Project stories are write-ups from real Elite Floor Crafters jobs in Ocala and the surrounding Central Florida communities. Each one walks through what we found when we opened up the floor or the shower wall, what the homeowner chose, what it cost and how long it took.
Many homes in Marion, Sumter, Alachua and Citrus counties were built between the 1980s and 2000s, and they tend to share the same hidden problems: failed shower pans and rotted backer board behind tile, old thinset bonded to the slab, and moisture that never got tested before the last floor went down. These stories show what those problems look like in practice and how they change the scope and price of a job.
If your home sounds like one of these, see our bathroom remodeling and flooring removal services, or book a free in-home estimate so we can look at your project in person.
I got a call last fall from a homeowner in Ocala who wanted to retile her master bathroom shower. She told me the grout was cracking and a few tiles had come loose. What we found behind those tiles was what happens when a shower is tiled directly over standard drywall with no waterproofing and […]
