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The part you seeis the last thingwe build.

Custom tile installation, stonework, and complete bathroom renovation. Substrates corrected rather than covered, waterproofing built as a system, and the layout agreed with you before the first tile is set.

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Concept bathroom study · Limestone, natural oak, and aged bronze

Our approach

Design judgment and construction discipline, in the same company.

We plan before we build

Layout, cut positions, niche heights, and where the pattern meets a doorway are decided on paper and dry-laid on site. Nothing important is improvised at the end of a long day.

We correct what is underneath

Walls are surveyed for plane, floors for flatness and deflection. Where they fall short of what the material needs, they are corrected — and that appears in the proposal, not as a surprise.

We build wet areas as systems

Bonded membrane, banded corners, collars at penetrations, and a drain flange integrated into the same plane. Tile is a finish. It was never the waterproofing.

We document the invisible work

Substrate, services, and waterproofing are photographed before they disappear behind the finish, and handed over to you at completion.

We also sell the materials we install, so the advice you get about a product comes from having set it, grouted it, and gone back to look at it two years later.

A tiler checking the plane of a large-format wall tile with a straightedge

Tile & stone

A tiled surface is only as good as the six decisions made before it.

Large-format porcelain, marble, limestone, and mosaic. The material choice is the part everybody enjoys; these are the parts that decide how the finished room reads.

Tile & stone in detail
Conceptual custom shower in warm large-format porcelain with a mitred corner, linear drain, and illuminated niche
Mitred external corners. Where the tile is thick enough, we mitre rather than trim, so the material folds around the corner as one surface instead of stopping at a metal edge.
Concept renovation planning table with bathroom drawings, measured layout, stone and porcelain samples, and bronze trim
Layout, set out first. Centre lines marked, cuts positioned, and the pattern checked against doorways and fixtures before any adhesive is mixed.
Concept stone, porcelain, mosaic, grout, wood-look tile, and bronze trim material study
Joints that stay consistent. Grout colour chosen against the tile in the room’s own light, not from a chart in a van.
Concept shower substrate with waterproofed seams, integrated drains, niche, and laser layout lines
Waterproofing before finish. The membrane, its banded corners, and the slope to the drain are the shower. What follows is cladding.

  • Custom tile installation

    Layout planned before the first tile is set, substrates corrected rather than covered, and joints that stay consistent from one wall to the next.

  • Large-format tile

    Panels above 15 inches on a side are unforgiving. They need flatter substrates, larger notch trowels, back-buttering, and a levelling system used properly.

  • Natural stone

    Marble, limestone, travertine, and slate, selected from the actual crates, dry-laid for vein direction, and sealed with the right product for the stone.

  • Mosaic and pattern work

    Herringbone, basketweave, chevron, and custom layouts, set out so the pattern reads correctly from where people actually stand.

  • Tile repair and restoration

    Regrouting, resealing, replacing damaged pieces, and diagnosing why a failure happened before repeating it.

  • Fireplace surrounds

    Stone and tile surrounds built to the clearances the appliance requires, with mitred returns and a hearth detail that resolves cleanly.

Conceptual luxury bathroom with a curbless shower, warm stone surfaces, oak vanity, and bronze fixtures

Bathrooms

A bathroom is a small building project with a beautiful finish on it.

Nine stages, one point of contact, and one standard across all of them.

  1. Planning and measurement
  2. Material selection
  3. Demolition
  4. Structure and services
  5. Waterproofing and testing
  6. Tile installation
  7. Fixtures and glass
  8. Finishing and sealing
  9. Final inspection and care guidance

  • Full bathroom renovation

    Demolition through final walkthrough, coordinated as one project rather than a sequence of separate trades you have to manage.

  • Custom showers

    Built on site to the dimensions of the room: correct slope to the drain, bonded waterproofing, blocking where it is needed, and niches that align with the tile field.

  • Curbless showers

    A flush entry requires the floor structure to be recessed or built up. Planned early it is straightforward; retrofitted late it is expensive.

  • Tub-to-shower conversion

    Converting an alcove tub into a walk-in shower, including new drainage, waterproofing, and a bench or niche where the space allows.

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Featured case study

Curbless primary bath in large-format porcelain

Leesburg, VA

A dated primary bathroom with a built-in tub was rebuilt as a single open wet room. The shower entry is flush with the rest of the floor, which makes a small room read as a much larger one and removes the only real obstacle in the space.

Challenge
The existing floor structure fell 19 mm across the room, which is unworkable under a curbless entry.
Solution
The floor was built up rather than recessed, using levelling compound to establish a single plane and a low-profile linear drain assembly to keep the build-up within the available height.
Scope
Full bathroom renovation · Curbless shower construction · Bonded waterproofing · Large-format porcelain installation
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Selected work

Projects, documented properly.

