Horners Tiling Leeds | West Yorkshire Victorian Floor Tiling Specialists

Horners Tiling Leeds – Victorian Floor Tiling Specialists and Recommended Original Style Installers in Rawdon

Horners Tiling is a second-generation family tiling business based in Rawdon, Leeds LS19, with a history in the trade that spans over 50 years. Mick Horner established M.R. Horner & Sons in Leeds more than four decades ago, building the business initially on quality domestic and commercial wall and floor tiling before national housebuilders and construction companies began seeking out the team’s expertise on large-scale projects. Today the company is run by Mickey Horner — Mick’s son, a second-generation tiler who initially studied sport science at Leeds University before accepting that tiling was in his blood — operating with a team of employees and subcontractor tilers across a range of projects that stretches from period residential properties in Yorkshire through to commercial fit-outs, leisure centres, pub chains and a Grade I listed castle conservatory.

Mickey has worked in the tiling industry for over 25 years, specialising in Victorian floor tiling for most of that time. His reputation grew as a highly skilled tiler and many builders, contractors and designers sought him out specifically when intricate tiling was required — work that has taken him across the UK and into Europe. What began as a family tiling business has become a nationally recognised specialist operation with an endorsed relationship with Original Style, one of the UK’s leading Victorian tile manufacturers, and a Victorian Tiling Academy that runs professional training courses for tilers seeking to develop their own Victorian floor tiling skills.

Original Style Recommended Installer — What That Means in Practice

Horners Tiling is an officially endorsed supplier and fixer of Original Style Victorian tiles — a relationship that is described by Original Style’s own Contract Sales Manager, Dave Foster, in terms worth repeating directly. Having worked alongside Mickey on numerous jobs around the country — including the Tapped Brewery pub on Boar Lane in Leeds and the Elms Harvester in Coventry — Dave Foster describes always encountering a very professional and experienced approach from setting out to polishing off, with results that speak for themselves, and confirms he would not hesitate to recommend and would continue using Horners in the future.

Original Style separately describes Mickey as delivering attention to detail and workmanship that is second to none, having worked alongside him for a number of years on projects requiring their Victorian flooring — a specialist product that demands, in their own words, a certain type of company to carry out the installation.

That endorsement from the manufacturer’s own contract team is not a standard testimonial. It is an informed professional assessment from the people who supply the tiles and who see the finished results across multiple projects nationwide. Original Style do not describe every installer in those terms.

Wentworth Castle — 42,000 Tiles, Nine Weeks, a National Heritage Attraction

The project that captures most clearly what Horners Tiling is capable of at scale is the Wentworth Castle Conservatory restoration in South Yorkshire. William Anelay, the award-winning heritage and conservation building experts from York, commissioned Horners to carry out both the repair of existing Victorian floor tiling and the laying of a new pattern from Original Style tiles in the newly refurbished Conservatory.

The design was intricate and challenging, involving curves and undulating pathways that demanded a level of precision and planning beyond anything a straightforward geometric floor requires. Mickey and his team worked tirelessly for nine weeks, laying approximately 42,000 tiny triangle tiles across the Conservatory floor. The result is now a popular attraction for guests from across the country visiting Wentworth Castle for weddings and special events. A project of that scale, complexity and heritage significance — delivered to a standard that sits inside a nationally recognised stately home and is seen by thousands of visitors — is the clearest possible demonstration of what Horners Tiling brings to Victorian floor installation.

Victorian Floor Tiling — The Process From Design to Installation

Victorian geometric tiling is not a product that can be selected from a catalogue without specialist guidance and installed by a general tiler. The geometric patterns require precise planning from the centre of the space outward before a single tile is placed, with borders and feature bands calculated in relation to the specific room geometry. The tiny tiles that make up most Victorian floor patterns are installed individually, requiring the laying precision and cutting accuracy that two generations of specialist experience produce.

Horners Tiling manages the complete process from initial design consultation through to finished installation. A 3D imaging service allows clients to see their chosen design exactly as it will appear in their home or building before any final decisions are made — which is particularly valuable when selecting colour combinations for bespoke designs, where the balance between pattern tiles and border colours needs to be visualised in the specific space rather than assessed on a flat sample board.

Colour adjustments are available for most designs — if a pattern is right but the standard colourway does not suit the property, Horners can work with Original Style to adapt it. Border options complement the main field pattern, and the full Original Style Victorian tile catalogue is available through the Horners relationship.

