Thousand Oaks Tile Installation 805.908.1166 Hanaman Tile & Masonry










Hanaman tile proudly services the following cities of Malibu, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Westhills, Agoura Hills, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Oakpark, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura and Ventura County, Ojai, Port Hueneme and Lake Sherwood.

Tiles setting and masonry are construction terms that describe tile installations and masonry construction. Tile installers often install tile in showers, tub stalls, floors, countertops, fireplaces back splashes, walls, wainscot, tile repairs and grout repair or regrout. Tilesetters in Thousand Oaks and in the cities Malibu, Calabasas, Woodland Hills do tilework that includes shower stall demolition, tub stall demolition, shower stall waterproofing, tub enclosure waterproofing, shower pan hot map, shower pan waterproofing. Tile contractors in Agoura. Agoura Hills Agoura Hills, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village also do tile installations using mortar float or floated techniques where tile showers, tile floors, tile tub stalls, tile backsplashes, tile bathrooms are set using lath and plaster or drypack as a base for setting tile. After a Camarillo tile contractor or a contractor in the cities of Oakpark, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Camarillo does the waterproofing and cement work the tile work can begin. Sometimes tile backer board is used for example Wonderboard or Hardibacker. These materials are set with thinset, modified thinset, acrylic modified thinset or mastic. A tileman or tilemen in Westlake Village or a tile contractor in Westlake Village or Calabasas will then screw the tile backer board to the subfloor. Sometimes if the tile contractor or tile mason is working in and around Oxnard, Ventura and Ventura County, at this point the tile installer can start his tile installation. He first lays out the job using a tape measure, squaring the room or walls and snapping chalk lines in preparation to set tile. Tile installations require much skill and patience especially during the layout stage. After the layout is done tilesettters then spread the thinset using a notched trowel. The notch size depends on the backing and the type of material to be installed. For example in homes that are in Ojai, Port Hueneme and Lake Sherwood. Which use large format tiles such as 18" x 18" travertine tiles need a larger notched trowel for installation. Generally, large format tiles or large stone tile need to be back buttered with thinset. Care needs to be taken to fill all voids especially in wet areas such as showers, tub decks and tub enclosures. Some materials such as saltillo pavers should be sealed with a penetrating sealer before installation. Glass mosaic tile should be set with a special thinset mortar containg additives or bonding agents that help bonding abilities and water resistance. Also with glass tile, Tile conractors in the Conejo Valley, are careful to comb the thinset flat so that voids and shadows cannot be seen through the glass. Most mosaic tile installations are done with 1/4" v-notch trowels. Many homes in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Oakpark California use Granite tiles, marble tiles, travertine tile, slate tile, gauged slate, limestone tile, sandstone tile, quartz tile and other stone tiles sometimes need to be bullnosed or polished on edges or faces. All stone tile installations need to be sealed after installation. Some marble, granite, polished travertine, honed travertine and other precision cut tiles are tight set with little or no grout line. This requires tiles to be mud set or set with medium bed mortar to insure a flat surface. After tilework is performed by tilesetters in the Conejo Valley, Malibu, Calabasas, Woodland Hills and Westhills the ceramic tile, porcelain tile, stone tile or slate should be grouted with sanded or non-sanded grout. Custom's products are available locally. Grout cleanup and sponging are important aspects of a good tile installation. Grouting ceramic tile can be easier than grouting porcelain tile. Grouting gauged slate tile can be difficult. Good grout cleanup is important. If grout residue or grout haze is left on tile or stone, grout cleaners, grout haze removers, tile cleaning products stone cleaning products and other grout cleanup products can be used. Sometimes grout repair and grout removal or grout staining can be done to complete a job.Masonry or masonry construction has many aspects. Masonry contractors in Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills and Newbury Park install a variety of products including brick, block, stone slate, flagstone, boulders, slumpstone, artificial stone veneer, faux stone, products such as Cultured stone, Eldorado stone, Coronado stone, stacked stone, brick pavers and others. Conejo Valley hardscape contractors design and build walls, steps, walkways, patios, decks, barbecues, retaining walls, garden walls, pathways, stepping stones, waterfalls, water features, front entries, pilasters, mailboxes, planter walls, retainer walls, fountains, stone veneers, brick veneers, trash enclosures, block buildings, block foundations, fireplaces, chimneys, chimney reapirs, hearths, mantels, retaining walls, firepits, etc. Masons or brcklayers or stonemasons use tools such as trowels, brickhammers, tuck pointers to point chimneys and other brick veneer. Mortar is used to build walls and veneer houses you will find this construction in Westhills, Agoura Hills, Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks in full brick or stone veneer or brick wainscot or stone wainscot with brick cap. Structurally sound masonry is built with rebar and wall ties you will see this type of design in homes that are located in Moorpark, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura. Retaining walls are poured solid with concrete sometimes called grout. Some walls are then scratch coated, then brown coated to be ready for stucco. Stucco repair and stucco patching are done by waterproofing the patch, then using lath or K-lath or stucco paper, then it is stuccoed. Brick can be grouted, then acid washed to clean up mortar stains. Flagstone patios are grouted with spec mix or sand and plastic cement or portland cement and silica sand. Fireplaces are built starting with foundation, most homes in Malibu, Calabasas and Woodland Hills then firebox and hearth and mantel. A damper is built in, then the chimney is built with flu liners and a chimney cap is installed. Stacked stone veneer is set using mortar or thin-set mortar. It can be grouted using a grout bag.