Tommy's Trade Secrets - How To Tile A Floor

[ericblair]

I think he did a stellar job explaining everything quite well. However, I might point out that you NEVER want to swirl your thin set mortar before applying tile. ALWAYS straight lines and back-butter each tile to insure a perfect contact and no possibility of corner cracking from un-even weight. Just a suggestion. Thanks

[Coupleatools]

Thanks Tommy for keeping us tilers in business. Giving advice on tiling on to a chipboard for using PVA as a primer and SPF, these tiles will be up within the year. We look forward to rectifying all tiling jobs that follow this video

[mikidominko]

Hi guys, nice tutorial, just two small hints :
You should ALWAYS leave a gap of 5 - 8mm between end of the tile and the wall, NEVER push a grout in it (unless it is elastic, goes for the corners where walls meet as well), always use sylicone(because of tiny movements of the floor(walls). Saves a lot of headache, because tiny crack in the corner(which WILL HAPPEN) is really hard to clean, you may not be able even to see it but water always finds its way ... use dark opaque sylicon (not transparent or white which will show tiny specks of mold through after some time (same goes for kitchen worktops).
When grouting, you should ALWAYS push the grout in at the angle of 45 degrees to the tiles(goes especially for the cleaning of the grouted tiles with a sponge as well!!), otherwise the sponge is pulling the grout out of the joint what results in uneven depth of the joint between tiles.
Hope it saves some unnecessary work and improves the looks of the tiled spaces.

[PrfitOfDoom]

Thanks for the video, really helpful for a beginner. I watched it many times and then tiled my kitchen floor the other day. It went really well. I have to admit I was commentating to myself all along the way with Andy's accent while pilin' on the ad'eesiff! :)

[zafner]

What a fantastic video. I immediately want to buy this guy a beer.

Thank you so much! A great no-BS presentation. No extra crap, no nonsense. Very pro, very succinct.

[FoxhoundNine]

I'm about to do my Dads bathroom floor so glad i found this. Thank you, you certainly gave me a few heads up for sure.

[kellicot]

Thank you, I will be installing tile for my first time tomorrow on a job. After watching this, I am a true professional, my boss will have no idea this will be my first time laying tile because of this video. After the job is complete I shall celebrate with tea and crumpets in honor of the man working in this video! Subscribed! :D

[carlmendoza]

Very detailed tutorial you've outlined. We find so many installers that use a metal float to grout stone floors with. The process leaves fine scratches all over. 

[pinarellolimoncello]

That is a brilliant video mate, really well explained, what lots of professional people don't always realise is exactly how much knowledge they have and how they sometimes take it for granted what they know hence they don't always fully explain the whole procedure to the lay person. Superbe and thanks.

[rokpodlogar]

this was a really well spoken instructional video. calm, normal paced, almost feels im listening to a cooking channel.

[MohammedMuaawia]

I just took a look around my room and wondered what it would look like with different tiles, Now I want to be a builder. Great video guys.

[inspirepics]

Just a tip score your tile in the Ruby cut before u put it through the wet cutter. It saves your tile chipping. 👍😀

[pukkapeter]

Cut the shorter length on the electric cutter and then run the ruby up the long length and it clicks off neater. Stops the wet cutter chipping the tile over a long length

[yessiryousir]

I've watched a shit load of tiling videos and this by far the most informative, professional one i've ever seen... Props to you guys!

[sircrash]

Tommy you are the man, i used to sell flooring for five years but now I'm actually doing it for a living and you are awesome supreme
for advice! Your floors look fantastic! Thanks for your time dude!

[Cameron]

best by far the most informative and comprehensive step by step on any job I have ever seen. well done. someone that can explain how to do their job to others that well is a rarity. some are great at doing but useless at teaching. well done.

[kenskorka]

This is one of the best how-to videos I've seen. By completing an entire project, you've managed to show us how to deal with the many issues we'd encounter along the way. Close ups of saw usage was very insightful.

[janicewoods]

Wonderful video, simply explained with all the details needed to do the job. Thank you so much.

[ifitistobeitisuptome]

Great video, its nice to watch someone that doesn't constantly repeat themselves all the time! Cheers.

[varun]

Living in a rented apartment at the moment and it has a cold marble floor with no insulation. To make matters worse, the stone is coarse and the dirt gets into the crevices. I considered polishing but the floors look ugly and it was going to cost more than retiling. Thanks for sharing. Seeing as how I'll probably be in this place for another year and a half, it's worth the money and effort. Again, thanks for sharing.