Kenton, HA3, HA9
Tiling in Kenton
Bathroom, shower and kitchen tiling for Kenton homes and lets in HA3 and HA9, with Brent or Harrow HMO rules applied where a licence needs them.
- 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
- HA3, HA9Kenton postcodes
In short
Who tiles bathrooms, kitchens and floors in Kenton?
EliteShires Property Services is a tiler for bathrooms, showers, kitchens and floors across Kenton, working from our office on Kenton Lane, a short trip from most jobs.
A typical bathroom is finished in two to three days, with the shower waterproofed before tiling starts. A defined job has a fixed price that we confirm before coming out. Repair work is hourly, at a rate and estimate agreed in advance. Kenton West is mostly semi-detached houses, so most bathrooms here sit upstairs on timber floors.
The full guide is on our Tiling page, and everything else we do locally is under landlord certificates and repairs in Kenton.
We attend in and around Kenton, including South Kenton, Northwick Park and Preston Road.
Tiling in Kenton: what is different here
Can an upstairs bathroom floor in a Kenton semi take tiles?
An upstairs Kenton bathroom floor can take tiles once it has been made stiff enough, because it is timber joists and boards rather than concrete. Semi-detached houses held 64.7% of households in Kenton West at the 2021 Census, against 18.6% for London, and a third of Kenton East's households live in terraces, so almost any first-floor bathroom here sits on timber. Any flex in the boards cracks the grout and then the tiles.
We check how the floor moves, then screw it down and overboard it before tiling, as our main tiling guide explains. That preparation has its own line in the written scope, so a cheaper quote that leaves it out is easy to spot. If this is your own home rather than a let, the licensing rules further down this page do not apply to you.
Should Kenton showers have epoxy or cement grout?
For a Kenton shower we usually recommend epoxy, or a cement grout that is properly sealed. Kenton's water is hard to very hard. Affinity Water's 2025 reports for the zones around Kenton range from 295 mg/l in Wembley to a mean of 363 mg/l in Harrow South. Cement grout is porous, so limescale and soap settle into it and it needs sealing and resealing. Epoxy is dense, resists staining and shrugs off scale, but it costs more and takes longer to apply.
Larger tiles mean fewer grout lines to keep clean, and a frameless screen is easier to wipe than a framed one. That is our trade judgement, not a council rule. For a house share, where cleaning is patchy, the extra cost of epoxy in the shower is usually worth it. Elsewhere in the room, sealed cement grout is fine.
Which bathroom standard applies on each side of Kenton Road?
Brent's amenity standard applies to licensed house shares south of Kenton Road and Harrow's to the north, and Brent's is the more prescriptive on tiling. Brent's HMO amenity standards, which it applies when licensing both three or four sharers and larger shares, ask for a tiled splashback at least 300 mm high to every basin and bath, and to the kitchen sink and drainer. Shower cubicles need fully tiled walls or must be complete self-standing cubicles.
Bathroom surfaces must be smooth and non-absorbent, and the flooring must be non-slip. Harrow's conditions for licensed HMOs ask for similar splashbacks and sealed showers but word them differently. So a shower tiled to half height may be a problem on either side, and on the Brent side it does not meet the wording. We ask for the postcode first, then read the correct council's conditions before writing the scope.
Why can a bath that suits Brent fall short in Harrow?
A bath that suits Brent can fall short in Harrow because the minimum widths differ: Brent asks for at least 1700 mm by 700 mm, in a room at least 1700 mm by 1400 mm, and Harrow asks for 1700 mm by 760 mm. A slim 700 mm bath that passes in Brent's Kenton ward would fall short across Kenton Road in Kenton East. Showers are 800 mm by 800 mm on both sides, and Brent adds a minimum room of 1600 mm by 900 mm for a shower room and 1300 mm by 800 mm for a separate WC.
Brent also asks for extraction of at least three air changes an hour, with a 20-minute overrun, where there is no window of at least a twentieth of the floor area. We check the bath or tray against the right council before you order, and tile to the finished size.
Booking tiling in Kenton? 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
- Brent Council: conditions for the mandatory and additional HMO licensing scheme (Nov 2025)
- Harrow Council: HMO conditions and amenity standards
- Affinity Water: water quality report, Harrow South zone (AF093), 2025
- Affinity Water: water quality report, Wembley zone (AF062), 2025
- ONS Census 2021 via Nomis: accommodation type by ward (TS044)
- Brent Council: parking suspensions and dispensations
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 Kenton
- 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 Kenton and we will put you in touch.
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Tiling in Kenton: your questions
Not answered here? Call 0203 667 1333 and ask.
I'm not sure whether my Kenton house is in Brent or Harrow. Does it matter for tiling?
For your own home, no. The tiling is the same either way. For a licensed house share, yes, because Brent and Harrow word their bathroom standards differently and set different bath widths. Your council tax bill names the council, and both councils have postcode checkers on their licensing pages. Give us the full postcode when you call and we will tell you whose conditions we are working to.
Will Brent accept a shower enclosure instead of tiling to the ceiling?
Yes. Brent's conditions allow either fully tiled walls or a complete self-standing cubicle. A one-piece enclosure can suit a small Kenton bathroom or a loft shower room where tanking and tiling every wall is awkward. If you go that way, we tile the rest of the room and seal the enclosure to the walls and floor.
Do I need a skip for a Kenton bathroom strip-out?
Usually not. A single bathroom's waste normally leaves in the van. If you want a skip in a controlled bay on the Brent side, Brent needs a bay suspension application at least seven working days ahead, and charges extra if it arrives less than 14 days before. On the Harrow side, where there is a controlled zone, the resident needs to activate a visitor permit for each day we are parked.
Can you keep the original 1930s tiles in my Kenton bathroom?
We can often keep them and repair around them. Cracked tiles can be cut out, the joints regrouted, and the edges resealed. An exact match for a missing period tile is rarely available new, so we may suggest taking spares from behind a fitting or a cupboard. Send photos and we will say honestly whether repair is realistic.
What should my Kenton tenants use to clean the shower tiles?
A mild, non-acidic cleaner and a squeegee after each shower. In water this hard, the squeegee does most of the work. Strong acidic descalers take the scale off quickly but etch cement grout and any natural stone, so the grout gets rougher and stains faster. We leave a short care note at handover that you can pass on.
Book tiling in Kenton
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
Call or WhatsApp
Opening hours
Mon – Fri · 8:00 – 18:00
Saturday · 9:00 – 16:30
Sunday · Emergencies only