Our kitchen remodeling in Media, PA is built around the parts of a kitchen that take tile skill: the backsplash, the floor and any wall that gets a pattern. We've set herringbone range walls, stacked and offset subway, and hexagon backsplashes, and we install kitchen floors in porcelain, luxury vinyl plank and hardwood.
A lot of Media homeowners aren't replacing every cabinet. They have solid boxes, maybe new counters on order, and a backsplash or floor that dates the whole room. That's the kind of project we're well suited for, and we'll tell you plainly if your plan needs a trade or scope we don't cover.
Kitchens in Media's older twins and post-war houses
Kitchens in the borough's older twins and singles tend to sit at the back of the house, narrow and often galley-style, with plaster walls that are rarely flat or square. A backsplash in that setting needs more prep than it looks: we skim or shim the wall so the tile doesn't telegraph every hump, and we set out the layout so cuts land at the window and cabinet ends instead of the middle of the wall.
In Springfield, Broomall and Marple, many kitchens are in 1950s and 1960s colonials, ranches and split-levels. Those kitchens often have two or three layers of flooring stacked up over the years, which raises the floor against the dishwasher opening and the door thresholds. Taking the old layers up is usually the better choice than adding another.
Delaware County houses also see real seasonal swings in humidity. That matters for hardwood and for any floor laid against an exterior wall, and it's part of why we leave movement joints at the perimeter of tile floors.
What we handle
Backsplashes
Subway, herringbone, hexagon, zellige-style and large-format slab-look tile, with layouts planned around outlets, windows and hoods.
Range and hood walls
Full-height feature walls behind a range, including herringbone and vertical stack patterns.
Kitchen tile floors
Porcelain and ceramic floors over a flat, stiff substrate, with uncoupling membrane where the subfloor calls for it.
LVP and hardwood floors
Luxury vinyl plank for busy family kitchens, and hardwood where you want it to flow from the dining room.
Old flooring removal
Tearing out layered vinyl, laminate or old tile so the new floor sits at the right height.
Accent walls and banquettes
Tile on breakfast nook walls, coffee bar niches and bar fronts.
How the project runs
Walkthrough & estimate
We measure, check the walls and floor, and ask what's staying and what's changing in the kitchen. The estimate is free and in writing.
Layout and tile selection
We help you pick a tile size and pattern that suits the room, and mark where the pattern centers before ordering.
Prep
Old backsplash or flooring comes out, walls are flattened, and floors are checked for movement and leveled.
Installation
Tile is set, cut and grouted, or plank and hardwood is laid, with appliances pulled and reset as needed.
Final walkthrough
Flexible sealant where tile meets the counter and cabinets, appliances back in place, cleanup, and a look at the finished room together.
Sequencing a kitchen update
The order of work decides how good the finished kitchen looks. Counters go in before the backsplash, because the backsplash starts on the counter. If you're replacing counters, we measure after they're set. Floors usually go in before new cabinets but can go in after if cabinets are staying, as long as the dishwasher and range can still come out.
A backsplash alone usually doesn't need a permit. Moving outlets, adding lighting circuits or changing gas lines does involve licensed trades and, depending on your municipality, a permit. Media Borough and the surrounding townships each handle permits separately, so we confirm for your address.
Cost drivers for kitchen tile are mostly the square footage, the tile itself, the pattern (herringbone and small hex take more labor than a straight subway), and how much prep the walls or floor need. We quote after seeing the kitchen.
Areas we cover around Media
- Media Borough
- Springfield
- Broomall
- Marple Township
- Upper Providence Township
- Wallingford
- Swarthmore
- Newtown Square
- Drexel Hill
Kitchen Remodeling in Media: FAQ
Can you tile a backsplash over the old one?
Occasionally, if the old tile is sound and thin enough that outlets and the window trim still work. More often in older Media kitchens we remove it, because the added thickness causes problems at outlets and cabinet edges.
Our plaster walls are wavy. Will a backsplash show it?
Large, glossy tile will. We flatten the wall first, and if the wall is badly out we may suggest a smaller tile or a handmade-look tile that hides variation better.
Is tile or LVP better for a kitchen in a busy house?
Porcelain is harder and lasts longer; LVP is warmer, quieter and easier on dropped glasses. Our flooring comparison walks through the trade-offs, and wood-look porcelain is a middle ground covered in our wood-look tile guide.
Do you install cabinets and countertops?
Our kitchen work centers on tile, floors and finish surfaces. We'll coordinate the tile and flooring around your cabinet and counter installers so the sequence works.
Related reading
Wood-Look Porcelain Tile: A Practical Homeowner's Guide
Wood-look porcelain gives you the grain of a plank floor with the water resistance of tile. It also has quirks that decide whether the floor looks right.
Kitchen Backsplash Ideas for Montgomery County Homes
Subway, herringbone, hexagon and slab-look tile, and how to pick a backsplash that suits the kitchens in King of Prussia's colonials, split-levels and townhomes.
Kitchen Remodel Timeline: What to Expect, Step by Step
Most kitchen delays come from sequence and lead times, not the work itself. Here is the usual order of a kitchen remodel and where time goes.