Tile Installation in Clarkson Valley, Missouri

Clarkson Valley homes and this kind of project

Because Clarkson Valley is made up of large traditional homes from the 1970s and 1980s, the first thing we check for a tile project here is floor deflection, the existing substrate and any moisture behind current tile.

The housing stock here: large 1970s and 1980s traditional homes on lots of about an acre.

Tile set directly on plywood or OSB is why so many floors of this period cracked.

What we find inside Clarkson Valley homes

Formal layouts with separate living, dining and family rooms, and kitchens sized for a different era. Owners ask us to combine spaces and raise the finish level throughout.

Nail pops, truss-uplift cracks, flat builder paint, hollow-core doors and narrow trim: the interiors of Clarkson Valley's boom-era homes are sound but plain. Paint, flooring and millwork upgrades go a long way.

What is included

On Clarkson Valley projects we approve the layout with you before setting, including where cuts fall, how patterns center on focal points and how the tile meets neighboring floors.

We take on tile project work across Clarkson Valley, from Kehrs Mill Road estates to neighborhoods around Forest Hills Country Club.

What we watch for

Engineered floor joists at wide spacing are common in Clarkson Valley construction and can be too springy for large tile without added subfloor. We measure and calculate first.

Working on lots of about an acre, as we do in Clarkson Valley, we plan access for tile setters before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Clarkson Valley

In Clarkson Valley, a tile project is reviewed by Clarkson Valley plan review with St. Louis County permits. What follows is no permit for tile alone.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from city architectural expectations for a uniformly traditional community, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

Most Clarkson Valley clients see one day to two weeks of construction for a tile project.

Clarkson Valley is I-64 to Clarkson Road, about thirty-five minutes from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in Clarkson Valley

We price tile installation in Clarkson Valley from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Substrate correction and waterproofing.
• Demolition of existing tile, which is dusty and slow.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main tile installation page. More about the area is on our Clarkson Valley page.