Installing TILE FLOOR for the FIRST TIME 🛠 How To Lay Tile Floor

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[alpachino]

I watched the entire video from start to finish twice, made several notes, and was finally feeling confident that I could adequately tile a room... Then I realised I don't even have a house! FML!

[mallboss]

I like that he emphasized his mistakes so we don't replicate them. Most would not do this.

[CamFrankie]

We literally used this as a step by step guide for our tile project and it was so helpful (along with the product links, loved those!!) - thank you!! **Note to future folks - a different trowel is needed for under the Ditra vs the tile. He mentions this in passing, but I didn't catch it the first time, so wanted to make sure I shared!**

[sketchessays]

The fact that there was an endearing audience to see the dryer dust bunnies blow is just wholesome.

[SBTRIS]

Being a DIYer myself, whilst execution is far from perfect its actually more helpful than most other videos as it shows you where to expect snags as someone who doesn't do it for a living. Great job!

[tclark]

I did this project... step by simple step. I can't thank you enough for this video. My laundry flooring is beautiful and my wife was very impressed with my work.

[Justforfun-eket]

Watched this some years ago, wasn’t planning on doing tile back then, fast forward a couple years and here I am doing a full bathroom renovation 😂 I needed to see the 1/4 tile overlap as I’m also using large 12x24 tiles. Good job and thanks for making this.

[fitu]

I am a single mom and will be using your video for guidance!! I'm going to home depot tomorrow to buy the equipment and I thank you so much for this video. It was so humble and helpful! God bless you!!

[adrksn]

Thank you! I particularly appreciated you mentioning how you’d do something different/alter a step. Your mistakes shed light on questions I didn’t know I had for this!

[mikez]

As a long time contractor I have to say you did a good job with the tips for homeowners. Seeing the mistakes that can happen and compound quickly will help a lot of folks. The Mapei (pronounced Ma'Pay) flex cq grout is great. 3 things. It dries aggressively so dampen the floor two rows in front of you (in small spaces) with the sponge and leave the water haze there. Apply grout to those two rows, squeegee with float as you showed (use a rubber float-foam will not remove cleanly. This is a game changer for grouting) and then wring out the sponge and begin cleaning within 5 min in a circular pattern and dressing the joints; while cleaning the sponge and wringing often. Wait five mins and wipe lightly with a barely damp sponge again. Haze is gone and no more wiping like old grout. It will dry rock hard in a day. Again, this is for the Flexcolor CQ shown in the video. This grout will stick to natural stone if it is not sealed well before application.

Typically, only factory edges of tile are placed together. Cuts go to the wall. The last tile that had too much thinset under... It is perfectly ok to scrape off that thinset, reapply and make new notches. Keeping the tile lower. It's also ok to apply some body weight to the tile to get it to go down if need be. Esp if the thinset is getting stiff or maybe mixed a little too dry. Also a single large "egg beater" type mixer is best for thinset. Spiral mixers entrain too much air in the mix which causes problems later on. Enjoy your channel and hope these tips help. Keep up the great vids and voice overs.

[Ambular]

Thank you for including your comments on what you wish you'd done differently, that's so much more helpful than watching an over-edited "perfect" job!

[chunkymonkey]

"A pretty stressful moment" Having done Tiling years ago I can honestly say, I remember pretty much every moment of every job was a pretty stressful moment lol. You did a good job on that, I don't think you will ever get any trouble from it.

[gwamel]

As a professional tiler for over 16 years this video reminds me of when I first learned my trade. Good end product but a lot of mistakes and a lot of room for improvement. BUT this guy is the kind of apprentice I would take on any day of the week. Willing to learn. Game to get stuck in, and most importantly a genuine interest in tiling. Good job mate 👍

[SummerMovies]

Quick grout tip: that first wipe you did with a sponge is great, but if you add a couple drops of dawn dish soap, it allows so slip across the tiles and it makes clean up much easier

[salocin]

I love this video because you're not hiding your mistakes and that can happen to all of us. It really makes this video much more relatable and I appreciate that. Thumbs up

[ofiradany]

Awesome!! Thanks! I really liked the fact that you didn't make it feel easy or tried to cover mistakes. You included all the hard moments and it gives a great feeling that it happens for everybody

[xyzcreate]

This turned out fantastic! I love that you kept the mistakes in the video as most people who do a tiling project for the first time will most likely encounter the same problems.

[BABYGIRLU]

Appreciate you talking about your mishaps and mistakes cause most video tutorials do not tell you things that may go wrong. I’m definitely not going to attempt to try. You got skills X

[elizavethrains]

Man you're so professional for your first time working in this matter! Thank you so much for your video! I have all carpet in my 3 bathrooms for 18 years, since this freezing 2021 weater. I had a lots of damaged in my house because of the frozen pipes, now I don't have no choice. I have to install tile in all my bathrooms. Thank you so much for this very useful an excellent video explaining. God bless you!

[Necron_Lord]

Not only was this video informative, but you present these topics with a surprising wholesomeness and I definitely appreciate that! Thanks for this one!