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  • Kerdi Shower Bathroom Tile Renovation – Tampa, FL.

    I was called for an estimate and to take a look at your typical Florida shower at a residence in Tampa, FL. As usual, with most showers in Florida it was constructed wrong when the home was built by the original tile installer and general contractor. Upon my visit and inspection I noticed the wall…

  • Tumbled Chiaro Travertine Backsplash – Lithia, Florida

    I got a call a few weeks ago from a customer who wanted to spice up their kitchen and wanted to do a tile backsplash in Lithia which is near the Brandon/Riverview/Fish Hawk area. They have only lived in the home for a few years and were relocated here from another state. They have been…

  • Porcelain Plank Tile Installation – (Tampa, Florida)

    I recently did a Porcelain Plank tile floor in Wesley Chapel, Florida which is just a little North East of Tampa. The homeowner wanted a harder floor then real wood and also didn’t want the noisy cheap floating laminate floor look and loud sound when walked on with shoes.  I showed them a rectified porcelain…

  • Granite Tile Counter with a Travertine & Glass Splash

    Here is a Granite tile counter top project we completed as part of a full master bathroom remodel in Wesley Chapel “Tampa”, Florida. The old shower tile was removed and ripped down to the metal studs, the shower floor tile and mud bed was removed, the main floor tile was removed, cabinets, mirrors, lights, old…

  • Accessible Handicap Barrier Free Shower Tampa, FL.

    I just wanted to post this link to the video documentary that the homeowners emailed me of them and their child. After seeing the documentary I am very happy to have done this special tile job and shower waterproofing for them and Caleb. I worked my hardest to give them what they wanted and tried my…

  • Recycled Glass Tile Backsplash Installation

    With glass tile becoming more popular the use of it in bathrooms, pools and on back splashes I have seen quite an increase of installations over the years here in Tampa, Florida. Glass tile is pretty much endless in colors, sizes and shapes. There is a wide variety of glass tile finishes to choose from…

  • Travertine Backsplash – Wesley Chapel, Florida

    With the elegant look of travertine tile back splashes I really don’t think the love for them will die down anytime soon. The only thing that I see replacing them in the future is glass tile, but it is considerably more costly and very temperamental to install. Glass tile takes a very good tile installer…

  • Kerdi Tiled Shower – (Tampa) New Port Richey, Florida

    We recently did a renovation of a small hall bath corner shower for a customer in the Tampa/New Port Richey area. The old shower was a 6×6 almond glazed ceramic tile and had the usual dirty stained grout along with some mold stains and pretty dated looking. The homeowner located us by a Google search…

  • Making a Travertine Marble Niche Shelf

    In my last blog I showed how to make Carrara marble corner soap shelves and two niche shelves. In this blog I will explain how I made wide Travertine marble shelves for a custom niche in a shower. So let me get right to it. Some details about the job first before I get into…

  • Making a Carrara Marble Soap & Niche Shelf

    Recently here in Florida I have been asked to build more niche’s in showers these days then ever before. Not only is a niche a good way to get a little extra room in the shower it also adds a little bit of style to your newly tiled shower. A niche will give you some…

  • How to Cut Glass Tile

    Installing glass tile can be tricky, but cutting it can be even trickier. People are always asking how to cut small glass tile without chipping it, cracking it, having the pieces fall into the wet saw trays groove or having it shoot out of their fingers when they cut it. From over the years of…

  • Ceramic Tile HydroBan Shower – Tampa, Florida

    Rip Out, Prep, Waterproofing, Tile Installation : We completed a hall bath shower rip out & replace in Tampa  for a Architect we know. This is his personal home and is located in West Central Florida and is about 30 years old. The shower pan was done incorrectly and it didn’t have a pre-slope under…