good stuff. Might want to discuss about making sure you always order extra tile. Being 1 or 2 short and then you go to buy another box and it either doesn't exist anymore or the color is slightly different. (plus you always want a few extra to sit in the attic for the next owner to find 30 years later. :-) )

Professional tile setter for 20 years. Couple of points. 1. As mentioned by others the top tile on the left wall should be two tiles to match the pattern, although I suspect with your attention to detail and perfectionism, the next video will be you realizing you oopsied. 2. When doing the layout, if you are using a pure white tile, the thin strip of the tile at the top will disappear visually speaking, when it is grouted with white grout. With a patterned tile perhaps not so much. That isn't to say you shouldn't have done your layout this way, as it gave you full tiles at the top and bottom of the niche. The expression I have come up with is that tile setters are trying to create the "veneer of perfection" (all you Frasier fans should take a drink at this moment!) You can't create perfect but you want the observers eyes to land where you want them to land and not see the fact that the tiles are not full tile at every wall which would be true perfection. (in 20 years that has only happened once for me). Having full tile at the top and bottom of the niche draws the eyes. Perfect. 3. When I tile with kerdi, I scratch coat the wall and trowel the notches onto the back of the tile. I find it is less messy. I scratch coat the whole wall all at once, even if it dries, thin set adheres to itself really well. I trowel the thinset on the back of the tiles out from the center so that the air still can escape out the grooves. After some practice I can spin up to a 2'x2' tile on my hand (like a pizza) and trowel with the other, or place on clean water bucket and trowel away. 4. When cutting out the square for the tap hardware, start on the face side. You may need to get a better grinder wheel that cuts cleaner. I have found some of the best wheels at rental stores. $20 Canadian, can't remember the brand and the name has worn off the wheel. Tiled 50 bathrooms with 1 grinder wheel and a tile cutter like yours. As well I use a wet diamond pad, about the size of a drywall pad. Again I think they are in the $20 range. I would go to a tiling supply store if you don't already. They should have them. They are relatively inexpensive and do the same as your file to smooth the edges, but if you ever get into mitering corners they help a great deal. As well you can use them to clean cured mud off of your tools to get them back to shiny. 5. Ideally you want the wall tile to land on your sill but with the stone slab that makes the point moot. 6. I have only ever had one hole saw to do the shower head pipe and it is about 1 1/4", Again I don't think too expensive at a tiling supplies store. 7. Keep up the great work. I have learned a lot of fantastic info from you about other aspects of construction. Your skills are what got me to start watching your channel, your humility keeps me watching! Feel free to pick my brain if you want on tiling questions

There may be a billion videos on tiling, but not many I’d rather watch than STUD PACK! Thanks, guys!

If there are any DIYers out there who skipped to this video, without watching the others, you will miss the most important aspect of tiling, and that is prep. Paul’s tile goes on so nicely because he spent so long making sure he had a flat square and plumb surface to attach it to.

Such an awesome series! As a fellow KZfaqr I have just one recommendation - maybe put all of these videos in a playlist so they're easier to find. Took me a bit to sift through and find each new step in the series because of the other vids in between.

man, this is like getting a master class in stuff like this... thanks guys.

Love that you went into detail about the thinset, directional trowel methods and airflow. Lots of channels never teach the why behind the how. Thanks!

I am a Northern California Contractor specializing in Kitchen/Bathrooms. This guy has obviously been doing this for a long time and has gained the knowledge & experience required to teach. He even explains "cheats", tips & tricks that will prevent failures. Guessing, not unlike myself, he never gets a callback/complaint from his clients. Great work buddy! I wish I had a Father to teach me before I entered the trades alas, I had to learn it the hard way. Also - the creation of the tile leveling system is/was a godsend.

I can’t tell you how much I love this channel. Paul, you have a real gift for teaching, you’re detailed, clear and concise. Thank you.

As a builder it's refreshing to see other builders take pride in their work and pay attention to detail.

So nice to see the respect you 2 have for each other as father & son while you work together. Your wife and mom must be so proud. Super rare

You could use painters tape to lay out the lines with the speed square on the front side of the tile. Then cut with the grinder from the front side and inside the tape line. The tape won't mark the tile and it helps prevent too many chips.

Had to pause the video and write this comment. Of course I’m going to learn something on this video. You’re one of the only ones on here that really explains technique the why’s of everything you do. You make it easy to follow and entertaining as well.

This has been the single most informative and helpful tiling series I have ever watched. I very grateful for all your advice and willingness to instruct.

