Tilers in Adelaide's Inner Southern Suburbs

Local tiling considerations

• Salt air along the coast

  From Glenelg to Marino, outdoor tiles cope with salt spray, sand and wind. We specify slip-rated tiles classified under AS 4586 for pool surrounds and balconies, and apply external membranes to AS 4654 where a balcony sits over a living space.

• Reactive clay and movement joints

  Much of the inner south sits on clay soils that swell in wet winters and shrink over dry summers. Floors are set out with movement joints in line with AS 3958.1 so slab movement does not crack the tiles or grout.

• Villas and heritage bungalows

  Older homes in Unley, Hyde Park and Colonel Light Gardens often have timber floors, lime plaster walls and original tessellated tiles. We check and prepare the substrate first, and where a tessellated verandah or hallway is worth keeping, we repair rather than replace.

• Hills blocks and bushfire zones

  Blackwood, Belair and Eden Hills sit in a bushfire-prone area, and many blocks slope steeply. Tiled alfresco areas and verandahs are non-combustible, and split-level floors need careful setting out for falls, thresholds and step edges.