How to Choose a Tile Setter in Metro Detroit

Ask how they waterproof a shower (you want to hear about membranes and sloped pans, not just “backer board”), how they handle layout to balance cuts, and how they prevent lippage with large-format tile. Ask to see photos of finished showers and big-tile floors. A real setter talks fluently about prep, not just the pretty part.

Be wary of anyone who downplays waterproofing, plans to tile over questionable substrate, cannot show shower work, or quotes a suspiciously low number with no mention of membrane and prep. The cost of a failed shower — tear-out, water damage, redo — dwarfs any upfront savings.

Tile failures are wet, hidden, and expensive, so who sets it matters enormously. The setters in our network are screened for licensing, insurance, and proof of quality waterproofing work — so you start from pros who have shown they do the invisible part right.