Tile of America is a tile contractor based in West Yarmouth, MA, installing shower tile, bathroom floor and wall tile, kitchen backsplash, and floor tile for homeowners throughout Falmouth and the surrounding Cape Cod area.
Before any quote is written, we take an on-site look at the subfloor, framing, and waterproofing conditions so the estimate reflects what your specific job actually requires.
Subfloor inspection, waterproofing, layout, and professional tile installation for Falmouth 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 Falmouth that mostly means occupied, year-round homes, so the job is sequenced to keep the bathroom out of use for as few days as possible.
Tile Work for Falmouth Homes
Falmouth homes range from older Cape Cod cottages near the village center to newer construction in East Falmouth and Woods Hole. Salt air, humidity cycling, and subfloors framed decades before current deflection standards all affect how tile performs over time.
Tile of America inspects the subfloor structure, corrects what it needs, and builds on waterproof substrates before the first tile is set, so every installation is designed around the actual conditions of the home.
Tile
Showers, bathroom floors and walls, backsplashes and tile repair across Falmouth. 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 Falmouth 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 Falmouth 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 Falmouth subfloors are corrected before the first row goes down.
Countertops
Quartz, granite, marble and porcelain slab countertops for Falmouth 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 Falmouth 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.
Falmouth homes range from historic village cottages to mid-century ranch houses near the shore, and each presents its own framing and subfloor conditions that must be evaluated before any tile work begins.
Many Falmouth homes were built decades before current deflection standards existed. A shower in one of these houses sits on a floor that was never designed to hold tile without flexing, and that movement is the most common reason tile and grout fail.
Floor movement stresses the bond layer, opens grout joints, and eventually breaks the waterproofing seal. By the time water is visible, damage has usually been building for months.
Tile of America inspects subfloor deflection and framing before quoting any shower project in Falmouth. We build on Schluter Kerdi-Board panels, which are waterproof through the board itself, and add a liquid membrane as a second independent layer beneath the Kerdi system.
That preparation is completed before the first tile is ordered, not discovered mid-job when the schedule is already set.
Permit requirements in Falmouth depend on the scope of the project, particularly when structural work, plumbing relocation, or other regulated activity is part of the job.
Tile-only work that does not involve structural changes, plumbing relocation, or a change of use typically does not require a building permit in Falmouth.
A shower replacement that includes a moved drain, altered wall framing, or other regulated work may require one, and the Falmouth Building Department makes that determination for each specific project.
Properties in or near a locally designated historic district, including parts of Falmouth Village and Woods Hole, should also confirm requirements when any structural demolition is involved.
We advise every Falmouth homeowner to verify permit requirements with the 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 Falmouth Building Department, and the permit is pulled before the work starts rather than after.
Most tile bids in Falmouth look similar on paper. The difference is what is built beneath the tile. Homes here span a wide range of construction eras, from mid-century cottages in Falmouth Village to newer builds near Teaticket, and substrate choice determines whether an installation stays flat, bonded, and watertight through coastal winters on the Upper Cape.
The substrate is not the largest line on the budget, but it separates a lasting installation from one that fails before the grout dries.
A foam-core panel with bonded waterproofing fleece, waterproof through the board itself rather than dependent on cement board behind a surface coating. Standard on every Falmouth shower we build.
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, used where its geometry or attachment method is the better fit for the assembly. Both choices cost more than standard cement board and last longer.
Waterproof through the panelDeflection, levelness, framing bellies, self-leveling needs, and finish height relative to adjacent flooring are assessed before the first panel is installed on any Falmouth project.
Quoted after site reviewTile of America is based at 15 Adams Rd in West Yarmouth and travels to Falmouth for bathroom tile, shower installations, kitchen backsplashes, and floor work. We cover Falmouth Village, Woods Hole, East Falmouth, North Falmouth, West Falmouth, and the surrounding communities throughout Barnstable County.
Falmouth · Cape Cod · Massachusetts
Tile of America provides a one-year written warranty on every installation in Falmouth and across Cape Cod.
Tile of America provides a one-year written warranty on every installation in Falmouth 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. Falmouth covers a wide span of housing, from village homes over a century old to newer builds in East Falmouth, so the figure is set after we measure rather than over the phone.
Tile set over sound existing substrate generally does not. A permit is required from the Falmouth Building Department once the work touches plumbing, moves a drain, or opens up framing, which covers most shower rebuilds. We pull it before work starts and the permit number goes on your paperwork.
Usually, and it is the single biggest thing that moves a quote here. Falmouth Village and Woods Hole hold a lot of older homes with board subfloors and framing that has settled, so preparing the floor is the larger half of the work. East Falmouth and North Falmouth have more post-war and newer construction where the structure is often sound and the job is mostly the tile itself. We price what is actually in the room.
It affects what goes behind the tile more than the tile. Houses close to the water carry higher humidity, and a bathroom that does not dry out between uses is the condition that finds any weak point in a shower. That is why the waterproofing membrane, and how it is detailed at the curb, corners and niche, matters more in these houses than the surface you can see.
Yes, and Falmouth is mostly that case rather than a rental one. It has the largest year-round population on the Cape, so most of our work here is in occupied homes. We sequence the job so the bathroom is out of use for the shortest run of days possible, protect the route in and out, and clean up at the end of each day rather than at the end of the job.
One to two weeks for a standard shower rebuild. Demolition and substrate repair come first, waterproofing has to cure before any tile is set, then grout and sealing. You get the day-by-day sequence in writing before we start, so you know which days the room cannot be used.
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, which materials suit your subfloor, or whether old tile needs to come out before new work begins, that is the right time to call. Tile of America visits the home before quoting, so the estimate reflects the actual conditions of your Falmouth property, not a figure guessed from a description over the phone.
