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Start a tiler business in Mombasa

AI replies, scheduling, reminders, and follow-up. Here is what it costs to start, what you could charge, and what it might earn.

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The numbers

Startup cost

KSh 34,300 to KSh 171,500

Typical price

KSh 13,034 per room

Could earn

KSh 260,680/month

Time to first revenue

Medium

Difficulty to set up

Medium

Repeat customers

Low

Premises

Not needed

Can start solo

Yes

Can start part-time

Yes

What it could earn

Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.

starter

KSh 78,204/mo

KSh 13,034 × 1 room × 6 days = KSh 78,204/month

Part-time while still employed, a job or two a week

established

KSh 260,680/mo

KSh 13,034 × 1 room × 20 days = KSh 260,680/month

Full-time solo, a settled round of repeat customers

scaled

KSh 573,496/mo

KSh 13,034 × 2 rooms × 22 days = KSh 573,496/month

A second pair of hands, or a denser round with less travel

Ways to run it

The same trade, priced and staffed differently. Which one you pick sets the ceiling.

Solo

One bathroom over two or three days

Tiler plus labourer

Prep and clean handled separately, more tiling hours a day

Who pays for this

Households refitting bathrooms and kitchensBuildersLandlords

Why this works in Mombasa

Demand in Mombasa is strong, and the work is a fair share of repeat work. Setting up is a bit of work, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.

Where the first customers come from

  1. Builder referrals
  2. Google Business Profile
  3. WhatsApp Business
  4. Local Facebook groups
  5. Jiji Kenya

Before you take on work

  • Public liability insurance
  • Silica dust control when cutting; RPE and water suppression
  • Waterproofing behind tiles is the tiler's liability in wet rooms

Rules vary by council and by country. Check what applies where you are.

How WenBuidl helps

Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.

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