Tile Installation in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

Because St. Charles is made up of everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions, 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: nineteenth-century brick in the historic core, early twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares in midtown, postwar ranches, 1980s to 2000s subdivisions to the west and south, and New Town's neo-traditional homes.

Old joists often need stiffening before they can carry tile.

What we find inside St. Charles homes

In pre-war houses, kitchens and baths are small and the walls hide plaster, old wiring and cast iron drains. We update the systems while preserving trim, doors and floors that give the house its value. In the newer subdivisions the work mirrors the rest of the county.

Plaster walls, wavy floors and hand-run trim are what people love about older St. Charles homes. We repair plaster instead of covering it where possible, reproduce trim profiles, and refinish original wood floors. Lead-safe work practices apply to anything built before 1978, and we follow them.

What is included

Our St. Charles tile scope includes demolition, subfloor stiffening, backer board, uncoupling or waterproofing membranes, heated floor systems, layout, setting, grouting, flexible sealant joints and sealing of natural stone.

We take on tile project work across St. Charles, from New Town at St. Charles to midtown St. Charles and the Highway 94 South corridor.

What we watch for

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

Working on tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, as we do in St. Charles, we plan access for tile setters before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

For a tile project at a St. Charles address, the paperwork goes to the City of St. Charles. Expect no permit for tile alone.

Interior work like this normally does not involve historic preservation review in the old districts, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Most St. Charles clients see one day to two weeks of construction for a tile project.

St. Charles is about half an hour east on I-70, or along Highway 370 to the north side 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 St. Charles

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

• Demolition of existing tile, which is dusty and slow.
• Tile size and material. Large-format and natural stone cost more to install.

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 St. Charles page.