I like that you show the tips and tricks for people who have never done this before at all. Too many youtube videos assume a much greater level of experience in construction than a lot of us actually have...

You can also add an accent band or stripe (pencil tile) to make the layout work .both of those holes look great from my house 😁

I love your videos. I'm learning as fast as I can, tiling a master bath walk-in shower with 12 x 24 tiles, and pebble floor, now. One thing that I learned that you don't have in there is to put the leveling system Ts behind the ledger strips so that the bottom tiles can be leveled when they are installed. Don't forget to lower your ledger strips the appropriate amount to make up for the additional height that the Ts add to the ledger. Also, be sure that you put the Ts in all of the correct places for the tiles to be installed above and below.

I wish I could go to home depot and ask them I need a stud pack tile project. And they will have all the stuff you showed ready to pick up. Great job guys

One tip I learned the hard way is make sure there’s no drafts in the room or your Thinset will skin over super quick. There is a HVAC supply vent in the small bathroom I’m working in and I believe the A/C was sucking moisture outta the air and causing it to skin over way too fast resulting in subway tiles that didn’t adhere. Also good idea to soak them if they’re ceramic so they don’t pull moisture out of the top layer of the Thinset too quickly

I've been in the trades for over 50 years (Framing, Finish and custom oak stair builder). You guys are really awesome. I love the videos and I love that you are taking the time to teach generations of DIY'ers ...Kudos guys.

Wow. I've watched a number of very good videos on tiling, but you are so thorough, showing, discussing and explaining every aspect of the job, I feel like I'm there with you learning as you do it. Combine that with your knowledge, expert technique and attention to details to all aspect of the work/job is incredible. Very glad I discovered your channel.

I personally get a little laugh because when I was a contractor, especially with tile, I never got to go home as clean as you guys lol. Great work and very informative video. Thanks for sharing the art and precision that goes into these jobs

16:35 Love the little "oop" on the missed set. Great videos!!

I find it very satisfying to watch the transformation step by step. I’m such a nerd.

10:11 To avoid voids you should grab some more thinset with the notched edge of the trowel and then trowel the wall. This will create larger thinset lines without any voids, and will provide more coverage. It's also faster than skim coating over voids and troweling over it again.

Number one tip I've got from this series is cleaning the edges with a margin trowel before installing each tile. Seems obvious now, but it never occurred to me when I did my shower. Spent a *lot* of time cleaning out the joints before grouting. 😞 Great content as always, gents. Keep up the good work!

Great job man. Been doing this 20 yrs. Yur one of the best.(details) . You knowledge and your ability to see the next step is amazing.

This is literally the best Tile tutorial video I’ve seen. Hoping to tackle a tile project soon now.

Another option which I like is to have a horizontal strip mid wall of a contrasting title that's 3,4,6". That allows me to always have a full tile at the bottom and cut a little off the tile at the ceiling. Plus the contrasting strip is always going to be seen as a more custom job, higher value.

S.P., I love how y'all are really zero'ing in on anticipating questions. Example, the leger, exactly when I was thinking about the screws holing the ledger board, y'all said you'll patch them with a little curdy as you do the bottom course. Very cool! Got to add, once of the best shower tiling videos I've seen. One of your best as well, IMSHO. Very inspiring, considering I've got a master suite I really need to get to. Thank you again.

Best tiling video I have ever seen, thank you!

Your the first tile person that I see using straight collapsing channels of thinset. Almost never see anyone doing tile the right way. When I tell people about trapped air I usually show them by dropping a coin on their tile floor using the hollow sound to show voids. Really appreciate the professionalism.

Fantastic stuff. Getting ready to tile a kitchen wall, floor, and two bathrooms. Should be fun times! Thanks for all you two do.

What a find! So glad I found your channel! Your tips I've learned have worked fanstastic. Thank you for all around being a joy to watch and packing so much into your videos.. The uplifting demeanor you both keep, the editing, shots and staging.. The effort all in all.. It shows and really makes all the difference! Keep up the excellent work guys 💙

Beside being an excellent instructional video, it shows a loving relationship between a father and his son-don’t see that at all nowadays. God bless you both.

You have the best home renovation videos I have ever seen! Super clear video and commentary, tons of tips, perfect pacing, and high quality workmanship that I want to replicate. I even like the background music. :) I'm starting a full bathroom renovation soon, a hired crew will be doing most of the work but I'll be tiling. I have tiling experience but all of the great tips are going to help me be more efficient. I was especially interested in the tips to orient the direction of troweling to create the shortest channels for air to escape and (from another video) using a microfiber towel instead of a sponge to remove grout haze. Congratulations for being only the second content creator I have ever subscribed to.

