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Today is 4 years in business! We took a leap and started this company together in the middle of a pandemic. What better ...
08/19/2024

Today is 4 years in business! We took a leap and started this company together in the middle of a pandemic. What better timing, right? We have worked hard to get here today and are proud of our work together.

While we have MIA over social media the past year, we have been busy behind the scenes. We will be updating more here very soon and excited to share our projects with you.

Thank you to all of our customers, family and friends. Your support is forever appreciated!

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.5Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Me...
07/10/2023

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.5

Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Membrane Mat installation. They also requested tile baseboards with black shluters.
··Ditra Membrane Mat provides waterproofing and prevents tile from cracking when the house settles, especially on concrete floors.

·Grouted in North Sea Grey

Photo 6: finished floor! Tiled baseboards with the black shulters make a classy looking floor

Photo 7: showing the connection with the baseboards to the vanity

Photo 8&9: an angled view of the finished floor to show no lippage and a nice flat, smooth finish

Photo 10: top view of the finished floor!

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.4Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Me...
07/07/2023

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.4

Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Membrane Mat installation. They also requested tile baseboards with black shluters.
··Ditra Membrane Mat provides waterproofing and prevents tile from cracking when the house settles, especially on concrete floors.

Baseboard tile installation
·Grouted in North Sea Grey

Photo 1-4: we covered the floor with thick protective flooring paper. This is to ensure the laid tile is safe while we install the tiled baseboards; we continued with the black shluters on top of the baseboards

Photo 5: grouted the baseboards including the space in between the main floor and baseboards

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.3Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Me...
06/30/2023

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.3

Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Membrane Mat installation. They also requested tile baseboards with black shluters.
··Ditra Membrane Mat provides waterproofing and prevents tile from cracking when the house settles, especially on concrete floors.

Time to grout!
·Grouted in North Sea Grey

Photo 1: clips have been removed; cleaned out the joints (space between tiles) in case any thinset was pushed up; vacuumed and ready for grouting

Video 2 & Photo 3: Dmytro spreading the grout; the process of grouting; the floor is small and Dmytro is a fast worker, so he was able to grout the whole floor before it dried; once grout dries, it cannot be washed off

Video 4 & Photo 5: cleaning the grout; darker grout colours are harder to clean on polished surfaces-as you can see it spreads as we wipe the sponge down the tile. Extra caution is taken so the grout in the joints isn't wiped out

Photo 6: freshly grouted; dried from cleaning

Next we will be adding tiled baseboards..!

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.2Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Me...
06/22/2023

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.2

Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Membrane Mat installation. They also requested tile baseboards with black shluters.
··Ditra Membrane Mat provides waterproofing and prevents tile from cracking when the house settles, especially on concrete floors.

Next up, tile installation!

Photo 1: Dmytro marking out his lines to follow a 1/3-2/3 pattern with 12x24 Calacatta tile

Video 2-3: spreading thinset using 1/2" trowel. Any tile that is 12x24 or larger in size, we use at least 1/2" trowel or bigger to make sure the thinset is covered evenly.

Photo 4: first couple rows complete with two cuts around the toilet fl**ge

Photo 5: Dmytro makes it look effortless as he speeds along installing the next couple rows; we use clips to keep the tile from having any lippage

Video 6: adding extra thinset in specific places as the floor is uneven. We want to ensure the thinset will cover all underneath the tile, that it will sit evenly as well as being leveled with the rest of the laid tile, for an overall even floor

Photo 7: tile installation complete! Waiting for the thinset to dry for next steps

Photo 8: black shluter installed at door opening; this is an L-shaped tile edge for better transition between tile and hardwood flooring

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.1Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Me...
06/14/2023

Powder Room Floor Renovation Pt.1

Our customer was doing a full renovation for their powder room. They requested Ditra Membrane Mat installation. They also requested tile baseboards with black shluters.
··Ditra Membrane Mat provides waterproofing and prevents tile from cracking when the house settles, especially on concrete floors.

Photo 1&2: demolition of the old tile; you can see in the first photo, the floor was tiled around where the vanity was. This is not standard. Everything should be removed and the floor should be tiled completely before any other installation.
There was tile on top of laminate flooring, on top of 2 layers of subfloor. Luckily the last layer of subfloor was in perfect condition and didn't need to be replaced.

Photo 3-5: Dmytro and Arthur hard at work demolitioning the old tile and sub floor

Photo 6-8&10: installtion of Ditra Membrane Mat; measuring and fitting the mat then installing a perfect fit. Thinset is used to seal it to the subfloor

Video (slide 9): applying thinset to the floor; using a 3/8" trowel to spread the thinset. Usually we use 1/4" trowel but the floor was really wonky and old so we used a bigger trowel to make sure everything was covered

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.5Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, ...
05/08/2023

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.5

Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, Kerdi Waterproofing System, Ditra Membrane Mat, Floor tile, Wall tile and Fireplace

Second half of finished results!

·Grouted in Silverado
·Shower Floor: sheeted mosaic hexagon tile · grouted in Silverado

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.4Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, ...
05/08/2023

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.4

Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, Kerdi Waterproofing System, Ditra Membrane Mat, Floor tile, Wall tile and Fireplace

Finish results!

·Grouted in Silverado
·Shower Floor: sheeted mosaic hexagon tile · grouted in Silverado

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.3Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, ...
05/05/2023

Full Bathroom Tile Renovation PT.3

Our customer wanted a full bathroom renovation including Shluter Heated Floor System, Kerdi Waterproofing System, Ditra Membrane Mat, Floor tile, Wall tile and Fireplace

·24x48 (Calacatta) tile in a stacked pattern on the floor, walls and fireplace
*The 4th photo shows a large cut to fit around the window (top tile pictured in Photo 5). While it seems like a straight forward cut, it had to be done carefully to ensure the tile did not snap in half
·Shower Floor: sheeted mosaic hexagon tile

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