Bathroom wall tiling
Walls set to a laser datum over certified membranes. Courses planned so the cuts land where you'll never look.
from $85/m² · mosaic +$30 · large format +$25
Myaree & the southern suburbs
Wall & floor tiling, set to the laser line
Bathrooms, splashbacks and floors laid on beds that don't let go — with AS 3740 waterproofing and the certificate on your invoice. You pick the tiles. We make them behave.
- Since 2011
- Registered waterproofer
- $10M public liability
- Certificate with every wet area
Tile Estimator
LABOUR ONLYtiled laser line AS 3740 membrane
What we lay
Honest rates, laid straight
Labour pricing per square metre, in the open. Tiles are yours to choose and buy — we'll tell you honestly if a tile will fight the wall.
Floor tiling
Screeds checked with a straightedge before a single tile goes down. Falls to waste where the room needs them.
from $62/m² · mosaic +$30 · large format +$25
Waterproofing
AS 3740 wet-area membranes — the most important work we do is the work the tiles hide. Certificate issued, every time.
from $55/m² · certificate included
Splashbacks
Kitchen and laundry splashbacks cut around powerpoints without a chipped edge. Often done in a single day.
from $85/m² · minimum call-out applies
Strip-out & disposal
Old tiles and beds off the wall, into the trailer, gone. Dust sheeted, edges protected, slab left clean for the next trade.
from $45/m² · disposal included
Regrouts & repairs
Rake out tired grout, replace drummy tiles, re-silicone the junctions. Small jobs, done properly, booked in writing.
from $450 · minimum call-out
Why Setwell
A tile is only ever as good as its bed
Since 2011Fifteen years of wet areas across the southern suburbs.
AS 3740WA wet areas must comply — your certificate is part of the invoice, not an extra.
$10MPublic liability cover. Reg. waterproofer WP 0000.
Labour onlyYou buy the tiles at your price — or ours at trade. You still choose.
The drummy answer
Hollow-sounding tiles mean the bed has let go. Retiling over them moves the problem — we'll say no to that job, and tell you what the fix actually is.
The lippage answer
Large format on an unlevel slab reads every millimetre. Sometimes the honest quote includes levelling compound — and we'll show you the straightedge before we ask for it.
Word of mouth
What the southern suburbs say
The shower niche lines up with the grout joints. Nobody notices, which is the point.
KATE M · BATHROOM RENOVATION, APPLECROSSHe's the wet-area sub who turns up when the program says he will. I book him three jobs ahead.
D. HARMER · RESIDENTIAL BUILDER, O'CONNORSplashback done between school drop-off and pickup. Bench covered, dust sheeted, gone by three.
PRIYA S · KITCHEN SPLASHBACK, WILLETTONDEMONSTRATION COPY — THESE REVIEWS ARE WRITTEN FOR A FICTIONAL BUSINESS.
Where we work
Based in Myaree, on the tools south of the river
Most of our work sits inside a twenty-minute run from the Myaree workshop. Further out is fine — we'll just be honest about travel on the quote.
- Myaree — home base
- Applecross
- Attadale
- Alfred Cove
- Bicton
- Booragoon
- Bull Creek
- Fremantle
- Kardinya
- Leeming
- Melville
- Mount Pleasant
- Murdoch
- O'Connor
- Palmyra
- Willetton
- Winthrop
Asked every week
The questions every job starts with
How much does it cost to tile a bathroom?
Labour is priced per square metre: walls from $85/m², floors from $62/m², waterproofing $55/m². A typical full bathroom — 22 m² of walls, 5 m² of floor, 9 m² of membrane — lands around $2,675 in labour. Mosaics add $30/m² and 1200×600 large format adds $25/m², because both genuinely take longer to lay well.
Tiles are yours: you choose them, you buy them, and the budget stays in your hands.
Do you supply tiles?
No — we're labour only, and we think that's the honest split. You pick and buy the tiles; we'll tell you plainly if the one you've fallen for will fight the wall. If it helps, we can get trade price at the supplier — you still choose, you still own the receipt.
What's waterproofing, and do I need it?
It's the membrane under the tiles that keeps water inside the wet area — and in WA, wet areas must comply with AS 3740. If your job includes a shower, bath or laundry floor, yes, you need it, and your compliance certificate is part of the invoice, not an extra. The tile hides the most important work we do.
How long does a bathroom take?
Strip Monday, waterproof Tuesday, cure, tile Thursday–Friday, grout the following Monday. Cure time is the schedule, not us — a membrane rushed under tiles is a leak with a start date.
Can you tile over existing tiles?
Sometimes, honestly. If the existing bed is sound and the door and fixture heights still work, tiling over can be real value. But drummy tiles mean the bed has let go, and often the strip-out is cheaper than the compromise. We'll tap the floor and tell you which job you have.
Why did my grout crack?
Almost always movement. Buildings move; grout doesn't. Junctions and internal corners should be siliconed, not grouted, and floors need movement joints roughly every four to five metres. If your last tiler grouted the corners, that's your crack — and it's fixable.
Free measure
We measure, you decide
Tell us the job and we'd call you back within one business day to book a free measure — tape, laser and straightedge, no obligation. Prefer to talk it through now?
(08) 9000 0258Mon–Fri 6:30am–4pm · Sat by arrangement
Thanks — request received.
We'd call you back within one business day to lock in your free measure.
Keep the tile you've fallen for handy — a photo is enough. We'll bring the laser and the straightedge.
DEMONSTRATION BUILD — NO DETAILS WERE SENT ANYWHERE, AND NOBODY IS COMING TO MEASURE. BUT THIS IS THE CONFIRMATION YOUR CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE.