How To Install Floor Tile

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4 жыл бұрын

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Shannon from www.house-improvements.com shows you how to install floor tile using thin-set mortar.
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@TheTurbinator 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes while watching your videos, it makes me wish something in the house was broken so I could go work on it. Doing stuff yourself is very fun and addicting.

@chakagillis 4 жыл бұрын

Well then go break something

@ezgoin1010 4 жыл бұрын

Something I would like to add. If you can, lay the tile BEFORE the cabinet is placed, or if you can feasibly take it out, do it. It makes for a much cleaner look of the cabinet sitting on top of the tile, and makes your cuts much easier (only having to worry about the toilet). It does require a bit more tile, but in my experience, it goes quicker and easier when there are minimal cuts. If you are using rectified tile (with sharp edges) and want to ensure that the tile's edges are even, I would recommend using Raimondi's Leveling System. It is an added cost, but my company uses this and it makes laying tile much quicker and ensures smooth edges, though more thinset is used (you'll have to use a 1/2" by 1/2" trowel to account for the thickness of the clips).

@ds99 4 жыл бұрын

An excellent video that I will watch again just before I tile my back hallway in the spring. Thank you Shannon. ❤️

@larryz24 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining in detail what you are doing. Those of us who only perform these types of mods/repairs need all the fine detail that you provide.

@dbarocker 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your time and expertise!

@kirk326 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. Very very helpful.

@billybobby4599 4 жыл бұрын

really loving these floor installation videos! very helpful! keep em comin!

@NEJoeyG 4 жыл бұрын

You have a great ability to explain and demonstrate things that make these kinds of projects accessible to everyone. I really didn't know how to do anything DIY/Home Improvement-wise and watching your videos has helped me in so many ways. I wish I knew a guy like you that I could hire to do certain things, you seem to take such pride and care to make sure things are done correctly, something that is so difficult to find these days. Hope to join your Patreon very soon!

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Joey!

@AdamFick 4 жыл бұрын

these are always such amazing videos on DIY Projects! Thanks so much

@thistledowntreasures7990 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I’m learning so much from your videos. Doing whole house remodel and the more info the better. Thanks 😊

@rjc_2001 3 жыл бұрын

About to tackle my project and you got me heading in the right direction with my plans. Thank you!

@projekt6_official 4 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic how-to video, thanks for taking the time to share!

@yvesjolicoeur747 4 жыл бұрын

thanks again for great video. I learn a lot viewing your projects and it gives me the push to try new things

@jbb5470 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shannon for posting this video! Sure takes some of the guess work out of how to tile. Always enjoy your videos, very helpful for the home DIY'r.

@InfinitePCGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Props to those of you that do this. My OCD would have me doing 110% coverage on all tiles.

@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin 4 жыл бұрын

Another appreciated video! I have been eyeing those tiles and the ditra system. Looks very doable !

@mikechiodetti6737 4 жыл бұрын

I'm keeping this and several of the previous videos. Thankyou

@edw.4958 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Can’t wait to see your video on grouting.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Please subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications. You will be notified every time we release something. Grouting is next!

@MrCcarter7 4 жыл бұрын

The shower and the floor work looks great!

@billylisasremodelingchanne4344 4 жыл бұрын

Great video !! Helpful insight and good advise. Thumbs up !!

@RandyHanley 4 жыл бұрын

Top-notch video as always!

@MarkSmith-fb2cr 9 ай бұрын

Great video, again

@billygarfield5520 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative video! Thanks.

@barnshopproductions7132 4 жыл бұрын

Good work Shannon. Thanks.

@teh60 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job Shannon.

@andychart 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Just in time for me.

@nirmal6632 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Shannon

@MagnusFireplaceBuild 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video !!

@lcook0825 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. Tough close quarters

@purochikano1 4 жыл бұрын

Sir you're a great master👍

@flipvac2011 4 жыл бұрын

Neat... as always👍🏼

@woodlandburl6648 4 жыл бұрын

Well, I learned how to do a good job. Thanks!