I like your idea of laying the tile out on the floor is sure simplify’s the process. Great video as usual!!!

I don't think I'll ever try this stuff, myself, but I love seeing your work, your method for teaching, and your explanation of the full process PRIOR to starting it. I think a lot of DIY channels could learn a thing or two from your presentation!

Something I personally do if I'm cutting out the middle of a tile, I use a cordless grinder (so I don't kill myself) and hold a damp sponge against the side of the blade as I cut. You can squeeze out a little bit of water as you go which helps the cut and keeps the dust down. My blade always chips slightly on the inside of the cut so I just rotate as I'm going keeping the finished edge on the outside of the blade. Done this with porcelain too and it works well for small cuts.

I've been a diy, for 40 years, and watching this video I learned something. cool. There was a time, before computers, before cell phones, where people helped each other on their projects, and that was cool, since you could know 90%, if you help knew something too. Since that disappeared, over the years, it's nice to learn something from the videos.

These videos are truly instructional. LOTS of information and detail. Having done some tile work (not very well) I have learned much detail on the "proper" way to do things. Keep up the excellent work!

9:20 I think that you do a really good job of explaining the process in a way that I intuitively connect to. Good Job!

I'd love to see how you clean your tools after tiling. My way is a lot of work and I'm always thinking there has got to be a better way.

After watching this awesome video on how to install tile I felt like I could tile the world. Then I started tiling and man it's tough. I managed to complete the shower but it was not that easy as a beginner. Thank you for showing such detail. Next time it should be easier on me.😐

Slivers are our enemy! Great video guys.

I would like to thank you guys for the advice you give. Even though I live in New Zealand and some codes are different the tips are useful. I consider my self to be handy, but not a professional, in most things. I find your channel helps me to try different techniques. You have a talent that not only makes you an income but also saves you a heap on your own projects around your house and property. I also have to mention that guy who controls the video, umm oh yeah Jordan lol, hey buddy great work. Together you make a great team, keep it going, it's an awesome youtube channel. Anyway from a kiwi viewer thank you both for the tips and good luck going forward.

All this man years of experience, shared to the world for free. Thank you 🙏🏽

The most impressive skill I've seen you perform is to do such a good job without metric measurements. That's probably the most impressive thing about America in general. Well done. Keep it coming.

You guys rock, thank you for putting out quality content. Paul is a badass teacher and Jordan you’re doing great at capturing it all and asking the right questions and putting it all together. You guys are building an encyclopedia of diy help for all of us who aren’t familiar with the tasks, keep crushing!!!

Nice job Paul, you’re a natural in front of the camera and it’s really great to see a perfectionist doing this type of work. Well done!

Great DIY tips and tricks and I loved the fact that it's step by step without background music blasting. as we've seen from other home repair workers. Alternatively, I read that "redgard " waterproofing, can be skimmed or painted on, before the adhesive or mortar, as you've seen because all tile work eventually develops cracks behind it that allows water seepage and redgard or any waterproofing membrane prevents or eliminates that nightmare of extra work 5 or ten years in the future. Excellent video and although I've been doing repairs for half of my life, it's always important to see the proper ways and mistakes to avoid time lost, which, as we've all seen, can never be returned.

i’m jealous of y’alls wonderful dad-son relationship y’all share even at work. Now I need therapy. Haha. You guys are one of my go-to DIY channels. No nonsense but also with some humor, and a lot of love and passion for your trade and skills.

20:14 I do a diff process once in while when measuring this. I take another tile and come from other side and overlap first tile and make marks…. Just shows more than one way to do things; but, your way means holding 1 tile, and the way I do requires 2 tiles😉 Nice job on set his shower, and aren’t snap cutters just awesome. Imo, they get a bad rap and ppl think need wet saw for cutting tile, b7t even a cheapo $25 snap cutter can do a descent job, if got those skills👍🏻 Cheers✌🏻

DIY-ing my own tile shower tomorrow and I can’t thank you enough for all this great information! THANK YOU STUD PACK! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

*NICE JOB AND PERFECTLY DONE...THANKS FOR SHARING STUD PACK & SON!!*

Awesome video guys. I always enjoy and appreciate your details on the jobs you are doing. Makes me want to keep doing home improvements. Thank you.

