
Tear-out, leveling and prep
Floor, bathroom and wall tile
From large-format porcelain hallways to patterned bathroom floors and herringbone brick-look tile, we set tile flat, aligned and on a base that will not crack it.

Scope of work
Your estimate lists exactly what is included. These are the items that usually make up tile installation in Everett-area homes.
Cracked tile and loose grout almost always come from the layer underneath: a bouncy subfloor, the wrong backer or thin-set that did not fully cover the tile. We stiffen and flatten the floor, use cement board or an uncoupling membrane where it is needed, and back-butter large tiles so they bond across their whole surface. Old tile on a mortar bed comes out as part of our floor removal service.
Before we mix any thin-set we dry-lay the pattern so cuts land at walls and cabinets instead of doorways, and so patterned tile lines up from room to room. Large-format tile gets a leveling system to prevent lippage at the edges.
Not sure about the color? Preview Tile Installation looks in a photo of your own room with our free floor visualizer.
There is no one-size price for tile installation. After a free measure you get a written, itemized number based on:
Where we work
Based in Everett, we provide tile installation across Snohomish County and in Bothell and Bellevue.
Everett & North County
South Snohomish County
Snohomish Valley & Eastside
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Local housing facts
48% of Everett homes were built before 1980. Old tile in those homes often sits on thick mortar beds or flexing subfloors, which is why we stiffen and flatten the floor before new tile goes down.
Completed projects

Tile Installation · Everett
Marble-look walk-in shower with hexagon floor
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Gray tile tub surround and accent wall
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5-star Google reviewTile Installation · Everett
Teal tile bathroom and walk-in shower
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Reviewed by Lily Zhukova
Customer reviews
★★★★★
“I hired these guys to install tile in Everett, they had done great job and were attentive, the blue tile looks great. Everything looked clean and they know what they were doing. I recommend them to everyone!”
Prime Step Floors is rated 5.0 on Google. Read all 8 reviews.
FAQ
Still wondering about tile installation? Call or text (425) 370-7624, or send a few photos through the form and we will reply.
Ask us a questionMore flooring answersYes. We check that you have enough for cuts and waste (usually 10–15% extra, more for patterns) and whether the tile needs a specific thin-set.
Usually the subfloor flexes or the tile was set without full thin-set coverage. We fix the cause during prep so the new tile does not crack the same way.
Most floors can take light foot traffic the day after grouting. Heavy furniture and appliances should wait until the grout has cured, which we will confirm for your materials.
Call, text or send the form. We measure, check what is under the old floor and send a written tile installation estimate.