Tiler Randwick

At Leerberg Tiling we specialise in the areas of bathroom tiling, floor and wall tiling, kitchen splashbacks, apartment and rental property tiling, tile repairs and licensed waterproofing across Randwick, Kensington, Kingsford and the surrounding Eastern Suburbs. 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.

See the other suburbs we cover on our Eastern Suburbs tiling services page, or visit Leerberg Tiling.

Our Randwick, Kensington and Kingsford tiling services at a glance

Bathroom tiling and full wet area renovations
Apartment, unit and rental property tiling
Floor and wall tiling, including large format and natural stone
Kitchen splashbacks and floor tiling
Waterproofing to Australian Standards (AS 3740 and AS 4654)
Tile repairs, regrouting and resealing

Tiling in the Randwick Corridor: The Local Issues

The Randwick, Kensington and Kingsford corridor is the working middle of the Eastern Suburbs, and it has a different make-up to both the cliff-top beaches and the blue-ribbon harbour.
This is the UNSW corridor, with a heavy mix of apartments, semis, Federation and interwar homes, and a large rental and investor stock around the university and the light rail.
The ground here sits on Hawkesbury sandstone overlain in places by the deep Botany sand basin that runs through the southern and central east, so substrates vary from sandstone to sand to fill across short distances.
That mix, and the volume of unit and rental work, is specific to this corridor and a generic page cannot capture it.
A lot of the tiling we do here is turnaround work on apartments and rental properties, alongside renovations of the older semis and Federation homes.
The varied ground means substrate preparation is not one-size-fits-all, and we assess what is actually under the floor before laying rather than assuming.

Apartment, Unit and Rental Property Tiling

The unit and rental bathroom is one of the most common jobs we do in this corridor.
These are tight, fully tiled wet areas, often on a concrete slab in a multi-storey building, where a waterproofing failure tracks into the unit below.
We strip back, confirm the substrate, build the falls so water runs to the waste, and lay a continuous membrane to AS 3740 across the floor, up the shower walls and over hobs before any tile goes on.
For investors and landlords we keep the work clean and the turnaround sensible, because a tiled wet area that is done properly is one less thing to deal with between tenancies.

Floor Tiling Over Variable Ground

Substrates in the Randwick corridor are not consistent.
Some sites sit on sandstone, others on the deep sand of the Botany basin, and others on fill, and they can change over a short distance.
On sandy or made ground, where movement and settlement are a risk, we use crack isolation and uncoupling membranes so any movement underneath does not telegraph up into cracked tiles and grout, set proper expansion joints, and check and re-screed levels before laying.
Large format tiles in particular show any dip or movement, so the preparation underneath them is what makes them last.
We assess each floor before starting rather than treating them all the same.

Bathroom Tiling and Waterproofing

Bathrooms across Randwick, Kensington and Kingsford range from original wet areas in older semis and Federation homes through to unit bathrooms in apartment blocks.
In every case we confirm the substrate, build the falls so water drains to the waste, and lay a continuous membrane to AS 3740 before any tile is set.
Older homes here frequently have failed or absent waterproofing under earlier work, and that is the first thing we put right.

Kitchen, Wall and Repair Work

Kitchen splashback and floor tiling covers subway, herringbone, stone and custom layouts, cut neatly around fixtures and cabinetry.
We tile walls, laundries and feature areas to suit the property.
For repairs, cracked or drummy tiles, failing grout and leaking showers can often be sorted without redoing a whole room, and we match replacement tiles as closely as the originals allow.
Given the variable ground here, cracked floor tiles are a common callout, and we check what the substrate is doing before relaying.

Recent Randwick, Kensington and Kingsford Projects

Recent work in the corridor includes re-waterproofing and retiling a unit bathroom in a Kingsford block between tenancies, relaying a cracked floor in a Kensington semi where the slab over sandy ground had moved, using a crack isolation membrane, and retiling a kitchen and floor in an older Randwick Federation home.
All work is completed by our own licensed tradesmen, not subcontractors.

Areas We Service

Leerberg Tiling service Randwick, Kensington, Kingsford, Coogee, Maroubra, Kingsford, Daceyville and the surrounding Eastern Suburbs.
We work on apartments, rental properties, semis, Federation homes and commercial properties 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 apartment and rental turnarounds, and variable sand and fill substrates
Waterproofing to standard, never skipped or rushed
Fixed written quotes measured on site, no hidden fees

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you do rental and investment property tiling? Yes, a lot of it in this corridor. We tile and re-waterproof unit and rental bathrooms with a clean, sensible turnaround between tenancies.

Why do floors crack in parts of Randwick and Kingsford? The ground here varies from sandstone to deep sand to fill over short distances, and slabs over sandy or made ground can move and crack tiles. We use crack isolation membranes and check the substrate before relaying.

Can you fix a leaking shower without removing all the tiles? Sometimes. If the membrane is still 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.

Do you remove the old tiles? Yes, demolition and removal of old tiles is part of the job where a wet area or floor is being redone.