Best Tilers in Whangārei
We assessed 12 tilers in Whangārei and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 268 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 4 September 2026. How we rank
Before you hire
Bathroom and floor tiling faults, lippage, uneven grout lines, and failed waterproofing in wet areas, are obvious once finished and expensive to redo. Ask whether they handle waterproofing themselves or coordinate it, how they deal with an uneven substrate, and whether the quote includes setting out so cuts fall in sensible places. Confirm whether tile supply is included or separate.
Top 5 Tilers in Whangārei
The top 5 tilers in Whangārei are #1 Colthurst Flooring, #2 GroutPro, #3 MeasureUp Flooring, #4 Northzone Tiling, and #5 Tiling 4 U, ranked by Top5 score. Scroll for our take on each, plus what to ask before you hire.
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Colthurst Flooring
★ 4.9 127 reviews Top5 Score 1615★ 118 4★ 7 3★ 1 1★ 1Colthurst Flooring stocks a wide range of tiles across colours and textures, and staff like Ellie and Sam help customers narrow down the right product without a lengthy back-and-forth. Quotes come back within the day, and installation is typically booked and completed within the week, which suits buyers on a tight possession or build schedule.
87 Walton Street, Whangārei, Whangarei
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GroutPro Whangarei
★ 5.0 47 reviews Top5 Score 1505★ 47GroutPro turns tired, stained bathrooms and kitchens back to looking new through regrout, epoxy grout replacement, resealing, and cracked tile swaps. Shaun moves from first inquiry to completed job within a tight window, keeps to quoted prices, and leaves sites clean, which suits anyone fitting tradespeople around a busy schedule.
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MeasureUp Flooring
★ 4.9 32 reviews Top5 Score 1435★ 30 4★ 2MeasureUp Flooring coordinates bathroom vinyl, vinyl planks, carpet tiles, and laminate across whole-home and large commercial projects, fitting jobs around tight schedules and even same-day completions. Their team keeps communication going from sales through to install, and reviewers on multi-room and new-build jobs noted the finish on tricky areas like bathroom feature walls was done to a high standard.
1 Wakelin Street, Te Kamo
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Northzone Tiling
★ 5.0 21 reviews Top5 Score 1395★ 20 4★ 1Northzone Tiling gets bathrooms, kitchen splashbacks, and multi-room renovation projects finished to a precise standard, including niche work, mitre cuts, tiled channel drains, and epoxy grout. Sukha and the team pause throughout jobs to confirm details with clients, which keeps tricky or detailed work on track and gives homeowners confidence at each stage.
Tui Crescent, Maunu, Whangārei
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Tiling 4 U
★ 5.0 9 reviews Top5 Score 1285★ 9Tiling 4 U takes on bathroom retiles, laundry floor-to-ceiling work, kitchen splashbacks, and remedial jobs where previous tiling has left surfaces uneven or unusable. Keith and the team walk through options before quoting, send updates at each stage of the job, and come in under what clients expected to pay.
37 Tawhai Place, Parihaka, Whangārei
Before you hire a tiler in Whangārei
Drawn from 116 customer reviews collected for this page. The first answer is what it costs.
What does tiling typically cost in New Zealand?
Labour for floor tiling in New Zealand runs between $60 and $150 per square metre, with total costs including materials reaching $100 to $250 per square metre. Wall tiling and splashbacks sit toward the lower end of that range, while large-format tiles, mosaics, and pattern layouts push costs higher due to extra cutting and setting-out time.
Substrate preparation, such as levelling an uneven concrete or timber floor, adds cost on top of the base rate and should be itemised separately in any quote. Waterproofing in wet areas is a further line item, and skipping it or bundling it vaguely into a lump sum is a red flag worth probing before you agree to anything.
Who is responsible for waterproofing in a wet area, and why does it matter?
Waterproofing in showers and wet areas must comply with New Zealand Building Code clause E3 (Internal Moisture), and the work must be carried out or supervised by a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) where it forms part of a moisture-control system. New Zealand Standard NZS 4858:2004 (Wet Area Membranes) sets the technical requirements, including minimum upstand heights of 100mm in showers and specific membrane thickness.
Once tiles go down, the membrane is completely hidden, so any defect in it will not show up until water has already damaged the framing behind the wall or floor. Ask your tiler for their LBP licence number before work starts, and confirm they will provide a Record of Work so your home can obtain a Code Compliance Certificate.
