Floor Replacement, Start to Finish
Old floor out at the wall line. New floor sloped to drain.
This page walks the full replacement sequence we run on every Newington floor: how we protect your walls and glass, what the substrate inspection covers, the waterproofing assembly, tile and grout choices that survive bare feet and shampoo, and the flood-and-flow tests before handoff. If your pan liner is sound, we keep it and prove it; if it's not, the pan page explains the rebuild.
- Surgical removal. Floor out to a clean wall line; sound walls and glass preserved.
- Substrate rebuilt. Sloped bed verified or re-poured — ponding is never 'normal.'
- Waterproofed assembly. Membrane lapped up walls and clamped at the drain.
- Full-coverage setting. No spot-bonding, no hollow tiles — ever.
- Epoxy grout standard. Stain-proof joints that stay clean under daily use.
- Tested handoff. Flow test to drain + walkthrough before final payment.
Newington notes
Original Newington tub walls are narrow — two short walls and a plumbing wall — which is why surround re-tiles here finish fast. The failure point is always the same: grout gone soft at the tub line and corners. Most Newington replacements run day-one rebuild, day-two tile and grout: Half of Newington's tubs are cast iron worth keeping; the walls around them are not. Surround-only re-tile is the town's sweet-spot job. Shower again 24 hours after grout — timed to the hour at walkthrough.
The Newington floor rebuild
Six Newington shower floors, from workhorse mosaic to spa pebble.
Porcelain 2x2
Slope-perfect standard.
Unglazed quarry
Old-school grip, sealed.
River pebble
Massage texture, sealed twice.
Mini brick-joint
Lines with traction.