The 7 best tile contractors in Boise: who they are and who they are best for

I have been setting tile professionally in the Treasure Valley for more than ten years. A love for the trade has put me on job sites with most of the skilled installers in this valley. I have met, studied, and shared work with many of the people on this list.

What prompted me to make a list? If you search "tile contractor Boise," Google shows you a list sorted by review count and how close the business is to you. That list is not wrong, but it is not a list of the best tile installers. A tile store with a hundred reviews ranks above a one-man crew that does the finest showers in Eagle. So here is the list I would give a friend: what each company does well, who should call them, and what to know going in. We are on it too, with our own limits stated the same way as everyone else's.

How I chose

Five things, in this order.

1. Who actually sets the tile. Their own crew, on the job, by name. Not a store, not a broker who sells the job and hands it to whoever is free that week.

2. How they build the parts you never see: prep, installation technique, sloped shower pans and the waterproofing system in every shower.

3. What they are honestly best at. Nobody is the best at everything. A high-end custom shower, porcelain slab, a small bath on a budget, and repair work are different jobs. This list says what I have seen each one do best over the last ten years.

4. Work I have seen with my own eyes, or people I would hand a homeowner to without worrying.

5. Public reviews and the Idaho contractor registration, as a check on the first four, not in place of them.

Two of the seven companies listed also hold the Certified Tile Installer credential, the same hands-on exam I passed. One of them now grades it. That is not a coincidence.

The seven

1. Boise Precision Flooring

Owned and run by Husein Kantarević, a fellow Certified Tile Installer, out of Meridian.

What they do best: installations by the book, with attention to detail at the top of the valley. Husein is trained in porcelain panel installation, which very few crews here are. He is a family man, and his team runs the same way he does: CTI-quality installations and a quality customer experience, every time.

Call them if: you want a certified installer on a custom shower, a bathroom, or large-format porcelain, and you want it built to last. If you called us and we could not take the job, this is the first name I would give you. From a quality and experience point of view, his team is the closest thing to our competition in the valley.

Know going in: his calendar fills early. Call ahead.

Public: Google 5.0 across 13 reviews, as of Oct 31, 2026. Their site states a 5-year workmanship guarantee. boiseprecisionflooring.com, (208) 890-3375.

2. Absolute Tile

Owned and run by Wade Johnson, Boise.

What they do best: Wade has been setting tile his whole life, more than 30 years by his own count, and he delivers a tile installation that lasts. He is a master of mud-wall shower prep, the old way of floating a flat wall by hand, which few installers still learn. He works alone with minimal overhead, and delivers top tier installation services.

Call them if: you want one experienced person on your project from the first day to the last, and you like knowing the hands that start the job are the hands that finish it.

Know going in: a one-man operation schedules one project at a time. Ask him about his availability, and how he will sequence your project.

Public: Google 5.0 across 25 reviews as of Oct 27, 2026; Thumbtack 4.9 across 19. Idaho registration RCT-48373. (208) 805-0420.

3. The Tile Geek LLC

Owned and run by Randall Johnson, Meridian.

What they do best: Randall is a fellow Certified Tile Installer and is now a CTI Evaluator, one of the people who grades the installers who take on the test. He knows how to do things the right way and he does them that way. He was named a Coverings Rock Star in 2023, an industry award for young installers.

Call them if: you have a difficult or technical installation, an unusual layout, or a shower you want to outlast the house. If the job scares other installers, call Randall.

Know going in: he works alone, sometimes with one helper, so the same scheduling note as Wade (listed above).

Public: Google 4.7 across 30 reviews and Facebook 5.0 across 10, as of Oct 31, 2026. (208) 353-5745.

4. Tier 1 Tile

Run by Tristan Quarnberg, Boise. He started in tile in 2015 as a helper and opened Tier 1 Tile in 2021.

What they do best: Tristan is an up-and-coming installer in the valley. I have watched his work and the size of his projects improve over the last few years. Custom bathrooms are his specialty, by his own description. BBB accredited since 2023.

Call them if: you want solid work from a growing company at a price below the top of this list.

Know going in: Tier 1 is the youngest company on this list. Look at Tristan's most recent projects rather than his oldest; the improvement from one year to the next is the point.

Public: Google 5.0 across 2 reviews, Facebook 5.0 across 3, and HomeAdvisor 5.0 across 3, as of Oct 31, 2026. BBB accredited since 2023. tile-boise.com, (208) 801-2851.

5. Terazzo Tile & Grout

Run by Semir Kovac, Boise.

