Matt Cupan tiles NH

  Converting tub into tile shower Wanted removal of their plastic fiberglass tub and shower. And remodeled into a newly built subway tile shower. With built-in wall storage for soap and shampoo for his & her niche cubbies. And a corner foot rest shelf for leg shaving. Handy customer wants to save labor cost by doing some DIY Husband is handy, has tools, and wanted to save some money on the demolition part by removing the old tub and shower himself and disposing. Fine by me, it's your house! He was skilled enough as well to do the plumbing prep in installing an acrylic floor basin he ordered to size for the new shower. Right materials for proper prep Customer had done some research on different wallboard materials. And initially had some questions on what would be the most beneficial for building a waterproof shower.  They liked the newer technology and wanted something reasonably priced and built to last. GoBoard waterproof wall panels Schluter prefab wall niche  Bull...

  Pool tile installation in Londonderry, NH Repair of ledge inside pool circling hot tub. On a couple decade old build. Tiles were coming loose. Substrate was smoothed. Existing tiles salvaged, grinded clean. Re-installed tiles on top of ledge and pool liner. Restoring original design. Water level of pool was dropped few inches below line of tile. To do the repair. Skim and vacuum pool. And then return within a few days to working pool for customer to enjoy for summer.

  Herringbone marble tile backsplash installed in Manchester, New Hampshire. After new countertops put in kitchen remodel.

2 fixtures removed in shower then repaired with tile replacement Grab bar and soap dish removed from shower wall. Replacement tiles installed. Shower regrouted. And corner transitions caulked. Ceramic soap dish in shower removed then replaced with tile A soap dish above shower controls became a nuisance and customer wanted removed and replaced with tile. Like it never was there. Regrout shower with commercial grade urethane-based premix Avoid stubborn maintenance with a grout premix by Bostik that is urethane-based, rather than traditional cement and sand. A little easier to clean. And marketed as "NeverSeal" grout. Get your problem shower repaired Call Matt Cupan at: (603)785-0869

Rebuilding shower floor to have hex mosaic ceramic tile installation   Leaking shower pan. Replaced years ago with fiberglass stall. They wanted to ditch the plastic and have ceramic tile installed. Trip to Lowe's yielded some samples. To remodel master bathroom. Click here to see how the floor outside of the shower was constructed. Removed old fiberglass shower unit. Disposed. Screwed in curb with 2x4s purchased from local lumber yard. Floated a mud pan with 4:1 mortar and sand mix. Then covered with Schluter Kerdi membrane after mud wicked. Water-wocking fabric installed with Schluter AllSet mortar around perimeter of shower floor. To create a waterproof barrier for the floor to wall transition. Then after the weekend...  Leak check the shower drain system before tile install We installed a FloFx drain flange tied into existing p-trap waste line of old shower.

My favorite customers to work for are fellow tradesmen. They understand the work involved in a solid outcome. Patience in craftsmanship. Setbacks in material returns, trade. And yes, fault in the fathomable human beings we are. This project was a ginormous bathroom remodel with a custom tiled shower and farmhouse style faux-wood porcelain tile floor. Some great materials to work with. Picked out by homeowners, wife and Supervisor of plumber outfit, always "putting out fires" in Southern New Hampshire. Shower prep for linear drain A linear drain was desired. Using a Schluter pre-fabricated shower pan. Some custom mudwork was needed during prep phase to accommodate the larger floor layout of the enlarged newly framed shower stall. Liquid waterproofing membrane was applied in 2 coats over all the wall board inside the shower area. And then the floor to wall transition was reinforced with waterproofing fabric around perimeter for an added layer of water protection. The floor outs...

Might have been a control joint issue. Existing floor tiles in retail location cracking. But, set these here until an inspector sees an issue for replan. Commercial tile floor repair in New Hampshire Cracked floor tiles in Hooksett, New Hampshire Sephora retailer. Removed and replaced with new, matching tile. In the early AM, before customers pour in. Using a rapid-setting mortar allowing foot traffic within a 2-4 hour time frame. Business keeps moving. Does your place have a floor tile or grout issue? Take the first step to remedy. Schedule a cleaning or repair. Call Matt Cupan TileWorks at: (603)785-0869

Past customers are a contractor's friend  Homeowner reached back out to us about updating bathroom floor. And getting rid of a fiberglass shower. To install tile in master bath.  The homeowner removed the old linoleum and wanted larger format tile. They asked us to refer a plumber to help with removing old sink, and then installing new vanity after we set new floor tile. We referred them to Mitch with Coy Plumbing & Heating out of Manchester, NH. After bathroom demolition we started to prep for tile floor installation in Hudson, New Hampshire home. Prepping subfloor for tile with self leveling compound  The subfloor had a slight slope we needed to address prep prior to installing tile. Used a proprietary primer and then mixed a self leveling compound to pour and finish trowel over substrate. It was a small floor. And customer wanted large format tile. So anything other than flat would reveal it's deviation discrepancies. The removed toilet with leaky valve dripping w...

It starts with a want. Which transfers into a "need" to tile a floor. Sometimes it's a begin with an inspiring sample selection piece of stone tile material. In this case, white and blue marble. In an offset Chevron layout pattern. Dry-layed down at door threshold after coming home from Home Depot. Apartment renters ask landlord if they can tile floor Got the okay from Leaseholder to tile mud room floor at back door entry. After landlord approved tile installation in 1950s home on lower East side of Manchester, New Hampshire. After a Jan/Feb of record breaking cold and snowfall in 2025. Carpet near in ruins. Pulled up, dust and staples a flying. Old material rolled and set in basement under stairs. These tiles. They were going to be something. But first: The prep work before tiling Underneath that carpet the tongue-in-groove subfloor over Fir basement rafters. It was bouncy. Needed stability. Screws into framing. HydroBan primer over plank. Mortar combed with a 3/8" ...