- Tub surround tile work: $2,000 flat.
- Kitchen backsplash tile work: $1,000 flat, labor.
- Tile floors: $3 per square foot labor, or $2 per square foot labor on jobs of 2,000 square feet or more.
Tile jobs in Georgetown from the courthouse square to Sun City
Georgetown sits south on I-35 in Williamson County. The courthouse square is downtown and Sun City is the large retirement community. Many jobs here are curbless showers and low threshold work for aging in place. We also install standard showers, tub surrounds, backsplashes and floors. The tile you choose is what we set, whether you bring it or we go with you to the Temple supply house. That covers zellige, marble, porcelain, ceramic, terrazzo and mosaic. Visible edges get brass or satin profiles.
Tub surround tile work is $2,000 flat. For everything else on a Georgetown job you call for a straight quote after we look at the room. Floors get tile, and we handle the vinyl plank if that is the pick, plus the reducers, stair nose and thresholds that finish the edges. Layout matters. A bad layout shows in the cuts at the walls and around the drain. We measure the actual space so the pattern lands right. If the existing floor has to come up, that is part of the quote. Old thinset that is not bonded will cause tiles to pop later.
Substrates we run into on Georgetown tile work
Concrete slab is what we find under most floors in Georgetown. Some of the older stock around the courthouse square has wood that has given a little. We check level with a long straightedge. If it is more than an eighth of an inch out over a few feet the tile will show it. Cracks in the slab get looked at. Hairline ones we can go over after prep. Wider ones may need work so they do not telegraph through the new tile. For showers the wall substrate has to take the waterproofing membrane. Old greenboard fails. We replace what is not sound. Moisture coming up from the slab can break the bond if we do not catch it.
- Concrete slab out of level more than an eighth of an inch over a few feet
- Existing tile that sounds hollow and will not hold a new set
- Damaged cement board or greenboard on shower and tub walls
- Missing slope of a quarter inch per foot on a shower floor
Getting a Georgetown tile job scheduled from Killeen
The shop sits in Killeen. Georgetown is south down I-35. You reach us at (512) 297-7493 or info@merlanstile.com. We come to the house, stand in the room, and measure the real dimensions. Walls bow. Floors dip. That visit produces the quote. Genaro Merlan and whoever will set the tile are the ones who see the substrate and the layout problems in person.
After measurements you choose the tile. Bring what you have or ride with us to the Temple supply house so the lot numbers match. When the boxes are on the ground we talk by phone and pick the days. On a job like this it tends to run several days for a full shower after the old material is out and the substrate is prepped. We grout, seal, and clean up. Scheduling stays on the phone. Nothing is locked until that conversation.
Curbless and low threshold showers for aging in place in Sun City
A lot of Sun City work is a shower with no curb so a wheelchair or walker rolls straight in. The bathroom floor tile continues into the stall. We form a quarter inch per foot slope to the drain. A linear drain lets the tile run without a center hole interrupting the pattern. The waterproofing is a bonded sheet membrane stuck to a solid wall and floor substrate. Every overlap, corner, and the drain clamping ring gets detailed so water stays inside.
Standing water is the usual failure if the slope comes out shy. A leak shows up later if a seam in the membrane was skipped or the drain was not tightened. We look at the substrate first. If the old pan or board is rotten it comes out. Porcelain mosaic or small format tile on the floor helps with traction and with forming the plane. Large tile fights the slope. Brass or satin profiles cap the edges that meet the dry floor. Grout gets sealed. The stall has to work for someone who needs sure footing.
Setting, grouting, sealing and the labor warranty on Georgetown installs
Thinset goes down and the tile is set to the layout we marked after measuring. We start where the eye lands first so leftover cuts hide under vanities or in corners. Spacers keep joints even. A level and a beating block keep the face plane. Lippage on a large porcelain tile is the thing that shows if the substrate was not flattened. After cure we grout, wash the haze, and apply sealer to the joints. Extra pieces stay with you. The floor or shower is left clean.
Every installation carries a written one-year limited labor warranty from the date of completion. It covers issues arising from the original installation. It does not cover materials. Those fall under the manufacturer's own warranty. It does not cover modifications made after the installation is complete. A tile that loosens because the thinset missed a spot is our problem that year. A crack from a later plumber or a grab bar you added is not.