Large format porcelain tiling in Windsor
Windsor's housing splits fairly cleanly into two character types: close to the Castle and the historic centre, Georgian and Victorian town houses on narrow plots with limited rear access and period staircases that constrain how much material can move through the building at once; further out, inter-war and post-war family homes and newer developments with far easier access. Large format porcelain slabs are big and need to travel through the house in one piece, so which type of property you're in changes how we plan the job before we plan the tiling itself. We work fit-only, from £3,500, with you sourcing the sanitaryware, brassware, tiles and furniture.
Getting a large slab up a period staircase
A large format porcelain slab can be over a metre long and needs to stay rigid and flat while it's carried — it can't be bent round a tight turn in a narrow Georgian or Victorian staircase the way a smaller tile box can. For town houses near the Castle and historic centre, we check stair width, turn angles and door widths at survey stage and, where a full-size slab genuinely won't fit, we discuss a smaller slab format that still gives a large-format look without the handling risk of forcing an oversized piece through a space it wasn't built for.
Easier access further out, same standard of substrate
In the inter-war, post-war and newer developments toward the edges of Windsor, access is generally far more straightforward — wider halls, modern staircases, sometimes direct access to the bathroom from a landing with no tight corners at all. That doesn't change what the substrate needs though: whether the house is a 1930s semi or a recent build, we check the floor and wall surfaces for flatness and correct any unevenness before tiling, because the material doesn't care how easy the delivery was.
Full adhesive coverage and lippage control either way
Once a slab is safely in the room, the tiling itself follows the same standard regardless of property type: full adhesive coverage combed onto the substrate and back-buttered onto the slab, with no voids that could crack under load, and levelling clips used through the floor and wall run so every slab edge sits flush with its neighbour rather than lipping and catching the light unevenly.
Survey first, always
We always start with a paid £125 survey — it's especially important in Windsor's older town houses, where we need to confirm access before you order a slab size that might not make it up the stairs. Call or WhatsApp 07399 651836 to book a survey.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the stair width, turn angle and door widths — we check this at survey, and if a full-size slab won't fit, we'll suggest a smaller large-format option that still gives a similar look.
Generally yes — inter-war, post-war and newer developments tend to have wider halls and more straightforward staircases than the Georgian and Victorian town houses near the centre.
The approach is the same in principle — checking for flatness and correcting any unevenness — though older properties are more likely to need extra boarding work depending on the existing floor construction.
We'll flag this at survey before you buy anything, so you can choose a slab size that will actually get into the room rather than finding out on delivery day.
Strip-out, first-fix, tiling, plumbing and snagging — you buy the sanitaryware, brassware, tiles and furniture, with installs from £3,500.