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A new tiling business, built the old way.

Setmark Tiling is a founder-led South Australian tiler servicing Adelaide and the Hills. We're new — and we'd rather do twenty bathrooms a year well than fifty in a hurry.

Our story

Setmark was started because the tiling industry needed a quiet alternative — a small business that takes its time, prices honestly, and stands behind its work for life.

We work across South Australia as a bathroom tiler and commercial tiler — residential bathroom renovations and commercial tile installations. Nothing else. Every job is run by the founder. Every job comes with a lifetime workmanship guarantee, in writing, from the first one.

We're new. That's the whole pitch. No promo mugs, no flashy showroom, no overheads to pay down on your job. Just careful work, fair pricing, and a level held up against the floor.

What we believe

Four principles, kept honestly.

No mission statement. Just the things we actually do — and the things we'd never agree to.

i.

Slow is fast.

A bathroom that takes four weeks and lasts thirty is better than one that takes ten days and lasts five. We plan the whole build before we cut a single tile.

ii.

One team, one site.

The team that strips out your bathroom is the team that hands you the keys. We never subcontract the work — it's how mistakes get hidden.

iii.

Honest pricing.

Your quote is your invoice, unless you change scope. We absorb our own estimating mistakes, not yours.

iv.

Waterproofing first.

It's the cheapest part of a bathroom and the most expensive failure. Two coats, two days, certified — every time, no exceptions.

v.

Lifetime guarantee.

Every installation we complete carries a workmanship guarantee for as long as the building stands. Written, not spoken.

vi.

Boring communication.

You'll get a weekly photo update, a same-day reply to any question, and a single point of contact. No surprises.

Who you'll deal with

Founder-led, end to end.

No call centre. No estimator who passes you to a salesperson. The person who quotes your job is the person who runs it.

The founder

Director · On-site lead

Setmark is a one-person operation today, by design. The founder runs every quote, every site visit and every job — with a small, trusted crew brought on per project where the work calls for extra hands.

That keeps the standard consistent and the communication direct. You'll never be passed to anyone, and the person you met at the first quote will still be there at handover.

If you have a project in mind — large or small, residential or commercial — we'd love to come and look at the space.

Our launch promise

What's true from day one.

A new business has to earn trust quickly. These are the commitments we make on every Setmark job — in writing, from the very first one.

i.

Free, on-site quotes.

We come to you. We measure properly. We don't quote off a phone call or a photo. And we don't follow up with a sales call — the quote is the offer.

ii.

Fixed price, in writing.

Your quote is your invoice. If genuine extras arise, we tell you before we touch them and put the cost in writing first.

iii.

Waterproofing certified, every wet area.

Two-coat, two-day, AS 3740 compliant, photo-documented. The cheapest part of the build, and the most expensive failure.

iv.

Lifetime workmanship guarantee.

If something we install fails, we come back. That promise is on every job we finish — starting with the first.

v.

One point of contact, same-day replies.

You'll have the founder's mobile. Texts, emails or calls get answered the same business day — not next week, not after the next job.

Let's start a conversation

Tell us about your space.

The first conversation is always free, always on-site, and never followed up with a sales call.