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A stone slab hovering over a laser line on a dark marked-out floor bed.

Tiling and stone, Claremont WA

Laidtotheline

Stone floors, walls and outdoor work across the western suburbs, set out and laid by one pair of hands.

Start with a measureThe work

Set-out

Thedatum.

A laser strikes the line before anything touches the floor. Every slab after it is laid to that mark.

Laying

Thebed.

Each slab lands on a full bed, is tapped home, and is checked for lippage before the next one moves.

Jointing

Thejoint.

Two millimetres, dead straight, course after course. The grout line is where the eye goes first.

Finished

Theroom.

Honed, sealed and lit. The floor the line was for.

One tiler, the whole job

Kiln and Line is one tiler working one job at a time. The floor is set out on a laser before the first slab is cut, and nothing is grouted until the joints run true.

The services
A curved facade clad in grey rectangular stone tile.
A monolithic facade wrapped in small grey mosaic tile.

Where the work lands

The jobs

05 jobs

A modern home clad in large-format stone-look panels with a patterned paved driveway.

Cottesloe

The stone-clad front

Face and driveway carried in one large-format panel.

A curved facade clad in grey rectangular stone tile.

Peppermint Grove

The curved wall

Grey stone tile hand-set on a radius, joints kept to one line.

A travertine French-pattern floor under brick arches on a verandah.

Mount Claremont

The alfresco

Travertine French pattern under the old brick arches.

A monolithic facade wrapped in small grey mosaic tile.

Nedlands

The mosaic facade

Sheet mosaic taken over the whole volume, edges to the glass.

Large-format stone panels on a rooftop terrace.

Swanbourne

The rooftop terrace

Large-format stone panels on a roof deck facing the sea.

  1. DATUM
  2. BED
  3. JOINT
  4. HONE
  5. SEAL

Services

What gets laid

  1. 01Stone floorsLarge-format marble, travertine and limestone floors, set out on a laser datum and laid on a full bed.
    A polished marble floor running through a high-end interior.
  2. 02Walls and claddingFeature walls, facades and wet-area walls in stone, porcelain and sheet mosaic.
    A monolithic facade wrapped in small grey mosaic tile.
  3. 03Kitchens and splashbacksSplashbacks taken to the ceiling, island fronts, and one floor run through the kitchen.
    A white modern house with a timber pergola, the kind of open kitchen the work is for.
  4. 04Outdoors and poolsTravertine and stone paving for verandahs, alfresco areas and pool edges, laid to fall.
    A travertine French-pattern floor under brick arches on a covered verandah.

The finished room: polished marble underfoot, the same stone on the walls.

The set-out decides everything.

One room, finished

The floor the line was for

A single open-plan room floored in polished marble, set out from one datum so the veins carry through the doorway and the windows read in the finish.

  1. 01

    Vein-matched courses

    The slabs were dry-laid first so the veining runs across the joints instead of dying at them.

  2. 02

    Stone up the walls

    The same stone runs up the walls of the stair, so the room reads as one material.

  3. 03

    Polished to a mirror

    Honed flat, then brought up until the windows and the sky sit in the floor.

A polished marble floor at the foot of a floating staircase.
01Vein-matched courses
Veined marble slabs running under a stone-clad wall.
02Stone up the walls
A polished marble floor reflecting tall windows.
03Polished to a mirror

How a job runs

Measure to seal

A travertine verandah, French pattern, after the seal went on.

  1. Measure and datum

    The room is measured and a laser datum is struck. The first line decides where every cut lands.

  2. Dry lay

    Slabs are dry-laid from the datum so the pattern, the veins and the cuts at the edges are agreed before adhesive.

  3. Lay

    Each slab goes down on a full bed, is tapped home to the line and checked for lippage as it goes.

  4. Joint

    Joints are grouted the full depth, then washed back so the lines stay crisp.

  5. Seal and hand over

    Stone is sealed, edges are checked, and the floor is walked once more before the room is yours.

Where the work is

Claremont and the western suburbs

Based in Claremont, working the suburbs between the river and the coast. One job at a time.

  1. 01Claremont
  2. 02Swanbourne
  3. 03Cottesloe
  4. 04Peppermint Grove
  5. 05Mosman Park
  6. 06Nedlands
  7. 07Dalkeith
  8. 08Mount Claremont
  9. 09Floreat

Before you call

Asked and answered

Do I buy the tiles, or do you?

Either works. If you have already chosen the stone or tile, it is checked for size tolerance and shade before the order is placed. If you have not, you will be pointed at the suppliers’ yards and a shortlist is agreed before the quote.

How long does a floor take?

A floor is usually two visits: a day or two to lay, a day to grout, then sealing where the stone needs it. Floors take normal foot traffic once the grout has cured.

Do you work with natural stone?

Yes. Marble, travertine and limestone are the main work. Stone is heavier and slower than porcelain, so it is set out, dry-laid and sealed rather than rushed down.

Do you take out the old tiles first?

Yes. Strip-out and disposal are part of the quote where the job needs it. The substrate is then checked, ground back and levelled before anything is laid.

Which suburbs do you cover?

Claremont and the western suburbs: Cottesloe, Swanbourne, Peppermint Grove, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Dalkeith, Mount Claremont and Floreat. Work further out is possible if the job suits.

Get in touch

Start with the line.

Call, or send the room, the stone and the suburb. Every job starts with a measure and a datum.

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