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Luxive Tile & Stone Design · Orlando
Luxury Tile Installation
Large-format, slab, and natural stone — installed the way the manufacturer specified.
Luxury tile is unforgiving. Large-format porcelain, book-matched slab, and natural stone all amplify any mistake in the substrate or the setting material. We install to ANSI and TCNA performance standards, not to whatever held last time.
What it is
Premium materials demand premium method.
Luxury tile is not just expensive — it is dimensionally and mechanically demanding. A 24-by-48 porcelain panel needs a flatness tolerance of 1/8 inch in 10 feet. A book-matched marble slab needs a setting-bed strategy you choose before the tile arrives. A natural travertine floor needs a sealer plan, not just a grout color.
We bring the spec, the technique, and the certified labor to install premium tile in a way that performs and looks the way the material was meant to.
Why a system matters
Why premium tile gets ruined by average installation.
Most luxury tile failures we tear out share the same root cause: the installer treated a $50/sf material like a $5/sf material. Wrong mortar. Wrong substrate flatness. Wrong sealer (or no sealer). The tile was perfect on day one. The system around it was not.
ANSI / TCNA standards
We install to the published industry performance standards — flatness, lippage, joint width, and movement-joint placement. Not 'close enough.'
Material-specific setting materials
Large-format porcelain, natural stone, glass mosaic, and slab each demand different mortars and sealers. We spec the right system per the tile manufacturer.
Substrate flatness
Floors and walls are flattened to spec before any premium tile sets. A 1/16-inch hump under a 4-foot panel becomes a visible lip — we level it out instead.
What’s included
Every system is delivered complete.
- Site assessment and substrate flatness verification
- Substrate leveling, repair, or self-leveling underlayment as needed
- Material-specific mortar and grout selection
- Large-format / slab / natural stone installation per TCNA standards
- Tile lippage control with leveling system on premium installs
- Movement-joint and expansion-joint placement per spec
- Sealer application on natural stone and porous materials
- Trim, edge, and transition detailing
- Final clean, walk-through, and written warranty package
CTI #1566 Certified Tile Installer
Licensed & Insured
Waterproofing Expertise
5-Year Workmanship Warranty
Financing Available
FAQ
Common questions.
What's the difference between standard and 'luxury' tile installation?
Method, materials, and certification. Standard install gets the tile on the wall. Luxury install delivers a finished surface with no visible lippage, a movement-joint plan, the right mortar for the material, and a sealer regimen for natural stone. The tile is the same — the install is the difference.
Can you install large-format porcelain panels?
Yes. We are equipped and trained for 24×48, 24×96, and slab-size panels. Large-format work requires substrate flattening, large-format trowels, back-buttering, and panel-lifting tools — we bring all of it.
Do you install natural stone?
Yes — marble, travertine, limestone, slate, and onyx. Natural stone needs a sealer plan from day one and a maintenance schedule. We deliver the install and walk through ongoing care in the handover.
How long does luxury tile install take?
Depends on the scope. A primary bath floor in large-format porcelain runs 5 to 7 working days. A full kitchen with slab backsplash plus floor and a custom natural-stone island wall can run 2 to 3 weeks. Every project gets a firm timeline in the proposal.
Ready to spec it?
Configure the system in our online builder for an instant scope and price range — or book a consultation and we’ll walk it on-site.