About | Tile work is
more an art
than a trade.
O'Neal Tile & Bathroom Remodel is family-owned, McMinnville-based, and run by Chris O’Neal. We care about every cut, every joint, and every grout line — because we'd want someone to care that much in our own homes.
From McMinnville. For McMinnville & All Surrounding Counties.
I'm Chris O'Neal — born and raised right here in McMinnville. Warren County High School, Class of 2000. I went on to Tennessee Tech and graduated in 2005 with a Business Management degree. These days, the most important thing about me is that I'm a dad to a four-year-old little girl who keeps me on my toes.
I've worked with my hands my whole life. My dad and grandfather were both in the nursery industry, and I grew up working alongside them until 2005. After that, I spent eight years as a golf course superintendent — which sounds like a different world than tile, but it's the same fundamentals: precision, prep work, and being meticulous about details nobody else would notice.
I am also a part owner of Collins River BBQ for several years — another humbling lesson in showing up early, working hard, and earning your customers' trust one plate at a time.
I learned tile working for an older tile setter in Knoxville. I watched him work. I asked questions. I picked up the craft the way I think it's supposed to be picked up — from someone who's been doing it for decades and didn't skip steps.
When I moved back to McMinnville in 2020, I tiled my mom's shower. Then my brother's. Then a friend's. People started asking me to do their work. And at that point, I thought — I could probably stay busy doing this full-time.
That's how O'Neal Custom Tile started.
A crooked tile drives me crazy. So we're picky — and homeowners trust us with their remodels because we treat their home and their project like it was our own."
-Chris O’NEAL
What I love about this work is taking an old, ugly, outdated bathroom and turning it into something beautiful. I look at tile as more of an art than a trade. You can put your own touch on it. You're always chasing that all-elusive perfection.
A shower or backsplash is something the homeowner looks at every single day. If they're OCD like me, a crooked tile would drive them crazy too. So we don't shortcut anything. When customers ask my opinion, I tell them straight — even if it costs me the sale.
My dad taught me that your name and your reputation are all you have. Don't tarnish them. That's the standard I work to. I won't leave a job until you're 100% happy with the result — because that work is going to have my name on it long after I'm gone.
Anyone can buy a wet saw. But the difference between a good tile job and a great one often comes down to the right tools, used the right way, with the patience to set them up properly before you cut a single tile.
We carry a full 14-foot enclosed tool trailer to every job — multiple wet saws, a 48" rail saw, Stabila levels, a Huepar laser for the foam system, the whole trowel set, plus zip poles for plastic dust barriers and drop cloths for every floor we cross.
Why does this matter to you? Because clean job sites and clean cuts come from being prepared. We're not running back to Lowe's mid-project for one missing tool. We're not eyeballing levels. The right kit means the job goes smoother and finishes cleaner.
The Tools that makes the cuts.
—— The O'Neal Difference
14ft enclosed tool trailer
48" rail saw
Two 10" wet saws
7" wet saw
Huepar laser system
Stabila levels (full set)
Diamond bits & hole saws
Full trowel set + Ditra + Euro
Zip poles for dust barriers
Drop cloths on every job
Don't see what you need?
Just ask.
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