David Utarid Custom Tile Service

Bathroom Renovation
Toronto ON M5M 3E7
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ScarboroughVAVA
ScarboroughVAVA
4 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Basement Bathroom Gutting and Rebuild

David renovated my sister's basement bathroom and on that recommendation I hired him to redo my basement bathroom (8x10 feet). David thought it was going to be a two week job but upon gutting the bathroom he discovered that he would have to go right back to the original brick and waterproof and rebuild the bathroom. This gave him the chance to rewire, correct plumbing and ductwork. David works alone and does all of the jobs himself so you do not have to wait or worry about contracted out work. He is meticulous and involves you in all aspects of the job, something I appreciated being a female. He is willing to accompany you to the dealers to look at fixtures and tiles. For my job David did the rebuild (framing, waterproofing), plumbing, electrical, ductwork, shower build with Kerdy, tiling, painting and finishing. The two week job ran into six weeks but David extended his original schedule until the job was completed. I am very happy with the work that was done and consider that for the hours (weekends too) and attention that David put into the job that the price was fair. He is entirely trustworthy and I was comfortable leaving him to work while I was out of the house. I would highly recommend David to anyone considering a bathroom renovation in their home.

Approximate cost of services:
$13,000.00
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Garry from Kitchener
Garry from Kitchener
2 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Main bathroom overhaul

Our main on suite bathroom required a major overhaul with updating. We wanted a separate shower and tub locations where initially the tub/shower were together. This job required major plumbing alterations, wall demolition and re-construction, precise leveling and tile work as well as heat duct modifications. Davids quote for this extensive work was extremely reasonable.
This guy is a machine. He is very hard working, and shows extreme attention to doing the job correctly. He is very knowledgeable and skilled. He communicated the steps of the project and kept us informed as the work progressed. He was very professional and personable.
We are very satisfied with the end result and would highly recommend David to anyone without hesitation.

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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
6/10

Basement Bathroom

We required a complete gut job of our basement bathroom due to a leak that had permeated behind bathroom wall. David came and assessed the work that needed to be done. Sent me a very detailed quote 2 days later that was very reasonable and said the job would take about 20 days. David does all the work himself. He is very professional, methodical and attentive to detail. He will explain to you in detail about what he is doing and why. We did initially want to use 3 x 6" subway tile. He did recommend that we use LFT tile 12 x 24". because of the unlevel walls. We decided to go with 4 x 12" tile instead. We did discover that some of the tiles were uneven after they were installed. David did use a leveling system and removed and reinstalled about 12 tiles to try to fix the problem. But there was still some uneven tiles because of the wall. We decided to leave the tiles the way they are. Despite this bathroom looks great, David did all the plumbing, electrical and drywalling.
For our other bathroom we will take his advice and use the LFT instead. Would highly recommend David.

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Approximate cost of services:
$7,000.00
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j in Toronto
j in Toronto
3 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Shower installation

It was a very complicated job of converting an adjacent pantry space to a shower for the powder room. My home is very old so floor is not level and walls are not plumb. David was very careful in removing the washroom wall to open up to the pantry space. There was no damage to the existing walls and tiles that I want to keep. He is truly professional and takes pride in his work. He even helped with removing some tiles at no extra charge in my kitchen for electrical work that another contractor is doing at the same time. He is the guy if you want any tiling work done.

Approximate cost of services:
$5,500.00
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Umer in
Umer in
1 review Milton, ON
10/10

Back splash Kitchen

We were very pleased with David's detailed work. David was very professional, came on time, called us a day before to re-confirm, called to follow-up and offered to come back for some small detail we mentioned. David made sure each and every tile is straight and aligned with other. I was surprise to see how much time he spent in small detail job. David came with all equipment including cloth for covering my floor from entrance to all the way in kitchen. He clean all the mess before he leave. I would highly recommend David. He was very friendly personality.

Approximate cost of services:
$700.00
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Small Kitchen Backsplash

Very pleased we hired David to install our tile. He was very reasonably priced and was able to do it within days of chatting. I sent out 5 RFQs and 4 came back (one was over twice what David quoted!); David actually called me to talk about it, which I appreciated.

The project was a small area of tile in our kitchen; we had the tile and grout already. David came to review the location and to confirm his quote, and then installed it over the weekend.

As others have said, he is very personable, tidy, transparent and capable. He even noticed that our counters were almost 1/4" unlevel from side to side, and made sure the tile installation was perfectly straight. This meant he had to cut all the left-hand side tiles to fit the angle. I was very impressed with his attention to detail. Even though this was a small project, it is our home and David treated it accordingly.

Will definitely call him when we have other projects (and recommend him to others)! Thank you, David! We are so satisfied!

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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Bathroom tile

David is a wonderful person and we are very happy he came to assist us with our bathroom tile work. The shower needed patchwork and the floor required replacement. David did an excellent job working in a small space, was very respectful and I will be calling him in the future.

Thank you David!

