Dennis · Cape Cod
Tile of America is a tile contractor based in West Yarmouth, serving Dennis and all its villages with bathroom tile, shower tile, kitchen tile, floor tile, and backsplash tile installation.
Before any quote is written, we look at the subfloor, framing, and waterproofing needs on site, so the estimate reflects what the job actually requires in your home.
Subfloor inspection, waterproofing, layout, and professional tile installation for Dennis homeowners.
About Tile of America
Tile of America is a licensed tile contractor based at 15 Adams Rd in West Yarmouth. Owner Marco Aurélio and his crew install bathroom, shower, kitchen, backsplash, and floor tile throughout Cape Cod. Every installation includes a one-year written workmanship warranty. In Dennis that mostly means two different housing stocks, the older homes around Dennis Village and the cottages and rentals down in Dennisport.
Tile Work for Dennis Homes
Dennis homes range from mid-century cottages in Dennisport to older colonial and cape-style houses in Dennis Village, many with wood-framed subfloors that predate current deflection standards. Coastal moisture, older framing, and accumulated finish layers all affect how tile holds over time.
Tile of America evaluates the subfloor, addresses what the structure needs, and builds on waterproof substrates before a single tile is set, so every installation is matched to the actual conditions of the home.
Tile
Showers, bathroom floors and walls, backsplashes and tile repair across Dennis. Shower assemblies are built on Schluter Kerdi-Board with a bonded membrane over the seams, corners and curb, because the barrier behind the tile does more work than the tile does.
Bathroom
Complete Dennis bathroom remodels, not just the tile. Layout, waterproofing, fixtures and finishes handled as one job, including walk-in shower and tub-to-shower conversions, so nobody is waiting on another trade to show up.
Kitchen
Full kitchen work for Dennis homeowners, from cabinets and counters through to the backsplash and floor. One contractor through the whole job, with the scope and the number in writing before anything is opened up.
Flooring
Porcelain, ceramic and natural stone through kitchens, entries and living areas, plus the subfloor preparation underneath it. Large-format tile needs a floor flat within a tight tolerance, so Dennis subfloors are corrected before the first row goes down.
Countertops
Quartz, granite, marble and porcelain slab countertops for Dennis kitchens and bathrooms, templated on site and fitted to the cabinets that are actually there. Old tops removed and disposed of as part of the job.
Market ranges for Dennis and the surrounding Cape Cod towns, so you can size a budget before anyone visits. Every job is still measured on site, and the written scope is what the price attaches to.
| Work | Typical range | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|
| Shower tile, installed | $18 to $35 per sq ft | Size of the shower, tile format, and whether the pan and curb are rebuilt |
| Bathroom floor and wall tile | $10 to $25 per sq ft | Layout, how level the substrate is, and the amount of cutting around fixtures |
| Kitchen backsplash | $15 to $40 per sq ft | Tile format, outlet and switch cutouts, and whether an old backsplash comes off first |
| Heated floor, tiled | $15 to $35 per sq ft | Mat or cable system, floor area, and the thermostat location |
| Tile removal and demolition | $3 to $8 per sq ft | What is under the tile, and whether the substrate survives the removal |
| Full tiled shower, typical project | $3,000 to $9,000 | Everything above taken together, plus waterproofing, niche and bench work |
| Bathroom remodel, typical project | $9,000 to $34,000 | Scope, fixtures, and how much of the room is opened up |
| Kitchen remodel, typical project | $25,000 to $90,000 | Cabinets, counters, whether the layout moves, and the condition underneath |
Tile of America is registered with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs as HIC #220711 · CS-123907, which you can check on mass.gov. Work is supervised under CSL #CS-123907.
Dennis homes, whether in Dennis Village or Dennisport, often carry framing and subfloor conditions that require careful assessment before waterproofing and tile work can begin.
Many Dennis homes were built in the mid-twentieth century on framing that predates modern deflection standards. A shower installed over a floor that flexes will stress the bond layer, open grout joints, and eventually break the waterproofing seal. The tile rarely fails first.
We check subfloor deflection and framing before quoting any shower project in Dennis. Work is built on Schluter Kerdi-Board panels, which are waterproof through the board itself, with a liquid membrane added underneath as a second independent layer.
That preparation happens before the first tile is ordered. A shower waterproofed this way does not develop the slow leaks that rot framing and subfloor over the course of several years.
We also handle bathroom floor and wall tile, kitchen backsplash and floor tile, and tile repair and replacement throughout Dennis. Each project starts with the same structural review so the finish layer has something reliable to bond to.
Permit requirements in Dennis depend on the scope of the project, particularly when structural changes, plumbing relocation, or work near a historically designated area is involved.
Tile-only work that does not involve structural changes, plumbing relocation, or a change of use typically does not require a building permit in Dennis.
A shower replacement that includes a moved drain, altered wall framing, or other regulated work may require one, and the Dennis Building Department makes that determination for each specific project.
