Bathroom Tiling. In Brisbane.
Innovatile specialises in bathroom tiling, delivering expert wall and floor tile installation with moisture-resistant materials and long-lasting results.
Bathroom tiling is the largest part of the work at Innovatile Tiling Experts. Most jobs we see in Brisbane fall into one of two categories: a full renovation where a bathroom is being stripped back to studs, and a like-for-like replacement where the existing room is reaching the end of its tile and waterproofing life. The approach is the same on both — substrate first, membrane second, screed third, tile fourth, with each layer signed off before the next starts.
The non-negotiables on every bathroom: AS 3740-compliant waterproofing membrane, falls that actually drain to the floor-waste, the right adhesive system for the tile (large-format porcelain doesn't get the same adhesive as small ceramic mosaic), and clean silicone bead on every angle change. The trades that do this well save their clients thousands in remediation later; the trades that don't are the reason that the average bathroom tile job has a shorter life than the building it's in.
Most residential bathroom installs take 5–10 working days on tile alone once the room is stripped — the written quote includes a working timeline so the rest of the renovation can sequence around it.
- Service area
- Brisbane, residential & commercial
- Pricing
- Per project, fixed-price written quote
- Call-out fee
- None on residential
- Warranty
- Written workmanship guarantee
Questions on bathroom tiling, answered.
The things prospective clients ask before they book.
Do you cover Bardon, Bardon-adjacent suburbs and the rest of Brisbane for bathroom tiling?
Yes. Innovatile Tiling Experts is based in Bardon and works across Brisbane on bathroom tiling projects — inner-north, inner-west and inner-east are the typical service radius, with bigger renovations and full builds taken further afield by arrangement. Newport, Brighton and Southside have been recent project locations, so the team is set up to travel for the right job. The easiest way to confirm coverage for your address is a quick call or a short message on the contact form.
How does pricing work for a bathroom tile job?
Pricing is quoted per project rather than per square metre alone, because bathroom tiling depends on what's behind the tile as much as the tile itself — waterproofing, screed levels, substrate prep, tile size and pattern, and how the joinery meets the wall. Omar or one of the team will come to site, measure up, look at the substrate, and write a fixed quote covering labour, materials (if requested), waterproofing and rubbish removal. There is no call-out fee for residential quotes inside the standard service radius.
How long does a bathroom tile job take?
Most residential bathroom tile installs take 5–10 working days once the room is stripped and ready for tile, depending on size, format and waterproofing complexity. Large-format porcelain, book-matched marble or pattern-cut mosaics add time because the layout planning and cuts are slower; standard ceramic with a simple grid runs faster. The written quote includes a working timeline so you know which trades are blocked and when the bathroom is back in use.
Do you do the waterproofing too, or is that someone else?
Waterproofing is included in-house. Bathrooms are one of the highest-risk waterproofing zones in a home and getting it wrong is what wrecks tile jobs years later, so we do the membrane work ourselves to AS 3740 standards before any tile goes down. That keeps the warranty and the responsibility under one roof and means the prep and the finish are co-ordinated by the same crew.
What tile substrate do you prefer to work on?
Sheet substrates (fibre-cement, tile underlay, compressed sheet) and properly screeded concrete are the easiest to deliver a long-lasting finish on. We're equally happy starting from a bare bathroom strip-out or coming in after another trade has finished the substrate — in either case the floor and walls get checked for level, deflection and waterproof readiness before anything else happens. Plasterboard walls in wet zones get sheeted over before tiling.
Can you supply the tiles, or do I bring my own?
Either works. Many clients come with tiles already chosen from a Brisbane showroom, in which case we coordinate delivery, check the count is right for layout and order any trims that were missed. If you'd rather we source the tile, we'll send you sample boards from local suppliers and stick with what we know runs straight, cuts cleanly and lasts. Either way the quote line-items the tile, so you can see exactly what's labour and what's material.
What goes wrong with bathroom tile jobs and how do you stop it?
Almost every bathroom tile failure traces back to one of three things: waterproofing detailing at upstands and floor-wastes, screed falls that don't actually drain, and the wrong adhesive system for the tile type. Big-format porcelain on plasterboard with the wrong adhesive will let go, every time. We work to a fixed pre-tile checklist on every bathroom — substrate, falls, membrane, primer, adhesive system — and the team won't lay tile until each line is signed off.
What happens if something goes wrong after the job is finished?
Workmanship is backed by a written guarantee on every installed bathroom — covering the tile lay, grout, silicone and waterproofing detailing. If something cracks, sounds hollow, or shows movement at a junction, call or message and we come back to make it right. The intent is simple: the finish that gets handed over on the last day is the finish in 12 months, and if it isn't, that's our problem to fix.