Harrow, HA1, HA2, HA3
Tiling in Harrow
Bathroom, shower, kitchen and floor tiling in HA1, HA2 and HA3 for homeowners and landlords, showers tanked first, HMO standards met where licensed.
- Free, no-obligation quotes
- Same-day emergencies, Mon to Sat
- Price confirmed before we attend
- Certificates and repairs on one account
- 2–3 daysMost bathrooms, tanked first
- Price firstConfirmed before we attend
- HA1, HA2, HA3Harrow postcodes
In short
Who tiles bathrooms, kitchens and floors in Harrow?
EliteShires Property Services is a tiler for bathrooms, showers, kitchens and floors across Harrow, from Wealdstone and Greenhill to North Harrow and Rayners Lane.
Most bathrooms take two to three days, and every shower is tanked before a tile goes on. A defined tiling job gets a fixed price, agreed before we arrive against a written scope. Repairs are charged by the hour, with the rate and an estimate confirmed first. Where the house is a licensed HMO, the written scope follows Harrow's amenity standard for splashbacks, showers and floors.
The full guide is on our Tiling page, and everything else we do locally is under landlord certificates and repairs in Harrow.
We attend in and around Harrow, including Harrow town centre, Wealdstone, North Harrow, South Harrow, West Harrow, Harrow on the Hill and Harrow Weald.
Tiling in Harrow: what is different here
What is usually behind the tiles in a 1930s Harrow semi?
Behind the tiles in a 1930s Harrow semi we usually find old plaster and earlier tiles, and a ground-floor room may sit on suspended timber. The 1930s alone account for 41.6% of Harrow's homes (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025), and 51.8% date from 1919 to 1939, against 22.4% across London. Pre-1919 homes cluster around West Harrow, Wealdstone and Greenhill. In both, the original bathroom has usually been retiled at least once, sometimes straight over the first layer.
When we strip back, we check the plaster for hollow or loose patches and tell you whether it needs boarding before the price is fixed. Timber floors need stiffening and overboarding before any floor tile goes down, as our main tiling guide explains. Harrow also has more than 300 listed buildings. If yours is one, consent can be needed for internal changes, so ask the council before we start.
A shower in a converted Harrow house is leaking into the flat below. Who sorts it?
When a shower in a converted Harrow house leaks into the flat below, the lease decides who sorts it, and the source decides what the repair is. In a converted house the flat underneath usually has a different owner, so the first questions are which parts of the bathroom are yours to repair and whether the freeholder or an insurer needs telling. Then the cause. Water can get out through a failed silicone joint at the tray, a leaking waste or a pipe joint behind the wall, and only some of those mean taking tiles off.
We run the shower and check each point before quoting. If the tiling has let water through, the lasting fix is to strip the shower area, tank it and retile. We photograph what we find, so you have a record to share with the neighbour below or the managing agent.
What does a Harrow HMO licence ask of the tiling?
Harrow's HMO amenity standard sets a minimum for tiling in a licensed house, starting with splashbacks of at least 300 mm above every bath and wash-hand basin, and full-height tiling around showers unless the shower is a separate watertight enclosure. Each edge needs a waterproof seal. Bathroom and WC floors should be slip resistant, impervious and easy to clean, and kitchens need impervious splashbacks beside the cooker, sink and preparation areas.
That is the wording in the standards Harrow publishes on its licensing pages (checked October 2026). We treat it as a minimum. The shower is tanked and tiled to the ceiling, the floor gets a slip-rated porcelain rather than a polished tile, and every junction gets silicone. A shower tiled only to door height falls short of it.
Will a tanked and retiled shower still meet the 800 mm rule?
A tanked and retiled shower in a Harrow HMO only meets the 800 mm by 800 mm minimum if the finished size is checked. Harrow's standard asks for HMO showers of at least that size, and baths of at least 1700 mm by 760 mm. Retiling adds thickness to every wall: backer board where the plaster is poor, then the tanking membrane, the adhesive bed and the tile itself. A cubicle that measured exactly 800 mm on bare plaster can finish short.
So we measure the opening, work out the build-up and tell you before the tray is ordered, not after. If the space is tight, a thinner board or a different tray can keep the room compliant. The same standard asks for mechanical extraction in bathrooms. A weak fan is the usual reason grout turns black within a year, so we flag it for an electrician.
Booking tiling in Harrow? Tell us the postcode and what you need on 0203 667 1333, on WhatsApp, or request a quote. The price is confirmed before we attend.
Official sources
- Harrow Council: HMO conditions and amenity standards
- GOV.UK (VOA): Council Tax stock of properties 2025, build period by area
- Affinity Water: water quality report, Harrow North zone (AF056), 2025
- Affinity Water: water quality report, Harrow South zone (AF093), 2025
- Drinking Water Inspectorate: water hardness
- Harrow Council: listed buildings
Last reviewed October 2026 by EliteShires Property Services.
