Northern Tile Works

Northern Tile Works, based in Stoneham and run by Alex, is a tile specialist — the kind of company homeowners call for a full bathroom retile, a marble shower, or a stubborn floor that needs replacing. Every one of the 40 reviews on file is five stars, spanning nearly five years of jobs across Greater Boston. The recurring theme across those reviews is precision and follow-through. Customers describe complex geometric patterns cut cleanly, a radiant-heated tile floor installed correctly, and full bathroom transformations — new tile, toilets, and vanities — that leave a room "brand new." A detail worth noting: Alex has more than once been called in to fix a previous contractor's mistake, including re-pitching a walk-in shower floor so water actually drains instead of pooling, and repairing waterproofing that had failed behind someone else's tile job. Communication comes up again and again — daily on-site updates, quick text replies, and double-checking design choices mid-project before committing. Its Houzz profile lists a wide tile-focused service set (backsplash, shower, countertop, and floor tile installation, grout repair) across roughly 50 Greater Boston towns, though that particular listing is currently marked suspended and carries no reviews of its own — the written track record lives on Google. Recent activity has slowed: only two reviews landed in the last six months, against a heavier pace in 2023–2025. Nothing negative has surfaced in that stretch, but it's a thinner recent run than the rest of the history, worth a quick availability check before booking. The strongest fit is a bathroom retile, a shower rebuild, or a floor tile job where precision and clean geometry matter — several reviewers specifically call out complex layouts and pattern-matching done well. Confirm current lead times given the slower recent pace, and get a written quote up front; more than one review mentions the price landing lower than competing bids.