Approximate cost of services:
$1,400.00
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Maz
Maz
1 review Mississauga, ON
10/10

Kitchen Backsplash

We LOVE our kitchen backsplash, thanks to David. I contacted David for our kitchen backsplash after reading the HomeStars reviews. He called us back right away, and he was a great choice. Right from the start, he was professional and straightforward. He gave us honest feedback and excellent advice on which tiles to select. The tile we chose was a marble mosaic and did not look easy to install. However we trusted David would be able to do it, and he did, exceeding our expectations. Throughout the installation, he was courteous, kept the working area very clean, and informed us on what he was doing. He kept within the timeline for completion of the work as we had to have it done quickly. I would highly recommend David for any tile job. We will be using him again for our bathroom.

Approximate cost of services:
$500.00
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Rodney Chan from Richmond Hill
Rodney Chan from Richmond Hill
12 reviews Richmond Hill, ON
10/10

Bathroom Shower Stall Renovation

First and foremost, I have to say that David is a true professional and gentleman. When you call David, you are speaking to the owner, operator, and actual hands on person so there is no middle man to deal with.

I am a big home stars fan, as I am a new home owner myself. I learned a very painful lesson that I would call a "home star rookie mistake". When my shower started to have issues (leak), I quickly looked for the companies that had the most positive reviews (on the first page of home stars). Believe it or not, this was a HUGE mistake. Most of the companies on the first page are "bigger" companies, and as such the bigger the company the more people that you are paying as well. Not only this, but when something happens, you have to go through not just one person, but a COMPANY of people. And often times you will get a company that is a "jack of all trades, master of none". I had actually spoken to over 10 contractors for an intial estimate, and finally settled on a company that was highly rated, had lots of good reviews and seemed to be the easiest to deal with. Again, HUGE mistake on my part. By the time I finally had someone come in to work on my shower reno, I had already spoken to over 4 people at this one company. I had to repeat what I wanted to each of these 4 people, and they STILL managed to screw up. When I say screw up, I dont mean that maybe they didnt nail down something enough, I mean this so called "large" company was making fundamental mistakes!

The renovation that I had wanted done was to rip down my current shower down to the studs, keeping its current shape and retiling the full enclosure, new shower valve, new shower door and drain. Sounds easy enough, but you would not believe the number of mistakes that A LOT of contractors that I had spoken to were doing! As this is my first house, and first renovation, I did my due dilegence and I learned how to put together a shower (theoretically). While I lack the hands on experience, I did countless hours of research to make sure I knew exactly what I wanted. Regarding the first contractor that I had hired, he had initially wanted to build my shower with NO PRE SLOPE. If you are doing a shower renovation I urge you to please read up on this fundamental thing. Simply put, a shower is meant to be water proof AND also of course drain away any water with no standing water (standing water means mold and other issues). The first contractor tried to fluff me off by saying that a pre slope was not necessary. He also got very apprehensive when I simply stated the obvious that unless he can build a shower that defies gravity, there MUST be a pre slope towards the drain so water can drain away. If you ever go into a washroom, and you smell something musky and moldy in the shower, the grout lines are cracking in the shower base, and maybe some tiles are cracked that is a VERY bad sign that potentially there is no pre slope and it will eventually leak. With no pre slope, the first contractor was basically trying to build me a pool, something to hold the water in but NOT drain away! Also, I attached a picture of some of the handy work of the first contractor. When he was installing my shower valve, he did not measure it properly and it would have stuck out from the wall way too far.

After a very bad experience, and lots of stress I finally had to fire the first contractor mid way. I lost my deposit and was left with a hole in my wall now where my shower should be. So I start to make some more phone calls, through the first few pages of home stars and all the other companies was giving me the same nonsense. While a pre slope is not against code, its logically necessary, ask around!

Finally I found David after dealing with countless others. when I met David, I must tell you it was an absolute breath of fresh air. Every single contractor I had called in, they all came in nice cars, nicely dressed with fancy clothes. Right off the bat, you can tell that these guys are NOT the ones doing the actual work. These "sales" guys will promise you the moon but when the real guy that does the work comes in its a whole other story, and will try to upsell you more, but its too late now as your on the hook once they step foot into your door. Trust me, I saw this game first hand with the first contractor, and quite a few other ones I had called for a quote. David is 110% honest, where he will tell you if its not a problem, its not a problem. Who knows better then the one doing the work? And David is the one doing the work! Also, if it doesnt make sense or could lead to a problem, he will also tell you straight up what potential issues there may be.

David was not the most polished looking of the contractors I met, but let me tell you from the first time I spoke to him on the phone to the last time I shook his hand this guy was an absolute gentleman. He came in and was able to quickly assess all the issues from the previous contractor. He spoke to me for over 2 hours in the first meeting going over every single detail with me making sure that we were on the same page with everything from the schedule, the materials, start dates, everything! David is an open book, if you ask him a question he will more then willingly tell you the answer, or his reasoning. The shower materials that I had wanted to use was Schluter. David is a "certified schluter installer" which is a huge bonus as his training really shows. Every single thing he did was absolutely 110% textbook straight out of the manufacturer instructions. If you go on Youtube to look at how to install a Schluter shower, David will do it for you in real life and more! There are some situations that you NEED to have experience to know how to handle. For example, I have a neo angle shower, so there are some corners that are not perfect 90 degree angles. How would you go about sealing them? Well, David knew how!

