Davie Mac Tile

Ask why 85 Google reviewers keep giving Davie Mac Tile five stars, and one name comes up again and again: Mari. She's the project manager reviewers credit by name for keeping jobs on schedule and explaining each step, more often than they praise the tile itself. The company, based in Hingham, says it was founded in 2001 after the family moved from tile work in Fort Myers, Florida, to the Boston area following the 2008 housing crash, and describes itself as still family-run today, tied to Davi ("Davie") and Jose Santos. The last six months follow the same pattern: a master bathroom shower tile repair, a kitchen backsplash, a laundry-room floor laid in handmade Fireclay and volcanic Cantera tile — the kind of material that punishes a rushed installer. One review from April tells a different story: a homeowner was delayed 20 minutes and had to pay for an Uber because a company van blocked in their car, though they added afterward that the company's reply had been considerate. It's a logistics complaint, not a workmanship one, and the only dent in an otherwise steady run of 20 reviews in that window. Pull back further and the pattern holds: 65 reviews dating to 2021 across six sources, a 5.0 average from 85 Google ratings and another 5.0 from 19 on Houzz, alongside a Better Business Bureau A+ accreditation. A review from March describes Davie Mac redoing a shower that had been leaking for years because of a poor waterproofing job from whoever installed it originally — the kind of callback work a company builds a reputation on over time. Before booking, it's worth asking how the company squares its own claim of 25 years in business with the 18 years the BBB has on file — not necessarily a problem, but a gap worth a straight answer. Its Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license (#218325) is active, and its NTCA membership plus Schluter and Laticrete certifications line up with the handmade and large-format tile work its reviews describe. This is a solid call for the tile portion of a bathroom or kitchen project — reviews describe them working as the tile subcontractor as often as the lead contractor — especially where the material itself is unusual: mosaics, natural stone, oversized format. Confirm who's coordinating the rest of the job if tile is only one piece of it, and ask about crew vehicle parking on install day.