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Laying a standard floor tile in Brisbane costs $40–$90 a square metre in labour, typically $60, with the tiles bought on top at anything from $20 for plain ceramic to $250 for stone. The job most people here are pricing is a bathroom: floor and walls in labour alone is $1,500–$4,500, or $2,800–$7,500 supplied and laid, before waterproofing. Brisbane homes are mostly detached and run larger than the national average (ABS 2021 Census), so there is often a second bathroom, a laundry and a patio in one house, and a day rate can be the sharper way to price the lot.
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Detailed Pricing — Tiling Cost in Brisbane 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor tiling — standard (labour) | $40/sqm | $60 | $90 |
| Floor tiling — large format (labour) | $60/sqm | $85 | $110 |
| Wall tiling — standard (labour) | $40/sqm | $60 | $100 |
| Mosaic / feature tiling (labour) | $80/sqm | $120 | $170 |
| Full bathroom tiling, floor + walls (labour) | $1,500total | $3,000 | $4,500 |
| Outdoor / patio tiling (labour) | $50/sqm | $75 | $110 |
| Tile removal (existing) | $20/sqm | $35 | $55 |
| Waterproofing (wet areas) | $35/sqm | $55 | $80 |
| Floor levelling / prep | $15/sqm | $30 | $50 |
| Tile supply — budget ceramic | $20/sqm | $35 | $55 |
| Tile supply — mid-range porcelain | $50/sqm | $70 | $120 |
| Tile supply — premium natural stone | $100/sqm | $150 | $250 |
| Tiler (hourly rate) | $50/hr | $70 | $100 |
| Tiler day rate | $500per day | $630 | $800 |
| Tile supply — large format porcelain (600×1200 and larger) | $50/sqm | $85 | $160 |
| Tile supply — outdoor / non-slip porcelain (P4–P5, R11+) | $40/sqm | $65 | $120 |
| Tile supply — mosaic sheets | $75/sqm | $150 | $400 |
| Tile supply — subway / splashback ceramic (75×300, 100×300) | $30/sqm | $50 | $100 |
| Natural stone tiling — marble, travertine, limestone (labour) | $70/sqm | $100 | $150 |
| Bathroom tiling, floor + walls (supply + install, standard bathroom, excl. waterproofing) | $2,800total | $5,000 | $7,500 |
| Kitchen splashback tiling (supply + install) | $400total | $800 | $1,200 |
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Cost to tile a floor in Brisbane (2026): labour per m², tiles and prep
Tiling a floor in Brisbane costs $40–$90 per square metre in labour, with $60/m² typical for standard tiles, plus the tiles themselves at $20–$250/m² depending on what you choose. Large-format tiles (600 × 600 and up) cost more to lay, $60–$110/m², because each tile has to be levelled and the cuts are bigger.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor tiling — standard (labour) | $40/m² | $60 | $90 |
| Floor tiling — large format (labour) | $60/m² | $85 | $110 |
| Tile supply — budget ceramic | $20/m² | $35 | $55 |
| Tile supply — mid-range porcelain | $50/m² | $70 | $120 |
| Tile supply — premium natural stone | $100/m² | $150 | $250 |
| Floor levelling / prep | $15/m² | $30 | $50 |
| Tile removal (existing) | $20/m² | $35 | $55 |
Tile flooring cost, all in: add the labour line to the tile line. Budget ceramic on a standard lay is $40/m² labour plus $20/m² tiles at the low end; mid-range porcelain in large format is $85/m² labour plus $80/m² tiles at typical rates. Removing old tiles ($20–$55/m²) and levelling the slab ($15–$50/m²) come before any of it.
What moves a floor tiling quote in Brisbane:
- Tile size and material: large-format, rectified porcelain and natural stone all take longer to lay than standard ceramic.
- Pattern: straight lay is the base; herringbone, diagonal and brick-bond add cuts and time.
- The floor underneath: an uneven slab or old tiles to remove add the prep lines above.
- Room shape: small rooms with many cuts cost more per square metre than one open run.
- Wet areas: bathrooms and laundries need waterproofing first, priced separately.
A tiler in Brisbane quotes per square metre for the lay and per square metre for the prep; ask for the two apart so you can compare tile choices on the same labour.
What a tiler costs in Brisbane, by the hour or by the square metre
Hourly and per-square-metre tiling rates in Brisbane
Our Brisbane table has a tiler's hourly rate, $50–$100 an hour (typically $70), and it also prices tiling by area: laying standard floor tiles is $40–$90 a square metre and standard wall tiles $40–$100, labour only. The tiles are extra: budget ceramic is $20–$55 a square metre.
These answers use the prices in the table on this page.
What Affects Tiling Costs in Brisbane
Floor, wall and feature rates
Wall tiling runs $40–$100 a square metre in Brisbane against $40–$90 for floors, and the top of the wall band is higher because each wall tile is cut around taps and niches and must hold while the adhesive grabs. Large-format porcelain is $60–$110 to lay and mosaic $80–$170. With 41.1% of Brisbane homes having four or more bedrooms, against 34.8% nationally (ABS 2021 Census), long open floor runs are common, and set-up and travel spread over more metres.
The QBCC line at $3,300
In Queensland any building work valued at $3,300 or more, materials, labour and GST included, has to be done under a QBCC licence, and every licensed contractor is listed on the QBCC licensee register; one who only does smaller jobs must say so in their advertising. A full bathroom at $3,000 in labour is well past that line, so ask for the licence number before paying a deposit, and ring the QBCC on 139 333 if a name is missing.
Waterproofing is its own licence class
The National Construction Code requires wet areas to be waterproofed before tiles go down, and in Queensland waterproofing is a separate QBCC licence class covering applying, installing and repairing membranes, surface preparation included. In our Brisbane table the membrane is $35–$80 a square metre, and it is left out of the supplied-and-laid bathroom price of $2,800–$7,500, so have it quoted as its own line by someone holding that class.
Home warranty insurance on bigger jobs
Queensland's home warranty scheme is compulsory for residential construction work worth more than $3,300 including labour, materials and GST, and the QBCC advises that the premium be included in each quote so prices compare fairly. A supplied-and-laid bathroom at $2,800–$7,500 sits inside the scheme, so a quote that leaves the premium off is not the cheaper quote, just the incomplete one.
Humid summers, mild winters
Brisbane sits in NCC climate zone 2, warm humid summer and mild winter, and July still averages a top of 22.0 °C (BOM averages), so cold never holds up adhesive or grout curing. Rain does: February averages 176.1 mm, and patio work at $50–$110 needs a dry run of days. Outdoor tiles should carry a P4 to P5 or R11 and above slip rating, at $40–$120 a square metre to buy.
Prep, removal and the small jobs
Lifting old tiles costs $20–$55 a square metre and levelling the floor underneath $15–$50, and both are easy to leave off a quote until the first day. For cracked tiles, a regrout or a splashback, tilers charge $50–$100 an hour or $500–$800 a day. Flats are 14.7% of Brisbane dwellings (ABS 2021 Census), and a unit bathroom is often small enough that the day rate beats a per-metre price.
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Our Methodology
These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →