Floor Replacement, Start to Finish
Old floor out at the wall line. New floor sloped to drain.
The cut line is everything: we remove the failed floor while preserving sound wall tile above it, then rebuild the base properly — sloped bed, bonded waterproofing lapped up the walls, new tile with full coverage, epoxy grout, sealed transitions. Bristol's small shower floors make this a one-to-two-day job, and the wall-to-floor joint — where every old floor failed — gets rebuilt as a movement joint, not a grout prayer.
Bristol notes
Bristol tub walls are the textbook case: 50-year-old 4x4 tile, missing grout at the tub line, a cracked corner tile letting water behind. Shower floors in the capes are small enough to re-tile in a day. Most Bristol replacements run day-one rebuild, day-two tile and grout: 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 — timed to the hour at walkthrough.
- Surgical removal. Floor out to a clean wall line; sound walls and glass preserved.
- Substrate rebuilt. Sloped bed verified or re-poured — ponding is never 'normal.'
- Waterproofed assembly. Membrane lapped up walls and clamped at the drain.
- Full-coverage setting. No spot-bonding, no hollow tiles — ever.
- Epoxy grout standard. Stain-proof joints that stay clean under daily use.
- Tested handoff. Flow test to drain + walkthrough before final payment.
The Bristol floor rebuild
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.