Shower Tile Installation in Middletown, CT

Yes, and we plan them for the building: association or landlord approval and insurance paperwork first, protected hallways, sealed debris removal, and a full-floor membrane over any unit below. A standard apartment shower rebuild takes about a week of tile-side work, sequenced with the plumber.

Yes. We open the floor at the drain, inspect the joists, and correct any notching or sag before building the pan. A bonded membrane keeps the waterproofing continuous, movement joints at the corners take the seasonal movement of an old frame, and we choose tile formats that suit both the room and the house's age.

They are the same crew and the same system. The waterproofing page goes deeper on the membrane, pan and flood test; this page is about the tile work: layout, cuts, niches, benches and finish. Every shower we tile gets the full waterproofing build underneath; we do not tile over an unproven pan.

Tile is exempt from a building permit under the state code, and the city's Building Division publishes its own 'work exempt from permits' sheet. Drain, valve and electrical changes need permits through the Building Division at 245 deKoven Drive, filed by the licensed trade; applications there are reviewed only once payment and paperwork are complete, so we raise permit items early.

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.