Campus rentals, mid-century ranches and newer developments, about twenty minutes from Wilmington.
Newark sits about twenty to twenty-five minutes southwest of Wilmington down I-95, and it is a town of two housing stocks.
Around the University of Delaware and off Main Street there are older single-family homes and a lot of rental property, where landlords usually want a floor that survives tenants and a bathroom that can be turned around between leases without a month of downtime. Luxury vinyl plank is often the right call there, because it shrugs off water and wear, and a tub surround tiled properly the first time stops the same call coming back every summer.
Further out, the ranches and split-levels from the 1950s through the 1970s, and the later developments out along Route 896, bring the other kind of job: original hall bathrooms, kitchens with the second or third layer of vinyl on the floor, and slab or crawlspace subfloors that need checking before any tile goes down. In the older parts of town toward White Clay Creek, hardwood is common and worth matching where it meets a new tiled kitchen or entry, so the transition height is planned rather than improvised. Newark homeowners get the same process as anyone else: the floor under it, the layout before the glue, and a plain answer about which parts need a licensed plumber or electrician.
Floor and wall tile, mosaic, marble and pattern work, set to a layout that is planned before anything is stuck down.
02Hardwood, luxury vinyl plank and laminate through living space, laid to run with the room rather than against it.
03The tile and floor side of a bathroom remodel, from tear-out and waterproofing prep to fixtures set back onto finished tile.
04The new kitchen floor and the backsplash, planned around the cabinets and counters so the room reads as one piece.
05Shower walls, floors, pans and niches, with the waterproofing prep done before any tile is set over it.
06Backsplashes and kitchen floors, cut around outlets and cabinet runs so the pattern still reads as one piece.
07Subfloor flattening, old flooring removal and tile repairs, which is where most failed floors actually went wrong.
Tile is not a trade you can rush or hand off halfway. The person who measures your floor is the person who sets it.
Substrate checked flat and sound first, because tile telegraphs every dip and every soft spot beneath it.
Where the full tiles land and where the cuts fall is decided before anything is stuck down.
Set to a line, spaced consistently, then grouted and trimmed so the edges are finished rather than filled.
Where a job crosses into licensed plumbing or electrical, you are told plainly, not sold it.
5.0 on Google · Every quote below is a real Google review of BESA Flooring and Tile, in the customer’s own words.
Frank did an amazing job on our floors! He was very professional and did an excellent job. Besa Flooring and Tile LLC were so easy to work with and very efficient! We highly recommend them for flooring work!
Reviews are shown verbatim from BESA Flooring and Tile’s Google Business Profile, with surnames shortened to an initial.
Tell us the room and what you want on the floor. You get a straight number and a straight scope.
Call or text (302) 803-1160 with the room and roughly the square footage. Photos help.
Subfloor, moisture and how flat it actually is, because that decides the prep and the price.
One number, and a plain answer about which parts are licensed plumbing or electrical work.
Laid to the agreed layout, grouted, trimmed, and the room left clean.
Based in Wilmington, working across New Castle County. A little outside it, call and ask.
Tell us the room and what you want on the floor, and you will get a straight number.