Completed case studies on the website document the full range of residential Victorian floor projects across Yorkshire and beyond: a classic Oxford pattern in black and white with a complementary Kingsley border in Boston Spa, where the client was so pleased with the hallway result they commissioned matching external steps; a Warwick design in Dover White, green and black in a Harrogate property whose owner described Mickey as brilliant from day one and confirmed that the pattern and colour combination helped resolve a structural challenge when a kitchen island proved not to be square; a Rochdale porch installation in blue and grey requiring floor repair and preparation before laying; and projects across Pudsey, Rothwell, Mount Vale York, and Swinsty Lodge.

Victorian Bathrooms

Alongside floor tiling, Horners Tiling designs and installs complete Victorian and Edwardian style bathrooms — including period-correct porcelain, brassware, bathroom furniture and complementary wall and floor tiles. The Victorian bathroom service brings the same period accuracy to sanitary ware selection and room layout as the floor tiling work, producing a coherent period aesthetic across every element of the bathroom rather than a Victorian floor installed beneath a modern bathroom suite.

Marie Walsh, Director at Leeds law firm Consilia Legal, used Horners for both a bathroom and kitchen tiling project, described a full service across both, has used Mickey twice, and confirmed she would recommend him to colleagues and friends. Alan Beardmore, Chair of Wetherby Business Association, has had Mickey’s company do several jobs at his home, describes the finish as always first class, and confirms he would recommend Horners to anyone.

Contemporary Tiling, Housebuilding and Commercial Contracts

Horners Tiling’s specialism in Victorian floor tiling is its defining credential, but the company also carries 50 years of general wall and floor tiling experience across housebuilding, commercial and leisure sector projects. National housebuilders and construction companies have sought out Horners’ expertise across large-scale projects since the business was founded. A supplier representative who worked alongside Mickey on leisure centres and pub chains — supplying the tiles while Mickey fixed and oversaw the fixing — described him as a personable professional with a keen eye for detail, always delivering a quality finish even under pressure, with no hesitation in recommending Horners for any sort of tiling works.

A separate contractor reference confirms Horners were delivered both on time and within budget on two shopfitting projects, constantly maintaining a high standard of workmanship and finish throughout. A builder who has used Mickey for new build housing and refurbishment works describes a personable professional who delivers quality results even when put under pressure, and confirms he would have no hesitation in recommending Horners for any tiling works.

The Victorian Tiling Academy

Horners Tiling runs a Victorian Tiling Academy from its Leeds base, offering two-day Victorian floor tiling courses for professional tilers seeking to develop their skills in this specialist discipline. The Academy reflects both the depth of Mickey’s expertise and the demand for qualified Victorian floor tile installers that the wider industry is struggling to satisfy. Tilers who complete the course leave with the specific knowledge of planning, setting out, cutting and laying Victorian geometric floors that general tiling training does not provide.

Interior Designers and Architects

Horners Tiling works regularly with interior designers and architects on residential and commercial projects across Yorkshire and beyond, providing the design consultation, CAD visualisation, material specification and installation that a Victorian or period floor project requires when it forms part of a wider design scheme. The company is experienced in working within conservation area restrictions and with listed building requirements, and can advise on appropriate patterns and materials for heritage properties where period accuracy is a planning consideration.

Areas Covered by Horners Tiling

Based at Snaithwood Mews, Rawdon, Leeds LS19, Horners Tiling covers Yorkshire, the North of England and further afield for the right project. The Wentworth Castle project in South Yorkshire, the Harrogate residential installation, the Rochdale porch and the Coventry commercial project all reflect a willingness to travel nationally for Victorian floor tiling work where the project demands it. Local residential projects across Leeds, Rawdon, Yeadon, Guiseley, Horsforth, Boston Spa, Pudsey and Wetherby are undertaken alongside the wider commercial and national heritage contracts.

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If Mickey and his team have installed Victorian floor tiles, a bathroom or any other tiling at your Leeds or Yorkshire property, leaving a review here on Trusted Tradesman or on Google helps other local homeowners and commercial clients in Yorkshire find one of the most experienced and manufacturer-endorsed Victorian floor tiling specialists operating in the north of England.

Horners Tiling – 6 Snaithwood Mews, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6SE

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