@hapetaa 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video.

@joshchristman6441 2 ай бұрын

very helpful

@logantic 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@gener30 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Ermes12FloorSander Жыл бұрын

congratulations good job

@jondocket7215 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@johnnelson8142 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@donovanhoward6966 4 жыл бұрын

Boss work bro

@RandomUser1668 3 жыл бұрын

Dude is wearing socks while tiling. Boss level.

@786otto 3 жыл бұрын

They have those leveling plasick wedges for those large tiles.

@dennisbrooks4607 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@warnerrobins8542 4 жыл бұрын

You make it all look so easy. I just can't get over the fear of doing it myself. The thing is at least for me is if I want it done I have to do it myself. I've gotten estimates and the contractor's want any where from Close to $6,000 with low ones coming in at $4,600. That is just labor. Tiles and paraphernalia are extra

@edwardthor7763 4 жыл бұрын

Good work and thanks for supporting DIY! Do you have contacts somewhere in the US I can partner -up to get my first demolition/rebuild to become my own landlord tenant and create a stable base.

@lcook0825 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Shannon.

@harbinguy1 2 жыл бұрын

GReat video!!! did you set your vanity directly on the ditra mat without tiling? Thanks!

@WayneDall Жыл бұрын

You can pour self level over the detra mat and heated floor

@HouseImprovements Жыл бұрын

You could but its much more expensive than mortar

@tavy7200 3 жыл бұрын

Hello ,how you have to cut the tills? Like 8 inch 10 inch 12 for start?

@TheTurbinator 4 жыл бұрын

How long did the actual filming of this bathroom floor series take? Very curious to know if it was all done in one day.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

No it was not done in a day, filming slows things down too much. Keep watching ..later this month we have something very interesting starting that will help answer that question.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Now that you have watched how to lay these tiles you probably wanna know how to do the grout,right? Well now you can click this link to see how it is done as well. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLZ7nKiWvJ3Uo6c.html

@JevanHorn 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of working time do you get with the bucket of mortar? How long until it hardens up on you and you can’t use it anymore?

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

kinda depends on the mortar. Most will give you a working time on the product packaging. I would say normally you have a couple hours but there are a few factors that can change that like temp. Keep your bucket clean so you don't get small bits drying out quicker on edges and falling back in and also mix every 10 mins or so with a small trowel if it sits undisturbed to break down the skim you will get. I never mix a full bag at a time unless you have a real straight open area to do at once.

@dantaylor6930 Жыл бұрын

If I'm tiling a whole house, where do I start? The hallway? Entry way? Living room? Does it matter?

@HouseImprovements Жыл бұрын

Really makes no difference in most cases.

@opichocal 4 жыл бұрын

My bathroom has black mold under the shower pan and behind the wall tiles. I’m going to remodel and what’s the best way to deal with it? My plan is to put an exhaust fan in the window and wear a mask. Then clean as much as possible and spray with bleach water. Great videos as always!

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Post your question in our forum, we can help with suggestions from there.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

@99beta 4 жыл бұрын

Is the spacing of the grout different length wise than it is width wise? Looks like a real wood floor.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Generally you would want all your grout lines the same width.

@jameskrivitsky9715 4 жыл бұрын

Once your tiles are laid, have you ever placed a piece of plywood over an area and gently walked on it to level a floor where the tiles may vary in thickness, so that the finished floor is uniformly level ? Thanks J K

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Never, and would not recommend it at all. You can use leveling clips and wedges as you lay the floor if you want. I don't have a video for that.

@kubtastic 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like subfloor is 3/4" OSB? I've seen some improvement shows recommend getting to over an 1" thick - does the Ditra system negate that need?

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

when using a uncoupling membrane (orange product here) there are different recommendations depending on joist spacing and sub floor products and tile choice. In this case we had joists 24" OC and original shiplap 3/4" boards covered with 1/2" plywood then the Ditra. Schluter gives you all the specs on their website.

@Pdpawlak 4 жыл бұрын

How did you push down the tile around the floor vent without it cracking?

@mr.wizeguy8995 4 жыл бұрын

Push it down gently while moving tile back and forth.

@rdword2345 3 жыл бұрын

so what kind of transition are you using going into the adjoining room, why didn't you break the tile underneath the door? normally there is a tile edge/reducer placed at the edge of the tile?

@HouseImprovements 3 жыл бұрын

Used a bevel bar to transition to carpet under the door.

@oddopops1327 4 жыл бұрын

👋😊

@grizzly8859 4 жыл бұрын

As a tile setter, I would recommend using a 1/2" by 1/2" trowel for a tile of that size. You look to be using a 1/4" by 3/8" trowel, a 3/8" by 3/8" would have done the job nicely as well being a small bathroom.. Just my opinion, Decent video

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting I would have deemed 1/2x 1/2 too large? If these where 24x16 I would have used 1/2 x1/2 on the floor.

@grizzly8859 4 жыл бұрын

@@HouseImprovements - we all do it a little bit different than the next person and some people like their cucumbers pickled.

@SomeDumUsrName 4 жыл бұрын

@@HouseImprovements yeah...small bath like this you'll be ok. FYI though.....step up your notch size with any tile that has any single side larger than 15". There are multiple reasons and lots of stuff out there explaining it. And use mortar intended for such tile and bed depth. This mortar shrinks too much beyond 3/16 or 1/4 thick or so. Mortars with the designation T and E are great. The tile you laid here is DEFINITELY a "large" format tile.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeDumUsrName Good info, thanks

@berniemac8413 4 жыл бұрын

Grizzly by using a 1/2” by 1/2” trowel and back buttering, wouldn’t it create a lot of excess thinset to squeeze out the sides when setting the tile down?

@21gonza21 2 жыл бұрын

I have not install sink vanity yet , can flooring go first?

@HouseImprovements 2 жыл бұрын

You could .

@ajoking4923 4 жыл бұрын

At some point you should try clamping angle brackets the cabinets to change your camera angle.

@HouseImprovements 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment

@61spindrift 3 жыл бұрын

Well, this is more about Shannon tiling a bathroom and not photography. We as viewers are just along for the ride. By Shannon's reply to your comment I believe he thought this as well. Everyone has an opinion even when it has NOTHING to do with the project. But..."thanks for the comment!" photography guy.

@JustinMentionedIt 2 жыл бұрын

6:20 iv seen some ppl come in and fill that like you are and let it dry and then come back and actually use the trial end and lay the tile,,,,, do you ever do that or recommend that?

@HouseImprovements 2 жыл бұрын

You can fill the Ditra membrane with mortar , trowel it smooth, let it dry and then come back and comb on mortar again with the ridges and lay the tiles.

@JustinMentionedIt 2 жыл бұрын

@@HouseImprovements thank you for the reply 😉

@MrTooTechnical 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Always remove the cabinet. Get a green Dewalt laser. Through that red laser away. Lates.

@TheTurbinator 4 жыл бұрын

I have a red cross laser level at home, because it was a lot more affordable than a green lazer. I now know why people always praise the green laser - the red one can be very hard to see sometimes, when you need it the most.

@SomeDumUsrName 4 жыл бұрын

No DON'T remove the cabinet. That's how people with little to no professional knowledge do it. i.e. many of the people that install for a paycheck but really have no clue what they are doing or how to do things correctly or WHY. The "hacks."

@MrTooTechnical 4 жыл бұрын

Remove cabinet

@TheTurbinator 4 жыл бұрын

I have to replace a bathroom vanity in one of my properties. However, when the tile floor was installed a few years ago - it was only tiled to the vanity and no further. Now not only do I have to get a new vanity -- I also have to re-tile the entire washroom.

@MrTooTechnical 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect. That's how it's done. Great job