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Tile installation in Toronto West.

West-end houses are old, and old houses are not square. In a century semi no two walls are parallel, so the joints cannot be set off a wall — they are set off the line your eye actually follows when you walk in.

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Send a few photos and the rough size — you get a written price the same day. No site visit, no sales call.

  • High Park
  • The Junction
  • Bloor West Village
  • Roncesvalles
  • Swansea
  • Baby Point
  • Runnymede
  • Parkdale
  • Junction Triangle
  • Lambton

What we find in Toronto West

The floor under yours decides the job.

Tile is the last hour of the work. What sits underneath it is what the quote is really about, and it is different from one part of the city to the next.

  1. 01

    Nothing is square, so the layout starts from the sightline

    Set the first row against a wall in a century house and the error accumulates until the far end shows a tapered cut everybody notices. The layout instead gets set out from the line of sight through the doorway, and the out-of-square is pushed into the corner where nothing looks at it.

  2. 02

    Old subfloors: plank, sometimes two layers, sometimes neither

    Behind a west-end floor there can be diagonal plank, an old mortar bed, or plywood laid over both by somebody in the 1980s. It gets opened up and identified before the build-up is decided, because the wrong assumption here is the expensive one.

  3. 03

    Small bathrooms where every cut is visible

    In a 4×7 bathroom there is nowhere to hide a bad cut — every wall is within arm’s reach. Layout is planned so full tiles land where the eye goes and the cuts land behind the door and under the vanity.

  4. 04

    Walls that need making flat before they take tile

    Century plaster and patched drywall are rarely flat enough for large tile. Where the wall is out, it gets corrected before tiling instead of being chased with adhesive. A wall built up in mortar behind the tile lets go later.

Working in Toronto West

The practical side, sorted before day one.

Most delays on a renovation have nothing to do with the trade. They are parking, lifts and bin drops, and all three can be arranged a week ahead.

  • Permit parking and narrow streets, planned around

    Much of the west end is permit-only with no driveway. Loading and bin drops are arranged for the parts of the day when they are possible, so the neighbours keep their spots.

  • Semis and row houses mean shared walls

    Demolition noise is kept to reasonable hours and the loudest work is grouped into as few days as possible, because the wall is somebody’s bedroom.

  • Getting material in through the front door

    No garage and a narrow hall means the pallet is broken down outside and carried in. It is slower, it is planned for, and it is not a surprise charge.

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Six short questions. A written price the same day.

No site visit to get a number, and no sales call afterwards. If the budget is not right, you will know from the reply instead of from an afternoon off work.

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  • Liability insurance in place. Certificate on request.
  • Written warranty on the workmanship, on request.
What are you looking to have done?

Pick the closest one — you can add detail at the end.

Roughly how much area?

A guess is fine. It only has to be close enough to price.

Have you chosen the tile yet?

Either answer is normal — it changes the quote, not the welcome.

When would you want it started?

This is the answer that decides whether he can take the job.

Add a few photos

The room as it is today, and a wide shot if you can. This is what lets him price it properly without coming out. Optional, but the quote is much sharper with them.

Where should the quote go?

Written reply the same day. He will not call unless you ask him to.

Your details go to Alexander only. No mailing list.

Questions

What people in Toronto West ask first.

Which parts of Toronto does this cover?

The west end — High Park, the Junction, Bloor West Village, Roncesvalles, Swansea, Parkdale and the streets around them. East of downtown is outside the radius. Keeping the radius tight is what makes the start dates real.

My bathroom is tiny and the walls are all over the place. Is that a problem?

It is the normal condition in a century house, and it is a layout problem more than a tiling one. The room is measured properly first, the out-of-square is found, and the setting-out puts full tiles where they are seen and the tapers where they are not.

Can you work around us living in the house?

Yes, and most west-end jobs run that way. Dust is contained at the doorway, the loudest work is grouped, and the bathroom is out of use for as few days as the build-up allows — waterproofing and setting materials have cure times that cannot be shortened honestly.

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