Our original trade
Bathroom tiling in Manchester
Tiling is where M24/7 started. It is also the trade where corners get cut most often, because the shortcuts are invisible for about eighteen months.
How we work
Setting out is the skill
Anyone can fix a tile to a wall. Deciding where the first one goes so cuts are balanced at both ends, grout lines run continuously around corners and nothing awkward lands beside a screen, that is the part that takes experience.
We also mitre external corners where the tile allows, rather than covering the junction with a plastic trim.
Tiling work we take on
Full bathroom walls and floors
Shower areas over tanked substrates
Kitchen splashbacks and feature walls
Large format porcelain on prepared walls
Natural stone, sealed and handled appropriately
Hallway, kitchen and utility floors
Re-tiling failed areas after correcting the cause
Choosing bathroom tiling services
Searching for a tiler near me or wall tiling near me is a starting point, not a specification. Tell the tile fitter whether you need a single wall, shower tiling or the room retiled. When comparing wall tilers near me, ask how cuts, edges and existing fittings will be handled. A bathroom tiling company needs that detail to quote the actual surfaces, not just a floor plan. Leaking shower tiles also need the source of moisture assessed before deciding whether retiling is the right repair.
Bathroom tiling starts with the surface
A bathroom tiler needs to know what is being tiled and how it will be used. Shower walls receive repeated water; a painted wall behind a basin has a different exposure. Retiling a bathroom also means assessing what remains after the old finish is removed. Adhesive should not be used to hide an unstable backing or a floor that moves beneath it.
Leaks around shower tiles need diagnosis before a new finish. Missing grout, damaged seals and failed waterproofing are different problems, even if the visible stain looks similar. Our regrout or retile guide helps distinguish surface maintenance from work that needs tiles taken off and the underlying cause addressed.
Wall tiling, floors and choosing the tile
Bring the tile size and type to the survey if you have already chosen them. Wall tiling needs the cuts, corners and fitting positions considered together. Larger formats place particular demands on flatness and handling, explained in our large format floor tiles guide. For colours, materials and cleaning, start with choosing bathroom tiles.
Keeping an old tiled surface can avoid removal only when its condition and added thickness are suitable. Read tiling over old tiles before treating that as a shortcut. A bathroom tiling quote should identify preparation, the area to be covered and finishing details. Our bathroom tiling cost guide covers those factors; for pipework and new fittings as well, choose complete bathroom renovation.
Good to know
Why tiles fail, and how we prevent it
Hollow sounding tiles, cracked grout lines and lifting silicone are nearly always substrate problems. Blown render, unsupported plasterboard in a wet area or a floor that flexes will defeat any tile at any price.
So we assess and correct what is behind the tile first. It appears as a line in the quotation and it is the reason the work is still sound years later.
Read before you commit
Common questions
Tiling: your questions answered
Do you take on tiling only jobs?
Yes. Single walls, floors and repairs are all fine, and a lot of our larger work starts that way.
Can you tile over existing tiles?
Sometimes, where they are firmly fixed and the extra thickness works. Often removing them is the sounder route.
Why has my grout cracked?
Usually movement in the floor or wall, or grout used where flexible silicone should have been. Both are preventable.
Can you fit large format tiles?
Yes. The wall has to be genuinely flat first, and we allow time for that rather than hoping the adhesive hides it.
How much tile should I order?
Around ten per cent over the measured area, more in a complicated room, all from one batch so the shade matches.
Other services we provide
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