Included
What is included, and how booking works
Certificates and defined jobs are a fixed price confirmed before we attend; repairs are charged by the hour, with the rate and an estimate confirmed before we attend.
What we do
- Substrate preparation, overboarding and levelling
- Tanking of showers and wet areas
- Wall and floor tiling in ceramic, porcelain and natural stone
- Setting out from the sightline, not the easiest corner
- Grouting and silicone to the correct joints
- Regrouting and tile replacement as a repair option
How it works
- We assess the substrate and tell you what it actually needs
- You get a price per square metre against a written scope
- Wet areas are tanked before any tile goes on
- Tiling, grouting and silicone, with drying time between stages
- We tell you if a regrout would serve you better than a retile
Questions to ask any tiler, and our answers
- What waterproofing goes behind the shower tiles, and how far does it run? Ours: the whole wet zone is tanked before a tile goes on.
- Is the floor being prepared or overboarded? Ours: it has its own line in the written scope.
- Is stripping the old tiles and taking the waste away included? Ours: the scope says so either way.
- Where does silicone go instead of grout? Ours: at every change of plane and around the bath or tray.
- Who disconnects and reconnects the plumbing and electrics? Ours: our plumbers and registered electricians, priced in the same scope where needed.
Ask us how long before the shower can be used and you will get a date before handover.
Why people trust us in Harrow
- Anything electrical, gas or plumbing on the list goes to a registered electrician or a Gas Safe registered engineer, on the same visit where we can
- Certificates and defined jobs at a fixed price; repairs at an hourly rate with an estimate, confirmed before we attend
- A written specification, so you know what is included and what would count as an extra
- A time slot rather than a morning-or-afternoon window
- Work photographed before and after, and reported
- We tell you when you do not need something we sell
We are building a review profile under this name and would rather show you none than borrow someone else's. Ask us for references from landlords in Harrow and we will put you in touch.
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Interior and exterior decorating, priced per room, with the preparation done properly rather than painted over.
- Voids in 2 to 4 days
- Written quote
Property Maintenance in Harrow
One contractor for certificates, repairs and void turnarounds, with photographs, one invoice and monthly accounts.
- One visit, one invoice
- Monthly accounts
Tiling in Harrow: your questions
Not answered here? Call 0203 667 1333 and ask.
Does a Harrow HMO kitchen need a tiled splashback as well?
It needs an impervious one. Harrow's HMO standard asks for impervious splashbacks next to the cooker, sink and food preparation areas, and slip-resistant, impervious kitchen floors. Tiles are the usual answer, though glass or another impervious sheet can also work. If an inspector has flagged the kitchen, send us the letter and we will price exactly what it asks for.
How hard is the water in Harrow, and what does it do to grout?
Harrow's water is very hard. Affinity Water's 2025 reports give about 360 mg/l for its Harrow North zone and a mean of 363 mg/l for Harrow South, and the Drinking Water Inspectorate counts anything above 300 mg/l as very hard. Limescale settles in grout lines and dulls tile faces quickly. In showers we suggest a low-porosity grout and a squeegee after use. Our trade advice is to avoid acidic descalers, which etch cement grout and natural stone.
Can a tired Harrow bathroom be regrouted rather than retiled?
Often, if the tiles are sound and firmly fixed. Fresh grout and new silicone can make a tired bathroom look right again in a day. Regrouting will not cure hollow or cracked tiles, or water already behind them. In a licensed HMO it also will not help a shower that is only half tiled, because the shortfall is height, not condition. We tell you which case you are in from photos before you book anything.
My house in Harrow is listed. Can you still retile the bathroom?
Possibly, but check first. Harrow Council says listed building consent is needed for internal or external changes that affect special interest, and working without consent is a criminal offence. Replacing a modern bathroom is often straightforward. Removing historic tiles or floors is not. Ask the council's conservation team, then send us what they say and we will scope the job to it.
Do you supply the tiles for a Harrow job?
Either way works. You can choose and buy your own, or we can supply them to an agreed specification. For a licensed HMO we check the slip rating of any floor tile before it is ordered, because a glossy floor tile can fail the licence standard however good it looks. The written scope states who supplies what.
Book tiling in Harrow
Most quotes are settled on a two-minute call. Photos of the room, sent by WhatsApp, often let us price without a visit. Or send the form and we will call you back.
0203 667 1333 Or WhatsApp us on 07534 813123- We confirm the quote for your property
- We book a time slot that suits you or your tenant
- The work is done, certified and photographed
Visit the office
EliteShires Property Services
6 Station Parade, Kenton Lane
Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8SB
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Opening hours
Mon – Fri · 8:00 – 18:00
Saturday · 9:00 – 16:30
Sunday · Emergencies only