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Example image, not one of our jobs: a freshly tiled bathroom in a Pennsylvania home with a walk-in shower in white offset wall tile, a glass panel, a niche lined in deep teal tile and a pale stone floor.

Tile installation · Central Pennsylvania

Tile, set
straight and true.

Kitchens, floors and showers.

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What we do

Tile for kitchens, backsplashes, floors and showers

Every drawing on this site starts as a sketch. Watch it fill in.

The finished look

What new tile looks like in a Pennsylvania home

These are example images, not our own jobs yet. Photos of our finished work take their place as jobs wrap up.

  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a farmhouse-style kitchen with a white subway tile backsplash and a large stone-look porcelain tile floor.Example
    Farmhouse kitchen: subway backsplash, stone-look floor
  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a newly tiled walk-in shower with large white wall tiles, a tiled bench, a niche and a pale grey floor.Example
    Walk-in shower: large white tile, bench, niche
  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a kitchen and mudroom floor newly tiled in wood-look porcelain planks with white baseboards.Example
    Kitchen and mudroom: wood-look tile planks
  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a kitchen with a soft blue-grey vertical stack tile backsplash between white cabinets.Example
    Blue-grey vertical stack backsplash
  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a tub surround tiled in white subway tile with a teal-green border row and a recessed niche.Example
    Tub surround: white subway, teal border row
  • Example image, not one of our jobs: a shower mid-job with waterproof membrane on the walls, the lower rows of white tile set with spacers, and tools on a drop cloth.Example
    Mid-job: waterproofed walls, first rows set

Built to last

Good tile starts under the tile

Cracked grout, hollow tiles and leaky showers almost always start with what's underneath. Scroll through the layers.

  1. 01

    A flat, solid base

    Tile and stone go down on a properly prepped, level base. Big tiles show every dip.

  2. 02

    The waterproof layer

    In showers, the waterproofing behind the tile is what decides whether it lasts twenty years or fails in three. Tile and grout alone don't keep water out.

  3. 03

    A full bed of mortar

    Mortar is combed out and each tile is pressed in for full contact, so there are no hollow spots to crack later.

  4. 04

    Laid out from the centre

    Tiles start from a centre line, so the cut pieces at both edges match and the pattern looks planned.

  5. 05

    Grout, trim and clean-up

    Joints are filled evenly, edges get their trim, and the room is cleaned up before we walk through it with you.

Try a layout

See the pattern before it goes up

Pick a pattern, a tile and a grout colour and watch the shower wall change.

Drawing · colours are a guide, not product codes

Pattern

Tile

Grout

Brick (half offset). The classic subway look. Every row shifts by half a tile.

How it works

From one call to finished tile

  1. 1

    Give us a call

    Tell us what you'd like tiled and the tile you have in mind. Photos help if you have them.

  2. 2

    We come and measure

    We see the space, check the floor and walls, and talk through tile, pattern and timing with you.

  3. 3

    Your estimate

    A clear price for the work, so you know what's included before anything starts.

  4. 4

    We set the tile

    Prep, tile, grout and clean up, then we walk through the finished work with you.

Questions

Common questions

Where we work

  • Central Pennsylvania
Where do you work?

Central Pennsylvania. If you're not sure we cover your area, call and ask.

How do I get an estimate?

Call (814) 650-9956 and tell us about the job. We'll set a time to come and measure, then give you a clear price.

Do I need to buy the tile first?

Not necessarily. Tell us what you like and we'll talk through tile, size and pattern when we measure.

Can you retile an old shower?

Yes. The old tile comes out, the walls are checked and prepped, and the new shower is waterproofed before it's tiled.

Why does a level floor matter?

Tile is rigid, so dips and humps show up as uneven edges and hollow spots that can crack. The base gets checked and levelled before the tile goes down.

Do you do kitchen countertops?

Yes. Tile countertops with clean edge trim, and the backsplash and floor to match if you want the whole kitchen done.

Ready for new tile?

Tell us what you'd like tiled. Call (814) 650-9956 and talk to John.

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