Thank you so much. We ordered a contractor for a small bathroom hack and retail . He did such a bad job, aswell as delaying and ignoring our calls. We decided to finish the rest our selves. The work we did seemed to be significantly better than what he did aswell as fun. This video really helped a lot thank you!
One of the most important parts you did was keying in the substrate before you directional troweled.... and you didn't even mention it....cool video, good work!
@@harun5358 taking the thinset on the flat side of the trial and pushing it in the pores of the substrate that be concrete or uncoupling membrane or concrete board. Using the flat side of the trowel and pushing it into the substrate and then turning the trowel around and directional troweling also hitting the back or back butter each tile
Excellent video. I feel like schools need to come to TH-cam for their learning material because this sort of stuff is stuff kids should be learning. Also, is the narrator Ed Speleers?! Sound exactly like Ed Speleers...
this video is great and i will definitely use it for reference, though the one thing that got to me was at the 5:44 mark, the tiles DO NOT LINE UP. lol thats all
I love these videos because everything always looks so straightforward when they have such a freshly plastered, square room with minimal obstacles, which are good for illustrative purposes, but then I look at my real-world bathroom with all its awkward corners, non-straight walls, sockets, etc. and the job suddenly becomes very daunting again!
One small bone to pick with this. I see you're tiling two walls there, they should be tiled together I thought. So as you work from one wall to another, the tiles which are first cut into a corner then have the off cuts added to the adjacent wall to give the appearance that the same tile has gone around the corner.
YES that's a really good idea! Also number the tiles in case the wall isn't exactly straight, so the smaller bits on one side get the bigger bits on the other! Start at 1 on the bottom and write it on the back of the cut bit in pencil then use them in the right order on the other wall!!
Hello Mr Wickes, Could you use a Tile Levelling System with these tiles and what's your thoughts on such systems, also do you stock such systems, thank you for such an informative video 🛠
Good video. I wonder if it would be a good idea to use silicone at the corners before tiling into the corners to keep watertight in case of cracks occuring at corners
Not sure if that would be right, as you often may need to remove and refill them after few years… also, if you measure quite well, there should not be any room for cracks in corners
@@Mariamsadventure thanks. Cracking can occur due to building shrinking etc. I put sealant on corners before tiling to protect against moisture. The silicone is hidden by the tiles which are then grouted
Hi Yuskhan, probably better to start with the walls first tiling up from the bottom as shown in our guide. You can also find our guide to tiling floors here th-cam.com/video/ywhh33dn0h0/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps, Alan.
You can tell a mile away when a true Professional Tiler has done the Tiling.........just because I can make Toast and Beans doesn’t mean I’m a Chef! Grrrrrrrr After leaving school I was a Ceramic Tiler for over 10yrs and I never stopped learning my trade in all that time, there was always some new problem that had to be worked out and overcome. As a time served Ceramic Tiler i would never use any adhesives or grouts that Wickes promote, they cause nothing but problems and would only use trade approved and proven products. I nearly choked on my coffee when I seen the guy spraying a ‘water proof’ application on to the grout.........eh Grout is water proof and if it gets stained then you can either use pure bleach or scrape it out and regroup, I use to bleach my grout when it discoloured with shampoo.
Hello, I am a Moroccan citizen. I have a diploma in ceramics 6 years in this field .. I hope to find work outside my country because the rent here is very low and I am a poor person
The edges and corners do not appear to be even at all, this is not appear to be a good example to tile. Tiles should be even prior to fitting spaces, row by row, furthermore tiles should be cleaned as tiles are fitted not after adhesive has dried.
Great video. However, the instructor's voice/intonation keeps reminding me of the airplane safety instructions...kinda distractive for my mind, dont know why :)
He's done that wrong. So the way he's applied the adhesive you should never swirl it the troughs should be parallel and facing one direction, then when you apply the tile move it perpendicular to the groves in the adhesive, this squeezes all the stuff out of the trenches and gets a really good adhesive connection between the tile and the wall. If you swivel or move it any other way then you trap the air bubbles in the adhesive which makes it significantly more likely to detach from the wall, and or the tile to break or crack. Look at the US tiling standards, it's literally a standard over there.
If Wickes thinks I'm a bigot because I believe in basic human biology then so be it. I'm moving soon and I'd put 5k aside to spend at Wickes. But Wickes doesn't want my bigoted money. No problem. I'll never darken your door again.
He means that the grout tile protector will make the tiles last a very long time when it's applied after tiling, plus it is protect against grease, oil etc.
FIRST OF ALL, WATERPROOF THE WALL!SECOND OF ALL,NEVER USE A MASTIC FOR SHOWERS, KITCHEN BACKSPLASHES, OKAY. THIRD, NEVER, NEVER, EVER USE MODIFIED THINSET FOR A SHOWER! UNMODIFIED THINSET ONLY IN A SHOWER!!!!! REASON BEING, MODIFIED THINSET IS FORTIFIED WITH LATEX WHICH IS ORGANIC AND IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR MOLD GROWTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@carlcheetham6827 the wood planks is completely unnecessary. The shower area is not waterproofed. The notch trowel is too small and the failure of pushing the tiles into the glue - it is not stuck and will likely fall off. There are a few key points that makes this job a fail.
Thanks pal I've been a hgv driver for over 10 years and in the new year I'm doing a floor and wall tiling course to hopefully in the near future become a professional tiler I'm here looking for tips
depends on the tile weight, without a skim; raw plasterboard can hold a lot more weight so for larger format tiles above 20kg/m^2 I wouldn't skim. You can work that out by calculating the weight of one tile and then multiplying it by the number of tiles you need per sqm. I would recommend getting MR plasterboard and then tanking it if its a bath surround. You also need to add say 4kg/m^2 of adhesive/grout weight. But Ideally you should you a tile backer board.
