Tiler Stockport for bathrooms and floors

Older terraces and timber floors

Stockport's older terraced streets commonly have bathrooms sitting over floorboards. Where those boards spring underfoot, grout and floor tiles fail early, so any movement is eliminated with fixings and a tile backer ahead of setting out.

Walls in these houses are solid brick, often with old render behind the existing tiles. Once the old tiles come off, the wall behind decides whether it can take new tiles straight away or needs making good first, and that is judged with the surface exposed.

Semis and altered bathrooms

In the borough's many semi-detached homes, bathrooms have often been altered over the years: extended into a box room, or combined with a separate WC. Where the room has changed shape, the two floor levels seldom match, so the difference is levelled out ahead of tiling.

These homes also frequently have older tiling already in place. Going over the top is only sensible where the existing tiles are rock solid and the added depth will not foul door frames or fittings; otherwise the wall comes back to bare brick or board.

Wet areas and waterproofing

A shower area or wet room needs more than tiles and grout. The waterproofing behind the tiles is what keeps water out of the structure, and it is specified to suit the wall: a lightweight stud wall needs a different system to solid masonry.

Grout and silicone are the visible finish, not the waterproofing. Where an older shower has started to stain or smell behind the tray, the cause is usually behind the tiles, which is why shower tray replacement often turns into a broader repair.

Planning a tiling job in Stockport

It speeds things up to know the room's approximate dimensions, the present floor and wall finishes, and whether you want tiling by itself or within a wider refit. The bathroom tiling cost guide shows what moves a price, and how long bathroom tiling takes sets out the order of the work.

If the tile choice is still open, choosing bathroom tiles compares formats, materials and surfaces, and what each demands of the fitting.

Book a Stockport tiling assessment

Use the enquiry form or give Martin a ring to talk through the job; he will come out to the property and follow up with a written quotation. You can read more on the main tiling page, on floor tiling where the ground work matters most, on plastering in Stockport for walls that need making good, and on the Stockport bathroom page for full renovations.