
Tile Installation
in Kelowna
Tile is our most craftsmanship-driven category: substrate prep, thinset, layout, grout, sealing. We carry Ceratec, Centura, Tierra Sol, and Ceramstone as our core lines and have installed tile in hundreds of Kelowna kitchens, bathrooms, and entryways. In-floor heat integration is part of the job.
What's Included
- Porcelain, ceramic, natural stone (marble, slate, travertine)
- Large-format tile specialists (24"+)
- In-floor heating system integration (electric + hydronic)
- Waterproofing membrane for showers and wet zones
- Grout sealing included on premium jobs
Typical Project
A Kelowna primary ensuite: 120 sqft of large-format porcelain, curbless shower with Schluter waterproofing, in-floor heat. 4 days on-site including grout cure and sealing. Typical range $5,400-$11,000 installed.
Price Range
$9-$16/sqft installed for porcelain; add for waterproofing + heated floors.
Typical Timeline
3-5 days per 150 sqft job including grout cure.
Working in Kelowna
Kelowna's housing runs from 1970s and 80s Rutland and Glenmore bungalows and split-levels, where we usually find original lino or worn hardwood over a subfloor that needs levelling, to 1990s and 2000s Mission and Dilworth two-storeys with carpet upstairs, to new builds in Wilden, Kettle Valley and Black Mountain where the builder-grade floor is the first thing owners upgrade. Downtown and Pandosy condos add strata sound requirements, so we spec IIC-rated underlay as a matter of course.
Summers here sit above 30°C with very low humidity and winters are cold and dry. Wood floors need a proper 48 to 72 hour acclimation in the room they're going into, and we aim for 35 to 50 percent indoor humidity in our care instructions. Big lake-facing windows mean UV fade is real, and wildfire-smoke seasons favour sealed floors that wipe clean.
Our showroom is on McCurdy Place beside the airport corridor, ten minutes from most of Kelowna, so samples reach you the same day and most in-stock orders are installed within the week.
How we do tile install in Kelowna
- Large-format porcelain needs a flat substrate, so levelling compound and a proper crack-isolation or uncoupling membrane are part of the quote where the floor calls for them.
- In-floor heating, electric or hydronic, is integrated at install time and tested before the tile goes down.
- Showers and wet rooms get a waterproofing membrane; grout is sealed on our premium installs.
Neighbourhoods we serve
- Glenmore
- Rutland
- Lower Mission
- Upper Mission
- Kettle Valley
- Black Mountain
- Dilworth
- Wilden
- Downtown & Pandosy
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