Naples, FL · Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Sat 10am–2pm
Tile, set right the first time.
Backsplashes, baths, showers, and floors — porcelain, ceramic, and stone, waterproofed and flood-tested before a single tile goes on. One crew, start to finish.
- 01Walk the showroom
- 02We measure & plan it
- 03We set it, waterproofed
Selected at full slab — never from a chip.
A small sample can't show how a slab really moves — the veining, where the grey pools, how it reads in your light. So we stand full sheets up on the racks for you to see.
24 × 24 grid24 × 48 gridDrag to compareRepresentative renderingLeft24 × 24 — a classic square field.
Even, calm, symmetric — more joints, so the grid itself becomes part of the design. The traditional read for a shower wall.
Right24 × 48 — the large-format read.
Half the grout lines, longer runs of unbroken veining — the wall reads closer to stone. Where showers in Naples are heading.
What we carry
Four kinds of surface, one easy choice.
Slab, wood-look, handmade zellige, real stone — we stock the families a Naples home actually asks for, and we'll tell you which one belongs in which room.
Large-format porcelain slab
63 × 126 sheets that reduce grout lines to almost nothing on shower and feature walls — it reads as one continuous piece of stone, never needs sealing, and shrugs off wine and lemon.
Shower & feature wallsmarble-look slab
Wood-look porcelain
The warmth of a plank floor that takes a wet lanai, a pool deck, and a dog — without a board ever cupping. Matched, plank to plank, room to room.
Floors, lanais & pool decksplank porcelain
Zellige & decorative mosaic
Handmade glazed zellige and cut mosaic — the warm, slightly-imperfect surface that makes a backsplash or a niche feel collected, not catalogued.
Backsplashes & nichesglazed ceramic + mosaic
Natural stone & marble
Real Carrara and travertine mosaics for the one room you want to read as the genuine article — the hero bath, the fireplace surround.
The hero bathCarrara marble
Why your shower does not fail in year seven.
A Naples shower that was not waterproofed right will fail in seven to ten years — we rip out two a month. So we build a five-step system from the vapor barrier up, and we do not set a single tile until it passes a flood test. The five steps, in the order they actually go in:
- 01
Vapor barrier
The seal against the slabWe build from the vapor barrier up — the slab and wet walls get sealed against Naples humidity before a layer of mortar goes down. No tile lands on a slab we have not moisture-tested first.
- 02
Ditra / Kerdi membrane
The waterproof skinA Schluter Ditra uncoupling membrane on the floor, Kerdi on the wet walls. It is the waterproof skin the whole shower lives or dies by — bonded continuously, not patched.
- 03
Pre-formed corners
Where leaks startThe inside and outside corners — where a shower actually leaks — get pre-formed Kerdi pieces, not a folded-and-hoped membrane. Corners and curb get the same continuous waterproofing as the flats.
- 04
Sealed seams + drain
Continuous, no gapsEvery membrane seam is overlapped and sealed with Kerdi band; the linear drain is bonded into the membrane and pitched correctly to the weep — pitched to the water, not just to code.
We plug the drain, fill the pan, and leave it full of water for 24 hours — before a single tile goes on.
If the level drops, something is not sealed, and we find it now — while it is a membrane fix and not a demolition. The shower gets a written pass on the scope before any tile is set. This is the step most installers skip and the reason the showers we rip out leaked.
Porcelain or real marble — which belongs where.
We sell both, so we will tell you the truth: porcelain gives you the marble look with zero upkeep; real marble gives you the real thing, with a little care. The choice is not about which is better — it is about which room you are standing in.
PorcelainReal marbleFloors · kitchens · rentals · resale
Where the surface has to live — take spills, traffic, and a wine glass — without being babied. For resale-focused homes and rentals, large-format porcelain has won the calculation outright.
The hero bath · a fireplace surround
The one room you want to read as the genuine article. Real marble still looks different in person — and in a low-traffic primary bath, the little care it asks for is worth it.
White grout in a Naples kitchen becomes grey-brown grout in five years.
Grout color is a decade-long commitment, and near the Gulf cementitious grout chalks and discolors faster. So we steer you toward a warm-taupe or concrete grout that ages gracefully instead of a bright white that will not — and for high-traffic kitchens we recommend epoxy grout up front: it costs more to install and holds its color for a decade.
- What we steer you toward
- Warm-taupe or concrete grout that ages gracefully
- For high-traffic kitchens
- Epoxy grout — holds color for a decade
- Sealed
- At install, then refreshed on a schedule
Bigger tile, fewer joints.
The same stone reads completely differently depending on the format. Smaller field tile means more grout lines — more grip in a wet room, but more grout to keep clean. Large format means fewer joints and a calmer, more continuous floor. We'll help you pick by the room.
12″ × 24″48″ × 48″Selected work · Naples tile
Naples tile, room by room.
