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Avatar for Affordable Flooring Solutions
Affordable Flooring Solutions
5.0(
23
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Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - InstallTile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Install - For Business

Serving Rancho Santa Fe, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2008

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Luis and his guys are awesome! The work was done on time and looks better than I expected! I had my entire house remodeled, and Luis helped me with all the hardwood floors, tile in the Kitchen, bathroom and titled my entire master shower. The shower is by far the WOW piece of the house now. Everyone Loves it! Thanks again Luis for being easy to work with and very helpful through the process!!"
LVP staircase with white risers
Shower
Showers
Showers
Mr. Chris LVP

+53

Response time3 hrs
Response rate100%
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Xplosiv City Tile
4.9(
34
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Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - InstallTile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Install - For Business

Serving Rancho Santa Fe, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1985

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We needed to have the grout in our shower replaced and the marble sealed. It was done efficiently and the job turned out great. As long as they were here they sealed the grout on our tile floors and cleaned the tile backsplash in the kitchen and sealed it too. Very happy with Xplosive City Tile and would use them again. Highly recommend."
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom Project
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom Project
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom Project
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom Project
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom Project

+39

Response time2 days
Recommended by73%of homeowners
Kole's Tile
4.5(
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Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - InstallTile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Install - For BusinessTile: Natural Stone (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) - Install+1 more

Serving Rancho Santa Fe, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2013

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Kole was great from start to finish. His attention to detail and his care for our house was amazing and we will be calling him again for our next project"
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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Carrillo Tile & Remodeling
4.6(
11
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Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - InstallTile: Natural Stone (Granite, Marble, Slate, Quartz, etc) - Install

Serving Rancho Santa Fe, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2007

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Carrillo tile did an amazing job on leveling out low and high spots of my foundation and did an exceptional job on installing the tile. I will definitely be hiring them for future projects. They were fast, friendly and on time and if I had any questions they had the answers. I will be recommending them to all my friends looking to redo their floors. Thank you so mucho Carrillo tile I love my new floors."
Response time3 hrs
Response rate90%
1 neighbors recently requested a quote
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KC Tile & Stone
4.5(
13
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Tile: Ceramic and Porcelain - InstallTile: Ceramic and Porcelain - Install - For Business

Serving Rancho Santa Fe, CA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Kendall is great. He’s detail oriented and knows his trade well. They tiled my kitchen floor and stove backsplash. The floor looks amazing. We really love it! They created a clean transition between existing wood floor to new kitchen tile. His guys did my backsplash, which is nice too, but the grout line along the edge is not straight, and there’s a tile that is noticeably not aligned with the others. That’s bothersome. His guys did clean up after the end of day, which is nice. The end of project clean up was fine but I still needed to do a lot afterward."
Tile Floors
Tile Floors
Response time7 hrs
3 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Backsplash Installation FAQs, answered by experts

You can technically install tile over tile, but we don’t suggest it. Installing tile over any surface that isn’t a completely flat and prepared subfloor will result in a shoddy overall job, uneven flooring, tiles that don’t adhere, extra weight, gaps, cracks, and room for moisture and dirt to enter. For the best results, only install new tile on a flat, sanded surface like subflooring or concrete that is prepared for tile.

If you have asbestos tile and would rather tile over it than remove it, or if your existing tile is completely flat and bonded tightly to the floor, you may be able to tile over existing tile. But experts recommend thinking twice before you do.

Porcelain and ceramic tiles are made from clay, but porcelain tiles are fired in a kiln at a higher temperature. This makes them more durable, but it also means porcelain is more expensive than ceramic at $3 to $5 more per square foot.

Even with the higher price point, many people choose porcelain over ceramic because there are more color and design options.

The best trowel for penny tile is a 3/16-inch-by-5/32-inch V-notch trowel. Because of the small size of the penny tile, you want a trowel with small notches that can lay a thin layer of mortar on the surface you’re tiling. If the notches are too wide, you risk applying too thick of a layer of mortar, and it can squeeze out between the penny tiles.

You can lay tile directly on a plywood countertop, but if it’s a high-traffic surface in a kitchen, it’s better to add a moisture-resistant base. Plywood is susceptible to moisture, so if dampness seeps through from the surface around the sink or where you prep food, it can cause the plywood to warp, leading to grout damage, cracked tiles, or mold growth under the surface. 

There are no unbreakable rules of design, but experts recommend against using large tiles in areas with poor subflooring where they’re more prone to cracking, in areas where the floor isn’t entirely level, over raised areas or dips, and in bathrooms where budget is the primary concern. The size of your bathroom shouldn’t be a reason not to use large tiles; in fact, larger tiles, also known as slab tiles, can be a modern and sleek choice for bathroom floors and walls.

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