Floor jobs are compact but unforgiving — slope errors and membrane shortcuts show up as leaks, not looks. Every Bristol floor follows six steps with hold-points you can inspect: after removal (see the substrate), after waterproofing (see the membrane + flood test), and at handoff (flow test + walkthrough). No step gets buried before you can check it.
Bristol notes
In Bristol most floors run a day and a half door-to-door: Bristol's capes have the smallest shower floors in the footprint — a one-day re-tile that transforms the whole bath. Shower again 24 hours after grout — we'll time it to the hour, not the day.
- Diagnose. Moisture map, pan assessment, fixed written quote — free.
- Remove. Floor out to a clean wall line; walls, glass protected.
- Rebuild base. Slope verified or re-poured; membrane + clamped drain.
- Flood test. Pan proven watertight before a single tile is set.
- Tile & grout. Full-coverage set, epoxy grout, sealed transitions.
- Flow test & walkthrough. Drain proven, punch-listed, care guide in hand.
The Bristol floor sequence
What goes under Bristol feet: the shortlist we install and warranty.
2x2 porcelain mosaic
The workhorse — grippy, cheap, perfect.
Penny rounds
Vintage grip, endless joints.
Pebble sheets
Spa texture, expert grout.
Small-format rects
Modern lines that turn slope.