Not catalog renders — real porcelain, slab and stone we supplied and set in Naples baths, kitchens and lanais, in the light they actually live in.
Primary bath
Carrara marble
Real marble surround, the one room you want to read as genuine.
Master bath
Marble-look porcelain
A freestanding tub on bright marble-look porcelain.
Double vanity
Large-format porcelain
Twin vanities over seamless large-format floor and walls.
Walk-in shower
Large-format porcelain
A glass-walled shower, waterproofed and flood-tested before tile.
Pool bath
Glass + porcelain
Glass-walled shower off the pool, bright and built to stay dry.
Gallery hall
Large-format slab
Wide slab porcelain running the length of the hall.
Dining room
Concrete-look porcelain
Matte concrete-look porcelain underfoot, warm and quiet.
Bay Colony lanai
Earth-tone porcelain
An earth-tone lanai tile that takes the Gulf weather.
Lanai
Wood-look porcelain
Plank porcelain with the warmth of wood, none of the worry.
Spa bath
Marble-look slab
Book-matched slab walls, no joints to read across the room.
Bring us the bath, and we'll take it from there.
Walk our Naples showroom on Trade Center Way, or have us come to you. We'll measure, talk waterproofing, and hand you three tile directions. No deposit, no pressure.
2033 Trade Center Way · (239) 597-0077 · Collier License #26259
The details, for when you want them.
How we waterproof, what large-format slab actually changes, and what twenty-eight years in Naples taught us about a tile-set that lasts. Skim what's useful — the showroom is the easy way to get the rest.
- Schluter Kerdi membrane on every shower wall + floor seam.
- 24-hour flood test before tile — written pass/fail on the scope.
- Linear drains pitched correctly, not just to code.
- Backer-board or Schluter Ditra on floors; sealer refresh on request.
A Naples shower that wasn't waterproofed right fails in 7–10 years. Ours are tested before a single tile goes on.
Slab porcelain (63×126) eliminates the visual noise of tile joints on shower walls and feature kitchen walls. We cut it on a diamond bridge saw in our shop, book-match adjacent slabs, and install with a four-person lift crew.
Available in marble, travertine, and concrete looks. A measured step up from standard tile in cost — and it removes the joints entirely.
60×120cm slab looks effortless and weighs a lot. On condo decks above grade we pre-check subfloor load before we spec it.
Which one belongs in which room.
We install roughly 60% porcelain, 40% natural stone in Naples kitchens. For resale-focused properties and rentals, large-format porcelain has won the calculation. For the hero bathroom, real marble still reads differently in person.
Grout aging in salt-air.
Cementitious grout chalks and discolors faster near the Gulf. We seal at install; for high-traffic kitchens we recommend epoxy grout up front — costs more, holds color for a decade.
Slab moisture on wet-room installs.
Showers and laundry rooms on slab get a Schluter Ditra or Kerdi membrane after a 72-hour calcium-chloride test. No tile lands on a slab we haven't measured.
Condo acoustic underlayment.
Tile-over-concrete in multi-level buildings needs a 72 IIC-compliant system to satisfy most Naples HOA specs. We pull your building's sheet before we order.
Every tile-set we install is engineered for Naples humidity — not a showroom in the Pacific Northwest.
Salt air, slab moisture, condo acoustic specs. CTEF-certified installers, and a flood test on every shower before a single tile goes on.
- 28
- Years in Naples
- A+
- BBB since 2004
- #26259
- Collier license
Common questions · Tile
Honest answers.
Do you do the substrate work?
Always. Backer board or Schluter Ditra, waterproofing on wet walls and floors, flood-test on showers before we set a single tile. Tile is only as good as what's under it.
How long does a shower take?
Demo → rebuild → tile → grout → seal: typically 10–14 working days for a standard walk-in. Large custom showers with niches, benches, and linear drains run 3 weeks. We stage neighboring baths so you're never without.
Can we mix tile and hardwood in the same room?
Yes — common in kitchens with dining areas. We use a metal or wood threshold transition; we don't force a patterned break. Planning both in the same review lets us pick tones that read as one palette.
What about grout color — is white worth it?
White grout in a Naples kitchen becomes grey-brown grout inside five years. We steer clients toward warm-taupe or 'concrete' grout that ages gracefully. Epoxy grout is an option for kitchens — less maintenance, more expensive to install.
Is porcelain slab worth the upcharge?
For the right room, absolutely. Slab porcelain eliminates grout lines in shower walls — it reads almost like real stone. Adds $6–$10/sq ft over standard tile but removes the visual noise of 12×24 joints.
Can you match the tile to our existing wood floor?
Tone-match yes, exact match no. We do this all the time — warm-oak floor paired with bone-porcelain backsplash, or cooler oak with a grey-taupe grout. The trick is reviewing the sample under your kitchen's actual light.