Don't make MISTAKES when Tiling a floor

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Common mistakes when installing a tile floor. A lot of mistakes are made when installing a tile floor over a plywood subfloor, mistakes that can be easily avoided by just knowing what the installation recommendations are before installing a tile project. In this video I talk about some of the most common misconceptions and mistakes that are made by people installing tile without really knowing what steps are need to get a trouble free installation. Never assume you know, always verify the steps if you see it done on YouTube by someone that claims to be a tile expert, even me. I always do things the right way, but you may not know that so a little research will show you who you can trust to guide your install. Bellow are some videos for reference.

▶ Tile Geeks App, calculate Floor deflection and much more.◀
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▶Tile Leveling System Explained◀

▶Schluter Ditra explained and how to install it on Plywood.◀

▶Cheap tile, get what you pay for.◀

▶Thinset Mortar, ANSI A118.??? Choose the right type.◀

▶How to select the correct trowel.◀

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[ahmetguleryuz]

Priceless info, mate! All your videos are Real masterclass ! Greetings from a Turkish man 💪💪💪☺🙌🙏 God bless you!

[notesfromleisa-land]

My favorite place to shop when remodeling homes was is the discontinued tile back room at my favorite tile store. Finding great deals on beautiful tile allows for a luxurious finish at significant material savings. My tile pro did the work.

[sandatrip]

Every so often I see curved swirled trowel lines on these popular renovation shows.

Thank you for all you do Sal..

[micahned]

Hey Sal love all your work, I've been watching you for years now and even as a professional tile setter myself I still learn something new every time you publish a video. Just some constructive feedback from a fan: the tik-tok style video transcript in big letters over the middle of the screen is annoying and any potential benefit to the viewer in undermined by errors like "going over yourself straight" instead of "going over your substrate" and "the back of board" instead of "the backer board" and "a lovely bed of thinset" instead of "a leveling bed of thinset" Your audio overdub sounds great so youtube users could simply turn on the subtitles in the app if they want them. With that being said, I realize that you are running a business and that the algorithm is king so you do what you need to do and I'll keep watching!

[smncowardyahoo]

Just found You Sal, making a bathroom for my Mum, She's gone into a care home, Your Videos are priceless mate.

[willfulliam]

Nice video! The timelapse was super useful.

[bing]

Thanks for the content, sal! Great information.

[cliquenoir]

I've learned a lot from the videos you've produced and shared with us homeowners looking to tackle our own tile jobs. One important point I'd like to raise from the info you shared in this video: so far as I understand it, adding layers of plywood might stiffen the subfloor to a degree- but it *does not* increase the deflection rating. From my research and from information shared with others in the tile profession, the only way of increasing the deflection rating is to beef up the floor's framing, e.g., adding additional joists. Furthermore, something like adding blocking will provide certain improvements (minimizing joist twisting in this case) but, similarly, does not increase the deflection rating. @Sal, correct me if I'm wrong? Otherwise, keep up the great content. Cheers!

[lqjcndi]

Great work, how long did the tile install take. Not including floor prep and underlayment

[wasntme]

Crazy you’re talking about this while installing Hexagon tile. I just had this happen to me last week with hexagon tile and it was tough to get it to look good. I had to open the joints to 3-1/6.

[wasntme]

I primarily use All Set for all my work.

[FixItWithMe]

This was a GREAT video filled with information!

I just got a house with 15 3/4” x 15 3/4” travertine tile with grout spacing of 3/16” in the master bathroom. There is about 6 tiles in a high traffic area in front of the entrance door that move so much that the grout is breaking off in pieces. Is this due to the tiles not having enough thinset when it was installed? Or is it the bad deflection? It is also above an garage and I don’t believe the area is insulated. I was wondering if the cold/hot temp fluctuations can cause this? I am lost as what I am suppose to do to fix this.

In the past contractors have just re-grouted and after a few months it chips again. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!!!

[TobiasRaphael]

You gave the numbers regarding deflection but did not give the physical method to actually determine it. Care to share that sometime?

Also, beautiful job on that floor!!!

[donkeydump]

I noticed in the video that you were setting the tiles randomly, so that the markings were running in all directions. Is this how one typically installs them? I did a floor recently using hexagon tiles that were nearly identical to these and I made sure the markings all ran in the same direction. I actually like the random look better after watching this.

[atkgrl]

I think this is one of your best videos. Comprehensive, start to finish with details which is a great outline! Thank you.

I considered buying premix thinset because that paddle mixer tears up my back, then searching for a paddle mixer stand is like buying a new house in DC=sticker shock! The reasonably priced RidGid double paddle mixer with stand only one under $500 is no longer available. So, I just got my way to expensive stand that wont hold my mixer So I appreciate your discussion of everything since I have only been on my own.

Where do you have that manual listed for sale? I will be ordering that manual!

[fl]

What was the price tag for installing this floor?

[jgkrus]

I have 4XLT leftover and was going to.use that to fill in the holes on the mat but I won't be able to tile today. Can I just put my 4XLT thinset over dried 4XLT thinset?

[briant]

So you are back buttering even on a small tile. Nice job.

[sarahlehat]

How can you tell if the person you’re hiring is a pro?

[oldskoolwayy]

This is why I always say DIYers should not be making tile instruction videos..