Custom Tile Installation in Farmington, CT
Custom tile installation in Farmington: period-appropriate floors for the Historic District and Unionville, and large-format, pattern and stone work for the 1980s to 2000s colonials and townhouses along Route 4 and across the town's newer neighborhoods.
Custom tile in Farmington
7,676 of Farmington's housing units are detached houses, so where a custom job sits in one the tile is usually set out on the floor before cutting.
The Farmington nomination describes the old hotel as brick, with a porch carrying a frieze and dentils, and a custom job near it often meets old masonry.
Farmington runs two historic district commissions, and where a custom job sits in either village the local rules are usually checked before the first cut.
Interstate 84, US Route 6 and State Route 9 cross Farmington, and where a custom job is near one of them the crew is sent in quieter hours.
Where a Farmington custom job needs a permit, the paperwork goes in online and the department at 20 Monteith Drive reads it.
A custom tile job in Farmington runs about 19 minutes out from our base, and where the shape is odd the room gets measured twice.
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What Farmington Homeowners Say
Marek Pawulski
November 2026
Daniel did some tile work for me and I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. Absolutely amazing work and craftsmanship. He showed up on time, was very professional throughout the whole job, and did a fantastic job. You can tell he takes pride in his work and pays attention to the little details. Good, reliable contractors aren’t always easy to find, and Daniel is definitely one of them. The quality of the work was excellent, everything was done right, and he was worth every penny. I will definitely use him again and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for quality tile work. Highly recommend! Daniel, thank you so much for getting the job done on short notice.
Response from the owner
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a detailed review! It was a pleasure working with you, and I truly appreciate your kind words and trust. I’m glad you’re happy with the finished work and that I could get everything done on short notice. I look forward to working with you again!
Anne Hope
November 2026
Daniel does amazing work, Very professional, and great prices! I would highly recommend Daniel to anyone that is seeking great work and a great price!
Response from the owner
Thank you so much for the kind words and recommendation! We truly appreciate your support and are glad you were happy with our work, professionalism, and pricing!
Autumn
November 2026
Rated 5 stars, no written review.
Custom Tile · Farmington
Farmington: custom tile from the 1700s to the 2000s
Farmington has some of the newest housing on our route. The Historic District along Main Street and the mill-village streets of Unionville hold homes from the 1700s and 1800s, while the 1980s and the years since, the town's biggest building stretch, added the large colonials and townhouse communities. Custom work here swings between two poles: a period floor that must look as if it has always been there, and a contemporary large-format or stone installation to a designer's drawing.
For the old houses that means restraint: unglazed hex or basketweave mosaic, encaustic-look porcelain, three-by-six subway, grout colors that do not shout, and substrates rebuilt so the tile is flat even though the house is not. For the newer homes it means precision: bookmatched slab, chevron and herringbone floors, mitered edges and even joints. We are about nineteen minutes from Farmington center and cover Unionville on the same trip.
Not sure how much of this your home needs? Start here: what tiling around a fireplace actually involves It takes five minutes and saves guessing.
In Farmington we install custom mosaic, zellige, hexagon, penny and hand-painted tile, on one-off patterns and feature surfaces, set by hand.
Farmington Housing at a Glance
Hartford County
- Homes
- 11,837
- Median year built
- 1980
- Built before 1960
- 25%
- Built 1980 or later
- 51%
- Single-family detached
- 65%
- In 2-4 unit buildings
- 11%
- In 5+ unit buildings
- 14%
- Owner-occupied
- 74%
- From our base
- ≈19 min
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ZIP codes 06032, 06085.
Farmington custom-tile planning
Historic-district interiors
Interior tile is not subject to historic-district review, but it should suit the house. We suggest period formats and colors and build them on modern substrates and an uncoupling membrane over the old floor.
Precision work in newer homes
Large-format and slab work needs flatness of 1/8 inch in 10 feet and a layout drawing; stone floors need framing to L/720. Both are checked before tile is ordered.
Townhouse rules
For an attached unit in one of Farmington's townhouse communities we obtain the association's contractor rules and, over another unit, a sound-rated underlayment if required.
Permits in Farmington
Does this work need a permit?
Under the 2022 Connecticut State Building Code (§R105.2), tiling, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work that involves no structural change is exempt from a building permit. Plumbing changes such as a new valve or a moved drain, and any electrical work, are permitted separately by the licensed plumber or electrician who performs them. We tell you which items in your scope apply before work starts.
Where permits are filed
Hartford County
Town of Farmington, Building Division
20 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT 06032
Tel. 860-675-2315
The town publishes two lines: 860-675-2315 is the Building Department, the Building Official and the inspections line, and 860-675-2305 is the Engineering Division and Town Engineer.
Official Farmington building department pageFrequently Asked Questions
Custom Tile Installation in Farmington: Questions
No. Daniel and his own crew do the tile work. We do not hand your job to a third-party installer, so the same people who set the tile are the ones in your house every day of the install, and you deal with one company from the estimate through the final clean-up.
Small, matte, simple formats: unglazed hexagon or square mosaic in a bathroom or mudroom, brick-set 3×6 in a kitchen, terracotta-look porcelain in a back hall. Wide grout lines and bright white grout look modern; a tighter joint in a warm gray or sand reads as older. We bring samples and set them on your floor in the room's light.
Yes, with preparation. We add a plywood layer screwed to the joists over the boards, flatten with a self-leveling underlayment, and install an uncoupling membrane before tile. The finished floor is flat, not necessarily level, because bringing an old house to level adds too much height at the doors.
Yes. Both patterns are laid out from a center line to the main sightline (the front door or the kitchen island) on a floor flattened to 1/8 inch in 10 feet, with a leveling system to control lippage on long planks. Chevron needs mitered planks and more cutting; we show the cost difference before you choose.
No. Tiling and finish work not involving structural changes or alterations is exempt under the 2022 Connecticut State Building Code and the state exempt-work list (CGS 20-340(11)). Plumbing or electrical elements are permitted by those trades through the town's online portal. Structural stiffening for a stone floor would be permitted work; we advise first.
Still have questions? Call us at (860) 990-2332
Guides
Custom Tile Questions, Answered
The questions homeowners ask us before the estimate. Read them before you book anyone, then call us with your questions.
Custom work
Tiling Around a Fireplace
What the heat does to a tile joint, the clearance questions to ask before anyone starts, and the substrate detail that gets skipped.
Materials
Tile Material Comparison Guide: Porcelain, Ceramic, Stone & More
Where each material is the right call, where it is the wrong one, and what each one asks of the floor and the wall behind it.
Permits
Do I Need a Permit for a Bathroom Remodel in Connecticut?
What the state code exempts, what needs a trade permit, and why a tile job and a plumbing job are not the same job. Read this before you pull anything off a wall.
How we work
Our Tile Installation Process, Step by Step
The whole sequence, from the first visit to the last silicone joint. Substrate prep, waterproofing, layout, setting, grout. No steps skipped.
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