TileMasters provides tile installation and tile repair in Hinsdale, IL, a village platted in 1866 and still shaped by that original layout.
The Robbins Park Historic District alone covers 368 buildings, 232 of which are considered contributing, spanning Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Shingle Style, Gothic Revival, and Craftsman. Part of the district was laid out by Horace Cleveland in a curvilinear plan that bends around existing trees and terrain rather than imposing a grid, which is why the streets feel the way they do. Recent jobs are in our project gallery.
Housing of that age and quality sets the standard for the work. Original hex and mosaic floors turn up regularly and a lot of them are worth saving. Plaster over lath sits behind the wall tile rather than drywall. We work accordingly, and we say when something original should be repaired instead of replaced. We work across Burr Ridge and Oak Park on the same routes. Get in touch for a free estimate.
Tile installation and tile repair for Hinsdale homes. Our services page covers each in detail.
Period-appropriate floors for Hinsdale homes, including restoration of original hex and mosaic work.
Learn MoreKitchen and bathroom backsplashes in subway, mosaic, glass, or stone, cut cleanly around outlets, windows, and range hoods.
Learn MoreWalk-in showers built from the studs out and fully waterproofed before tiling, with niches, benches, and curbless entries available.
Learn MoreBathroom remodels in historic district homes, with original detail protected throughout.
Learn MoreTiled tub surrounds replacing cracked inserts or failing old tile, waterproofed and lapped over the tub flange.
Learn MoreCareful repair and regrouting of original tile, blended into the existing field.
Learn MoreWhat the village's Victorian and Queen Anne housing demands.
Houses in and around the district carry real architectural value, and the tile work has to respect that. We protect original floors, trim, and plaster before demo, and match period materials as closely as the market allows.
These turn up constantly in Hinsdale bathrooms and a good number are still solidly bonded. Where only the grout has failed, restoration keeps something irreplaceable for a fraction of a tear-out.
Behind wall tile in these houses is plaster on lath, which needs different prep, different fixings, and a gentler demo than drywall. Crews used only to modern construction tend to learn that the expensive way.
Restoration favoured where it genuinely holds. Read our reviews.
Protection before demo and period-appropriate material selection.
Original floors get saved where saving them genuinely holds up.
Fully licensed and insured, paperwork provided up front.
Lath and plaster handled correctly rather than treated like drywall.
Common questions from Hinsdale homeowners before starting a project.
Yes. Interior tile does not usually trigger review, but the houses demand a careful approach regardless: protection before demo, period-appropriate material, and restraint about what gets removed.
Often. If the field is well bonded and the problem is grout, caulk, or a handful of cracked pieces, restoration is the better spend by a wide margin. We will tell you honestly when the substrate underneath has genuinely failed.
Not a problem, just a different method. It needs appropriate fixings, careful demo, and a flatness check first, because a wavy plaster wall telegraphs straight through finished tile. We assess it at the estimate.
Yes, and on Hinsdale projects there often is one. Coordinating early on layout, transitions, and material avoids conflicts later. Send the drawings over and we will price to them.
Get a free, no obligation estimate for tile installation or tile repair in Hinsdale.