The last contractor I had hired was making LOTS of assumptions. I saw he was just throwing the instructions to the side and just jamming things together. There were countless things I caught him on. David on the other hand, welcomed me to see what he was doing. He actually let me do a few things here and there (these are lessons worth the money!). I saw him do a lot of dry fitting, measuring and making sure everything fit together. Measure twice cut once! He would at times review the manual, to make sure that everything is correct and then install everything. I really can not emphasize this enough, Davids installation of every single thing in my shower was absolutely 110% textbook as per manufacturer instructions. Not one single step was skipped, and he went above and beyond even! David installs things from the home owners perspective, he makes sure that its all correct and to your satisfaction. The last contractor I hired, had I let him continue the shower would not leak or have issues right away but it will very soon. Why take the risk? The shower David built me, Im sure will last longer then the house itself now!

David is a true man of his word. He shows up when he says he will, he will text/call any updates or delays. He will allow you to take lots of pictures, as well as take lots of pictures himself. This in itself really shows he has NOTHING to hide. David worked nearly every single day for over 2.5 weeks. I think he could have finished the shower faster, but I was coming in and out to see how things were going, so I do take some of the blame. Some weeks he worked a full 7 days. Of course some days he would come in for a half day, to set up equipment or install something and then need to let it dry. From the front of the house, right up to the work area, David put drop clothes down. He was as neat as humanly possible, but do keep in mind this is a renovation and dust will be flying around. I would also highly recommend that you have an area set aside for David to set up all his toys/equipment. Sometimes I felt like he was a walking Home Depot, with all his equipment he was definitely prepared for any scenario. Another thing, his daughter was due to have a child, and I only found out about this AFTER he came to work and mentioned it around lunch time that "oh hey, my daughter also went to the hospital and is having a child". THAT right there is true dedication to his work, to work through even such a big occassion!

During the entire installation there were a few extremely small minor issues that David was quick to rectify. For example there was a tile that somehow got a small chip on a corner, I assume from the cutting process it may have just flaked off. I casually mentioned this to David and he right away went to work removing that tile and replacing it! Any other contractor would have fluffed it off and said "oh the grout will cover it" or something. But not with David, he said "if your not happy, Im not happy so lets fix this". Another big thing to look out for with contractors when working in a shower/bathtub install is to ask them for a flood test. I do not mean simply taking a bucket of water and throwing it down the drain watching the water go down. As per any manufacturer (especially Schluter), they recommend filling the shower area with water and letting it sit there for a full 24 hours to ensure there is no leaks. David had no issues with me doing this, while other contractors were extremely hesitant. Once the tiles are on, theres no way of figuring out where the leak is happening. I do not understand why more contractors dont do this test! This is the time to test it! I attached some pictures, but what David and I did was fill the shower base up with water, and make sure that no water leaked out from the sides. And let me tell you, 24 hrs later, the water did not drop one single bit!

If a shower can hold water for 24 hours, Im pretty sure it will not leak! Of course the second test is also to drain the water and make sure there is no puddling, which with the shower David built me the water went straight down the drain no problems at all.

Im more of the functional person, whereas my siginificant other is all about the "final look and touches". David passed me with flying colors, as everything was installed perfectly. And he also passed my significant others judgement, and the final product is really something that makes me smile every time I use it. I know 110% sure that not only will this shower last me until my house crumbles, but it also looks pretty darn good if I do say so myself. I truely believe 100% that David installed everything correctly, but on top of that I believe David gave me 110% effort! Thats a lot more then other contractors out there!

David is meticulous in his methods, he made sure that any dirty water was thrown OUT the house. Not down a drain IN the house. This is extremely important, as why would you want dirty water filled with grout thrown down your drain? Some contractors have no problem doing that! David made sure that only clean water went down the drains. No dirty grout water, or else this will plug your drains!

A last few notes about David, is to make sure that you have lots of tea stock piled as he really likes his tea. And I heard he also has a weakness for Ice cream. Also, one last thing about David is to beware his extremely friendly and addictive conversations! At the end of all of this, I feel like not only was the job done superbly but I would have zero hesitation to call David back for anything, including maybe a BBQ. Seriously, hes really just that great of a guy that I have no problem just hanging out with him.

Thanks David, and I really look forward to our next project together!

Approximate cost of services:
$0.00
What could this company do to improve their services?
Cant improve on perfection
Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
Contact David, get some of his ideas and a quote as hes worth every single darn penny!
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Thank you for review. I always treat every home as if it was my own. I was saddened to see, how these contractors sucked your hard earned money which such poor results. They did use good material but it's application was incorrect and would have led to failure. My goal is to meet your expectations and I think I achieved it -- which makes me an extremely satisfied and a proud contractor.

Egle Schnyder from Toronto
Egle Schnyder from Toronto
5 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Tiled basement hallway

This is the second time we have used David's services. He did a beautiful tiling job in a difficult uneven cement basement hallway. He is very reliable, knowledgeable, helpful and a pleasure to work with. The hallway looks beautiful and we will definitely use him again in the future. So happy to have found him.
Egle and Bern

Approximate cost of services:
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