Beautiful Tiling, Expertly Installed
Count on us for your home and commercial tiling!
Beautiful Tiling, Expertly Installed
Count on us for your home and commercial tiling!
MUD MEN TILE WORKS
Tile Installers You Can Trust
We are a tile installation crew. The members of our crew all together bring over 80 years of experience working in the tile field. We work on tub/shower enclosures, fireplaces, steam showers, tile floors throughout residential homes as well as experience in commercial tile work. We take pride in using the method of "floating" our walls and doors whenever possible. This means we mix cement (mud) and level floors flat and make walls true plumb and square. This method outperforms the popular method of installing cement fiber boards/sheets. Floating our surfaces produces a better finished product.
We take every step necessary to ensure that the communication during the tile installation is straightforward and constant between you, the homeowner, and the expert tile installers. Our number one goal is to ensure the tile design you want for your home is the tile design you get in the end.
We also have extensive exposure and knowledge in the installation of tile in pools and outdoor tile floors/decks. We use the leading industry waterproofing products and have high accuracy laser instruments which come into play when we have to be precisely level on pool "infinity edges", also called knife edges or zero edge pools. We maintain 1/16th of an inch tolerances in these applications across all materials such as porcelain, glass tiles, stone. We have knowledge of epoxy grout which is at the moment the best method of grouting tile installations.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Backsplash Installation, Countertop and Tile Sealing, Glass Block Installation, Grout Cleaning and Sealing, Masonry, Stone Installation, Tile Countertops, Tile Installation, Tile Repair, Tile Sales, Pool Deck Tile installation, Pool tile Remodeling, Infinity edge pool tile, zero edge pool tile install, Pool tile installation. All tile pool installation, hydroban, membrane c., Shower waterproofing, Rubber liner pan, Cement float walls, Leveling floors, Epoxy adhesive, Epoxy grout, Bull-nosing tile, Mitering tile.
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AREAS SERVED
Alhambra, Arcadia, Bell Gardens, City Of Industry, Commerce, Compton, Del Aire, Downey, East Los Angeles, El Monte, Gardena, Glendale, Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Montebello, Monterey Park, North Glendale, Norwalk, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Fe Springs, Sierra Madre, South El Monte, South Gate, South Pasadena, South Whittier, Studio City, Temple City, Toluca Lake, West Hollywood, West Whittier-Los Nietos, Whittier, Altadena, Bell, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, El Segundo, Hollywood, North Hollywood, Playa Del Rey, Sherman Oaks, Porter Ranch
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Frequently Asked Questions
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All natural tiles vary slightly between production runs. Sizes change between batches and this means is that mixing and matching different production batches is seldom possible. Rectified tiles are deliberately made over size, and are then cut on a diamond saw at the factory to a common caliber. The square, saw-cut edges allow for finer narrower grout joints between tiles and result in a beautiful and contemporary finished look. Rectified calibration also means that rectified tiles will still work together when modular sizes are mixed. Rectified products have increased in popularity over recent times. Note that rectified tiles need to be installed on a good surface square and level, and your tile contractor should be experienced with the requirements for laying this type of product.
Ceramic tiles have been around for over 2000 years. They typically have a white or red clay biscuit with some form of glaze on top. Porcelain tile cost more than ordinary ceramic tile because you are getting a superior product. Porcelain tile requires the finest natural ingredients and a rigidly controlled manufacturing process that utilizes the most advanced processes and technology. Porcelain tiles are made from an extremely finely powdered clay tablet that is pressed under enormous pressure and heat - several hundred degrees hotter than ceramics. Porcelain tiles are much harder and more dense than ceramic tiles. This allows porcelain tiles to be made in very large formats that would be impossible to achieve in a ceramic tile. Porcelain tiles will also often have a colored biscuit that matches the surface glaze, or have a color and pattern that extends all the way through the tile. This avoids the common problem with ceramics where the glaze gets chipped and exposes the color of the clay biscuit underneath.
Glazed tiles are made the same as unglazed except that a glass layer called a glaze is fused to its' surface by means of tremendous heat. The glaze provides an unlimited array of colors and designs. The glaze also protects the tile from staining. Unglazed tiles are true inlays. Unglazed tiles are very similar to glazed tile, except that their surface is not coated. Unglazed ceramic tiles do not show wear because their color extends throughout the tile, making them ideal for commercial applications.
