I finished up this tile floor project in Spencer, IN (west of Bloomington) and received this testimonial from my client, Bill G.: “Job:  After carpet torn up lay ceramic tile in kitchen and finish trim in half bath. Results: Absolutely beautiful.  The kitchen tile has changed the whole look of that area of the house.  [...] Read More

Everyone is different and there’s a tile for every taste.  Some people want exotic stone or interesting patterns with decorative elements thrown in.  These are a blast, but it’s also fun to keep it simple sometimes.  For this tile floor in Spencer, Indiana, (just outside of Bloomington) the homeowners weren’t wanting anything fancy or extravagant.  Honestly, I think [...] Read More

Last fall I attended a class from Schluter Systems about some of their products including Ditra.  Ditra is the orange-colored waffle-looking stuff on the floor in this picture.  It’s not only much easier and cleaner to install than cementboard, but it’s touted as being a superior underlayment to actually give you a better tile installation [...] Read More

I can go on and on about all the different ways to do tile.  That may be one reason I enjoy laying tile so much.  It lets me express my creative side.  Even if a client has all the tile picked out, I get to create the layout and imagine the final product and all [...] Read More

This bathroom in the Lockeland Springs area of East Nashville was the forgotten part of an otherwise fantastic home with lots of jaw-dropping features.  It was time to tackle the bathroom with a new tub, tile surround, tile floor and beadboard wainscoting throughout. You never really know what to expect under the wall coverings until [...] Read More