The finished look
Tile installation, floors to showers.
Porcelain, ceramic and stone tile on floors, walls, backsplashes and showers across Broward and Palm Beach County. Flat, level substrate first. Written quote after a visit.
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Marine Corps veteran, Brad runs every job, fully insured
Floors, walls, backsplashes, showers
Tile is the part of a bathroom people notice first and the part I'm pickiest about.
The same crew that tiles our showers sets the rest of the house.
- Bathroom, kitchen, laundry and foyer floors in porcelain, ceramic or stone
- Kitchen backsplashes: subway, stacked, herringbone, large slab-look porcelain
- Shower walls, floors and niches over real waterproofing
- Tub surrounds and half-height wainscot in bathrooms
- Accent walls and fireplace surrounds
The substrate decides how long the tile lasts
Tile is rigid. If the slab under it has a hump or a dip, large tile rocks and cracks at the grout line within a year or two.
So before anything is set I check the slab with a long straightedge and fix what I find.
- Old thinset ground off, not tiled over
- Dips filled and humps ground so the floor is flat enough for the tile size
- Cracks in the slab treated with a crack isolation membrane before tile crosses them
- Cement board and sheet waterproofing on walls that get wet
- Movement joints at doorways and where the tile meets another floor
Porcelain, ceramic or stone
Three materials, three different jobs to set.
I'll tell you on the visit which one fits the room and the budget.
- Porcelain: the hardest and least absorbent, right for floors and showers, no sealing. Harder to cut, which is on the quote.
- Ceramic: lighter and softer, fine for walls and backsplashes, the most affordable to buy and to set.
- Natural stone, marble or travertine: beautiful, porous, needs sealing once a year and careful setting so the veins line up. More setting time, more care with grout.
Get a free estimateor call or text (954) 242-5924
Large-format tile on a South Florida slab
Most of the tile people pick now is 24 by 24 or 24 by 48 inches, and most of the houses I work in sit on a concrete slab poured decades ago.
Big tile on an old slab is where the craft shows. The flatter the floor and the better the thinset coverage, the fewer the lippage edges you'll catch with a bare foot.
- Large-format thinset, back-buttered, with a notched trowel sized to the tile
- A leveling system on big tile so edges stay even while it cures
- Offsets kept to a third on rectangular tile so the slight bow in each piece doesn't show
- Layout centered on the room so the cuts land at the walls, not in the doorway
What the quote covers, and what it doesn't
The written quote lists demo, prep, setting, grout and clean-up as fixed lines.
Tile is either bought by you or sourced by me and shown at its own line, so you can see what the material costs apart from the work. If a toilet or a vanity has to come up for a floor, resetting it on its existing lines is in the quote; moving a drain is the licensed plumber's part and is listed separately.
How a tile job runs
Step 1
Measure and lay out
The room measured, the tile size and pattern confirmed, and the layout chalked so the full tiles sit where you look and the cuts hide at the edges.
Step 2
Prep and level
Old floor out, slab ground flat, cracks treated, cement board and waterproofing on wet walls. This is the day that decides the rest.
Step 3
Set
Thinset back-buttered, tile set with a leveling system, niches and edges trimmed with metal or bullnose. The room is off limits while it cures.
Step 4
Grout, seal, clean
Grout packed and washed, caulk at every change of plane, stone sealed, fixtures reset, and the room swept and wiped down.
Tile installation prices
Tile is quoted after a visit because the substrate, the tile size and the pattern move the labor more than the square footage does.
Tile installation
Written quote
Floors
Demo, slab prep, setting, grout and clean-up. Tile at its own line.
Tile installation
Written quote
Backsplashes and walls
Layout, setting, grout and caulk. Outlets extended to the new surface by the licensed electrician.
Tile installation
Written quote
Shower walls and floors
Cement board, waterproofing, pan, tile, niche and bench where there's room.
Every quote is written, itemized and fixed before we start. The tile line is separate so you can see material apart from labor.
On every tile quote
Included
- Demo and haul-away of the old floor or wall
- Slab leveling and crack treatment
- Cement board and waterproofing where needed
- Layout, setting, grout, caulk and clean-up
- Fixtures pulled and reset on their existing lines
Brought in when needed
- A licensed plumber if a drain or supply line moves
- A licensed electrician for outlet extensions, replacements or additions behind a backsplash
Your choices
- Porcelain, ceramic or stone
- Tile size, pattern and offset
- Grout color and width
- Metal edge trim or bullnose
- Buy the tile yourself or have me source it
Often built together
Flooring Installation
Porcelain plank, luxury vinyl plank and laminate floors across Broward and Palm Beach County. Old floor out, slab checked, new floor in. Written quote after a visit.
Custom Shower Tile Installation
Shower walls, floors, niches and benches tiled by my own crew over real waterproofing, in Broward and Palm Beach County. Inside a conversion or remodel, or a written quote on its own.
Bathroom Remodeling
Studs-out remodels across Broward and Palm Beach County. Tile, vanity and glass by my crew, lighting by the licensed electrician I bring in. One schedule start to finish, about two weeks on site.
Where we do this work.
Tile installation questions
Something else on your mind? Call or text (954) 242-5924.
How do you price tile installation?
After a visit, in writing. Square footage is only part of it. The slab condition, the tile size, the pattern and how many cuts the room needs move the labor more than the area does. The quote lists prep, setting and grout as fixed lines and the tile as its own line.
Can you tile over existing tile?
I don't. Tile over tile raises the floor at every doorway, hides cracks that come through later, and the bond is never as good as thinset on a prepared slab. The old floor comes out and the slab gets flattened. It costs more up front and it's the floor you keep.
Is large-format tile a problem on an older slab?
Only if the slab isn't flat. Big tile shows every hump as a raised edge. I grind and fill the slab first and set with a leveling system, which is why prep is its own day on the schedule.
Should I pick porcelain, ceramic or natural stone?
Porcelain for floors and showers, no question. Ceramic is fine for a backsplash and costs less. Stone is the prettiest and the most work: it needs sealing every year and careful setting. I'll walk you through it on the visit with the actual room in front of us.
Do you waterproof shower tile?
Always. Cement board and sheet waterproofing on the walls, a sloped pan with a membrane on the floor, and a flood test before tile goes on. Tile and grout are not waterproof on their own; what's behind them is what keeps the wall dry.
Get a free estimate.
Tell me which rooms, what's on the floor or wall now, and the tile you like if you've picked one. I usually reply the same day.
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Picked a tile? Let's set it right.
Tell me the room and the tile you're looking at. A free visit, a written fixed price, the same crew that tiles our showers.