Where we work

Running Interstate 14 from Copperas Cove through Killeen, Harker Heights, and Nolanville

Our home base is Killeen, so the daily run along Highway 190 and Interstate 14 is our regular path. Going west into Copperas Cove, we run into a mix of older ranch houses and hillside builds where framing has settled over decades. A wall in a Cove bathroom rarely sits plumb, which means we spend extra time checking studs with a long level before any backer board goes up. If the framing dips back half an inch over four feet, we shim the studs or float the wall flat so large format porcelain or ceramic sits true without lippage.

Heading east through Killeen, Harker Heights, and Nolanville, we see a wide mix of track builds and newer subdivisions. Concrete slabs in this stretch often have hairline settlement cracks from shifting clay soil. When we set tile floors or walk-in showers in these neighborhoods, we address those slab cracks first. An uncoupling membrane or crack isolation membrane prevents that ground movement from transferring straight through to your new marble, zellige, or mosaic tile. On straightforward tub surround tile work, we charge $2,000 flat, handling the board, waterproofing, and tile setting directly.

The Interstate 35 corridor through Belton, Temple, and Salado

Belton and Temple sit just east of us, and Salado sits right down the highway to the south. In Temple, we run past the supply house where we buy our tile materials directly, which keeps our material sourcing simple and reliable. Older homes near downtown Temple and historic parts of Belton often have pier and beam foundations or heavy timber framing. That means checking floor deflection before setting heavy natural stone like terrazzo or marble. If a wood subfloor has bounce, the grout will crumble and the tiles will crack under foot traffic.

• Checking subfloor plywood thickness and joist spacing on Belton pier and beam homes to prevent tile deflection
• Sourcing materials out of the Temple supply house so the specific ceramic, porcelain, or mosaic you picked is what gets installed
• Leveling post-tension concrete slabs in newer Salado subdivisions before laying long vinyl plank or large format tile
• Installing matching reducers, stair nose pieces, and metal thresholds to bridge height gaps between different flooring materials

Heading south to Georgetown, Round Rock, and Austin

When we take jobs south into Williamson and Travis counties, the housing stock changes quickly. Georgetown has historic limestone homes alongside fast-growing master planned developments. Round Rock and North Austin feature lots of homes built in the eighties and nineties where original builder-grade tile showers have reached the end of their lifespan. Austin remodels often lean toward intricate tile selections, like handmade zellige with uneven edges, micro mosaics, or large slabs of polished terrazzo, paired with brass and satin edge profiles.

Working in Austin, Round Rock, and Georgetown requires careful planning on our schedule. Traffic on the Interstate 35 corridor means we load tools, thinset, membranes, and materials early so our workdays stay productive. When working with older Austin bathrooms, we often find old greenboard drywall behind failed tile rather than cement board. We tear all of that compromised material out down to the bare studs, install proper cement backer, and apply a bonded waterproof membrane before setting a single tile. For projects down in the Austin area, call our phone number so we can look at your scope and confirm our scheduling window.

Heading north into Waco and McLennan County

Driving north up Interstate 35 takes us into Waco, Hewitt, and Woodway. Waco has an enormous amount of older residential stock, including mid-century ranches, early twentieth-century bungalows, and properties that have undergone multiple waves of remodeling over fifty years. When we pull up old carpet, sheet vinyl, or cracked tile in a Waco home, we frequently find layered substrates. You might find original pine subfloors with particleboard nailed on top, or patched concrete where plumbing lines were relocated years ago.

You cannot lay new tile or vinyl plank over a compromised, unlevel base and expect it to hold up. In McLennan County remodels, we take the time to scrape old adhesives, grind down concrete ridges, or screw down loose subflooring before we lay our underlayment. We handle full kitchen backsplashes, shower rebuilds, floor installations, and roofing across this northern stretch. Because Waco sits at the upper end of our regular driving radius, we ask homeowners there to call us first so we can discuss the room dimensions, look at what needs to be done, and give you a straight quote on the labor and installation timeline.

How we quote and schedule jobs across our service territory

Whether you are two miles from our shop in Killeen or down in Round Rock, we handle every job with the same direct approach. The person who comes out to look at your room, measure the actual square footage, and check your subfloor is the same person who will be setting your tile or installing your roof. We do not use salesmen or pass your project off to third parties. We inspect the room, talk through your layout options, check your transitions to adjacent rooms, and tell you clearly what the work entails.

Once we measure the space, you pick your tile material. You can buy and supply your own tile, or you can come with us to the supply house in Temple to select your porcelain, ceramic, natural stone, or mosaic in person. From there, we set our start date, prep and waterproof the space, cut and set your tile, pack the grout joints, seal where required, and clean up the work area when the installation is done. Every project we complete comes with our written one-year limited labor warranty covering our installation work. For any tile, flooring, or roofing project across our service territory, call us for a straight quote.