NORDIC TILE

I highly recommend Andrew and Nordic Tile. I recently installed a new minimalist modern, basement bathroom in my near-100 year old house. This basically consisted of a small room, with a glass block wall divider for the shower enclosure, and clean, white tile. Tile on the floor, tile in the shower pan, tile on the curb dividing the two, four-foot-high tile on all the walls, floor-to-ceiling tile in the shower, ceiling tile in the shower. I went with Nordic Tile after receiving estimates from them and from another highly-rated Angie’s List company. The Nordic Tile estimate was slightly higher actually, but it was clear from meeting with the two individuals, that if my priority was the best tile-job, I wanted Nordic. I was not wrong. Andrew did an excellent job preparing the surfaces and installing the tile on the vintage, irregular surfaces. He did an excellent job of meticulously pouring the shower pan, not only to meet Minneapolis’ tough code specification, but to be as absolutely water-tight and durable as possible, as well as provide a perfect slope to the drain. Those are the things you would hope to get when engaging a person to enhance your living space - skill in their trade, but Andrew’s greatest strengths went beyond that; communication, providing creative and problem-solving ideas when necessary, project plan flexibility, and continuously seeking feedback. If something wasn’t exactly right, Andrew wanted to know so he could make modifications, provide options or explain limitations. He also had a good awareness of time and priorities – my time and priorities that is: he always gave me a long enough period to process the options or inspect the progress before getting back to him with the answer. He was always available and always ready to answer questions. If you are looking for excellent tile-work, while working with a skilled communicator, you want Nordic Tile. I would definitely hire him again and recommend him to anyone. I would hire him again if his cost was higher than the competition.

I absolutely love our new bathroom! I know my selection(s) was not the easiest to work with but Andrew made it work! We used tile and mosaic glass, so extra finishing was needed. I now have a brand new shower. I have more space and now have built in wall cubbies, which we didn't have before the renovation. Andrew made sure I was happy with the work every step of the way. Nordic Tile went above and beyond our expectations. The tile and mosaic glass is absolutely stunning. We are going to have him come back out and retile our fire place too!

All of this work was done for FAR less than many other contractors and in a span of a couple of weeks from start to finish. Andrew was in contact with me on a a constant basis making sure all the steps in the construction were to my approval, and that they passed the City of St. Louis Park's permitting process. The previous owners had done an incredibly sub-standard job re-modeling the bathroom, and extensive re-working was required. Andrew discovered this immediately and did a great job at keeping costs at a minimum and getting the job done in the estimated time-frame. The finished product looks fantastic and is about 100 times better than the condition of the shower beforehand.

Project went well despite the difficulty of working in a condo building with limited space for tile saw, supplies, and tools. Andrew did a super job in both the layout of the tile for our desired effect and the actual installation. We are very satisfied.

Andrew was able to fit my job into his schedule very quickly, and got the job done within the schedule he said he would. When the job was finished, we asked him to come back for some last minute clean-up, which he willingly did right away, even after the bill had been paid in full. It's obvious he values his reputation, and is dedicated to customer service. We will consider him for our next tile job, a bathroom remodel.

He was very responsive to our needs and questions and offered several ideas that improved the project. Changes to the final price from the original bid were all clear to understand and mostly minor tweaks - the final cost was actually a little less than the original bid. The shower and floor wound up looking great and after observing the process throughout, I am confident that the tile job is very sound. There were some unusual features to the shower and he devised some approaches and executed them well. Andrew showed up when he said he would and focused on our project until it was done. There were no real glitches. Price was not cheap, but the quality of the prep. work (waterproofing, wall and floor leveling, etc), tile work, and overall service was in line with the price.

The leaking shower pan became apparent when doing work in an adjacent room and some water staining was found in the subfloor. When bidding the project, Andrew gave a clear description of the work required. He also gave allowances for what may be required depending how much damage had been done by the leak to wood supporting the shower. He cleaned up some of the moisture damaged wood underneath the shower before installing a proper masonry shower pan with membrane and tile that would tie in with the old walls of the shower. When he started the job he was very good about communicating what/when he was doing and kept me well informed of any changes that may need to be made. Because the original work on the shower had been done so poorly, there were a lot of work around needed to get shower pan completed to fit the rest of the existing shower and reassemble the shower walls/door. He made sure I was happy with how everything came back together and took extra time deal with some issues that came up.

Andrew met with us originally and gave us an estimate. It was nice to meet directly with the person that was doing the installation. I selected him because I had a strong sense that he knew what he was doing. Andrew was very professional. He arrived exactly when he said he would and kept on the schedule he predicted. His tile installation was very well done. We asked him to do a diagonal pinwheel pattern and he did it perfectly. The floor is level and the grout lines are even. Andrew was very respectful and nice to deal with. The mudroom and laundry turned out beautifully. I would strongly recommend Andrew. I will definitely give him a call for my next project.

It went well. When I returned from vacation, the job was complete. They had to come back out to fix one thing, which they did in a timely fashion, and I'm quite pleased with the result.

Work was performed in a professional manner. I am very satisfied with Nordic Tile and recommend their services.

