Cardiff · South Wales
Full bathroom renovations, wall and floor tiling, internal and external plastering. Ecorend coloured render approved and a microcement approved applicator. Every job finished to the standard you can see below.
What SMD does
One trade for the whole room means no gaps between the plasterer and the tiler. The walls are flat before the first tile goes on.
Strip-out to finished room. Suite and tiles supplied if you want them, or fit the ones you have fallen for. Layout, cuts and finished edges all thought through before the first tile goes on.
Victorian floors, large-format porcelain, metro, handmade tiles. Floors levelled first, grout colour chosen to suit, splashbacks done properly behind the hob.
New ceilings, failed lath-and-plaster replaced, boarding and taping, then a smooth skim ready for paint. Older Cardiff houses are a speciality.
Ecorend coloured render, approved applicator. Through-coloured in a range of shades, so there is no painting afterwards and the finish stays put.
Approved applicator. Seamless, grout-free walls and floors for wet rooms, bathrooms and living spaces that want the polished-concrete look without the weight.
Outdoor porcelain laid flat and true, custom bullnosed edges and pre-made corners around pools and steps. Built to take Welsh weather.
Two minutes on SMD
Not a sales pitch. Eight of SMD's own jobs, from a swimming pool in Rumney to a lath-and-plaster ceiling in an older Cardiff house, and the four things that come up every time someone explains why they booked him again.
Before & after
Real jobs across Cardiff, photographed on the day. Every one from SMD's own Instagram, nothing staged.
Old pool rendered in Ecorend Marble White to leave a flat surface for the liner, groundworks done around it, then tiled in 900×600 porcelain custom bullnosed around the edge with pre-made corners.
A reclaimed pink suite tracked down for an older property, paired with emerald green metro tiles and brass fittings. The kind of bathroom people stop scrolling for.
Victorian style tiles from Clay & Rock, turning a dark hallway into a bright welcome. The cooker splashback in the same house was done in handmade tiles.
Old ceiling safely taken down, new plasterboard throughout, every joint taped, then a smooth skim ready for decorating. A strong ceiling that will last for years.
600×600 floor tiles with 600×300 walls from Clay & Rock. Larger tiles for a spacious, seamless look, neutral tones to keep it bright and timeless.
A narrow room made to feel modern, clean and spacious. Textured feature wall tiles around the bath, brass fittings, clean lines and a neutral scheme everywhere else.
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Recent work
That is a fraction of it. There are 160+ jobs on Instagram, posted as they happen.
@smdplasteringandtilingFrom the job notes
Straight from the captions on his own posts. The details that make the difference between a tiled room and a finished one.
Old floor needed levelling and finished off with a mid grey grout. Lovely tiles supplied by Clay & Rock using all Kerakoll products.Victorian floor, Roath · see the post
Safely removed the old ceiling, installed new plasterboard throughout, taped all joints, finished with a smooth, professional skim ready for decorating.Lath & plaster ceiling, Cardiff · see the post
Attention to detail throughout, from the tile layout and cuts to the finished edges. A great example of how the right tile choices and a well-planned layout can completely transform even the smallest of bathrooms.Small bathroom, Cardiff · see the post
Before you book a tiler
The finished photo never shows the bit that matters. Most tiling that fails in the first year failed before the first tile went on. This short explainer walks through the five decisions, each on one of SMD's own jobs, so you know what to ask for whoever you hire.
Tiles are only as good as the wall under them. In a wet area the boards go in first, square and solid, so nothing moves and nothing gets through.
Old floors are rarely level. A tile laid over a dip lips at the edge or cracks the grout within a year. Levelling first is the step you never see in the photo.
Where the cuts land decides how the room reads. Thin slivers at eye level, or a cut running into a window edge, are the giveaway of a rushed job.
The edge is where cheap work shows first. Bullnosed edges, pre-made corners and trims that match, so there is no raw tile edge anywhere you can touch.
Grout is a design decision. A mid grey on a Victorian floor hides everyday wear; a bright white shows every footprint by the end of the week.
Ask any tiler those five before they start. Good answers are the difference between a tiled room and a finished one. Ask SMD and you will get them straight.
How it works
WhatsApp a couple of photos of the room and a rough size. Say what you have in mind, or just that you want it sorted. Tiles already bought? Say so.
A look at the job in person, honest advice on what will and will not work, then a free, no-obligation quote. No pressure, no hidden extras.
Walls flat, tiles true, grout clean, dust gone. Suite and tiles can be supplied with the job so there is one person to call from start to finish.
Cardiff based
SMD Plastering & Tiling is a Cardiff tradesman's business, not a call centre. Internal and external plastering, wall and floor tiling, and full bathroom renovations, with the Ecorend and microcement approvals to back up the specialist work. Builders and kitchen companies across the city bring SMD in for the floors and bathrooms their own customers will judge them on.
Get a quote
A call, a WhatsApp, or the form. Photos help more than anything, so send a couple if you can. Quotes are free and there is no obligation.