How do I tell quality tiling from a poor job?
Run your hand across the tile surface and check for lippage, which is where tile edges sit at different heights, because even a half-millimetre step across a floor can catch feet and indicates poor bedding or an unprepared substrate. Look at grout lines from a low angle in raking light to check they are uniform in width and fully filled, since voids in grout allow moisture into the substrate and are one of the most common causes of bathroom leaks.
Tap individual tiles with a coin or knuckle and listen for a hollow sound, which signals inadequate adhesive coverage beneath the tile. Reviews praising specific jobs in Whangārei frequently mention attention to detail on mitre cuts, channel drains, and niche work as markers that separate competent installers from the rest.
What are the warning signs of a tiler you shouldn't hire?
- –A quote that bundles labour, materials, substrate prep, and waterproofing into a single lump-sum figure with no itemisation.
- –Vague or evasive answers when you ask who is carrying out the waterproofing and whether they hold an LBP licence.
- –Grout left unfilled in sections, or tiles left with gaps that the installer expects you to notice and chase them back to fix.
- –Repeated failure to show up on agreed days, which causes downstream problems for plumbers and other trades and signals broader reliability issues.
- –Taking on more work than can be managed, leading to a job that drags weeks past the quoted timeframe.
- –Uneven or drummy tiles discovered after completion, which point to inadequate substrate preparation or insufficient adhesive coverage.
What should you ask before hiring a tiler?
- –Ask whether they hold an LBP licence for wet-area work, or name the licensed waterproofer they coordinate with, and confirm a Record of Work will be issued.
- –Ask how they assess and treat an uneven substrate before tiling, and whether that preparation cost is included in the quote or charged separately.
- –Ask how the job will be set out so that cut tiles fall in the least visible locations, rather than leaving awkward slivers at doorways or in the centre of a feature wall.
- –Ask whether tile supply is included in the quote or your responsibility, since pricing can look cheaper when materials are excluded.
- –Ask what guarantee covers the finished wet-area job, including both workmanship and the waterproof membrane beneath the tiles.
Also recommended tilers in Whangārei
Ranked 6 to 10 on the same public review record.
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Ātaahua Tiling
★ 5.0 6 reviews Top5 Score 1235★ 6Ātaahua Tiling covers bathroom floors, kitchen splashbacks, and bathroom backsplashes, with Ben suggesting layout and material options before work begins rather than simply proceeding with the brief as given. He keeps to agreed arrival times and maintains clear communication from the first conversation through to handover, which removes the usual uncertainty around booking a tiler.
12 Tanekaha Drive, Parihaka, Whangārei
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Five Star Tiling
★ 5.0 4 reviews Top5 Score 1185★ 4We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
6 Oakwood Rise, Ngararatunua
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Work of Hart Tiling
★ 5.0 4 reviews Top5 Score 1185★ 4We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
192 Bank Street, Regent, Whangārei
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TILING AND FLOORING SURGEON LIMITED
★ 5.0 3 reviews Top5 Score 1155★ 3We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
Punga Grove Avenue, Riverside, Whangārei
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Happy Tiling
★ 4.2 15 reviews Top5 Score 1075★ 11 4★ 1 2★ 1 1★ 2Happy Tiling covers bathroom, toilet, shower room, and laundry tiling, and has completed multi-room renovation jobs where the crew worked alongside plumbers and other tradespeople to keep projects moving. Epoxy grout is part of their standard work, and clients on coordinated builds noted the team stayed accommodating when sequencing had to flex around other contractors.
Central Avenue, Avenues, Whangārei
About this ranking
What the 10 tilers listed above hold, at the 4 September 2026 check.
Across the 5 locations we assess tilers in, the 46 businesses listed have a median rating of 5.0, and one-star reviews are 0.5% of their total.
How are the top tilers in Whangārei chosen?
We build this page from Google Maps results for tilers in Whangārei. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out, and a business whose main Google category is a different trade is held back until a person has checked what it does. A business whose website no longer resolves and that has had no Google review for six months is treated as dormant and left off the page until either changes. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. A location with a subscribing business is rechecked every month, and the whole page updates with it. See how we rank for the full method.
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Why isn't my business listed?
We build this page from Google Maps results for tilers in Whangārei. The usual reasons for missing out are a Google Business category that does not match, too few reviews to score near the top, or an address outside the area we cover. Sometimes we miss a business that should be here. Check where you rank first. If you are not there and think you should be, get in touch.