Fantastic! I called Andrew on a Friday, he came over on Sunday to give us a quote, and finished the job by Tuesday. Unbelievable! He did a great job and was so easy to work with. He picked up the materials for us too. The tile looks wonderful; we could not be happier with his work and would recommend him to anyone.

Andrew: Thank you for coming to our rescue! We had a started a bathroom remodeling project and experienced several problems with the poor workmanship and professionalism of our first contractor, JGF Remodeling. We were very impressed when you arrived with your level and immediately identified the issues that needed attention. You provided a fair estimate to complete the work and fix the problems, including: • removing and relaying wall tiles that were not flush • measuring and correcting wall tile height to be in sync with existing walls • removing and reinstalling decorative tiles to align the pattern properly • correcting crooked grout lines • fixing the drain opening We appreciate your perfectionism and professionalism. You have a great work ethic and we know we can count on you to do things right. We look forward to employing you on many more projects. We would be happy to share our experience with anyone who is interested in a obtaining a reference. Thank you for exceeding our expectations!

Andrew Forsmark came out promptly to provide a bid on tiling our laundry room floor. He was professional, knowledgeable and gave a detailed, itemized bid.

Andrew Forsmark, with Nordic Tile, did an outstanding job with my master bathroom tiling project! From the very beginning of the project, Andrew was very friendly and his communication was outstanding. He worked with me on establishing a unique custom tile pattern for my floor and other areas of my bathroom. Andrew is a tile setter and a designer all in one! Andrew did give a higher bid for my project, but after seeing how much work Andrew put into my creative tile install, it was well worth the added expense. Andrew was also very accommodating in regards to changing his tile schedule around my cabinets and windows being installed. At the end of the project, I called Andrew to come back out and touch up a few areas I felt were in need of more grout. Andrew responded immediately to my concern and made a trip out to my house to fill in these areas. Nordic Tile is an honest business that will give you a fair price and outstanding customer service. I would highly recommend Nordic Tile to anyone looking for an excellent tile setter.

They are very neat and clean. They were on time and paid close attention to detail.

The job wasn't something that Nordic Tile does, but in spite of that, Andrew gave suggestions on ways to accomplish the job. He also emailed me later with further information. He really loves tile, I would use him in the future!

He did a beautiful job. The tiling is gorgeous. He laid ceramic and stone. He did a lot of custom work. We were very pleased. He was a very personable guy.

Generally did OK, but the more custom the work was the less well he did. For example, floor was not properly prepared resulting in a small bump in the finished floor, and the grout was not fully cleaned off even after being called back to get it done.

Andrew was very prompt in responding to our a request for a survey and estimate on a guest bathroom project. He was very knowledgeable in explaining the problem we had with water seepage through tile joints and what the process and material would be used to correct and reconstruct the bath tub/shower surround. Other contractors were not as detailed in their inspection of the walls and as specific in describing the correction. Andrew schedules well and is very timely in following his schedule and keeping you informed of it. He was very neat in providing covered walkways on the carpets and upstairs for the path to the work area and does an excellent job in cleaning up after each work day. He was very helpful in suggesting sources for tile and is excellent in understanding your tastes and making suggestions on the tile color and design pattern for a very good look and easy maintenance. Andrew works with an excellent plumber and they both were very helpful in recommending the plumbing fixtures. We could not be more pleased with Andrew's work and the results of the project.

Andrew was very easy to work with and did a good job of explaining the pros and cons of various options. This allowed us to balance our desire for quality with cost. He made it clear when he would need to do work that was beyond his original quote and gave me choices to keep the cost in line. The shower looks good and I have confidence that the leak has been fixed.

Took Andrew about 2 weeks from start to finish, exactly as promised. Andrew is extremely punctual, professional and meticulous with the design process. Andrew moved quickly on the floor, but took time where it counted on the detail design work in the shower.

Andrew did an excellent job of tiling the brick face of our fireplace with slate tile. The job was done on time and within bid cost. The finished project met all of our expectations. Andrew had to do extra work on the fireplace brick to provide a secure base for the slate tile, as the original brick had been painted. He is a thorough professional craftsman.

We were in the process of replacing a three season room with a four season solarium. We wanted to replace the existing tile with heated tile. Having had numerous contractor issues in the past, we used Angie's List to identify potential quality contractors. We saw pictures of Andrew's work on his web site and when we spoke with him, we were impressed with his knowledge and ideas. We met with him and he had a bid back to us within a few hours. Andrew offered insight for design patterns and different materials. He was very accommodating with start dates as we were waiting on the room to be completed. He had excellent recommendations and suggestions to make the final product truly impressive. He did an outstanding job and we love the room.

Andrew returned calls promptly. He arrived for the estimate on time and gave us a written estimate by the end of the following day. He set up the appointment to lay the stone, was there on time, and was considerate enough to wear clogs so he could slip off his shoes and not track dirt into the house. He set up in the garage so I did not have a mess in the house.

I found Andrew to be experienced and really great to work with. He has a lot of good resources and is just really a nice guy who does great work and helps along the way. Thank you Andrew!