Ceramic Tile

Whalin Construction specializes in residential and commercial ceramic tile installation, with extensive experience. Using ceramic tile, mosaics, and natural stone. Whalin Construction  has done numerous residential remodeling projects and custom new construction installations. Areas of specialty include ceramic, porcelain and stone tiled floors, kitchen back splashes, bathroom remodeling, porcelain and ceramic tile counter tops, entryways, and other decorative stone structures. Whalin Construction can help you select the proper materials for your project and work can be scheduled to your particular circumstances for both new construction and remodeling of preexisting homes.

A strong base is the key to installing tile that remains great looking and crack free. A flat floor is essential. The bane of ceramic tile and natural stone flooring installations is that these products have great strength if a given tile has a solid base under it that will not flex, but if that same tile has a hollow space between it and the sub floor or the sub floor flexes, the tile can easily bend and crack.

The issue of ceramic tiles cracking grows exponentially as the size of the tile gets bigger. Small ceramic tiles can be very forgiving but large (18 to 20 square inch tiles) demand perfect installation conditions if you expect your new floor to remain crack-free.