Ceramic & Porcelain Tile Pros in Orlando, FL

Orlando Ceramic Tile

In Orlando, ceramic tile is more than just your everyday building material. You see it on walls, you see it on floors; in fact for many homes throughout Florida, you can even see in on roofs! However, the places where tile really shines the brightest have to be kitchens and bathrooms. If you own a home in Orlando, ceramic tile is already likely to be in one or both of these areas; and if you're planning a remodel to your kitchen or bathroom, there are many reasons to stick with tile rather than install a different material.

Benefits
When you want to change the look of a typically moisture rich area of the house, you can't really go wrong with ceramic tile. Orlando homeowners certainly have other options for kitchens and bathrooms like vinyl, laminate, or acrylic; however when you compare the performance, appearance, and longevity of these materials to good old tile, they rarely add up!

While you can get a lifetime of use from your ceramic tile, Orlando homeowners should know that durability is not the only reason tile beats out the competition! Tile offers more options in color, style, and appearance than any of the alternatives, and since you install it piece by piece, combining any number of different types of tile can offer endless possibilities. Waterproof, durable, versatile, attractive, and available in more varieties than you could ever count, tile is also less expensive than much of the competition!

Prices
In recent years, acrylic tub and shower surrounds have been all the rage. True, they can sometimes change the look of your bathroom rather quickly, but when you consider that some tile installations have been around for centuries, these tub surrounds have barely been tested for durability. Additionally, in Orlando ceramic tile installations average about $1,125. When you consider that the average cost of installing a tub or shower surround is about $3,000, tile even has them beat in price!

Floor Tile
One of the most beautiful additions a central Florida home can have is a solid ceramic tile floor. Generally larger and a bit more expensive than the porcelain tile you find on bathroom walls and kitchen back splashes, Orlando ceramic floor tile gives the room an elegance and warmth that goes well with Florida houses. You'll get many of the same benefits with ceramic floor tile that you'll get with wall tile, but when people will be walking on it, it is generally a good idea to make sure that the surface of your floor tile is designed to prevent slips. For some households, it may also be advisable to choose a floor tile color that won't draw attention to tracked in dirt.

Dealing with Grout
If tile has one drawback, it has to be grout. In the already moisture rich environment you'll find in a place like Orlando, ceramic tile installations can often develop problems with mold, stains, and mildew on the grout between the tiles. This threat, however, can often be reduced by cleaning your tile regularly. In older installations, grout problems are far more common due to the ineffectiveness (or complete lack of) sealant applied to the grout during installation. Today's grout sealants can work much more effectively at repelling stains, and can go a long way in keeping the appearance of your tile looking fresh and new. If you have an old tile installation where the grout is stained too badly to clean, you may consider re-grouting. This process involves actually removing the old grout to get rid of stains and discoloration (as long as the old grout is stable enough to support them, you don't actually move the tiles themselves) and replacing it with brand new grout; this will leave you with tile that looks new at a fraction of the cost of a replacement!

Tile Contractors
As a city that is no stranger to the beauty and durability that comes with installing ceramic tile, Orlando is also home to a very large numbers of tile contractors. While the competition that comes from having many contractors in one area might get you some good deals, it also makes it more difficult to find the best company for your particular needs. Instead of sifting through ads in the phone book, HomeAdvisor offers you a better way to locate and hire local ceramic tile contractors!

HomeAdvisor takes some of the guesswork out of finding the best contractor for your project. Unlike the phone book, each contractor you'll find through our service must pass a rigorous ten-step screening process to make sure their business is a reputable one. Additionally, every homeowner who uses one of our contractors has the option of leaving feedback on our site about how the project went and how the contractor they hired performed. By reading through this feedback, you get a far better idea of how a job is likely to go when you hire a specific contractor; plus, every contractor we match homeowners with has an added incentive to do a good job and accrue positive homeowner feedback!