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Wet UFH (in screed) is installed by our heating partner ahead of tiling, both included as quote options." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What areas do you cover?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Crowborough, Brenchley, Mayfield, Paddock Wood, Langton Green and the wider Kent and East Sussex area." } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Services", "item": "/services" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Tiling", "item": "/services/tiling" } ] } ] --- Tunbridge Wells, Kent Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00 [spectrum.eb@mail.com](mailto:spectrum.eb@mail.com)[07480 485988](tel:+447480485988) [![Spectrum Electrical & Building Ltd](/__l5e/assets-v1/a7c2b1aa-2941-4064-ad5b-d00433ea5395/spectrum-logo.png)](/) [About](/about) [Building Services](/services) [Other Services](/services) [Service Areas](/service-areas) [Our Work](/our-work)[Contact](/contact) [07480 485988](tel:+447480485988)[Request Estimate](/contact) Tiling · Kitchens · Bathrooms · Floors · Kent # Tunbridge Wells Tiler for Kitchen, Bathroom & Floor Tiling Tight grout lines, level surfaces, properly tanked wet zones, large-format porcelain laid without lippage, mosaics cut in cleanly to fittings, and silicone joints that don't blacken in six months. [Request my tiling quote](/contact) [07480 485988](tel:+447480485988) BAL & Mapei certified · Wet-room tanking · Fully insured · 1-year workmanship guarantee 1. [Home](/) 2. [Services](/services) 3. Tiling - Large-format porcelain specialist - BAL & Mapei certified - Wet-room tanking - Fully insured to £5m - 1-year workmanship guarantee Service overview ## What's involved in tiling. Plain-English breakdown, so you know exactly what you're paying for and why it matters before we set foot on site. ### What it is Wall and floor tiling for kitchens, bathrooms, wet rooms, hallways, utility rooms and external patios, natural stone, porcelain, ceramic, mosaics and large-format slabs up to 1200×600mm. Includes substrate preparation, tanking of wet zones, electric underfloor heating where specified, cutting and shaping around fittings, and silicone or grout-line sealing. ### Who it's for Homeowners refurbishing a kitchen or bathroom, anyone fitting a walk-in shower or wet room, renovators dealing with old timber floors needing proper tile substrate, and landlords needing hard-wearing, easy-clean tiled finishes. ### When you need it Old tiles cracked, hollow-sounding or coming away from the wall; grout blackened beyond cleaning; silicone mouldy or peeling; a new kitchen or bathroom being fitted and tiles need to follow; or any timber floor being upgraded to porcelain or stone. ### Why it matters Tiling is the visible finish and the waterproof layer in one. Lazy substrate prep cracks the tiles. Cheap adhesive lets them come away. Missed tanking lets water track behind the tiles, rot the substrate and ruin the room below. Proper prep, proper materials and a steady hand are what separates a tiled wall from a tiled mess. The cost of doing nothing ## What goes wrong when this is ignored. Most failed tiling jobs failed before the first tile went up, wrong adhesive, no primer, flexing substrate, no tanking. The tile is fine; the substrate underneath was set up to fail. ### Risks of waiting - Untanked shower walls let water through grout joints into plasterboard, rotting it from behind within 1–2 years. - Tiles fixed to flexing timber floors crack along the joist line within a winter of central heating cycles. - Wrong adhesive (interior on a wet zone, fast-set on natural stone) causes delamination, hollow tiles and staining. - Bad grouting on porcelain shows lippage, ugly joint widths and shadow lines under low raking light. ### Common mistakes - Tiling directly onto painted or unprimed plaster, bonds for 6 months, lifts in year 2. - Skipping decoupling matting on a heated floor, every thermal cycle cracks the grout, then the tile. - Using sanded grout on polished porcelain, scratches the surface visibly under raking light. - Using cheap silicone in showers, turns black with mould within 12 months. Specialist sanitary silicone with mould inhibitor is the only acceptable spec. Our process ## How the job actually runs. Same system every time. No improvising on your floor. 1. 01 ### Survey & template We check substrate, levels, falls (for wet rooms) and confirm tile choice, layout, grout colour and any feature courses before quoting. 2. 02 ### Fixed written quote Itemised quote within 48 hours covering substrate prep, primer, adhesive, tiles (supplied or fitted-only), cuts, grout, silicone and protection. 3. 03 ### Prep & tank Substrate prepared with backer board where needed (Hardiebacker, Marmox), priming applied, wet zones tanked with a proper liquid membrane or sheet system (BAL, Mapei, Kerakoll). 4. 