Bathroom Tile Remodeling in East Hampton, CT

Usually, yes, and here is why. A typical 1970s East Hampton ranch bathroom is a tub surround over a mortar bed or direct to board. With a pan that was never really waterproofed. You can tile over it, but you will be doing it again in a few years. If the pan is sound and the framing is straight, we can sometimes keep the surround and rebuild the floor only, and we will tell you honestly which one yours is before you commit.

A standard five by eight with a tub surround, floor and one vanity wall is typically six to nine working days including waterproofing and cure times, and that is before any glass or custom tile. Tile work runs on cure time as well as labour, so the shower is not ready the day we finish setting tile. You get a written schedule at the estimate so you know exactly which days we need the room.

Yes, and the Middle Haddam Historic District has its own rules, so we design to them from the first measurement. A layout that does not pass review is a layout that costs you twice, so that conversation happens before tile is ordered, not after.

The same 1-year written workmanship warranty as the rest of our work. Dmtilellc is a CT registered home improvement contractor, HIC #0706534, and insured. Free written estimates, and we will tell you honestly if your project is not a good fit for what we do.

We build the pan, then go over it with a bonded waterproofing membrane such as a Schluter-KERDI style sheet or a liquid-applied one where the geometry calls for it. The membrane runs over the pan, up the walls, around the curb, and over every seam, corner and valve penetration, and we hold a twenty-four-hour flood test before any tile goes down. If a drop moves, we find it while it is still inexpensive to fix.

Only sometimes, and only when the old tile passes the checks: solidly bonded everywhere when you tap it, flat, and structurally sound, with enough give at the outlets, counters and doors to absorb the added thickness. When it fails any of those, tiling over it locks the problem in. On a wet area we almost always take it down to the substrate instead.