Standard tiling costs from €24/m², but large-format tiles cost more, so the price of this work is calculated in an estimate by tile size and room. In your request, write the tile size in centimetres.
What changes when the tile is large
With large tiles there are fewer grout joints in the room and each tile covers a large area, so preparing the base usually matters more than with small tiles. The manufacturer Ceresit requires the base to be dry, load-bearing, stable and clean, and a cement screed under tiles must be at least 28 days old with moisture below 4%.
The adhesive must cover the underside of the tile. For Ceresit CM 17 the manufacturer requires the adhesive to cover at least 65% of the underside of the tile. Before you buy an adhesive, check in its technical data sheet whether it suits your tile size.
Sources: Ceresit CL 51 and Ceresit CM 17 technical data sheets. Checked 11.11.2026.
What to check in the apartment before large-format tiles
- Whether the boxes of tiles can be carried up: the lift size or the stairwell in an apartment building.
- Whether the floor is level. If it is not, floor levelling is needed first.
- Where the pipes, floor drains and sockets are: each cut-out in a large tile needs careful work.
- Whether the tiles will go on underfloor heating.
- Whether the room has thresholds and door openings where the tile must be cut.
If the floor is levelled with a self-levelling compound, the manufacturer of Ceresit CN 76 specifies movement joints: one indoor area up to 36 m², a length-to-width ratio up to 1.5, and the joints of the base are repeated in the levelling layer. These joints also affect the tile layout.
The work in the usual order
- Layout plan Before fixing, decide where to start and where the cut tiles will go, so that they are not in the most visible place.
- Base The surface is levelled and primed; the moisture of the base must meet the adhesive manufacturer's requirements.
- Waterproofing In a bathroom and a shower, waterproofing is applied before the tiles.
- Fixing The tiles are fixed so that the adhesive covers the part of the underside that the manufacturer requires.
- Grout and silicone According to Ceresit CM 17 data, walls are grouted after at least 12 hours and the floor after at least 24 hours; silicone is used in corners and next to plumbing fixtures.
How much large-format tile installation costs
Tiling: from €24/m², large-format tiles cost more, and the price is calculated in an estimate. Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
The price is set by the tile size, whether they go on a floor or a wall, the room area and the number of corners, the condition of the base and the number of cut-outs around pipes and sockets. If levelling is needed, floor levelling, pouring or screed costs from €6.50/m², and removal of old tiles from €9/m².
All prices are on the renovation prices page. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment.
What is included in the price and what is not
What this work includes
- fixing large-format tiles on a prepared floor or wall
- cutting tiles at walls, openings and pipes
What is calculated separately
- tiles, adhesive and grout
- floor levelling and removal of old tiles
- waterproofing
- plumbing installation
Sources
- The base must be dry, load-bearing, stable and clean; CL 51 is also suitable for heated floors checked 11 November 2026
- The adhesive covers at least 65% of the underside of the tile; screed at least 28 days, moisture below 4%; grouting after 12 h and 24 h; silicone in corners checked 11 November 2026
- Movement joints up to 36 m², ratio 1.5; joints of the base are repeated checked 11 November 2026