Porcelain, natural stone, large-format and heated floors — installed over substrate done right.
Mercer Island's mid-century homes often have original tile that was set directly on unreinforced substrate. Replacing it means fixing what's underneath first, which is where most quick tile jobs on the island go wrong.
Our owner's background is in natural stone and countertop fabrication — an unusual thing for a general contractor. It means layout, seam placement and veining direction get planned before cutting starts, not improvised on the wall.
Mercer Island midcentury baths take large-format porcelain well — clean, modern, and appropriate to the architecture without fighting it.
Marble and quartzite are frequent requests here. Slab selection matters as much as installation; we'll go to the yard with you and pick the actual slab.
Island homes from the '50s and '60s have floors that need leveling before large panels go down. We build that into the estimate up front.
Used sparingly on Mercer Island — a niche, a shower floor, a single feature. Restraint reads as expensive here.
Common request on Mercer Island primary baths. Install with the floor rebuild; retrofitting means demolishing new tile.
Original Mercer Island showers were often set directly on unreinforced substrate. Replacing the tile without fixing what's underneath is how island tile jobs fail twice.
Yes. We work throughout Mercer Island and the surrounding area, on everything from a single shower to whole-home stone installation.
Demo, substrate repair or replacement, waterproofing membrane, correct slope to drain, tile installation, grout and sealing. We don't tile over questionable substrate.
It depends on material, format and how much substrate work is needed underneath. Large-format and natural stone cost more to install because the prep tolerances are tighter. We give itemized written estimates.
Yes — it's our background. Owner Veniamin Plotnikov spent years in natural stone and countertop fabrication before general contracting.
Free estimate and honest advice on materials and substrate.