Tilers in Horley, Surrey

Tiling, set out properly.

A family-run business with over 30 years’ experience in porcelain, ceramic, marble, mosaic and Victorian tiling, for homes and commercial spaces. Every layout is planned before the first tile goes down, and the site is cleared up at the end of each day.

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10/10 on Checkatrade81 reviewsmember since 2015

Pink herringbone bathroom with a freestanding bath, an oak vanity and white basin beneath a mirror with a wall light either side, and a pink and white triangle-pattern floor
Centre line. Pink herringbone, triangle-pattern floor.
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Recent work

Straight lines, true patterns.

Bathroom with a freestanding bath, pink herringbone tiles up to a dado and a pink and white triangle-pattern floor
Pink herringbone and a triangle-pattern floor.

Bathrooms and shower rooms

Wall and floor tiles laid as one design: herringbone, stripes, metro and pattern, with the lines kept true into every corner and around every fitting.

Bathroom with vertical green and white striped tiles on the walls and the bath panel, a brass shower and a wall-hung vanity
Green and white stripes, walls to bath panel.
Shower over a bath with vertical green and white striped wall tiles and brass-finish fittings
Striped shower, brass fittings.
Bath with a marble top and a ribbed cream tile panel beneath plantation shutters
Ribbed tile bath panel, marble top.

Dealt with our wonky tiles and walls beautifully. Very clean and tidy worker. Great mitre joints!!

CR7 · Jan 2022 · Checkatrade

Classic bathrooms

Navy metros, patterned floors, hexagons and ribbed tile, with neat cuts around baths, shower trays and fittings.

Bathroom with a cast-iron bath, a curved glass shower with navy metro tiles, a grey metro dado and a patterned grey floor
Navy metros and a patterned floor around a cast-iron bath.
Curved shower enclosure with navy metro tiles beside a navy vanity unit and a roll-top bath
The shower end.
Bathroom floor in grey hexagon tiles beside a glass shower screen and an oak vanity, with plantation shutters at the window
Grey hexagon floor beside a glass shower screen.

Very little mess with all the right tools and toys, lovely guy, always polite and on-time. Could not find fault and I’m one of those that look!

DA15 · Jan 2024 · Checkatrade

Hallways, floors and paths

Victorian borders, geometric patterns and traditional paths. The layout is planned before any tile is fixed, then sealed and grouted to finish.

Victorian hallway floor in green, cream and black with a Stevenson-style border, running past a staircase
Hallway, custom Stevenson design. 10 mm thermal board, then Ditra matting.

Sam did an excellent job tiling our hall and front step in a complex Victorian pattern. Sam had real professional pride in the job and a great attention to detail!

Emma C, BR3 · May 2021 · Checkatrade
Victorian hallway floor in tan, cream, blue and red geometric tiles beside a white radiator
Hallway and porch, geometric Victorian pattern.
Victorian garden path laid in red herringbone tiles with a patterned border in cream, red and black
Front path, red herringbone with a patterned border.

Before and after

A tiled room is only as good as the floor beneath it. Two jobs, from bare floor to finished.

Hallway

Before Hallway with a smooth poured levelling compound across the floor, a staircase beyond and a dark door frame on the right
Floor levelled.
During Tiler kneeling on a hallway floor by the front door, with a bucket beside him
On site by the front door.
After Hallway with a black and white chequer tile floor beneath grey-green panelling and a wooden floor beyond
Black and white chequer, finished.

Lower ground floor

Before Long empty room with exposed ceiling joists and a bare screed floor edged with green membrane
Bare screed.
After Bright utility corridor with large grey floor tiles, a washing machine and a boot bench
Large grey floor tiles, finished.
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Services

What we tile.

  • Victorian and encaustic floors

    Hallways, porches, steps and garden paths. Traditional borders and geometric patterns, planned to fit the space.

  • Bathrooms, shower rooms and wet rooms

    Walls and floors, niches and shelves, with wet room systems. Metro, herringbone, hexagon and mosaic.

  • Large-format porcelain

    Big tiles on walls and floors, including bookmatched slabs, with tight joints and neat trims.

  • Kitchens

    Floors, splashbacks and extensions, in herringbone, plank and large-format layouts.

  • Marble, limestone and natural stone

    Marble, limestone, slate and mosaic, on floors and walls.

  • Underfloor heating, repairs and re-grouting

    All aspects of underfloor heating, replacing broken tiles and refreshing tired grout.

Domestic and commercial work. Free quotations.

Method

The part you don’t see.

  1. Quote and measure

    Free quotations. We visit, measure up and advise on materials before you commit to anything.

  2. Prepare the surface

    Boarding, levelling and matting where the floor needs it: 10 mm Wedi board and Ardex levelling, or thermal board with Ditra matting.

  3. Set out the layout

    We talk you through the setting out before starting, so the pattern, borders and cuts land where they should.

  4. Tile and trim

    Fixing, mitred edges and metal trims, such as solid brass Schluter profiles.

  5. Grout, seal, clear away

    Grouted and sealed, with the work area cleaned at the end of every day.

Narrow hallway towards a dark front door, with boards and tools against the wall and a dark patterned floor tile laid by the door
A hallway mid-job.
Plastered room with a bare floor and a bucket of adhesive against the wall, ready for tiling
Walls plastered, floor ready.

Named on recent jobs

Boarding
Wedi board, Warmup thermal board
Levelling
Ardex
Matting
Schlüter Ditra
Adhesive
BAL
Grout
Mapei, BAL
Trims
Solid brass Schlüter profiles

From the job notes on Instagram. Products vary job to job.

Reviews

What customers write.

He answered all our questions and kept us informed at all times, he talked us through the setting out before starting and gave advice when needed.

Bathroom wall & floor tilingSE22 · Feb 2025 · 10/10 · Verified reviewer

Our walls were not straight and Sam would not envisage having non-aligned tiles so he did everything in his power to rectify the alignment so that the tiles would be perfect.

Bathroom tiling from floor to wallsKT17 · Feb 2020 · 10/10

Sam has left us with a showroom looking kitchen. I’m quite particular when it comes to how things look and it is all spot on!

Kitchen floor and tiled splashbackCR5 · Jul 2020 · 10/10 · Verified reviewer

After a previous tiler failing to complete the job due to the inability to complete a herringbone pattern, Sam kindly managed to fit us in between his current jobs.

Bathroom tiling herringboneTN13 · May 2023 · 10/10

I am delighted with the Victorian path outside the front of my terraced house. This proved to be a very good selling feature and I have just received an offer on my property.

Victorian pathwayFeb 2017 · 10/10 · Verified reviewer

…always on time and cleaned up afterwards every single day. Thank you best tiling we have ever had done at our home.

Felt so comfortable leaving Sam to crack onCR2 · Feb 2026 · 10/10 · Verified reviewer

Sam did a superb job tiling our toilet and shower room. The final job is absolutely perfect.

A perfect jobRH2 · Mar 2026 · 10/10 · Verified reviewer

Reviews quoted word for word from Checkatrade. Some are shortened; the full text is on the profile.

Contact

Tell us what needs tiling.

Free quotations. Send a few details, or just ring.

07446 989046

“We pride ourselves on good workmanship, reliability and the cleanliness of your property.”S J Tiling, Checkatrade profile

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