Bathroom Tiling Auckland
Bathroom tiling done properly, across Auckland. Showers, floors and splashbacks, waterproofed underneath so they last.
Auckland bathroom tiling
When you need bathroom tiling
A bathroom is the hardest-working room in the house. Tiling is the finish that cops water every single day, so it has to be done right. Most people call a tiler for one of a few reasons. A tired bathroom or ensuite getting renovated. A new build at lining stage. A shower that has started leaking, with the damage already creeping behind the wall. Sometimes it is simpler than that: the tiles are dated, the grout has gone black, and only a redo will sort it.
Whatever brought you here, remember a bathroom is a wet area. The job is never just the tiles you can see. It is the membrane underneath, the fall that carries water to the drain, and the detailing where things meet. Get that right and the room stays dry and sharp for twenty years. Cut it to save a bit and you are re-tiling in five, or pulling up a rotten floor.
What we handle
Bathroom tiling we take on
From a full fit-out to a single shower re-tile, this is the bathroom work we take on, and how we make it last.
Showers and wet areas
When a shower comes back to the framing, that is where we are fussiest, because that is where a cheap job fails first. The walls and floor get a certified waterproof membrane. Every internal corner is reinforced. The fall is set so water runs to the waste instead of sitting in the screed. Only then do the tiles go on, cut clean around the mixer and the rail. A shower done properly is invisible. It just works, year after year, and never turns up as a stain on the ceiling below.
Bathroom and ensuite floors
Picture the floor around the vanity, the toilet, the door. All the spots that get splashed and dripped on and walked over wet. That whole floor is waterproofed and tiled as one piece, with the membrane turned up the walls so water has nowhere to sneak. Tiles set flat and level. Grout lines kept tight. And a surface chosen so it is not a skating rink the moment it is wet. Want a warm floor underfoot? Underfloor heating goes in at this stage.
Walls, splashbacks and feature tiling
Want a bathroom that looks designed, not just tiled? Usually it comes down to the walls. Full-height wall tiling. A tiled vanity splashback. A feature wall in a contrasting tile, or a herringbone lay that catches the light. We set them plumb and square, plan the set-out so the cut tiles land where your eye won’t go, and match the grout to the look rather than to whatever is nearest on the shelf.
Niches, hobs and the detailing
Most leaks start at the details, not the middle of a wall. A recessed niche. A bath hob. The change of plane where the floor meets the wall. The pipe penetrations. Those are the spots water goes looking for. So we waterproof and seal them properly, run flexible silicone through the movement joints instead of rigid grout, and fall the niches slightly so they drain rather than hold water. Slow, unglamorous work. It is also the whole difference between a shower that lasts and one that does not.
Small bathrooms and full renovations
From there, the whole room. Plenty of Auckland bathrooms are tight, and the right tiling makes them feel bigger. Large-format tiles carry fewer grout lines and, run the right way, they stretch a small space. We take on full bathroom and ensuite renovations end to end on the tiling and waterproofing side, working in around your builder and plumber so the wet areas pass and the job stays on schedule. Old bathroom out. New one in. Watertight and finished.
The waterproofing underneath
None of it counts without the layer you never see. Every wet area gets a certified waterproof membrane to the New Zealand standard before a single tile is laid, and we are certified installers who treat that membrane as a system rather than a formality. It is the same waterproofing we are known for across Auckland. Want the detail? It is on our waterproofing page. The short version: we do it right, and we stand behind it.
Bathroom tiling across Auckland
We tile bathrooms all over Auckland. Papakura, Takanini, Manukau, Howick, Pakuranga and Botany in the south and east. Remuera, Ellerslie, Epsom and Mount Eden through the middle. Henderson and New Lynn out west, and across the bridge on the North Shore.
A bathroom is something we would rather see in person before quoting, so we come to you, wherever in Auckland you are. Not sure we reach your street? Ask. The answer is usually yes.
How it works
What to expect
Quote and plan
First, eyes on it. We visit, look the bathroom over, and check the substrate and the falls, then put a clear written quote in your hands with a realistic timeline.
Waterproof
Then the wet work. The substrate is made sound. A certified membrane goes through the whole wet area, up the walls, and is left to cure before anything else happens.
Tile and grout
Now the tiling. Tiles go on flat, level and square, cut clean around the fittings, and get grouted with a product made for a wet room. Epoxy where it earns its keep.
Seal and hand over
Last, silicone through the movement joints, a proper clean, and a walk through the finished bathroom before we pack up.
Done properly
Why choose Hi Tech Tiling
Bathrooms are where cheap tiling comes back to bite, so we build them to last. The waterproofing and tiling materials are BRANZ-appraised and used as one system, from the screed underneath right through to the silicone on top, so there is no weak link hiding under your tiles. We build to the Building Code’s internal-moisture rules, clause E3, as the baseline rather than a box to tick. Auckland is humid. Bathrooms take water every day. And the leaky-building years taught the whole country what hidden moisture does to a timber frame once it gets in and stays.
A fair chunk of our work comes through builders and renovation companies who cannot wear a callback, which tells you how we treat a wet area. We stand behind the work, we are local and easy to reach, and because the same crew waterproofs and then tiles, one team is accountable for the whole bathroom from start to finish.
Good to know
Bathroom tiling questions, answered
Does a bathroom really need waterproofing under the tiles?
Yes, and there is no wiggle room. Under the Building Code a bathroom counts as a wet area, so it needs a certified waterproof membrane under the tiles before any tiling starts. Tiles and grout are porous. The membrane is the actual barrier. We put it in as part of the job and can hand you the paperwork that proves it was done.
Can you just re-tile over my old bathroom tiles?
Usually not, and in a bathroom we would talk you out of it. Tiling over old tiles skips the one thing most likely to have failed: the waterproofing underneath. In a wet area we take it back to the substrate, waterproof it properly, and start clean. We will give you the honest call after a look, not over the phone.
How long does a bathroom re-tile take?
Depends on the size and on what we find underneath. The waterproofing needs curing time before a tile can go on, so a wet area is never a one-day job. You will get a realistic timeline up front, including the days the membrane has to sit.
What tiles work best in a small bathroom?
Larger tiles, most of the time. Fewer grout lines make a small bathroom feel more open, and they are easier to keep clean. On the shower floor we often flip that and go smaller, to a mosaic, because the extra grout lines add grip and let the floor fall to the waste.
Why does grout keep cracking in my shower?
Nearly always movement. Where two surfaces meet, floor to wall, or around a hob, the join wants flexible silicone, not rigid grout. Grout there cracks as the house shifts, and then water gets in behind it. We silicone the movement joints and detail the corners so the seal holds.
Do you do the waterproofing and the tiling, or just the tiles?
Both, and in a bathroom that is the point. When the same crew waterproofs and then tiles, the membrane gets protected and detailed exactly as the tiling needs, with no gap between trades for water to find. One team, accountable for the whole wet area.
Talk to Hi Tech Tiling
Planning a bathroom or ensuite? Or stuck with a shower that has had enough? Get us in early, before the tiles go down, and we will get the wet areas right from the start. Call 021 681 166 or send through the details.
Hi Tech Tiling, 3 Bellfield Road, Ōpaheke, Auckland 2113. Phone 021 681 166.