Porcelain, natural stone, large-format and heated floors — installed over substrate done right.
Seattle tile work is mostly older-home work. Bathrooms in 1920s bungalows were tiled over wood substrate with no waterproofing membrane, so by now water has usually been moving behind the wall for decades. We tear back to studs, rebuild the substrate, waterproof properly, then tile.
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.
In a 1920s Seattle bungalow, porcelain over a properly rebuilt subfloor is usually the right answer. It tolerates the seasonal movement these houses have and doesn't care about the humidity.
Marble and honed limestone suit period Seattle homes beautifully, but old-house floors flex. We assess deflection before quoting stone — a floor that moves will crack it.
Century-old Seattle floors are rarely flat. Large-format needs self-leveling underlayment first, which is a real line item we'll show you rather than bury.
Hex and penny-round match what these houses originally had. We can source close reproductions for repairs, or design a transition that reads as intentional.
Seattle bathrooms are cold nine months a year and these homes rarely have insulated floors. Radiant mat under tile is the upgrade people mention years later.
Pre-1960 Seattle showers were built with no membrane at all. When we open them we usually find rot. That's not upselling — it's what's back there.
Yes. We work throughout Seattle 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.