Bathroom Tile Remodeling in Farmington, CT

In a Farmington bath that is usually water that got behind the surround and has been breaking down the subfloor under the tile. It cannot be tiled over. We open that area, rebuild the base flat and sound, waterproof it as its own layer, and flood-test before anything is closed up.

The tile, the new vanity and the countertop do not need a building permit: that finish work is exempt under the 2022 Connecticut State Building Code and the state exempt-work list (CGS 20-340(11)). If we move a drain, add a valve or run new wiring, those trades are permitted separately by the plumber or electrician doing them, filed online through the Town of Farmington Building Division at 20 Monteith Drive. The town's fee is $15 per $1,000 of work. We tell you which parts of your scope need a permit before work starts.

A straight retile of an existing layout is usually several days. With the waterproofing cure time being the part that sets the schedule rather than the tiling. Demo, rebuild and waterproofing happen first, then a flood test, then tile. If the drain has to move or the floor has to be lowered for a curbless shower, add days. We will tell you that at the estimate rather than the week of.

Yes, and on a Farmington job that usually means a full primary bath retile with the rest of the house open around it. While we demo and waterproof, the wet area is closed off, because you cannot dry out a room that is still taking water. We plan those days around your work schedule and your kids, and there is always a working toilet left for you at night.

Every install carries a 1-year written workmanship warranty. Dmtilellc is a registered and insured Connecticut contractor, and our HIC number, #0706534, is in the state HIC lookup so you can check it. We are rated five stars on Google. The written estimate is free, and if your bathroom is not a good fit for what we do, we will tell you that.

Yes. It is the conversion we do most, and in a Farmington ranch it usually happens in the primary bath. If the drain can stay where it is, the tub comes out and a shower goes in its place, and that is the single line item that decides the price. If the layout will not take it, we say so at the estimate instead of after the demo.

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.