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Michael Cope
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Pearland Tile Repair and New Tile Installation
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Tile Installer, Tile Installation, Bathroom Tile Installer, Shower Tile Repair or Replacement, Tub Surround Tile, Back Splash Tile Installation.

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Builder Grade Tile installations are many times very poor quality. I am finding tile installed in new homes in the Pearland area is not installed properly and will come loose in very few years.

Many Builders hire the cheapest workers they can to do the work. These workers have to use poor materials and use poor installation shortcuts in order to make a profit. Because of this many homes are having tiles come loose.

What I am finding after taking up the loose tiles are installations on floors that were not prepped properly. Tile laid over paint and sheetrock mud on the concrete from the construction process will and does come loose. Another situation is tile installed on floors and in showers with mastic adhesive. Again these tiles will eventually come loose. The worst thing I am finding is Tar Paper or Roofing Felt laid on the floor and then the tile installed on top of that. The logic of this eludes me. What happens is the tile will buckle and lift. Walking on it will cause it to crack.

Repairing the tile requires using a grinder to remove the grout in the grout lines, Removing the old tile, Preparing the floors and reinstalling the tile with a quality Thinset Material. During this process many tiles may break so replacement tiles will be required. The problem with this is the tile used in the new homes is usually the last of a batch of discontinued tile that the builder was able to obtain at a very low price and finding matching tile will be very difficult. Sometimes I get lucky.

Shower tile installed with mastic is a disaster. Moisture will get behind the tiles and they will come loose. Then water will start to penetrate the wall, the wall will develop mildew and become soft. If allowed to progress, the entire wall will need to be replaced because the sill plate and studs will be rotten. Shower walls are being built with green board Sheetrock. This is no longer a recommended technique. Again finding matching tile may be difficult.

When I rebuild a shower, I use a fiber cement board and a quality thin set material. I take the walls all the way down to the studs and secure the corners to prevent corner cracking. If you want the shower water proofed with the Schluter®-KERDI system, the cost of the shower tile job will almost double.

To install new tile I will need to come look at the what needs to be done in order to give you the installation you want. Things to consider is what do I have to remove to install the tile like Carpet, Old tile, Linoleum, Wood Floors, Base Boards, 1/4 Round. Will I need to move a lot of furniture. Will I be needing to do a lot of cuts around islands, in closets and hall ways. Will the tile be laid is a diagonal or a pattern. What size will the grout line be. Are the tiles rectified (perfectly square) Is the tile ceramic, porcelain or stone. Does the floor need to be leveled. The more that needs to be done, the more it will cost. The larger the area, the less per square foot it will cost. To give you an idea of the time involved, one man can install 100 to 150 sq. feet per day. Large rectified stone with 1/16" grout lines will go a little slower. Removing flooring and floor prep can take just as long and some times longer than installing the tile. Removing glued down wood floors or glue down linoleum can be very time consuming and can cost more the the tile installation.

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Michael Cope
713-828-1732

Tiling - Floor Tiling, Bathroom Tub and Shower Tiling
Wood Floors - Install New, Refinish Old
Siding - Fiber Cement (Hardie) Siding Install, Repair, Replace
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• Tile flooring Install or Replace
• Tile Tub or Shower Install or Replace
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• Laminate flooring Install
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