Beautiful job! I’m not a tiler but have a couple of comments about leveling clips. If you install the wedges pointing toward the already laid tile, it will pull the tiles tight against the clip and the already laid tile. But, if pointing toward the tile being laid, they have a tendency to push the tiles apart and can widen the grout line. Also, when putting the clips in on your last row for the day to come back to the next day, be sure that the wedge is tight against the tile otherwise if there is thinset atop the wedge it won’t pull the tiles even the next day. I insert a small piece of cut-off tile and insert a wedge to hold the cut-off, the tile and the leveling clip in the proper alignmentfor the next morning. It’s a pain to have to cut out the thinset and leveling clip the next day because the clip isn’t up against the tile laid the day before.

That was GREAT! I did mine already and I did it 90% like you said, but I didn't know to clean the thin set on the edges before setting, so I had to clean out the squeeze out by hand before grouting. That would have saved me. I have one comment on layout. Use can also use a horizontal accent stripe at about eye level to get rid of slivers at the top.

Love the vid & how thorough you are & explain things!! It looks great, can't wait to see it all finished!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love the pride you take in your work. Outstanding work.

QUESTION....Was the neich's location planned according to the size of your tile? or did you just get lucky that it lined up perfect?

That last tile on top by the soffit should've been two pieces. As you can tell I'm very anal when laying out tile. I use the same wedges , makes for a perfect surface. Thumbs up !

Most comprehensive tutorial I have ever seen. Thanks

These step-by-step instructions are the best. Just what we need!!!

Would love to see you guys do a video about how you organize and store all the tools you use for all the different trades you cover.

Awesome! Thank you guys! Step by step! I love it! You both are awesome teachers!!!

Absolutely worth a like and subscribe! Handsome man knows how to take it all the way to pro level. Artistic.

Your a great instructor, as far as cutting the holes for the fixtures, I used 15.00 bit, what it was was a Dremel tile bit with a rotozip tool. I cut 5 holes and it's pretty much done for. But for the price I can't complain. It was worth it's weight in gold..

So happy I found your channel. Great content and love the thorough explanations. We're building a house right now and these are super helpful for the jobs I want to tackle myself.

Saturday Breakfast & Studpack. A great way to start the weekend!! Keep Up The Good Work!

Thank you sir, your imperfection makes it perfect!

Man such a great teacher..I'm actually doing a shower.this was so much help

Excellent tutorial. Really easy to understand. Love the techniques.

I dig the son father combo, reminds me of me and my son. Small General had the boy working alongside me, he did well. Now works for his buddy and seems to be thriving!

Very nice guys! Looking forward to the next one and then the glass surround!

When it comes to slivers at the top.. I find it interesting to take white marble Accent half inch round and make it look like a molding around the top.. Ends up being a very nice finish and still being able to utilize full tile at the bottom.. Just a thought

Wow I love the wedge system and we are definitely going to use that system, outstanding and some of your tricks too.

Master craftsmen at work. Great content, great delivery. 🤛

Super clear and concise instruction. Oh, and entertaining. Thank you.

Great tips for getting a clean tiling job, the easier way. Loved all the information and reasoning you give - I learned a lot! Great series!

This is some of the best tiling content on KZfaq. Thanks!

A brilliant run through, thanks for teaching an old sparkie how to tile with style.

I love the way you teach. You don't assume we have advanced knowledge and all the tools. I also love how you point out your workflow and techniques including what hand you use

Loving this series guys!

Hey studpack!!! Great video as always!!!

Your videos are always informative Thanks so much for sharing your Skills!!!!

Great respect for this profesional man and great to see someone installing those metal trims the right way .!!

I love watching your videos!!!! The way you explain things, and the patience. The whole team seems to be truly enjoying making these videos. You also don't do not come across a know it all. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!!

I learn a ton from your videos. Thank you for posting these!

Great quality work guys the bathroom is going to look superb thanks for the great tips

Thank you, this was the most informative tile video I've watched.

Excellent work and education guys, great editing and music added. You guys are total pros.

Really enjoy your videos. Just started some tile projects around my house. Learning from you guys!

Great idea on the no sliver points looks great

You Guys eclipse This Old House. Excellent detail and explanation. Thank you.

Really look forward to your videos guys! Thanks for another great one.

thanks for the video. in the middle of a bathroom remodel and a lot of it is new tile .lots of the tips in this video have helped me out a ton. keep up the good work

Always amazed me how tile guys get it done. You got a great son and you guys make up a great team. Keep up the good work

I really enjoy watching your videos. They are very informative and you are a natural teacher.

You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for teaching as you go. I have learned a ton!