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Flooring & Tiling Guides for Cape Town Homeowners

Laminate, vinyl and tiling installation costs and advice for Cape Town homes.

White subway-tile kitchen splashbackFlooring & Tiling
October 23, 2026

How to Choose Bathroom & Kitchen Tiles

Working out how to choose tiles for a bathroom or kitchen comes down to four decisions: the material, the slip rating, the size and the grout. Get those right and the colour will look after itself. Most people start with the look and end up disappointed. A tile that photographs beautifully can be slippery underfoot, […]

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Hexagon mosaic floor tiles partially laid in a bathroomFlooring & Tiling
October 23, 2026

Large Format Tiles (600×600+): Cost & Why They’re Harder

Large format tiles – anything from 600×600 upwards – are the look most Cape Town homeowners want in 2026. They also cost more to fit, at roughly R200 to R350 per square metre in labour against R150 to R250 for a standard tile. That premium is not a tiler being opportunistic. Big tiles are genuinely […]

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Herringbone floor installation across open-plan roomFlooring & Tiling
October 22, 2026

Floor Tiling vs Wall Tiling: Cost & Method Differences

The floor tiling cost most Cape Town homeowners are quoted in 2026 is R150 to R250 per square metre for labour on a standard floor tile. Wall tiling is priced separately, and the two jobs are not the same work at all. People often assume a tiler charges one rate for the whole room. They […]

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Tiler fitting a patterned kitchen splashback — kitchen tiling cape townFlooring & Tiling
October 6, 2026

Kitchen Tiling Cape Town: Floors, Walls & Splashbacks

Kitchen tiling Cape Town costs in 2026: floor and wall rates, splashback pricing from R2,000, and how to tile around cabinetry without wasting tile.

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Bathroom floor and wall tiling in progress — bathroom tiling cape townFlooring & Tiling
October 6, 2026

Bathroom Tiling Cape Town: Cost & Waterproofing

Bathroom tiling Cape Town costs R11,800-R27,500 for a standard bathroom in 2026. What waterproofing costs, what goes under the tiles and the falls to the drain.

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Terrazzo-look tiled shower floor and wall tiles — tiling contractors near meFlooring & Tiling
October 6, 2026

Tiling Contractors Near Me: Vetting Checklist

A practical checklist for vetting tiling contractors near me: experience, waterproofing competence, lippage tolerance, insurance and a written guarantee.

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Black and white patterned feature tiling on a wall — tiler near meFlooring & Tiling
October 5, 2026

Tiler Near Me: What Good Tiling Should Cost

What a tiler near me should charge in 2026, what belongs on the quote, and the excluded items that turn a cheap tiling price into an expensive job.

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Timber deck partly boarded beside a Cape Town home
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