Category: porcelain

  • Pebble Shower & Plank Tile Bathroom – St. Petersburg, FL.

    Here is a small bathroom remodel we did for a client in St. Petersburg (St. Pete Beach), Florida. The old shower was constructed with the traditional pan liner. The one thing it didn’t have was the pre-pitch under the liner and vapor barrier on the walls when originally constructed. The shower did last about 16…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Tile Setter’s Advice….

    For Florida Bathroom Floor Tiles…. Selecting tile for your Florida bathroom is an area where I feel you should adhere to some basic principals. But, this is also an area where you can let your imagination shine. Various sizes, colors, and textures combined can make your bathroom truly a work of art! Let’s begin. First,…

  • Grout and Sealers for Tile………

    since we are a Ceramic, Quarry, Saltillo, Porcelain & Travertine Tile Contractor in Florida these questions come up to us a lot from Homeowners, Builders, Architects & Customers. I hope this will explain to you some of the differences. Grout: Grout for ceramic tile is a cement-based bonding material used for filling joints between tiles.…

  • Shade Variation in Ceramic & Porcelain Tile….

    Many popular styles of ceramic tiles are designed and manufactured to appear and feel like natural stone, imitating their rugged surface and color variation. It’s important to understand these variations while selecting and laying out your ceramic tile flooring. You will always be provided with a wide range of glazes, different gloss levels, colors and…