Waterproofed first. Tiled second.

Redmond installs work out between $14 and $26 per square foot once set, with tile, setting materials, prep and labor all inside — labor entering the sheet at $11 per square foot. Surrounds for a standard tub-shower hold inside the $3,200–$6,800 bracket; a roughly 45 sq ft bathroom floor holds near $900–$1,600; and taking the bathroom end to end — floor, shower, niche — closes out at $6,500–$14,000. Watch format above all: mosaics and oversized planks each burn considerably more labor per installed foot than plain-grid 12×12.

A standard alcove shower in Redmond holds inside the $3,200–$6,800 bracket, with demolition, the bonded waterproofing spec, a pre-sloped pan, the tile, a niche and grout all accounted for. Steam, benches, curbless thresholds and stone run to the ceiling move the spec — and the price — upward. Waterproofing itself claims about a tenth of the budget, and that same tenth removes the five-figure failure mode from the table.

Always — and the spec sheet is yours for the asking. Each shower is built to ANSI A118.10 and TCNA guidance as a bonded membrane system: pre-sloped base, membrane climbing the walls, with seams, corners and penetrations all sealed, then a 24-hour flood test held and photographed before setting starts. Tile and grout merely delay water; the stopping is work the membrane performs alone.

Normal course for a Redmond bathroom is four to six working days, with demolition and dust control opening the job. Substrate and membrane work follow, the 24-hour flood test standing overnight; setting occupies another day or two; the last day goes to grout, silicone and trim. Hold off 24 hours after grouting for cure before anyone showers. On its own, a floor tends to finish inside two days.

Wherever water or foot traffic is involved, spec porcelain: the denser body chips less and holds absorption under 0.5%. Ceramic remains a sound, cheaper pick for walls and backsplashes. The default Redmond spec reads porcelain across every floor and shower floor, with ceramic and glass winning wall space when the design argues for them.

Yes — and Redmond being Redmond, the smart-thermostat request usually arrives with it; we wire those in gladly. Heated tile prices at $11 to $16 per square foot of finished floor, thermostat counted in. The mat rests on uncoupling membrane, gets its resistance verified both sides of the setting work, and claims a dedicated circuit. Decide early, though — the economics hold only while the floor is open.

Nine jobs in ten, out it comes. Figure about $3.50 a square foot for tear-out with hauling, and treat demolition as the inspection it really is — the sole way to check the subfloor for rot or movement and keep finished height sane where doorways land. Going over existing tile occasionally works on a flat, sound, bonded surface, yet it stacks the floor higher and hides exactly what demo would have caught.

Backsplash math for Redmond: a standard run near 30 square feet prices between $1,100 and $2,200 installed — outlet cutting, edge trim and color-keyed grout inside the figure. What pushes an install toward the ceiling of the range is layout — herringbone, mosaic sheets, a framed panel over the range, slab-look porcelain floor to ceiling — since cutting time, not material, sets the labor.

Frequently. Repair and regrout opens its pricing at $8 per square foot, fitting grout that has stained or begun failing, one or two tiles split by an impact, and shower corners overdue for silicone. It stops making sense once the substrate quits: tile that thuds hollow, pieces working loose in a pattern, any flex in the wall. That's replacement territory, and we say so plainly before a price is quoted.

All of Redmond is in range — Downtown, Education Hill, Grass Lawn, Overlake, Idylwood, Viewpoint, the Sammamish Valley, Bear Creek, North Redmond, English Hill, Willows/Rose Hill, Southeast Redmond and Marymoor Village, plus Redmond Ridge, Union Hill and Novelty Hill east of town. Kirkland, Bellevue, Sammamish, Woodinville and the rest of the Eastside are regular territory too.

Workmanship on our tile carries a 2-year warranty — twice what carpet gets, since tile trouble prefers the second year to the second week. Choose a manufacturer's complete waterproofing assembly and the maker's system coverage stacks over ours. Every membrane and flood test is photographed too, so dated proof of what sits behind the tile is yours on the day you sell.