TileMasters provides tile installation and tile repair in Oak Park, IL. It is one of the most architecturally significant villages in the country, and working here means respecting what is already in the house.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District alone holds more than twenty buildings Wright designed or remodelled, including his own home and studio on Chicago Avenue. Around them sit Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, Victorian, Foursquare, and row after row of Chicago bungalows. Oak Park homeowners generally know exactly what they own, and they expect a contractor who does too. Finished work, including period bathrooms and floors in our project gallery.
Practically, that means slower, more careful work. Original hex floors, plaster walls, quarter-sawn oak trim, and cast iron tubs all need protecting rather than ripping out. When something original can be repaired instead of replaced, we say so, even though replacement would be the larger job for us. If you are weighing up repair against replacement, contact us and we will give you a straight assessment. The same goes for our work in River Forest and Forest Park, where the houses are of a similar vintage.
Original floors repaired through to complete bathroom rebuilds. See all services.
Porcelain, ceramic, and natural stone floors for Oak Park homes and businesses. We level and prep the subfloor first, so the finished floor stays flat and the grout lines hold.
Learn MoreBacksplashes sized and laid to suit a period kitchen, working around original cabinetry and trim.
Learn MoreWalk-in showers built from the studs out and fully waterproofed before tiling. Niches, benches, and curbless entries are all options in Oak Park bathrooms.
Learn MoreBathroom remodels in historic homes, with original material protected and saved wherever it can be.
Learn MoreTub surrounds rebuilt around cast iron tubs, waterproofed behind tile chosen to match the era.
Learn MoreCracked tile, crumbling grout, and failing caulk fixed before they cause water damage. In most Oak Park homes a repair costs a fraction of a full replacement.
Learn MoreOne of the most architecturally significant villages in the country, and the tile reflects it.
Oak Park bathrooms are full of original hex, basketweave, and small square mosaic floors, and a lot of them are still perfectly sound. Where the field is solid and only grout has failed, a regrout costs a fraction of a tear-out and keeps something you cannot buy back.
The bungalow belt running through the village has the classic layout: small bathroom, tub against the back wall, tile set in a thick mud bed. We tap the walls before quoting, because whether that bed is still bonded decides between a regrout and a rebuild.
In a Prairie or Foursquare interior the horizontal line is everything, and a busy tile pattern fights it. Larger format, quieter tone, and a layout that respects existing sightlines almost always sits better. We dry-lay before setting anything permanently.
Careful with old houses and honest about what should be saved. Read our reviews.
These houses are what we know. Careful demo, protected detail, matched materials.
We repair what can be saved rather than defaulting to tear-out.
Fully licensed and insured in Cook County, with documentation up front.
Happy to coordinate with your architect or designer and build to their drawings.
Recent Oak Park area work. Click any photo to enlarge, or open the full gallery.
Common questions from Oak Park homeowners before starting a tile project.
Yes. Most of our work is in the near west suburbs and these houses are what we know. The difference is method: more protection before demo, more care around plaster and original trim, and more effort matching what is already there.
Often, yes. If the tile is well bonded and the damage is grout, caulk, or a handful of cracked pieces, a repair is the better spend. If the substrate underneath has failed we will tell you plainly rather than patching something that will come back.
Interior work generally does not, but Oak Park has real preservation rules and it depends on the property and whether anything exterior is involved. If we think something needs checking with the village first, we will flag it.
Regularly. On Oak Park projects there is often an architect or designer involved already, and early coordination on layout and transitions avoids problems later. We are happy to build to their drawings.
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