Wall tiles, because they are not intended to be load bearing are typically thinner, lighter and softer than floor tiles. Wall tile glazes are not designed to handle the abrasive forces from foot traffic. Increasingly, floor tiles are being applied to walls and this is no problem so long as the walls are strong enough to support their weight and proper ceramic tile installation methods are used. However, it is not usual to recommend using wall tiles in floor applications.
Don't limit yourself to thinking that tile can just be used indoors. It is an ideal patio covering and for decorative front porch stoops. You can permanently adhere tile to pre-cast concrete walking pads to create stunning garden stepping stones. But if you decide to use ceramic tile outdoors, be sure these tiles meet slip-resistance minimum requirements. Exterior tiles have a surface texture that helps make them slip resistant. Top-quality tile manufacturers make special outdoor tile that has a slightly gritty surface, even though the tile is glazed. The invisible grit provides superb traction when tiles become wet. To be used outdoors,the tile must be frost proof and unglazed for floor use. Make sure the absorption rate is 0.5% or less. We recommends that slip-resistant tiles be used outside in areas exposed to weather and rain, or around swimming pools etc. Exterior tiles are usually graded to indicate their particular slip-resistance. Note that there is always a trade-off between slip resistance and maintenance and cleaning. Slip-resistant tiles will accumulate more dirt and will naturally require more regular attention.
Tile manufacturers grade their products as they come out of the factory. Defective products are clearly labeled "2nd Quality" by Italian manufacturers and are sold at a lesser price. The ASTM standard C-1027 describes test method for determining visible abrasion resistance of glazed ceramic tile. Classification for durability is based upon both the results of this test. All unglazed tile should meet Class IV+ standards when installed in either commercial or residential installations.
Tiles are usually sold by the square feet, so the area to be tiled needs to be carefully measured to establish how many square feet are involved. This can be done by your architect, builder or preferably your tile contractor. Note that there is always a degree of waste resulting from the cuts required to achieve your tile layout. The contingency allowance for wastage is best estimated by your tile contractor, but is typically between 15% on a straight lay and 15% on Diagonal lay, depending on the tiles being used and the complexity of the particular design and layout. Also, consider that it is always wise to keep several spare tiles just in case replacements are required at a later date
Any tile can be used on the face of a fireplace. Putting the tile directly in the firebox is not recommended, but high-fired ceramic tile is often used directly on top of and surrounding the firebox.
It depends. With proper installation, ceramic tile is very durable. If you drop a glass or dish, the glass or dish will most likely break, while the tile may chip or crack.
Not necessarily. There are a lot of contractors who will tell you yes, and still others who will tell you no. The reason for sealer is to make cleaning and maintenance easier. There has been a trend in recent years to use light colored grouts in the main floors of the home in order to match lighter colored tiles, and a sealer is used to prevent "wear paths"-- darkening of the grout joints in areas of main traffic in the home. Unfortunately, in my experience, sealers will not prevent this. They'll only delay the inevitable. You're much better off to use either a medium or darker colored grout. As for using sealer in the bathroom, sealer will help, but again, over time, grout will discolor somewhat, or "age", and cleaners will be, for the most part, just as effective, with or without sealer.
Nothing is going to help keep grout looking fresher then choosing a medium colored grout that hides the inevitable dirt that will end up on a grouted floor. In showers and tubs areas, you usually have the opposite effect with lighter colored soap scum and hard water.
Whenever there are cracks in the slab other than a hair crack, spider webbing surface cracks, it has to be addressed before installing the tile or you will more than likely have cracks in the tile. There are several ways of doing this, but the best is a crack isolation membrane. The joint should be thoroughly cleaned and filled with a resilient filling agent (before Installation)
Contact Us
Contact us at (323) 270-5698
We’re prepared to provide our customers with a fair and competitive estimate for our Tile services. We are also pleased to provide all quotes at no-cost. Simply provide a bit of information and we will contact you as soon as possible. If you’d rather not email, but call instead, our office phone number is (323) 270-5698.
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