04 ### Lay tiles Set out from the focal line (not the wall), cuts placed where eye doesn't notice, large-format laid with levelling clips to eliminate lippage, joints opened to manufacturer recommendation. 5. 05 ### Grout, seal & sign-off Grouted with the right product for the tile, sponged and polished, silicone applied with masking for crisp lines, full clean-down and a walk-round before sign-off. What you get ## The outcomes that matter. ### No lippage on large-format Levelling clips and wedges on every porcelain tile 600mm and above, flat, smooth surface to the eye and the hand. ### Wet rooms properly tanked Liquid or sheet tanking systems to manufacturer spec, your floor stays dry under the screed, every time. ### Tight, even grout lines Joint widths chosen for the tile, set with spacers, finished with a colour-matched grout, no wavy lines, no shadow gaps. ### Decoupled where it matters Heated floors and timber substrates get a proper decoupling membrane, cracks stop at the membrane, not at your tile. ### Specialist sanitary silicone Mould-resistant silicone in every wet zone, masked and tooled cleanly, won't blacken or peel in year one. ### Guaranteed for 1 year Workmanship guarantee on adhesion, grouting and silicone joints. In depth ## Everything worth knowing before you book. The details a salesperson skips. Skim it, or read every word, both are useful. Questions on this? Talk to a Spectrum tradesman direct. [07480 485988](tel:+447480485988) ### Bathroom and wet-room tiling Wet rooms require a liquid-applied tanking membrane (BAL WP1, Mapei Mapegum, Kerakoll Aquastop) over a primed and reinforced substrate, backer board on timber floors, render or Hardiebacker on stud walls. Falls to the linear or central drain set at 1:50 to 1:80 in the wet zone, transitioning to flat in the dry. Tiles bedded in S2-class flexible adhesive, grouted with a flexible epoxy or cement-polymer grout, and sealed at every junction with sanitary silicone, masked, tooled and pulled to a crisp line. ### Kitchen splashbacks and worktops Splashbacks usually run from worktop to underside of wall units (450–600mm), but increasingly we tile full-height behind the hob or all the way up to the ceiling for a more modern look. We sequence with the kitchen fitter so socket positions, extractor cut-outs and shelving brackets land on whole tiles or planned cuts, never on a 20mm sliver. Worktop tiling (a comeback in farmhouse kitchens) uses 20mm porcelain slabs with sealed edges and epoxy grout for cleanability. ### Floor tiling, porcelain, stone, mosaic Large-format porcelain (600×600 to 1200×600) is the most-fitted floor tile in Tunbridge Wells homes, durable, low-maintenance, suits underfloor heating. Laid over decoupling matting (Schluter Ditra or equivalent) on heated floors and timber substrates to absorb movement. Natural stone (limestone, travertine, slate) needs sealing before grouting to stop grout staining, and again on completion. Mosaic floors (shower bases, period reproductions) take time to cut and lay cleanly, we charge by realistic hours, not optimistic estimates. ### Substrate preparation, the part that matters We never tile onto painted, unprimed or unstable surfaces. Timber floors get overboarded with 6mm or 12mm tile backer (Marmox, Hardiebacker, NoMorePly) screwed to joists or original boards at 200mm centres, joints taped with alkali-resistant scrim. Plaster walls primed with SBR or proprietary tile primer. Anhydrite screeds laitance-removed and sealed before tiling. Existing tiles tiled-over only where the old adhesive is sound, every tile bonded, and the right primer system is used. ### Underfloor heating tile-out Electric underfloor heating mats laid in a self-levelling compound or directly under decoupling matting, with the thermostat sensor in a conduit so it can be replaced if it fails. Wet underfloor heating systems screeded over by the heating engineer, then we tile after the commissioning heat-up cycle. Every heated floor gets decoupling matting between screed and tile, non-negotiable for crack-free finish. Frequently asked ## Straight answers, no fluff. Can't see your question? Call [07480 485988](tel:+447480485988). How much does tiling cost in Tunbridge Wells? Costs vary by size, spec and complexity. Quotes are free. After a free on-site survey you'll receive a fixed itemised written quote, we aim for a 48-hour turnaround. Can you tile onto a timber floor? Do you tank wet rooms? How long does a typical bathroom tile take? Will you supply the tiles or do I? What grout colour should I use? Do you do underfloor heating? What areas do you cover? Ready when you are ## Book your tiling job today. Fixed written quote. Insured tradesmen. No upsell, no pressure. [Request my tiling quote](/contact) [07480 485988](tel:+447480485988) Fully insured to £5m Same-week starts 5-star rated locally Related services ## Other trades we cover. 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