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Tile and backsplash in the Grand Rapids area

Kitchen backsplashes, shower surrounds, floor tile and regrouting.

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What usually goes wrong

  • Cracked or loose tiles
  • Grout that's crumbling or stained beyond cleaning
  • Moldy caulk in the corners of a shower
  • A backsplash that dates the whole kitchen
  • Tiles that sound hollow when you tap them

A kitchen floor we did

Before
A kitchen floor in sheet vinyl printed with a beige diamond pattern, rubbed pale along the line between the table and the counter.
After
The same kitchen floor in large stone-look tile laid in a running bond, carried under the table and up to the cabinet toe kick.

Laid running bond rather than stacked, so the joints do not line up down the length of the room and a slightly out-of-square wall stops being obvious.

What this covers

  • Kitchen backsplash
  • Shower surrounds
  • Floor tile
  • Regrouting and recaulking

How we do it

  1. Check what is behind it

    Hollow-sounding or loose tile usually means the substrate has failed. Re-tiling over a bad substrate fails again, so we look before we quote.

  2. Waterproof anything that gets wet

    Showers and tub surrounds get proper backer board and waterproofing. Drywall behind tile in a wet area is why so many bathrooms get retiled twice.

  3. Lay out from the center

    We plan the layout so you don't end up with a sliver of tile in the most visible corner.

  4. Grout, then caulk the changes of plane

    Corners and the joint where wall meets tub get caulk, not grout. Grout in those spots cracks — it's the single most common tiling mistake.

Questions worth asking

Can you just regrout instead of retiling?
If the tiles are sound and it's only the grout that has gone, yes, and it costs a fraction. If tiles are loose, regrouting is a temporary fix and we'll say so.
How long does a kitchen backsplash take?
Typically two days — one to set the tile, one to grout after the adhesive has cured. Rushing the cure is how tiles shift.
Can you match tile I already have?
Send a photo and any spares you have. Discontinued tile is genuinely hard to match, and we'd rather tell you that at the quote than halfway through.

What it costs

Every job is priced on its own. Text or email a photo of what you're looking at and we can usually give you a number without coming out — for bigger jobs we'll come and see it properly first.

You get the price before we start, not after.

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Where we work

Wyoming, Grandville, Kentwood, Byron Center, Jenison, Hudsonville, Walker, Cutlerville and Grand Rapids. If you're just outside that, ask — we often say yes.

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Need tile taken care of?

Call or text — we answer our own phone.

616-318-2498