TileMasters provides tile installation and tile repair in Northfield, IL, one of the smaller villages on this side of the North Shore.
Northfield sits inland from the lake between Winnetka, Glenview, and Northbrook, and shares New Trier High School with its neighbours. It is a quieter, less showy place than the lakefront villages, and the housing reflects that: a lot of comfortable mid-century homes on wooded lots, plenty of them thoughtfully updated over the years rather than torn down and rebuilt. Recent jobs are in our project gallery.
That pattern of steady updating is what shapes our work here. Most Northfield jobs are not gut renovations. They are a bathroom brought up to date, a kitchen floor replaced, or a shower rebuilt properly after an earlier repair failed. Doing that well means matching into what is already there rather than starting from scratch. We work across Winnetka and Glenview on the same routes. Get in touch for a free estimate.
Tile installation and tile repair for Northfield homes. Our services page covers each in detail.
Kitchen, bathroom, and lower-level floors for Northfield homes, with slab moisture checked before tiling.
Learn MoreKitchen and bathroom backsplashes in subway, mosaic, glass, or stone, cut cleanly around outlets, windows, and range hoods.
Learn MoreShowers rebuilt from the substrate up, which is usually what a previously failed repair actually needs.
Learn MoreFull bathroom remodels from demo through the last grout line, with plumbing and electrical coordinated so you deal with one crew.
Learn MoreTiled tub surrounds replacing cracked inserts or failing old tile, waterproofed and lapped over the tub flange.
Learn MoreTargeted repairs and regrouting that address the cause rather than covering it over.
Learn MoreWhat matters when you are updating one room rather than the whole house.
When you are updating one room rather than a whole house, the new work has to sit comfortably alongside what stays. We spend real time on material matching and transitions, because that is what makes a single-room update look intentional.
A good portion of what we get called for is a shower or surround that was patched previously and has failed again. The fix is almost always addressing the waterproofing that was skipped the first time, not more tile.
Northfield's wooded, low-lying lots mean lower-level moisture is worth checking before tiling a basement floor. We test rather than assume, because a slab that moves will crack tile regardless of the workmanship above it.
Root causes fixed, not patched over. Have a look at our reviews.
Most Northfield work is one room done properly, and we treat it that way.
New work matched into existing finishes so an update does not look bolted on.
Fully licensed and insured, paperwork available before we start.
If a previous repair failed, we fix why it failed rather than repeating it.
Common questions from Northfield homeowners before starting a project.
Yes, and in Northfield that is most of what we do. One bathroom, one kitchen floor, one shower rebuilt. Smaller jobs still get a written estimate and the same standard of work as a full remodel.
Nine times out of ten because the waterproofing behind the tile was never addressed, so the water kept getting through and the new tile was only ever cosmetic. We rebuild the membrane properly rather than repeating the patch.
Usually close, sometimes exact if the range is current. We check the match in daylight against your existing tile rather than trusting a showroom sample, and we are honest when the closest option is still noticeably different.
You can, but the slab needs checking first. On Northfield's wooded, lower-lying lots moisture and slab movement are worth testing for. With the right membrane and movement joints tile works fine down there.
Get a free, no obligation estimate for tile installation or tile repair in Northfield.
