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Welcome to Cleveland Ohio's Shower Tech, Ohio's largest, most complete ceramic tile & stone tile contractor website. Browse our photo galleries to see ceramic tile showers & stone tile showers galore. We also feature steam rooms, shower pan replacements, walls, floors, steps & intricate tile recesses in exquisite & often rare ceramic & stone tile including Listellos, Travertine, Rare Marble & more. As you browse, you will also see the latest in shower fixtures, solid copper & brass details, LCD TV placements, tiled ceiling work & much more - so please enjoy as your dreams are possible.

We're your premier bathroom remodeling contractor, withover 31years of experience serving Northeast Ohio communities with unparalleled professional bathroom, shower, tub, floor and wall ceramic and stone tile installations. From small tile replacement jobs to large tub, bath and shower conversions and replacements, we have the means to take on any sized challenge. We're experts in ceramic wall and ceramic flooring.

The Luxury Of Beautiful Ceramic Tile Floor and Wall Installations Is Affordable in Cleveland, OH and Akron, OH

Cleveland's ShowerTech is a full service contractor that will complete your conversions including

Our services over the last 31 years also include: shower pan & whole bath and shower remodeling, repair, replacement & restoration; shower stall, enclosure & surround installation & remodels; custom showers, ADA (Americans with Disabilities) compliant showers, enclosures & surrounds; tile showers & shower stalls; tile flooring; ceramic tile & marble settings; marble flooring & floors; floor coverings; granite & limestone contractor; leak detection, and much more. We also do tub renovations, steam rooms, steam showers, tub showers, tub to shower conversions, shower rehabs, shower restorations, handicapped showers, and walk-in shower construction. Whether you want to install a new shower or fix your leaky one, give us a call. We also specialize in commercial tile work and VCT floors (Vinyl Composition Tile) and Luxury Vinyl Tile.

We use many types of materials including quarry tile, mosaic tile, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, granite tile, marble tile, limestone tile, sandstone tile, medallion tile, vinyl tile, listellos tile, slate tile, travertine tile, onyx tile, custom glass tile, clay tile, stone tile and other types of tile or stone. We use these materials on floors, for flooring and walls in both wet and dry situations. We are expert setters, installers, dealers & contractors. Please browse through our extensive gallery of pictures or feel free to ask us any question you may have.

Crown molding in luxurious stone!

Check out the intricate details of our stone tile work! That's the winning shower right above! First Place North American Tile / Ontario Tile 2009 Tile Contest

This is one of our favorite showers of all time.

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Installation Tips ... Success with glass tile and stone tile involves practical as well as aesthetic matters. Whether your project is small or large, whether you design it or hire a professional, and whether you install it yourself or rely on a tile setter, you should be aware of certain facts before starting a project.

1) Making Selection .... Selecting the right glass mosaic tile or stone mosaic tile for your job requires asking yourself the following questions:

Once you have narrowed your choices, buy a few samples. When you are selecting tiles from a catalog (or a website) and cannot feel the texture or experience the color and quality of the glaze, ask for samples before committing yourself. Live with them for a few days. Look at them next to other surfaces and materials they will share the space with. Be sure to switch on the lights in the room the tile will inhabit because the tile color will look different in your home than it did under the showroom lights.

If you are working with an architect or interior designer, he or she will specify exactly which pieces are needed. For a complex job, the designer may even take elevation drawings to the tile retailer and have them reviewed by store personnel before the order is finalized.

If you are doing the installation yourself, bring exact measurements and a detailed drawing or a set of blueprints to the showroom, so that a salesperson can help you specify the order. If you are using a professional to install your design, let him or her handle the order to avoid any finger-pointing midjob should a shortage of glass tiles or missing trim pieces occur, resulting in a delay.

Most professionals advise that you buy 5-10% more tile than you actually need to cover breakage and cuts during installation, and to replace the occasional tile broken at a later date. If the design is complex, laid on the diagonal, or will involve an unusual amount of cutting, order even more.

If the mosaic tile is a common design, it is likely to be warehoused by us, and delivery should take approximately 7-15 days. Custom orders and imported tile may take up to 8-12 weeks or more, to arrive.

The field tile cost is the result of multiplying the cost per square foot by the number of square feet needed (including extra coverage). and by adding the cost of trim pieces. The cost of installation is additional. Get at least 3 estimates and be sure that prices are based on the same methods of installation and materials. Labor costs will vary depending upon the area in which you live, and the complexity of the project, which in turn affects the time required.

Typically, large flat area will cost less per square foot than smaller jobs that entail a lot of detail and trim work. The more cuts required to fit tile around corners and into odd-shaped places, the higher the labor costs. For instance, diagonal patterns need more cutting and costs more than a straight square. Furthermore, many installers charge more for handmade glass tile, as its irregularities make it more time consuming to lay.

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Floor Tile: Newhomes & Residential Remodels.Tile the in tier bottom floor orjust the small bathroom floor. Iinstall flat floors with no lip age. I take extra step to insure that. I offer anti fracture membrane. Installany type of tile or design. remove & reset toilets. Remove existing flooring and hall away. Some of the tiles IInstall Porcelain , wood looking tiles,travertine, Saltillo pavers, marble, granite, etc. Any patterns, diagonal, Versailles, broken joint, stager wood planks tiles,etc..