Dennis Village, on the Route 6A side of town, sits in the Old King’s Highway Regional Historic District. Dennisport, south of Route 6, is outside it. If any structural demolition is planned, confirm requirements with the building department before work begins.
We advise every Dennis homeowner to verify permit requirements with the Dennis Building Department before work begins, and we can help you understand the scope of what your project involves.
Permits for this work are issued by the Town of Dennis Building Department, and the permit is pulled before the work starts rather than after.
Dennis is not a single neighborhood. The town runs from Dennis Village on the bay side, where older Colonial and cape-style homes sit on tighter lots with original plaster walls and board subfloors, to Dennisport on the south shore, where mid-century cottages and post-1980 rebuilds make up a different kind of housing stock. Tile installations behave differently in each area, and substrate choices need to reflect that.
Bay-side homes often have subfloor assemblies that deflect more than current standards allow for ceramic and stone. South-side builds tend to be stiffer but may have moisture histories from seasonal use. A site review before any panel goes down is not optional here.
A foam-core panel with bonded waterproofing fleece that is waterproof through the board itself, not dependent on a surface coating over cement board. Used on every shower we build in Dennis where the assembly allows it.
Premium wet-area systemThe panel is waterproof through its core, and a bonded Kerdi membrane goes over the seams, corners and curb on top of it, chosen when its attachment method or geometry is the better fit for the specific assembly. Both waterproof panel options cost more than standard cement board and outlast it.
Waterproof through the panelDeflection, levelness, framing condition, self-leveling needs, and finish height relative to adjacent flooring are assessed before the first panel is installed on any Dennis project, bay side or south shore.
Reviewed on site before quotingTile of America is based at 15 Adams Rd in West Yarmouth, roughly ten minutes from Dennis Village and Dennisport. We take on tile projects throughout all Dennis villages and cover the broader Barnstable County area, from Bourne and Sandwich on the Upper Cape to Provincetown on the Outer Cape.
Dennis · Cape Cod · Massachusetts
Tile of America provides a one-year written warranty on every installation in Dennis and across Cape Cod.
Tile of America provides a one-year written warranty on every installation in Dennis and across Cape Cod. Covered workmanship issues are repaired at no charge, with no inspection fee.
The warranty is provided in writing before work begins, so you know exactly what workmanship protection applies to the installation.
“You cannot judge what is behind the tile. You can judge the people you trust to build it.”
What homeowners worry about
We inspect the structure before we quote, define the scope clearly and put one number in writing before work begins.
Marco is personally involved on every project, working alongside installers trained to follow Tile of America’s standards.
Waterproofing, substrate preparation and installation are treated as one complete system, long before the first tile is set.
Clear answers about tile installation, repairs, preparation, service areas, finishing standards, and licensing across Cape Cod.
Shower tile runs $18 to $35 per square foot installed, bathroom floor and wall tile $10 to $25, and a kitchen backsplash $15 to $40. A full tiled shower usually lands between $3,000 and $9,000. The range is wide in Dennis because the housing stock is, so the figure is set after we measure.
The permit comes from the Town of Dennis Building Department once the work touches plumbing, moves a drain, or opens framing. On historic approval: homes on the Route 6A side of town sit in the Old King’s Highway historic district, whose review covers exterior features visible from a public way. The Act excludes interior arrangement, so interior tile work does not need a Certificate of Appropriateness. Anything you change outside is a separate matter.
Usually, yes, and it is worth saying plainly because it changes the quote. The north side around Dennis Village has older and antique homes with board subfloors and settled framing, so the preparation is the bigger half of the job. The south side around Dennisport has more post-war cottages and rental property, where the work is often a tired shower or floor on a sound structure. We quote what is actually in front of us rather than a town average.
That is a large part of what we do in Dennis. We book shower and floor work for the shoulder seasons and hold firm end dates when a rental calendar depends on it. Give us the date the house has to be back in service and we will say plainly whether the scope fits it, before you commit.
It matters for how the floor is built up. A floor over an unheated crawlspace moves more with the seasons than one over a basement, and it is often less stiff than tile wants. Where that is the case we add to the subfloor so the assembly is rigid enough, because tile cracks from deflection far more often than from anything on the surface.
One to two weeks for a standard shower rebuild. Demolition and substrate repair come first, waterproofing has to cure before tile is set, then grout and sealing. The day-by-day sequence is in writing before we start.
Yes. Tile of America is registered as a Home Improvement Contractor with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs under HIC #220711, and work is supervised under Construction Supervisor License #CS-123907. Both are public records you can look up on mass.gov before hiring anyone, and we encourage it.
If you are deciding which rooms to tile, what materials suit your existing subfloor, or whether old tile needs to come out before new work can begin, that is exactly the right moment to call. Tile of America visits the property in Dennis before providing a quote, so the estimate reflects real conditions on the ground rather than a figure assembled from a quick phone description.