Each of these has a full case study: what was there before, what was found during demolition, what was decided, and how it was built.

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Before and after

Same room. Same camera position.

We photograph from a fixed position before work starts so the comparison is honest. Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys.

Representative walk-in shower concept with large-format porcelain, a linear drain, niche, and bronze fixtures
BeforeAfter

Tub-to-shower conversion, Herndon

Same footprint, same camera position. The bench sits where the tub's far wall used to be.

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What we do

Five things, done properly.

Tile and bathrooms are the centre of the business. Kitchens, flooring, and window and door replacement are work we do well alongside them.

Our process

Not sure which of these your project needs? Describe the room and we will tell you.

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Window and door work is a genuine part of what we do, but it sits alongside the tile and bathroom work rather than in front of it. If that is all you need, say so and we will treat it as its own project.

How a project runs

Eight stages, and you know where you are in all of them.

Most renovation frustration comes from not knowing what happens next. The sequence below is the same on every project, and you get the schedule in writing before anything is demolished.

Conceptual shower preparation showing waterproofed substrate, banded corners, linear drain, and laser layout lines
The full process

  1. Initial conversation

    You describe the room and what you want from it. We tell you honestly whether it is something we should be doing, and roughly what it involves.

  2. Project assessment

    An on-site visit: measurements, substrate condition, floor deflection, drainage, ventilation, and what is realistically achievable in the space you have.

  3. Design and material direction

    Layout options, formats, and materials, with full-size samples to look at in the actual room light rather than under showroom lighting.

  4. Detailed proposal

    A written scope with the preparation work itemised rather than buried, a staged payment schedule, and a realistic sequence.

  5. Scheduling and preparation

    Material ordered and delivered before demolition begins. Site protection, dust containment, and access agreed with you in advance.

  6. Professional installation

    Demolition, structural and service work, waterproofing, tile, and finishing — with progress photographs of everything that will be hidden.

  7. Quality inspection

    Joints, plane, slope, sealant lines, and fixture operation checked before we call anything finished. Flood tests where the assembly calls for one.

  8. Completion and care guidance

    A walkthrough, an outstanding-items list if there is one, and written care instructions for the specific materials installed.

Materials

The same materials we install, available to buy.

Tile, stone, membranes, drains, mortars, trims, and heating. Buy the material on its own, or have us install it — and ask before you order if you are not sure a product suits your project.

  • Purchase materials on their own
  • Combine materials with installation
  • Ask whether a product suits your room
  • Request a sample before committing
  • Calculate quantity with waste allowance
  • Collect locally or have it delivered
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Conceptual tile and stone showroom display with porcelain, marble, limestone, oak, bronze trims, and setting components

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Conceptual bronze-framed patio doors and natural-oak entry door meeting a limestone tile floor

Also from us

Windows and doors, where the installation is the product.

A well-specified unit fitted without a sill pan, without air sealing, or out of square will underperform a modest unit fitted properly. We measure every opening individually, install to the flashing sequence the assembly requires, and finish both the interior return and the exterior trim.

  • Replacement windows

    Measured, ordered, and installed with correct flashing, insulation, and sealing, then finished cleanly inside and out.

  • Entry doors

    Exterior door replacement including threshold, sill pan, weatherproofing, hardware, and interior casing.

  • Patio and sliding doors

    Sliding and hinged patio doors, including structural opening preparation and finished interior returns.

  • Interior doors

    Interior door replacement, including hanging, hardware, and casing.

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Written standards

What you can hold us to.

These are commitments about how we work, not awards or slogans. Every one of them is something you can check while the job is happening.

  • Substrates are corrected, not covered

    Walls and floors are surveyed for plane and flatness before any tile is ordered. Where they fall outside what the format requires, they are corrected — and the correction appears in the proposal rather than as a surprise.

  • Waterproofing is a system, not a product

    Bonded membrane, banded corners, collars at every penetration, and a flange integrated with the drain. Where the assembly allows it, pans are flood-tested before tile goes on.

  • Layout is agreed before the first tile

    We dry-lay, mark centre lines, and show you where the cuts will fall. If the pattern has to make a compromise somewhere, you decide where.

  • The site is protected and left clean

    Floor protection, dust containment, and a tidy site at the end of each day. The rooms we are not working in should not know we are there.

  • Nothing gets covered up quietly

    When something unexpected appears behind a wall, work stops, it gets photographed, and you get the options and the cost implication before anything is closed up.

  • The work is documented

    Progress photographs of substrate, waterproofing, and services are taken before they disappear behind the finish, and handed over at completion.

Journal

Written to be useful before it is persuasive.

What is behind the tile, how to choose between materials, and what a realistic schedule looks like. No filler, and nothing written for a search engine.

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Tell us about the room.

Send measurements, photographs, a plan, or just a description. We will tell you what is realistic, what it involves, and what it is likely to cost.

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