DiFlumeri Tile

Twenty Google ratings, not one below five stars, and an A+ at the Better Business Bureau — for a three-person tile shop on Ferry Street in Everett, that is a tidy record. DiFlumeri Imported Tile & Marble sells and installs imported Italian ceramic tile and marble, covering kitchens, bathrooms, living spaces and basements, foyers, fireplaces and outdoor porcelain pavers, and it stocks the setting materials to go with them. The BBB lists it as a family business three employees deep, started in 1972 and incorporated in 1981; the company's own site dates itself to 1988. Either way, this is an old shop by trade standards. What customers actually describe is the front end: someone walking you through the selection. A homeowner writing in March called the process of choosing tile for bathrooms, showers and a basement fun rather than overwhelming, crediting patient guidance and design suggestions that stayed inside her budget and style. Another the same month kept it short — good supply, easy to talk to. Across the longer history the pattern doesn't wander: praise for knowledge, patience, and a deep in-stock selection, with no negative reviews on the record. A few practical things follow from the size of the place. Three employees means the person guiding your selection is likely the person you keep dealing with, which is why names recur in the reviews rather than a company voice. It also means capacity is finite, so timing matters if your project is on a schedule. One thing to sort out yourself: the founding date differs between the BBB record and the company's own website, and the BBB rating comes without accreditation. Neither is alarming, but if the length of the track record matters to you, ask them directly. This is the shop for someone who wants to be walked through tile choices by people who know their stock, and who would rather buy the material and the install from the same place than coordinate two. Confirm lead times on anything imported, and get the installation scope written down alongside the tile order.