Tiler Avalon

At Leerberg Tiling we specialise in the areas of bathroom tiling, natural stone tiling, balcony and outdoor tiling, floor and wall tiling, tile repairs and licensed waterproofing for the homes of Avalon, Newport, Palm Beach and the Pittwater peninsula. We are a family owned business with over 53 years in the tiling trade, fully licensed and insured, and we do all the work ourselves rather than sending subcontractors. The same team handles your job from the first measure through to the final grout line.

We tile right across the Northern Beaches. See our page on tiling across the Northern Beaches for nearby suburbs, or visit the Leerberg Tiling home page for everything we do.

Our Avalon tiling services at a glance

Natural stone and large-format tiling
Bathroom tiling and full wet area renovations
Floor and wall tiling on steep and split-level homes
Elevated deck, terrace and balcony tiling
Waterproofing to Australian Standards (AS 3740 and AS 4654)
Tile repairs, matching and resealing

Tiling on the Pittwater Peninsula: The Local Issues

The northern end of the peninsula, Avalon, Newport, Bilgola, Whale Beach and Palm Beach, is a different world again to the southern beaches.
This is sandstone country: clifftop and hillside homes built on and against Hawkesbury sandstone, stepping down steep blocks toward the ocean on one side and Pittwater on the other, many of them prestige and weekender homes with the finishes to match.
The headlands here are known for sandstone cliffs and coastal erosion, and the blocks are steep, with elevated decks and terraces taking in the water.
Add salt off both the ocean and Pittwater, and you have tiling shaped by steep sandstone sites, high-end finishes and constant marine exposure.
A generic page that just swaps a suburb name in cannot speak to a clifftop Avalon home.
We tile across the peninsula, from elevated decks and waterfront terraces to stone-finished bathrooms and big living floors, and we prepare each for the slope, the stone and the salt.

Natural Stone and Large-Format Tiling

Many peninsula homes are high-end, and the tiling is often natural stone, marble and large-format across substantial floors.
Stone is unforgiving if it is not laid and sealed properly, so we lay it to the standard these homes call for, seal it correctly, and on near-water homes seal against salt and moisture so it holds its finish.
Across big open floors, set-out and flatness matter, and we check levels and re-screed where needed so a stone or large-format floor reads as one clean surface.

Floor Tiling on Steep and Split-Level Homes

Peninsula homes step down steep sandstone blocks with level changes between rooms and half-levels throughout.
We set floors out carefully across those changes, check levels across each plane, and re-screed where needed so tiles sit flat rather than following an out-of-true floor.
On suspended floors and over sandstone the preparation differs again, and we assess each before laying.

Elevated Decks, Terraces and Balconies

The elevated deck or terrace taking in the water is a signature of these homes, and it is exactly where waterproofing has to be right.
Elevated terraces over living space need an external membrane to AS 4654, sound falls to drainage and slip resistant tiles, because water that pools or gets under the tiles ends up in the rooms below.
On this exposed coast we use epoxy grouts and adhesives suited to salt and moisture, and lay falls that carry water away from the building.

Bathroom Tiling and Repairs

Bathrooms here range from stone-finished ensuites to wet areas in older weekenders, and in every case we confirm the substrate, build the falls and lay a continuous membrane to AS 3740 before tiling.
For repairs, cracked or lifted stone and tile, failing grout and leaking showers and decks can often be brought back without redoing a whole room, and we match as closely as the available materials allow.

Recent Avalon, Newport and Palm Beach Projects

Recent work on the peninsula includes re-waterproofing and retiling an elevated deck over living space on a steep Avalon block with salt-resistant materials, laying large-format stone across a split-level floor in a Newport home, and a stone-finished bathroom in a Palm Beach weekender.
All work is completed by our own licensed tradesmen, not subcontractors.

Areas We Service

Leerberg Tiling service Avalon, Newport, Bilgola, Whale Beach, Palm Beach, Clareville, Bayview, Mona Vale and the surrounding Pittwater peninsula.
We work on clifftop and waterfront homes, prestige properties, weekenders and apartments across the area.

Why Choose Leerberg Tiling Pty Ltd?

Family owned with over 53 years experience
Fully licensed and insured, all work warranted
No subcontractors, the same team start to finish
Experienced with steep sandstone blocks, natural stone, elevated decks and salt exposure
Premium finishes laid and sealed properly
Fixed written quotes measured on site, no hidden fees

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you lay natural stone and large-format tiles? Yes, and we seal stone correctly for where it is going, including against salt on near-water homes. A lot of peninsula tiling is high-end stone that needs laying and sealing properly to last.

Why are homes here so often steep or split-level? The Pittwater peninsula is built on steep sandstone blocks running down toward the water, so homes step across multiple levels. We set out and re-screed across those changes so tiles sit flat.

Do you tile elevated decks and terraces over rooms? Yes. These need an external membrane to AS 4654, correct falls and drainage, and salt-resistant materials, which we install so water runs away rather than into the room below.

Can you fix a leaking shower or deck without removing all the tiles? Sometimes. If the membrane is sound and the issue is failed grout or silicone, we can re-grout and reseal. If the waterproofing has failed, the tiles need to come up to redo it properly.