Tile Installation
Tile installation for showers, bathroom floors and kitchen backsplashes in St. Petersburg and across Pinellas County. We start with the waterproofing and the layout, then set the tile.
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Tile removal is the first step when an old tile floor, shower or backsplash has to go. Flow Home Services is a veteran-owned handyman and remodeling company based in St. Petersburg. We pull up floor tile, remove wall and shower tile, and get the old mortar off the slab. Then we haul the broken tile and mortar away, so the room is ready for what comes next.
Our tile removal service covers one bathroom floor or every tiled room in a house or condo. Once the tile is out, a new floor usually goes down, and that is flooring installation. New tile on the floor or the walls is tile installation. Estimates are free, so text photos of the tile to (727) 404-7164.
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In St. Petersburg's block ranch homes, floor tile sits right on the concrete slab. Removal starts with the room cleared and the baseboards off. Then the tile is broken loose and lifted, one section at a time. The tile itself is the quick part.
The first thing a tile removal company needs to know is what the tile is set in. Newer tile is usually set in thinset, a thin layer of mortar. Older floors may sit on a thick mortar bed, which takes longer to break out. Either way, the mortar comes off the slab before anything new goes down.
Once the mortar is off, we check how flat the slab is. Leftover ridges get ground down, and low spots get filled. The goal is a clean, flat slab for the next floor, whether that is plank or new tile.
Bathroom and shower wall tile comes off down to the backer board or the block wall behind it. What sits behind the tile decides how far the removal goes. If water got behind the old tile, the damaged backer comes out with it.
Backsplash tile comes off the kitchen wall with the countertop and cabinets covered below. The drywall behind a backsplash can tear as the tile lets go, and those spots get patched. Then the wall is ready for new tile or paint.
Tile removal is often the first step of a bathroom remodel. Once the old tile is out and the walls are open, the new waterproofing and tile can go in.
About 7 in 10 homes in St. Petersburg were built before 1980, and the median year built is 1969. More homes went up in the 1950s than in any other decade. Disston Heights, one of the largest mid-century neighborhoods in Pinellas County, comes from that era. The age of a house tells us what to look for before the tile comes up.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says some vinyl floor tiles, sheet vinyl backing and flooring adhesives can contain asbestos. Ceramic and porcelain tile is not on that list. Sanding those vinyl tiles can release fibers, so old vinyl flooring and old flooring adhesive get tested first.
The city's List of Exempted Permits names tiling and carpeting among finish work exempt from a building permit. Storm repairs, like the ones after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, follow a different rule. Removing storm-damaged flooring needs no permit, but a building permit is required before it is replaced. Confirm with the city for your job, and we talk it through at the estimate.
Free, no-obligation estimates across St. Petersburg and Pinellas County.
(727) 404-7164From the first call or text to the final walk-through, here is how it goes.
Reach us at (727) 404-7164 or fill out the form. Tell us what needs work and send photos if you have them.
We come out and look at the work, or we start from the photos you sent. We talk through materials and options.
You get the scope and the price in writing before anything starts. Estimates are free. Ask questions and we adjust the plan.
We set a start date and do the work. Tile, drywall, paint, trim, doors and hardware all run through one company.
We clean up the work area when the job wraps. Then we go through the finished work with you and handle anything left.
Common questions about tile removal across St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tile installation for showers, bathroom floors and kitchen backsplashes in St. Petersburg and across Pinellas County. We start with the waterproofing and the layout, then set the tile.
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We install luxury vinyl plank, laminate and tile floors in St. Petersburg homes and condos. The old floor comes out, the slab gets prepped, and the new floor goes down.
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We remodel whole bathrooms in St. Petersburg homes and condos. That covers the tile shower, the floor, the vanity, the trim and the paint.
Learn MoreWe take the repair list around the house and the full bathroom or kitchen remodel. One number covers the small jobs and the big ones.
Text photos of the job to (727) 404-7164 and we can start the estimate from the pictures. Estimates are free, by photo or in person.
Flow Home Services is a disabled veteran-owned company based in St. Petersburg. We work in houses and condos across Pinellas County.
All six reviews on Google are five stars. Customers wrote about rooms painted for a real estate agent's clients. Another wrote about a new back door.
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Christian has been helping my seller clients prepare their home for resale and for my buyer clients to get the upgrades they desire in an excellent timeframe. I highly recommend Christian and his team and look forward to working with them on future projects. (Before and after photos of rooms Flow Home Services painted for my clients).
Christian and his team did an incredible job at building our backyard shed. This was an involved job that other handymen would not touch. The project consisted of framing, siding, roofing, painting, securing into concrete, etc. his skill and attention to detail was impressive. Christian was very reliable and showed up on time everyday ready to work. In addition, Christian updated us numerous times throughout the day with progress pictures and videos as we were traveling during the holidays. The team cleaned up and we can home to a fully built 10x14 ‘ shed/garage. If you are looking for a reliable, skilled handyman/builder, look no further. We will be using Flow Home Services again soon.
Christian helped me install a new back door and he did an amazing job! He was very professional and reliable. Highly recommend!
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