Tiler in Orpington

Orpington and the BR5 and BR6 postcodes are mostly interwar and postwar suburban housing, and that consistency actually makes the tiling work fairly predictable.

What the housing means for tiling

Petts Wood is one of the better known 1930s planned estates in the country, and much of Orpington around it follows the same pattern: bay-fronted semis and detached houses, tiled porches, suspended timber first floors, and bathrooms of a fairly standard size.

The practical consequences are consistent. Timber floors need proper preparation before they take tile, because a floor that flexes will crack tiles and grout regardless of how well they were laid. Original porches are often still there and often worth restoring rather than replacing. Bathrooms of this era are frequently being reconfigured, with the old bath removed for a walk-in shower, which means tanking and a full re-tile rather than a patch.

Further out towards Chelsfield, Pratts Bottom and Well Hill the properties get older and more varied, with more solid floors and more period detail.

What I do in Orpington

Bathrooms and wet rooms, kitchen floors and splashbacks, hallways, porches, extensions and repairs. Ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, mosaic and Victorian geometric tile.

Getting a quote

Free quotes with no obligation, and I am happy to advise on tile choice and layout before you buy anything. Call or message and we can arrange a time.