Tile Installation in Killeen, TX

It depends mainly on tile material and size, substrate condition, and layout complexity — a straight-pattern floor on a sound slab costs far less than a shower with a niche, bench, and mitered corners. We measure the space, check the substrate, and hand you a written quote before any demo starts, so you're working from a real number.

A single bathroom or backsplash can often be scheduled within a couple of weeks; larger floors or anything needing substrate repair take longer to plan around material lead times, especially with special-order tile. We give you a real start date and duration during the quote, not a vague window.

Yes — that's what a leveling clip system is for. We set large-format porcelain with clips and wedges that pull adjoining edges flush while the thinset cures, so you don't end up with one corner sitting proud of the next under raking light.

Where it makes sense, yes. Central Texas clay soil shifts with wet-dry cycles, and a hairline slab crack will telegraph straight through rigid tile and grout if nothing interrupts it. We isolate the tile from that movement during substrate prep rather than regrouting a cracked line every year or two.

Porcelain is denser and less porous, so it holds up better to moisture and heavy foot traffic — it's what we recommend for showers, entries, and kitchens. Ceramic costs less and works well on lower-traffic walls or accent areas where its softer body isn't a liability.

Sometimes, if the existing tile is flat, fully bonded, and the height change at doorways and transitions still works. More often we recommend full removal, especially if any tile sounds hollow, since tiling over a compromised layer just carries that problem into the new floor.

Yes — a lot of our tile work is exactly that: retiling an existing shower or tub surround, a kitchen backsplash, or an accent wall on its own, no vanity or plumbing changes involved. If you want the whole bathroom reworked, that's our bathroom remodeling service, but tile alone is a job we do regularly.

We match the grout to the joint width and location — sanded grout for wider joints on floors, unsanded for tight joints on walls, and epoxy grout in showers or kitchens where stain resistance matters most. Correct joint width and full mortar coverage underneath do more to prevent cracking than the grout itself.