Our centre of gravity
Tiling and bathrooms are what we do most of. That is where our routine sits.
Tiling
Tiles that go on straight and stay straight
Wall and floor, small format or large panels, straight or in herringbone. Also the tiling on its own, if the rest is already done.
Large-format panels too
Big panels are heavy and forgive nothing. We have the tools and the people for them.
Tiles through our buying
We buy at tile and flooring shops. If we do the work, you buy along with us.
Our work
Where it comes unstuck
A tile is only as straight as the wall underneath
Most crooked tiling does not come from the tiler but from what is behind it. A bowed wall, a floor that falls away or a background that is still moving: you can set whatever you like, but it will not come out straight.
So we look at the background first. Making it flat, levelling it or plastering it first is part of the work, not extra work that surfaces halfway through. Only once it is flat does the first tile go on.
- Setting out first where the full tiles land, so you get no slivers in view.
- Levelling clips with large formats, so no edge stands proud.
- Grout in one colour and one width, and the corners in silicone or a trim.
- On floors we allow for movement joints, otherwise a long run cracks later.
What we set
Wall, floor and everything in between
From a small toilet to a whole floor of the house. We do the tiling as part of a renovation, but just as happily as a job on its own.
01 — Wall
Wall tiles and large-format panels
Metro tiles, herringbone, mosaic in a niche or panels a metre wide with veining that runs through. The bigger the format, the less grout you see and the more the background matters. We tell you up front what your wall can take.
See the tiles
02 — Floor
Floor tiles, level and on a fall
Floor tiles in the hall, the kitchen, the bathroom or across the whole ground floor. In a shower area we lay the fall towards the drain, so the water actually runs there. Underfloor heating beneath is fine, and we match the adhesive and the build-up to it.
With underfloor heating beneath
03 — Tiling only
When the rest is already done
Have you already had the strip-out and the pipework done, or are you doing part of it yourself? Then we come for the tiling alone. We check first whether the background is ready and say so honestly if it is not, because after that it is our name on the result.
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Where the tiling fits in
Tiling rarely stands on its own. It usually belongs to a room that is being taken on as a whole.
Questions
What people ask about tiling
Can you tile over the old tiles?
Sometimes it can be done, but usually we advise against it. You lose room, you do not know what state the old layer is in, and if it lets go it takes the new one with it. We look at what is underneath when we measure up and then say whether it is sensible.
How many tiles should I order?
Always a bit more than the bare area, because there is cutting waste, and with herringbone or a large format there is more of it. We work it out for you once we have measured up. Keep a few tiles over for later too, because the same batch is often no longer available a year on.
Do you also do herringbone and other patterns?
Yes. Herringbone, brick bond, stack bond or a strip of mosaic in a niche. A pattern costs more time and more cutting waste than laying straight, so we say that up front rather than letting it be a surprise afterwards.
Can underfloor heating go under the tiling?
Yes, and tiles are the best floor for it: stone passes the heat on well. We lay the underfloor heating and the tiling ourselves, so the build-up and the adhesive are matched to it.
What does tiling cost?
That depends on the format, the pattern, the state of the background and how much cutting is needed. That is why there is no amount on this page. We measure up and you get a price on paper, with the material listed separately.
Tiles picked out?
Or not yet. Send in your job, we come and measure up and think along about format and pattern.