Tiler in North & North West London — Walls, Floors & Wet Areas

What do you need?

Choose the job. Each one says what to send, and whether to call.

• A wall or a splashback

  Photograph the wall and say what is behind it. A new kitchen or bathroom is a separate brief.

  Send this in a brief

• A floor

  Say whether the floor is timber, screed or already tiled, and how the doors meet it.

  Send this in a brief

• A shower or wet room

  Photograph the tray or the floor gulley. Tanking is written into the scope when the area is wet.

  Send this in a brief

Keep a tiling package separate from a new bathroom or kitchen

Replacing tiles on a wall, a floor or a splashback is a finishing package. Moving the toilet, changing the shower tray, or fitting a new kitchen run is a renovation. The brief should say which one is being asked for. Mixing both into one open instruction makes the price and the sequence impossible to compare. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Read the substrate before choosing adhesive

Plaster, plasterboard, tile backer, existing tiles, timber boards and screed take different preparation. A hollow, dusty or damp background will not hold a new finish just because the tile is heavy. Photographs of the existing surface, and a note of what is underneath if it is known, decide whether the first task is making good, a decoupling layer or a straight fix. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Name wet areas, tanking and movement joints

A shower enclosure, a wet room and a dry hallway are not the same specification. Tanking, a former, a linear drain and movement joints belong in the written scope when the room is wet. They are not implied by the word “bathroom”. Where water is already marking the ceiling below, the leak is investigated before new tiles hide it. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Treat floors, thresholds and underfloor heating as their own lines

Floor tiles change the finished height at every door. Underfloor heating, if it is already there or is being added, limits adhesive choice and the day the floor can be walked on. The scope should say whether the heating is electric or wet, and whether the tiler is fitting over a system another trade has installed. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Agree the layout, cuts and trims before the first row

Centring a pattern on a window, a hob or a bath changes the number of cuts. Brick bond, straight stack and a herringbone each waste a different amount of tile. Metal trims, mitred edges and silicone at sanitaryware should be listed, so a “supply and fix” line is not later argued over at the corners. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Separate porcelain, natural stone and mosaic preparation

Large porcelain needs a flat background and a method that controls lippage. Natural stone may need sealing and a different adhesive. Mosaics on mesh need a flatter bed than a large tile, and the grout colour shows more. The tile type belongs in the brief. A single “tiles supplied by client” note is not a specification. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Plan protection, waste and occupied rooms

Cutting tiles makes dust and slurry. In a flat, the route through a communal hall, the lift and the working hours are part of the programme. The written scope should say who supplies the tiles, who removes the old ones, and how the rest of the home is protected while the adhesive cures. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

Compare tiling proposals by preparation, not by the tile name

Two prices for the same porcelain can hide different preparation, tanking, trims and waste. A comparable proposal lists the area, the background assumed, adhesive and grout, movement joints, who supplies the tiles, and what is excluded. Handover should leave the grout and any sealer that were actually used, without promising a finish that outlasts the building. A tiling package names the substrate, adhesive, grout, trims and any tanking or movement joints before a tile is fixed. A whole bathroom or kitchen replacement stays on that renovation brief, so splashbacks and floor repairs are not priced as a new room. The accepted written scope states inclusions, exclusions and assumptions. Submitting a private brief is not a booking. Capacity is confirmed after property facts are reviewed. Delivery is in-house when accepted — not a marketplace auction.

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