Tile installation for New Jersey homes.
Showers, floors, backsplashes and feature walls. Our tile installation NJ crew waterproofs what needs it, sets large-format porcelain flat with leveling systems, and lines the grout up so the finished wall looks deliberate.
Tile installation NJ showers and floors that hold up.
Tile is the finish everyone sees, and the craft is in the parts nobody does. A shower that leaks behind the tile, a floor that cracks because the substrate flexed, lippage you can feel on big porcelain slabs: these are all prep problems, not tile problems.
So we start with the substrate. In showers that means waterproof board or a liquid membrane over every wall, bench and niche, sealed at the seams and tested before tile. On floors it means a flat, stiff base. On large-format tile it means leveling clips so every edge sits flush.
Then comes the layout: centering tile on the wall people see first, planning cuts so there are no slivers at the edges, and lining up grout joints with niches, benches and the floor. It's slower than slapping it up, and it's why our tile still looks right years later.
The Tile Council of North America publishes the installation methods professional setters follow, and the EPA guide to mold and moisture explains why a waterproofed shower matters. Both shape how we approach tile installation. NJ bathrooms with failed grout often have wet board behind them.
Every kind of tile work.
Walls, pans, benches
Full shower builds with niches, benches and curbless entries.
Board & membrane
Sealed substrate behind every wet-area tile.
Kitchens, baths, entries
Porcelain and ceramic floors on a flat, solid base.
Slabs & big tile
Marble-look porcelain and oversized tile set flat.
Kitchen & bar
Subway, mosaic and patterned backsplashes.
Feature floors
Star, hex, herringbone and mosaic floors laid out carefully.
Tile, step by step.
Most of a good tile job happens before the first tile goes up.
- 01Plan the look
We look at the space and your tile.
We check the substrate, talk through tile, layout and trim, and give you a free written estimate.
- Substrate check
- Tile & layout
- Free estimate
- 02Solid base
Substrate fixed and flat.
Old tile removed, subfloor or walls repaired, and the surface made flat and stiff enough for tile.
- Demo
- Repairs
- Flattening
- 03Sealed
Wet areas sealed tight.
Showers get waterproof board or membrane on every surface, seams and corners sealed.
- Membrane
- Seams
- Pans
- 04Tile goes up
Layout lines, then tile.
Layout is snapped, tile is set with leveling clips where needed, and cuts are planned around niches, benches and edges.
- Layout
- Leveling
- Cuts
- 05Done
Grout, seal, clean.
Grout, caulk at changes of plane, trim pieces and a final clean, then we walk it with you.
- Grout
- Caulk
- Walkthrough
Recent tile work.
Real photos from Complete Design projects. More in the project gallery and on Instagram.
Signs your tile needs attention.
- Cracked tile or grout that keeps crumbling
- Tiles that sound hollow when you tap them
- Black caulk or soft drywall near the shower
- Loose tile in a shower or around a tub
- A backsplash that dates the whole kitchen
- Lippage you can feel on the floor
Full build
Waterproofed, tiled, with niche and bench.
New tile floor
Kitchen, bath, entry or laundry.
Quick change
A new look without a full remodel.
Pattern or slab
Make one wall or floor the star.
Tile installation NJ towns we serve.
We set tile in bathrooms, kitchens and entries throughout Warren and central and north New Jersey, usually as part of a remodel and sometimes as a project on its own.
Tile installation questions.
Do you waterproof showers before tiling?
Yes, every time. Shower walls, benches, niches and pans get waterproof board or a liquid membrane with sealed seams before any tile goes on.
Can you install large-format tile?
Yes. We set large-format porcelain and marble-look slabs on flat substrates with leveling systems so the edges sit flush.
Can you replace just a backsplash?
Yes. Backsplash projects are a quick way to update a kitchen, and we handle the outlets, trim and caulk around them.
Do you offer free tile installation estimates in Warren, NJ?
Yes. We'll look at the space and give you a free written estimate.