €10 and €20
Removing an old tiled floor
between €15 and €30
Levelling the screed
between €12 and €30
Indication of typical guide prices in 2025 and 2026, taken from public price overviews; not every provider states whether VAT is included. For renovation work on a home more than 10 years old, 6% VAT usually applies, otherwise 21%. You will hear your exact price after a visit or in your quote.
The biggest difference lies in the tile itself. On its own, ceramic tile usually costs €15 to €80 per m² and natural stone €30 to €160. Large tiles and natural stone need more care when laying, and you see that in the laying work.
Work it out for a 50 m² ground floor. Ceramic tiles, laid, cost €2,500 to €5,000. If an old tiled floor has to come out first, that adds €750 to €1,500, and if the screed is then not flat, having the floor levelled costs another €600 to €1,500.
Is a tiled floor suitable for underfloor heating?
Yes, tiles conduct heat well. Ceramic and natural stone tiles have an average thermal resistance of 0.04 m²K/W. Flooring suppliers set a limit of 0.15 m²K/W for underfloor heating, for the floor and underlay together, and a tiled floor stays well below that.
A tile is glued directly onto the screed, with no soft underlay in between. With a vinyl click floor or laminate, the underlay does count, and that is where the difference lies in vinyl or laminate on underfloor heating.
If a new tiled floor goes onto an existing screed with underfloor heating, you should allow about a week of drying time for the new floor, according to common guidelines. If you first want the underfloor heating routed into the existing screed, that costs €825 to €2,200 according to a public price overview.
Do you lay the tiled floor before or after the walls?
After the walls. Plaster, ladders and paint do not belong on a new floor, and plaster residue in the grout lines of a tiled floor is hard to get out. This is how we schedule a 50 m² ground floor:
Step
How long it takes
Plastering walls ready for painting
A plasterer averages 100 m² per day; according to Knauf, gypsum plaster is dry after about 4 weeks
Or renovlies on flat walls
A complete home is hung, filled and painted in 3 days
Levelling the screed
According to Forbo Eurocol, their levelling compound 990 at a 5 mm layer is ready for the floor after 24 hours
Laying and grouting tiles
A tiler lays 10 to 20 m² of floor tiles per day, so 50 m² in 3 to 5 days
If you choose renovlies on the walls, the tiler can start after a few days. With plasterwork you wait about four weeks. We keep to the same order in finishing a new-build home: ceiling, walls, woodwork, floor and skirting boards.
Isn’t a tiled floor cold and hard?
Without underfloor heating, a tiled floor feels cooler than vinyl or laminate, and it is harder. If a glass drops, it is more likely to break. With underfloor heating that turns around: the tile is then a floor that lets heat through easily.
In an apartment, noise matters too. A tiled floor is a hard floor, and many VMEs (owners’ associations) set a minimum level of sound insulation for it. When renovating an apartment, a sound-insulating layer that meets the rules is therefore laid under the tiles.
If you are torn between tiles and another floor, compare the price per m². Glued vinyl for the same 50 m² typically costs €2,500 to €4,250, and having vinyl, laminate or herringbone laid usually costs €30 to €100 per m² including materials.
How do you have a tiled floor laid by us?
Request a quote or call us on weekdays between 9:00 and 17:00. Tell us the m² of floor per room, which tile you want, what is on the floor now and whether there is or will be underfloor heating. In a free advice meeting we discuss the choice, and afterwards you receive a tailor-made quote.
If you agree, we measure up and check the substrate and the walls. The final price and schedule are then fixed, and we start on the day we agree together. You pay 50% on the first working day, once all materials are on site and we have started, and 50% on completion.
The tiled floor is laid by our four in-house contractor teams of four people each. In addition, our 97 in-house specialists finish the walls and ceilings: 40 wallpaperers, 32 plasterers and 25 painters. We work throughout Belgium (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia) and, as a contractor, also take on the complete renovation of your home.
Want to know what a tiled floor costs in your home, scheduled in the right order?
With ceramic tiles typically between €50 and €100 per m², including the tiles and the laying. Large tiles cost €70 to €150 per m², natural stone €100 to €220. You will hear your exact price from us after a free advice meeting.
What does a tiler charge per m²?
For the laying work of a floor alone, usually between €25 and €40 per m². Tile adhesive and grout cost another €10 to €20 per m². If the old floor has to come out or the screed needs levelling, those items are added.
How many m² of tiles does a tiler lay per day?
For floor tiles typically 10 to 20 m² per day. A 50 m² ground floor is then done in 3 to 5 days. Large tiles, natural stone and rooms with many corners take more time.
Can you lay tiles on underfloor heating?
Yes, tiles are well suited to it. They have an average thermal resistance of 0.04 m²K/W, well below the 0.15 m²K/W limit that flooring suppliers use. After laying on a screed with underfloor heating, allow about a week of drying time.
Is a tiled floor more expensive than vinyl?
Often slightly. For 50 m², a ceramic tiled floor typically costs €2,500 to €5,000, glued vinyl €2,500 to €4,250. Natural stone or large tiles make the tiled floor clearly more expensive.
By the Bouwsector België team, 97 in-house tradespeople · reviewed by 
