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Tile Installation
in McHenry, IL
Tile Installation
in McHenry
Tile is one of those things you notice even when you think you don’t. You walk into the bathroom and your eye goes straight to that cracked corner. The kitchen floor always feels a little uneven under your feet. The grout by the back door never really looks clean, no matter how much you scrub it. After a while, it’s not “just tile” anymore—it’s the thing that bugs you every single day.
That’s the kind of stuff we get called for. We’re Smart Building Solutions, LLC, and most of our tile work is in regular McHenry homes where the floor, shower, or backsplash is just… tired. Sometimes it was never installed right in the first place. Sometimes the house has settled. Sometimes it’s just old and done. Our job is to pull it up, fix what’s underneath, and put in tile that looks straight, feels solid, and doesn’t make you sigh every time you walk over it.
We’ve worked in a lot of different places around McHenry and the nearby towns—older houses closer to the Fox River where the floors have a little wave to them, 70s and 80s homes with tiny tiles and cracking grout, and newer builds where the tile looked fine at first but started popping a couple winters in. We look at the room, check the subfloor or slab, talk about how you actually use the space, and build a plan that makes sense for real life, not just a photo.
Some homeowners show us pictures and say, “I want this.” Big-format tile in the shower, a herringbone splash behind the stove, warm tile in the entry instead of beat-up vinyl. Others just know they’re sick of what’s there and want it straight, clean, and easier to live with. Either way is fine. We’re there to sort through the options and then do the messy part the right way.
Why People Call Us for Tile Installation in McHenry
We’ve Seen It All
We’ve pulled up tile that was laid right over plywood, tile on top of old linoleum, grout joints that wandered all over the room, shower walls with no waterproofing at all. So when we look at your floor or shower, we’re not just admiring the pattern—we’re already thinking about what needs to happen underneath so you don’t end up back at square one.
It’s Done to Last
Tile looks tough, but if the prep is lazy, it’ll crack, shift, or stain sooner than it should. We care a lot about the boring parts: level where it matters, the right underlayment, waterproofing in showers, and grout joints that actually fit the tile. The idea is that you can walk on it, mop it, and use it without babying it.
Made Just for You
Mudroom tile doesn’t need to be the same slick stuff you’d put in a shower. Kitchen floors need to clean up fast. Bathroom tile sees steam and bare feet. We talk through all of that—texture, color, grout, pattern—so you don’t end up with something you hate living with, even if it looked great on a display board.
We Keep It Simple
There are a lot of products and terms in the tile world. You don’t need a crash course in all of them. We tell you what we’re using, why it matters, and what order things happen in. If we pull up the old floor and find something weird, we talk about it. No disappearing, no “just trust us” while you wonder what’s going on.
Our Tile Installation Process
We keep it simple:
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Consultation & Measurements
We come out to your McHenry home, look at the room with you, and you show us what’s wrong now. We measure, check the subfloor and transitions, and talk honestly about what needs fixing before new tile goes in.
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Pick the Tile and Layout
Once we know what the room can handle, we go over tile size, style, and pattern so it fits the space and doesn’t drive you crazy to look at or clean.
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Prep Work
We firm up the floor, add the right underlayment, and waterproof wet areas. It’s not glamorous, but it’s what keeps tile from cracking or coming loose later.
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Tile & Grout
We set the tile, keep lines straight, make clean cuts, then grout and clean everything up so it looks sharp and feels solid underfoot.
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Walkthrough & Care Tips
When we’re done, we walk the space with you, fix anything that feels off, and give you a few simple cleaning and sealing tips so it stays looking good.
Why McHenry Homeowners Work with
Smart Building Solutions, LLC
We don’t pack up until you can walk across it and think, “Yeah, that feels right.”
We’re local, we pick up the phone, and we show up when we say we will.
We choose tile and grout that can handle snow, mud, kids, pets, and busy mornings.
We cut to fit your actual room—no weird slivers along the wall just to make it easier on us.
We know McHenry houses and the “interesting” things hiding under old floors.
McHenry Homes, Midwest Weather
Tile here sees a lot—snow and salt off boots, muddy spring days, humid summers, long hot showers in winter. Entryways get beat up. Bathroom floors stay damp if they’re not built right. Kitchen tile catches every spill. If you ignore that, you end up with chipped edges, loose grout, and cold, slippery spots.
When we plan tile work in McHenry, we think about that from the start—how slippery it will be when it’s wet, how easy it is to mop, how winter grit is going to treat it, and what happens when the house moves a little with the seasons. It’s not about making it perfect forever, but it is about giving it a fighting chance.