Tag: contractor

  • Large Format Porcelain Tile Grill Wall Installation

    I received a call from a customer in Bradenton, Florida who wanted to do tile on his lanai grill wall. The reason for this was his grill was leaving smoke stains on the stucco and there was also some splattering from grilling. He got the idea of doing tile to stop the splattering and grease…

  • 2×4 Tumbled Travertine Back Splash with Glass Tile Accents

    I recently completed a custom 2×4 Tumbled Travertine back splash with random glass tile accents in Lutz, Florida and I wanted to talk about it. I was contacted by a customer who seen a few pictures of back splashes and wanted me to give them an estimate on a similar installation in their new home.…

  • Tampa Porcelain Plank “Wood Look” Tile Installation

    I received a call from a customer in South Tampa that was redoing the kitchen in her home and wanted to have wood looking porcelain plank tile installed. She found me online by doing a search for a porcelain plank tile installer in Tampa, Florida and then again on  other websites. That’s when she decided she…

  • Glass Mosaic Design Flow with Ceramictec in Tampa, Florida

    The design element in this beautiful master bathroom & shower is, gorgeous white, 18” x 18” natural Carrara marble tiles for the flooring, blended with Ice White 3” x 6” subway tiles on all four walls, complicated from an installers point of view by a wainscot and a chair rail cap to match. By selecting…

  • Installing Stone Shower Soap Shelves

    On a job we recently did in Sarasota, Florida the owner decided he wanted to install some type of soap holder in the shower and tub showers as an after thought. Since we already had the showers completed and just finished grouting them we needed to install them in a different way then cutting the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Importance of Waterproofing a Shower….

    Being a Professional Tile Contractor/Installer in Tampa, Florida and helping out on tile help forums I have noticed people are always asking about info on damaged showers and tubs for water damage, rot, grout discoloration, efflorescence, leaks or black mold. The lack of a pan liner or surface membrane is usually the main reason these…

  • Tampa Kitchen Tile Refreshing for a Realtor….

    With home sales slow throughout the US some Realtor’s are finding ways to make the homes they are selling more appealing and fresh. Here’s a job I did for a Realtor I do work for in the Tampa, Florida area. They were trying to spruce up a house to sell so I came up with…