Nick The Tile Man – Brief History
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| Nick the Tile Man now living in Queens New York |
What would make me different from a handyman or another Tile Repair Man? What would you think? Well for one thing I am a third generation Tile Repair Specialist. I learned from my father who started working as a tile repair man at age 16 and finally quit at age 79. He was strong as a bull. I do not have his stamina but I do have his tile repair knowledge and tile installation know-how.
It all started with my grandfather who arrived in America in the 1900′s. He lived in Brooklyn New York and worked as a tile setter. Things were rough in those days and my father was the oldest son of nine children. At age 16 my father had to quit school to work with my grandfather to help support his large family. As time passed on, my father and grandfather worked as tile setters and started installing tiles for the train subway stations being built throughout Brooklyn and New York City.
As my father grew older, he was approached by a man named Nathan who had an idea of selling hot dogs and fries in Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. Nathan wanted his restaurant to be outstanding from any other hot dog place so he hired my father to install tiles on his walls, floor and ceiling of what is known today as the Original ( first store) Nathan’s of Coney Island . Over 75 years has past and the wall tiles, floor tiles, and ceiling tiles are still there in the Original Nathan’s of Coney Island . Not a bad tile installation job that has lasted all this time!
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| My Father Nick Senior, the original Tile Setter from Brooklyn New York. |
When my father started repairing tile and installing tile at age 16, there were no showers yet! As time passed, shower bodies were installed, giving the home owner the option of taking a bath or shower. The problem with a shower is water splashing all over; and the steam vapor from a hot shower forming water on the walls and ceiling. This situation caused mildew to form on the ceiling and walls around the tub area. So dad had an idea. He would lower the ceiling above the tub area and install tiles on all the walls going up and around the tub and on the ceiling in the tub area. This would make it easier for the home owner to clean the tub area after each shower and prevented mildew from forming on the tile-work.
Dad was a great man in the tile repair and installation business but he never wanted to work behind a desk. He was an hands-on person who loved to take his artistic abilities and convert a bathroom into a showcase beauty.
So now I come along, a third generation tile repair man. I learned from the best and I have my father’s tile repair and installation artistic abilities. In order to have knowledge, you have to learn knowledge from a source. That is the difference between a handyman and another tile repair man. I’m Nick the Tile Man, originally from Brooklyn and living now in Queens New York.
Nick, Thank you for the work you did in our bathroom.
John | November 4, 2008Nick,
Thank you for the work you did in our bathroom. We are satisfied customers.
John and family.
Queens, NY
Nick,
Ida & Steve | November 20, 2008Nick, 11/17/08
We are very satisfied with the work you did in our bathroom. You were very professional, easy to talk to and we will recommend you to our friends and family.
Thanks,
Ida & Steve
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Pri | March 8, 2009nice site. you bring joy to your customers. i myself love to have a nice bathroom.
Dear Nick, Thank you for the superb job you did today.
Ann Mehl | March 31, 2009Dear Nick,
Thank you for the superb job you did today. Our bathroom looks great! We appreciate the attention to detail and your good humor. We will recommend you to all our friends and neighbors.
Ann & Mark.
The replacement of tiles & regrouting, along with the
Linda from Maspeth | June 19, 2009The replacement of tiles & regrouting, along with the windoow frame work you did in my tenants bathrrom was excellent. You are honest, fair priced and did a excellent job. I tell everyone I have a great tile man if they need one.
Nick, Thank you for the great job you did in our
Carol & Dan | July 27, 2009Nick,
Thank you for the great job you did in our bathroom. You are a true professional and very reliable. And most of all you stand behind your work and make sure your customers are satisfied! We would highly recomment you to anyone who needed work done in their bathroom.
Carol & Dan
Everybody said they were experienced in fixing my tiles that
Barbara & Larry | September 15, 2009Everybody said they were experienced in fixing my tiles that were 24×24 in size I have to say Nick was the only one that would take this task on,He is a man of his word.
Barbara & Larry
We enjoyed our visit. You are very talented. Great bio
John | October 17, 2009We enjoyed our visit. You are very talented. Great bio of you and your father and how you came about learning your trade.Visit us at http://www.precutmatsplus.com/Portriats,Prints, Paintings.
Choosing Nick to do our Bathroom renovation was one of
Mamie | January 21, 2010Choosing Nick to do our Bathroom renovation was one of the BEST decisions we have ever made. Leaks and age had turned our Bathroom into a nightmare, we truly did not know where to begin. Five minutes after meeting Nick we knew we had found the right man for this overwhelming job.
Nick and his crew are polite and easy to work with, true to their word, clean and honest. Nick worked as if this was his home and his bathroom. Simply put if you need any type of tile work done Nick is your man.
Thank you Nick.
Mamie and Stan
Nick really listen to what I wanted, and kept me
Pat | April 17, 2010Nick really listen to what I wanted, and kept me involved in adjustments that needed to be made as the job progressed. My new bathroom is beautiful and I get many compliments. Nick also made quality repairs to other tile work in my house. Thanks for a great job! Pat Howard Beach
Nick did a fantastic job with our bathroom floors while
Elijah & Amy | April 20, 2010Nick did a fantastic job with our bathroom floors while me and my wife were at work. Not only is Nick professional, he is Trustworthy.
If you are looking for an Expert Tile Man, you
Cindy Penigian | May 3, 2010If you are looking for an Expert Tile Man, you just found him. Nick did a wonderful job on our out dated bathroom. We are a couple that does not like change and have lived with our bathroom for a very long time. So it was a big decision for us to remodel. I’m glad we finally decided to make the change. After seeing the job Nick did for our friends Mamie and Stan, I knew we had found our guy and we were even happier that we found someone we could trust. Nick and his crew did a wonderful job. He completed the job in the time frame he promised and they were very clean & professional as they worked. Nick was also very patient when dealing with us and meticulous with his work; he made sure everything was always perfect. He made this remodeling project as easy as possible for my family. We love our new bathroom!
Thank you Nick!!!!
Bob & Cindy
Nick, thanks so much for saving our kitchen floor. The floor
Lori & Dina | May 15, 2010Nick,
thanks so much for saving our kitchen floor. The floor is so beautiful and we are so happy with it just as you said we would be. the kitchen is finally done and we can say that working with you was the easiest and quickest of all the contractors involved. You showed us such kindness to us and are a true gentleman. We will be calling you for the bathroom real soon!
People – this is the man for any tile work you need!
Thank you for your kind words, I am ready to
Tile-Repair | May 15, 2010Thank you for your kind words, I am ready to beautify your bathroom when you are ready.
Thanks again,
Nick the Tile Man
We hired Nick for work on our bathrooms and were
Rita & Robert | July 17, 2010We hired Nick for work on our bathrooms and were very happy with the outcome. He transformed our old outdated bathroom by regrouting and replacing the tile and some fixtures. We found him to be concencious, punctual and could see that he took great pride in the work he did. Nick is an old school gentleman and an pleasure to work with. We would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great tile man.
Nick and Jeremiah did a great job in removing old
Joe and Rose | July 23, 2010Nick and Jeremiah did a great job in removing old tile and installing new porcelain tile in our kitchen and two hall ways.
The work was done on time and with excellent craftsmanship.
Highly recommended.