You'll Love For Decades.

Custom tile for Asheville homes — bathrooms, kitchens, showers, and mosaics. If you're comparing quotes, you'll get straight answers here: what it really costs, how the job goes, and what to watch out for.

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“I've worked with contractors my whole life. Marcus is in a different category entirely. He walked our master bath, saw things I didn't, and delivered something better than I'd imagined. Our guests ask about it every time.”
Catherine B.
Master Bath — Kenilworth, Asheville
★★★★★
“We got three quotes. Marcus wasn't the cheapest, and I'm so glad we didn't go cheap. Two years in, the backsplash is still the first thing every guest compliments — and not a single cracked line.”
Rachel M.
Kitchen Backsplash — Biltmore Forest
★★★★★
“The mosaic Marcus did in our entryway stops every single person who walks in. He treated our home like it was his own, cleaned up every night, and finished exactly when he said he would.”
Thomas & Diane W.
Entry Mosaic — Grove Park
★★★★★

What It Costs

Most tile sites make you call to find out. You shouldn't have to. Here's an honest range for the work we do across Asheville — and exactly what moves your number up or down.

Kitchen Backsplash $1,800 – $4,500
Bathroom Floor $2,500 – $6,000
Walk-In Shower, Fully Waterproofed $6,000 – $14,000
Full Master Bath — Floor, Shower & Surround $9,000 – $22,000
Custom Mosaic & Feature Work Quoted per design

Every range includes demo, prep, waterproofing, layout, the install itself, and a full cleanup. One number, one crew — no surprise line items waiting at the end.

What Moves the Number
Tile choice
Porcelain sits at the low end. Natural stone and handmade tile cost more to buy and more to set right.
Pattern
A straight set goes fast. Herringbone takes longer, and a true mosaic is its own kind of slow.
Prep & demo
A solid, level base keeps costs down. Tear-out, leveling, and waterproofing add to them — and they're not where you cut corners.
Size & access
A powder room and a primary suite are very different days of work. We'll tell you which yours is.

If the lowest bid is what matters most, we're honestly not your crew — and we'll say so on the first call. If you'd rather pay once for tile that's still true in twenty years, that's exactly what you're paying for here.

What Turns a Tile
Job Into a Regret

Nobody walks you through this part before you sign. Here's what actually goes wrong with tile — and exactly how we keep each one out of your home.

01
Lippage & crooked lines
One tile sitting proud of the next catches the light, your eye, and your toe. We level the base first and check every tile as it's set — not after the thinset has cured.
02
Cracking
Tile cracks when what's underneath it moves. Most installers skip the membrane that absorbs that movement to save a few dollars. We never do.
03
Grout & caulk failure
Usually the first thing to discolor, crumble, or let water through. We match the right grout to the job and seal where it counts, so year five still looks like year one.
04
Hidden water damage
A shower that isn't waterproofed correctly fails behind the wall, where you can't see it until it's a very expensive surprise. Waterproofing is its own step here, done before a single tile goes up.
05
The job that drags on
A crew juggling six jobs leaves yours torn up for weeks. We take fewer jobs on purpose, so yours runs start to finish without disappearing for days at a time.
None of this on your job.
That's the whole point of hiring a specialist. Tell us about your space and we'll take it from there.
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Do You Even Need
a Specialist?

Sometimes the honest answer is no — and we'll tell you. Here's where your money actually matters, so you spend it in the right place.

Option A
A handyman or big-box install
Fine for a small, simple floor where the look isn't the point. If that's your laundry room, hire the cheaper option and don't feel bad about it.
Option B
A general contractor's sub
Convenient when tile is one small piece of a bigger remodel. Just know it's rarely the GC's specialty — and it's usually whoever's free that week.
Option C — Us
A dedicated tile installer
Worth it when the tile is the room — a primary bath, a statement kitchen, a shower you'll use every day for twenty years. When a crooked line or a failed seal would ruin it, this is where the money goes.

If your project is the first kind, you don't need us — and we'd rather say so now than pad an estimate. If it's the last kind, that's what we do all day, every day.

Selected Work

Real Asheville homes — the “after” their neighbors keep asking about.

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Master bathroom tile installation, Highland Ave, Asheville
Bathroom
Highland Ave Master Bath
Kitchen backsplash tile, Biltmore, Asheville
Kitchen
Biltmore Estate Kitchen
Custom entry mosaic tile, Grove Park, Asheville
Mosaic
Grove Park Entry Mosaic
Walk-in shower tile system, Asheville
Shower
Luxury Walk-In Shower

What We Tile

01Bathroom TileExplore →
02Kitchen BacksplashExplore →
03Custom MosaicsExplore →
04Shower SystemsExplore →
05FlooringExplore →

What Working
Together Looks Like

01
The Visit
Marcus comes to you, walks the space, and listens before he measures. You get a clear, written estimate — not a number scribbled on a card.
02
The Plan
You see real tile options for your room and know exactly what's going where, how long it takes, and what it costs. No surprises once we start.
03
The Install
One crew, your job, start to finish. Floors covered, dust contained, and a tidy site at the end of every day you're living around it.
04
The Walkthrough
Before he leaves, you walk the finished room together. Anything you'd change, he makes right. Then it's yours.

The Things You're
Actually Wondering

How long will my project take?

A backsplash is a few days. A full bathroom is usually one to two weeks, depending on the tile and the prep underneath it. You'll have a real timeline in your estimate — and we don't start a job we can't finish on schedule.

Do I need to be home while you work?

No. Most clients hand us a key or a code and go about their lives. You'll get progress photos along the way, and we lock up every day.

What if I don't like how it looks?

You see the layout before anything is permanent, and you walk the finished room with Marcus before he leaves. If something isn't right, it gets fixed — that's the job, not an upcharge.

How far out are you booked?

Usually two to six weeks, depending on the season. Good work is worth a short wait, and you'll get a real start date — not a “we'll call you.”

Do you handle demo and the old tile?

Yes. Tear-out, haul-away, prep, waterproofing, install, and cleanup are all in what we quote. You're not coordinating five different people.

Is your work guaranteed?

Yes. The installation is warrantied, and because we waterproof and prep properly, callbacks are rare. If something we installed fails, we come back.

Built on
Craft.
Not Volume.

You're not hiring a company — you're hiring the person who'll be standing in your bathroom. Marcus Tully has spent fourteen years and 340+ Asheville installs earning the kind of reputation that gets a name passed around at dinner parties. A fine-arts background means he sees a room the way you do: proportion, light, and the line your eye follows. That's the difference you're paying for.

340+
Projects Completed
14
Years in Asheville
Marcus Tully, owner and lead installer

Ready When
You Are.

You've seen the work, the prices, and how we operate. If it feels right, tell Marcus about your room — size, timeline, the look you're after. He answers every message himself, usually within a business day. No pressure, no call center, no obligation.

marcus@groutandglory.com (828) 555-0191 Book a Call on Calendly →
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