What they do best: I have not seen Semir's work in person, so I will say only what I know. He gets a large number of recommendations from homeowners on local social media, and the finished projects he posts look like careful work. BBB accredited since 2019 with an A+ rating.

Call them if: you want a name that your neighbors keep recommending, and you are willing to look at his work yourself before you sign.

Know going in: this is the one company on the list I am recommending on reputation rather than on work I have walked.

Public: Google 5.0 across 12 reviews as of Oct 27, 2026; BBB A+. terazzotile.net, (208) 570-8092.

6. Classic Tile LLC

Run by Greg and Angie Whitlock, a husband-and-wife team based in Caldwell, in business since 2018.

What they do best: they are a crowd favorite and a social media favorite, and for good reason: you get the care of two owners who answer the phone themselves and show up themselves. Their installations meet industry standards.

Call them if: cost is the most important part of your project, and you want to work directly with the people doing the job. They deliver an excellent tile installation for the price they propose.

Know going in: two owners who do the work themselves means one project at a time. Ask about their schedule the same way you would ask Wade or Randall.

Public: Google 4.8 across 16 reviews, as of Oct 31, 2026. Idaho registration RCE-49600. (208) 412-8949.

7. Rocking A Tile and Stone

Run by Sean Aivazian, Boise.

What they do best: Sean is a master tile installer who has a keen eye for detail. He focuses on custom projects, large-format porcelain, and natural stone restoration and repair, a specialty almost nobody else on this list offers. Sean most often works alone or with an occasional helper.

Call them if: you have a detail-oriented installation, or stone that needs repair rather than replacement.

Know going in: he has a small internet presence, so you will not find many reviews. Ask to see his work. It speaks for itself.

Public: Google 5.0 across 4 reviews, as of Oct 31, 2026. customtileboise.com, (208) 994-2957.

Timeless Creations Tile & Remodeling

That is us, so judge this one the way you would judge the others.

What we do best: custom tile showers, floors, bathroom and kitchen remodels, and porcelain slab work: book-matched shower walls, feature walls and fireplaces where the seams have to disappear. Micah, or another Certified Tile Installer on our team, is on every project we run. Two of us hold the CTI, #1881 and #1998. Every shower gets a hand sloped pan and a full waterproofing system, every floor is prepped flat before tile, and every layout is planned in advance.

Call us if: you want your project built once and built to last, with a perfect finish. We run multiple crews, so whether your project is big or small, we have you covered. We also offer builders and designers the peace of knowing they have a crew on site they never have to babysit.

We love what we do, and if you are excited about your project, big or small, even better.

Know going in: we are not the lowest bid, and we do not try to be. We are always fair, and we charge appropriately for the task at hand. We do not install tile over tile, we do not build a shower without a full waterproofing system, and we do not take shortcuts. If price is the deciding factor, one of the companies above will serve you better.

Public: 5.0 across more than 70 reviews on Google, Houzz and Yelp, every one on our reviews page by town. Idaho RCE-58692.

How to read the Google list

A few of the names near the top of "tile contractor Boise" are tile and stone stores. Good places to buy tile. Before you hire one for the install, ask who is setting it, whether that person works for the store or is subcontracted, and who you call if something fails two years after the installation.

Five questions to ask anyone on this list, including us

1. Who will be in my house setting the tile, and will that person be here every day?

2. What waterproofing system do you use in a shower, and who backs it if it fails?

3. How do you prep a floor before tile, and what do you do if it is not flat?

4. Will I see every line of the price in writing before we start?

5. What happens if something changes once the walls are open?

A good contractor answers all five without flinching. The answers are what you are buying. The tile is the last thing we do.

FAQ

Why would a tile contractor recommend other tile contractors? Because the Treasure Valley has more good work than any one crew can take, and because a homeowner who gets the right fit comes back, or sends a neighbor. I would rather you hire the right company for your project than hire us for the wrong job.

Did anyone pay to be on this list? No. Nobody on this list knew it was being written. It is my opinion, based on work I have seen and people I know, with the public numbers as a check.

Who is not on this list, and why? Tile stores, brokers who sell the job and subcontract the install, and crews whose work I have not seen and whose reputation I cannot vouch for. Leaving someone off is not a verdict on them. It means I cannot put my name next to theirs yet.

How often is this updated? The review counts and ratings are checked and updated once a week; the list itself is reviewed every six months. The date at the top is the last full review.

What if I am outside Boise? Most of these companies, including us, work across Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Star, Kuna, Nampa and Caldwell. Some will travel much farther for the right project. Ask each one.

Call or text (208) 306-4004, or send a quote request at timelesscreationstiling.com/form.