Master bathrooms Remodel:My specialty, framing if needed. Dry wall work, Install new shower valves, move location of shower head if needed etc. install new updated tile with accent bands, shampoo nitches or shelves. Tile to your specifications or let me design. visit my photo gallery.

Shower stalls &Handy capshowers:Remove existing down to the studs. Install new shower valve, install waterproof shower pan. Lath & scratch then brown.(mortar method) Install tile per your design or I would be happytodesign it for you. Installation of grab bars.

Tile over tubs. Lath & Scratch then brown. (Mortar Method) Install tile with accent band, niches, inlays.Optional.

TUB INTOSTALLSHOWER CONVERSIONS; remove old tub and existing tile off walls, change shower valves, Install floor drain. build dam, install backing for water proofing . Waterproof pan, lath & scratch then brown (mortar method). Install tile and grout.patch dry wall, hang, tape, texture. Framing if needed ( start to finish.

Tile back splash. Using glass tiles, travertine, subway,etc.Special designs over stove. Visit # 3 Photo Galleryat top of this page to view different back splashes.

Tile fire places. using stacked stone, slate, glass, marble etc.

Repairs & Replacments large or small jobs.Floor tile, Shower tile. repairs ofleaking shower pans,kitchen counter top tile repairs, exterior tile,etc..( commercial or residential).Exterior TilesAlso pool tile repair.

Exterior tile installation. Patio, stairs, court yards, balconies,pool decksetc.

Waterproofing. of shower pans, exterior decks, Balconies.

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DEAR TIM: I embarked on a simple caulking repair around my bathtub thats now turned into a quest. While pulling out old caulk I discovered loose tile. After removing four rows of tile up from the top of the tub, I then was met by a crumbling wall surface behind the tile. I took out this material and have now installed new backerboard. The new backerboard is not flush with the old thats exposed just below the tile still on the wall. How do I remedy this situation? Money is tight so please dont tell me to

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DEAR TIM: I embarked on a simple caulking repair around my bathtub thats now turned into a quest. While pulling out old caulk I discovered loose tile. After removing four rows of tile up from the top of the tub, I then was met by a crumbling wall surface behind the tile. I took out this material and have now installed new backerboard. The new backerboard is not flush with the old thats exposed just below the tile still on the wall. How do I remedy this situation? Money is tight so please dont tell me to tear everything out and start over. That option is not on the wall, so to speak. Tim D., Everett,Massachusetts

DEAR TIM: Oh, youve got a problem, but the good news its not too terribly difficult to solve it. Before I tell you what Id do, I should discussbackerboard.

Im quite concerned that you dont really have a waterproof backerboard since you said it crumbled. My guess is that you might have some version of a water-resistant gypsum board behind yourtile.

If thats the case, then theres a good chance that the tile you still have on the wall will eventually fail when the water that penetrates the grout between the tiles degrades the paper covering the gypsumcore.

Lets talk for a moment about the old days. Houses built in the first half of the 20th century had ceramic wall and floor tile that was set on realconcrete.

The master tile setters would install wire mesh on walls and then coat it with two coats of coarse sand concrete made with real Portland cement, producing a smooth and plumb sandy surface that was perfect for the high-quality tile that loves to be set on surfaces in the sameplane.

The best tile setters did the work so that the tile was set on the third day from the start of the job so the cement paste they used to set the tile chemically and mechanically bonded with the sandy concrete mix that had just been installed the daybefore.

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New roof for village hall.

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A TRADITIONAL village hall in North Somerset has benefited from a 10,000 grant, courtesy of the Big Lottery Fund.

Barrow Gurney Village Halls management committee was awarded the money to enable a new roof to be installed on the building as well as under-tile insulation to make it more energy efficient.

The committee has been working hard to update the building over the past few years, while ensuring its original features are preserved.

Management committee member Cathy Mayne said: The latest work is part of an attempt to upgrade the hall but keep its original character.

Its quite a traditional building. Its very well used and well loved and we just want to make the very best of it.

The hall, in Barrow Street, was built in 1928 but still boasts many of its original features.

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The pool was excavated. The yard was seeded. The sprinkler system was installed.

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LAPORTE | A teenager who was allegedly paid $15 in gas to drive a drug dealer around to make deliveries of heroin in LaPorte could now face up to 30 years in prison.

Taylor Hensell, 19, of LaPorte and Warren Parker, 21, of Chicago, were arrested Thursday when police intercepted a drug deal in the 200 block of A Street in LaPorte, said Harlan Williams, commander of the LaPorte Metro Operations Unit.

Police said they seized crack cocaine and heroin with a street value of more than $4,000, enough to supply more than 100 customers, they said.

Parker is charged with two counts of dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug.

Hensell is charged with one count of aiding, inducing or causing dealing on cocaine or a narcotic drug.

The arrests are part of an ongoing effort to break up drug organizations from Chicago that started moving into LaPorte last summer, said Williams.

The groups hire dealers to go into surrounding communities to sell drugs, police said.

Traditionally, drug dealers in both counties are often addicts looking to fund their own habits or from Chicago who come here independently to make money.

Since Jan. 1, though, Williams said nine members of drug-dealing organizations have been taken into custody here while in just the past two weeks more than 13 others have been identified and could be arrested soon.

According to police, Hensell agreed to drive Parker to his customers after receiving only gas money.

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