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Older homes move, and tile does not

A lot of housing stock in this part of New Jersey was built on wood joists a long time ago. Those floors flex. Tile set straight onto a flexing subfloor cracks, usually along the joist line, usually about a year in. Where we find deflection we add an uncoupling membrane so the floor can move without taking the tile with it.

Flat matters more than level

People assume a floor needs to be level. What it actually needs to be is flat. A gentle slope across a room is invisible. A quarter inch hump in the middle will lip every tile that crosses it, and with large format tile you will feel it with your foot. We flatten before we tile, with a self-leveler where the floor needs it.

Transitions and thresholds

Where tile meets wood, carpet or a different tile is where cheap jobs look cheap. We plan the height difference up front so the transition sits flush instead of becoming a trip edge with a metal strip screwed over it.

What this covers

  • Kitchens, entries, mudrooms and basements
  • Uncoupling membrane over wood subfloors
  • Self-leveling where the floor needs it
  • Heated floor systems

Every shower we build gets a full membrane

The part you never see is the part that decides whether it lasts. We photograph every layer so you know what went in behind your tile.

See how we waterproof
Why Choose Us

Why Homeowners Pick Us For Flooring

We Do The Part You Cannot See

Proper substrate prep and full waterproofing on every shower. It is the part that decides whether the job lasts ten years or eighteen months.

Flat Price, In Writing, Before We Start

We measure in person, then give you one number covering tile, prep and removal. If we find rot or a bad subfloor we stop and show you first.

Layout Planned Before The First Cut

We dry-lay and find the centre before mixing thinset, so full tiles land where the eye goes and the slivers end up out of sight.

Your House Stays Livable

Floors covered on the path in and out, work area sealed off, cleanup at the end of every day rather than just at the end of the job.

Waterproofing membrane going on before tile
  • Free estimates, always
  • Flat pricing in writing before we start
  • Full waterproofing on every shower
  • Serving New Jersey and New York
Where We Work

Tile Flooring Installation Across NJ & NY

Based in Kearny. We cover these counties regularly and we travel for the right job. Not sure if we come to you? Call and ask.

  • Hudson County

    Kearny, Harrison, Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City

  • Essex County

    Newark, Belleville, Nutley, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Orange, Short Hills, East Orange, Irvington

  • Union County

    Elizabeth, Union, Linden, Roselle, Hillside, Rahway, Cranford, Kenilworth, Westfield, Plainfield, Summit, Scotch Plains

  • Middlesex County

    Woodbridge, Edison, Perth Amboy, Carteret, New Brunswick, Sayreville

  • Morris County

    Morristown, Parsippany, Dover, Chatham

  • Somerset County

    Somerville, Bridgewater, Franklin

Free Estimates

We Look First, Then We Quote

Tile is priced by what is underneath it, and you cannot see that in a photograph. We come out, measure, check the floor and tell you what the job actually is. The visit is free and so is the estimate.

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We measure in person, then put a flat price in writing. No hourly surprises.