London Tiler | Expert Wall & Floor Tiling Services London

Bathroom tiling in London

Bathroom tiling is the most requested job we take on, and it is also the one where poor workmanship shows fastest. A London bathroom typically involves a mix of substrates — plasterboard on stud walls, sand-and-cement render on solid Victorian walls, and a timber or screed floor — and each needs different preparation before a single tile is fixed. Our tilers prime absorbent surfaces, overboard flexible areas with tile backer board, and apply a full liquid tanking system to every wet zone. Only then do we set out the room so that cut tiles land in the least visible corners rather than beside the shower door. If you are planning a wet room or a walk-in shower, read our bathroom waterproofing guide for London homes before any tiling starts — tanking failures are the single most expensive tiling mistake we are called in to correct.

Kitchen tiling, splashbacks and worktops

Kitchen tiling demands precision because every joint sits at eye level. Metro brick bonds, herringbone, stacked verticals, zellige and large-format porcelain slabs all behave differently, and each needs its own adhesive, trowel notch and grout width. We dry-lay patterned runs before fixing so that the pattern reads cleanly across sockets, extractor hoods and window reveals, and we finish edges with colour-matched aluminium trim or a mitred porcelain return rather than a plastic strip. Silicone joints are colour-matched to the grout and applied at every change of plane so that movement between the worktop and wall never cracks the grout line.

Floor tiling, underfloor heating and natural stone

Floor tiling in period London properties almost always begins with levelling. Suspended timber floors deflect, and porcelain will not tolerate movement, so we overlay with no-more-ply or a decoupling matting and pour a flexible self-levelling compound to achieve a flat, stable base. Where electric or wet underfloor heating is installed we use S1 or S2 flexible adhesives, run a full commissioning heat cycle before grouting, and build in perimeter movement joints. Natural stone — marble, limestone, travertine and slate — is fixed on a white flexible adhesive to avoid staining, then sealed before and after grouting so the surface resists water marks, wine and cleaning products.

Victorian and heritage tile restoration

West London is full of original Victorian and Edwardian geometric hallway floors, and they are worth restoring rather than replacing. We source authentic encaustic and geometric tiles to match existing patterns, cut in replacements for cracked units, deep-clean decades of paint and adhesive residue, and finish with a breathable impregnating sealer that lets a solid subfloor dry out. Our Victorian tile restoration guide explains what can realistically be saved and what a full restoration involves.

Tile repairs, regrouting and resealing

Not every job needs a full re-tile. Cracked tiles, hollow-sounding units, blown grout, mouldy silicone and leaking shower trays can usually be put right in a day or two. Our tile repair and regrouting service covers single-tile replacement, full regrouts in epoxy or cement-based grout, silicone renewal and shower resealing across London. Where a repair will not last — usually because the original installation was never tanked or the substrate is moving — we say so up front rather than charging for a fix that fails within a year.

What tiling costs in London

Tiling prices in London depend on tile format, room size, substrate condition and access. Small-format ceramics on a sound wall sit at the lower end; large-format porcelain slabs, mosaics, herringbone patterns and natural stone all take longer per square metre and cost more to fix. Preparation work — tanking, overboarding, levelling, removing old tiles and disposing of waste — is quoted separately so you can see exactly what you are paying for. Our London tiling cost guide breaks down current per-square-metre rates, day rates and the extras that most quotes leave out.

Where we work

We are a London-based team working daily across Chelsea, Kensington, Mayfair and Notting Hill, as well as every other London borough — north, south, east and west. Each of our area pages explains the property types, parking and access conditions we deal with locally, from mansion blocks with porter access to terraced houses on controlled-parking streets. Whatever the postcode, you get the same fully insured tilers, written fixed-price quotation, tidy site protection and a workmanship guarantee on completion.