Dry pack contractor, TorontoDry pack contractor, Toronto and the GTA
The dry pack under the tile, sloped to the drain.
Shower pans and pre-slopes, dry pack floor levelling, pool decks and terraces, and scratch coat, across Toronto and the GTA.
- Jobs photographed on site, on the projects page
- 2018 to 2026
- Ten areas listed below; larger jobs travel
- Toronto and the 905
- Condos, pools and commercial jobs are on the projects page
- Homes to commercial floors
- Ricardo prices every job himself. The quote is free.
- Priced by the owner
For homeowners
A new shower floor, a level floor for big tile, a pool deck or a terrace. Send photos of the job and Ricardo prices it for free.
Get a free quoteFor tile setters, GCs, builders and property managers
Shower floors by the unit, screeds by the floor, pool decks for facilities. Bids from your drawings, beds handed over ready for your trade.
Request a bidOn the job
Photographed on site, 2018 to 2026.
From the crew's phones. Cropped, colour and exposure corrected, nothing added or painted out.
Services
The tear-out, and the mortar bed under the finish.
Where our work stops
We lay the bed. The next trade finds it ready.
We do not install waterproofing, run flood tests, do plumbing, set tile or do structural work. Every trade on the job knows where its work starts.
- 1
Before us
Your plumber, heating contractor or pool builder
Drains set, heating tubes laid, the pool structure built. The old floor comes out, by us if you like.
- 2
Us
NewVision
The dry pack bed, the slope to the drain, the curb, the wire mesh, the screed, the scratch coat. Set out with a laser and packed by hand.
- 3
After us
Your waterproofer, tile, stone or flooring trade
The membrane and the flood test, then the tile, the stone or the wood, on a bed that is ready for them.
How it goes
From first message to ready for the next trade.
- 1
Tell us the job
Two minutes on the quote form. Add photos or drawings if you have them.
- 2
Ricardo prices it
From your photos, or after a look at the site. The quote is free.
- 3
We lay the bed
Set out with a laser, packed by hand, sloped where the water has to go.
- 4
Ready for the next trade
The fall checked with a level, the bed handed over to your waterproofer or tile setter.
Why a mortar bed
Why a mortar bed, and not a tray?
Shower floors fail at the slope: water sits in a corner, grout goes dark, the membrane is asked to hold a puddle forever. A bed packed to the drain gets the slope right in any room.
- Slab
- Bond slurry
- Dry pack bed
- Membrane (next trade)
- Tile (next trade)
¼″/ft fall to the drain, drawn 6× steeper
- Dry pack mortar bed
- Any shape, any drain, deep or shallow. Solid under heavy tile and large formats. Usually walkable the next day.
- Watch: Needs a skilled hand: the fall is only as good as the person packing it.
- Foam pre-sloped tray
- Fast in a standard-size shower.
- Watch: Fixed sizes and drain spots. Rooms and drains off the stock layouts still need mortar.
- Self-leveller
- Quick for thin, dead-flat floors.
- Watch: It finds level, not slope, so it cannot make a shower floor fall to a drain.
| Method | Where it works | What to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Dry pack mortar bed | Any shape, any drain, deep or shallow. Solid under heavy tile and large formats. Usually walkable the next day. | Needs a skilled hand: the fall is only as good as the person packing it. |
| Foam pre-sloped tray | Fast in a standard-size shower. | Fixed sizes and drain spots. Rooms and drains off the stock layouts still need mortar. |
| Self-leveller | Quick for thin, dead-flat floors. | It finds level, not slope, so it cannot make a shower floor fall to a drain. |
Where we work
Toronto and the GTA
Homes, condos and commercial jobs across the city and the 905. Larger jobs travel.
- Toronto
- Mississauga
- Brampton
- Vaughan
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
- Oakville
- Pickering & Ajax
- Burlington
- Newmarket & Aurora
Questions
Common questions
Is dry pack still the right way to build a shower floor?
For anything that is not a standard box, yes. A mortar bed takes any shape and any drain, carries heavy tile without flexing, and suits both traditional liners and bonded membranes such as Kerdi or Hydro Ban.
Do you do the waterproofing, the plumbing or the tile?
No. We build the bed: the dry pack, the slope, the curb and the mesh, ready for the next trade. Your waterproofer does the membrane and the flood test, your plumber the drain, your tile setter the tile.
How soon can the next trade start?
A dry pack bed can usually be walked on the next day. Membranes and finishes each have their own wait over fresh mortar, so each trade follows the product sheet for theirs.
Do you work in condos and commercial buildings?
Yes, from single condo bathrooms to commercial pool decks and change rooms. Tell us the building and the access when you ask for a quote, so elevator bookings and hours are planned before the day.
How is the price set?
Job by job, and the quote is free. Ricardo reads what you send, looks at your photos or comes to see the job, and sends you the price before any work starts. There is no price list because no two floors are the same.
Got a floor that needs to fall to a drain?
Every job priced by Ricardo, from your photos or a site visit. No price list and no calculator: the quote is free.