Tough, easy-clean tiled floors laid dead level across Burntwood, from a single utility to a whole downstairs.
Dips in a concrete floor are filled with levelling compound so large tiles sit flat without rocking or catching at the edges.
Boards screwed down and overboarded, then tiled with a flexible adhesive, so ordinary movement does not crack the grout.
The extra height of a tiled floor is planned at every doorway, with a neat threshold and the doors trimmed where needed.
A tiled floor takes everything family life throws at it, which makes it ideal for the kitchens, hallways and bathrooms of Burntwood's family homes. We lay porcelain, ceramic and natural stone across Chase Terrace, Chasetown and Boney Hay, prepping the base first, screed and damp-check on solid floors, an overlay on suspended timber, so the finished floor sits flat and stays crack-free.
Level is everything. We set out from the centre so the cut tiles at the edges are even, keep the joints straight, and lay over underfloor heating where it's fitted so the heat spreads evenly. Cut clean around every unit, pipe and doorway, then grouted tight.
One room or the whole ground floor across Burntwood and Hammerwich, sealed to last: a fixed price agreed before we start, and a floor that's still solid decades on.
Burntwood ground floors are mostly concrete on the estate houses and the newer builds, which suits tile well once it is level. Upstairs and in the older cottages there is more timber, and a tiled floor over boards needs overboarding and a flexible adhesive, or the grout lines crack as the floor moves.
Whichever suits you. We can price the tiles in with the job, or fit something you have already chosen. Either way we will tell you before you buy whether the tile suits the surface it is going on - a heavy porcelain on a stud wall is a different fixing from a ceramic on blockwork.
Yes, and it is usually the right call. Stripping back lets us see the wall and level it properly. In the newer Burntwood housing the plasterboard behind old tiles often comes away with them, which is easy to make good but has to be allowed for.
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A kitchen or hallway is usually two days: preparation and levelling first, tiling second, then grouting once the adhesive has set. It is best kept off for a day after grouting.
Old vinyl should come up, because tile adhesive does not bond to it reliably. Old tiles can sometimes stay if they are firmly stuck and level, but the extra height has to work with the doors and appliances.
Tile feels cooler than wood or carpet, but it holds heat well and is the best covering over underfloor heating. In a kitchen or hallway many people add an electric heating mat under the tiles.
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