Tile Floors & Bathrooms in East Chattanooga
Tile floors, walk-in showers and bathroom updates for older East Chattanooga homes, with the subfloor prepped right. Tile floors from $8.50/sq ft.
Tile & Bathroom Work in East Chattanooga
Many East Chattanooga houses around Glass Street, Dodds Avenue and the rest of the 37406 ZIP were built before 1960, and their floors and bathrooms often show their age. Palacios Installation replaces worn floors with new tile, rebuilds tired bathrooms and adds walk-in tile showers for homeowners on this side of town.
We are a family-led crew from Chatsworth, Georgia, about 45 miles south and roughly an hour's drive, with more than 15 years of experience and over 600 completed projects. We have already finished several walk-in showers, a master bath and kitchen backsplashes in Chattanooga, and East Chattanooga homes get the same prep-first approach: the floor and walls are made right before a single tile goes down.
What Older East Chattanooga Homes Need From a Tile Job
East Chattanooga has deep roots. The 1989 National Register nomination for the Glenwood neighborhood records that East Chattanooga voted on December 31, 1924 to be annexed into the city, adding about 10,000 residents, and that an electric streetcar once ran along Dodds Avenue. Census figures for the 37406 ZIP put the median home's build year at 1970, with roughly a third of homes built before 1960.
That age shows up underfoot. Older wood subfloors can flex or sag between joists, and many have been covered with layers of vinyl over the years. Tile laid over a floor that moves will crack, so we take up the old layers, check the framing and add a cement board or similar underlayment before setting tile. Older bathrooms often have walls that are out of plumb and original tubs that are hard to step into, which is where a walk-in shower or a new tile tub surround makes the room easier to live with.
The area is also changing. Glass House Collective has worked since 2012 to bring life back to the Glass Street corridor, and new homes are going up on infill lots. Whether you own an older house near Glenwood or newer construction near Avondale, we size the job to the house rather than pushing a one-size package.
Areas We Work In Around East Chattanooga
ZIP codes: 37406, 37404
About 45 miles, roughly an hour by car (approximate, OSRM routing).
Services in East Chattanooga
Real starting prices from Palacios Installation. Every project gets a free in-home estimate and an itemized quote.
Recent Projects Near East Chattanooga
Real photos from our jobs in Chattanooga, close to East Chattanooga. Each photo is labeled with where the job was.
East Chattanooga Questions
Tile floor installation starts at $8.50 per square foot. The total depends on the room size, the tile you choose and how much prep the subfloor needs, which matters in older East Chattanooga houses. We inspect and measure the floor during a free in-home estimate, so the price reflects your actual floor. If you are doing more than one room, walk-in tile showers start at $3,600 and backsplashes at $550.
Usually we take it up. Many older floors here have more than one layer of sheet vinyl or linoleum, and tile set over soft layers is more likely to crack or come loose. In homes built before about 1980, old flooring and its adhesive can contain asbestos, so it should be tested before anyone disturbs it. Once it is out, we check the subfloor for soft spots and add proper underlayment.
There are three common paths. We can tile a new surround around the existing tub, which starts at $1,800. We can remove the tub and build a walk-in tile shower in its place. Or we can do a full bathroom renovation with a new floor, shower and finishes. We look at the plumbing, the floor framing and how you use the room, then explain which option makes sense for your house.
Yes. Along with East Chattanooga itself, we work in Glenwood, Avondale, Glass Farms, Boyce Station, Churchville and along Missionary Ridge, and anywhere else in Chattanooga. We are based in Chatsworth, Georgia, about an hour away, and the estimate visit is free. Call or use the quote form, tell us which room you want to redo, and we will set a time to come measure.
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