Shocking , I've been tiling for 25 years , how you've said to set out is a joke , leave tiling to proper tilers or let s real tiler show you how to do it properly because you've clearly got no idea yourself
Tillers cost a lot of money in Sydney , yet it's just a simple skill anyone can do , thanks for sharing hope to see more clips as I found it very helpful
This is most definitely not how you should be tiling a wall. You 100% do not do your cuts last as you'll quickly discover there is no room for adjustments in grout lines due to things like tiles not all being the same size etc. This could usually be overcome by blending it out throughout the course of tiles. There can be no adjustments made by using this method and you could become very stuck and have problems like no grout lines at all.
Is it best to tile the whole length of the walls when fitting a new bath or fit the bath onto the wall and only down to the edge of the bath. I would have tiled the complete wall first but i been advised that isn't necessary?
It’s better if the whole bathroom is tiled and then everything else gets installed ( obviously the pipes and fittings have to be in place beforehand ) But no one does it like this anymore , it’s cheaper and easier to just bodge the work . The idea was that if you want to change your bath for example you don’t have to retire the whole bathroom , the thing is that today the fashion changes fast and people don’t want quality anymore so cheap bathrooms get installed every few year as the fashion changes .
It is very rare to get a straight piece of wood. Fix one end, and simply work alone the wood lift up or down fixing the the wood one screw at a time...
TheDutchGuy110 the tiles are level, the floor and skirting board are not. If you tile from the nine level floor the whole wall would be out. Think before you write something
AMAZING VIDEO.. LUV THAT IT KEPT TRUE .. 2 TEACHING U.. I HATE 2 CLICK ON A VIDEO.. & THE PERSON STARTS ... DOING WEIRD THINGS & MAKING CRAPPY JOKES .. AS IF.. THATS WHY I TUNED 2 THE VIDEO .. 2 WATCH SOME A HOLE.. BUT HERE THIS VIDEO CLAIMED 2 WANT 2 TEACH U & HE DID JUST THAT.. THANK U
This method is ok if you dont want to earn any money. Mark out, adhesive near to all the wall and get the feckin tiles on quick time. 2 bathrooms a day
Bare in mind new tilers battens are not all straight as they seem it can be off by a mm or few anywere along timber then when tiling up you can be off on few tiles and spacers don't fit snug. I personally find investment in some aluminium square tubing and rubi adjustable stands really make it just bang on perfect all the time yes there is times when timber has to be used if obstacles are on ground level
Hi mr wickes I have a question is recommended install tile on drywall but in dry areas not the shower I'm just done the shower but I'm want done the rest of the walls
Thank you so much. We ordered a contractor for a small bathroom hack and retail . He did such a bad job, aswell as delaying and ignoring our calls. We decided to finish the rest our selves. The work we did seemed to be significantly better than what he did aswell as fun. This video really helped a lot thank you!
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Snap lol
@@oliverharris9567 vv vvv vv
School is overrated, youtube is underrated
My college just straight up sent me this lmao.
Same
Good luck buying 2 straight pieces of timber from Wickes
Literally just tried... couldn’t find any they all curved off or skirting wtf?????
Lol true
That's what screed rules are for.
George hill timber and building supplies oldham ... you will get a straight bit of timber from them 🙂👍
I know this is possibly impossible o I've never had a strat piece of wood
The arrangement of tile technics is so vital to getting that perfect look.
Best video on tiling I have seen so far thanks
One of the most important parts you did was keying in the substrate before you directional troweled.... and you didn't even mention it....cool video, good work!
What does that mean
@@harun5358 taking the thinset on the flat side of the trial and pushing it in the pores of the substrate that be concrete or uncoupling membrane or concrete board. Using the flat side of the trowel and pushing it into the substrate and then turning the trowel around and directional troweling also hitting the back or back butter each tile
This has really put my mind at ease. I'm confident I can do this now.
King Tutt ii
King T
Me too now 😅
How did you go?
@@Freeagent-4-life he's on his 5th attempt
Excellent video. I feel like schools need to come to TH-cam for their learning material because this sort of stuff is stuff kids should be learning. Also, is the narrator Ed Speleers?! Sound exactly like Ed Speleers...
Can this person do our bathroom, very impressive job well done
this video is great and i will definitely use it for reference, though the one thing that got to me was at the 5:44 mark, the tiles DO NOT LINE UP. lol thats all
I love these videos because everything always looks so straightforward when they have such a freshly plastered, square room with minimal obstacles, which are good for illustrative purposes, but then I look at my real-world bathroom with all its awkward corners, non-straight walls, sockets, etc. and the job suddenly becomes very daunting again!
It all takes practice believe me. Some bathrooms can be really intimidating but it all can be done with a little bit of effort and patience.
You have sockets in your bathroom??
@@mwbg I was thinking the same thing…..might be a shaver outlet
Part of that is because this is an advertisement. But there's several videos that show you how to do this in an actual real bathroom.
To true fella , it’s all easy until u go at it
This is possibly the best video on TH-cam.
I like the grout job, I find it easy, I’ll do it myself in my bathroom, thanks for sharing the video
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One small bone to pick with this.
I see you're tiling two walls there, they should be tiled together I thought. So as you work from one wall to another, the tiles which are first cut into a corner then have the off cuts added to the adjacent wall to give the appearance that the same tile has gone around the corner.
It does make sense too, gr8 feedback, I need to add that info on my practical tiling job.
No it not working like that
YES that's a really good idea! Also number the tiles in case the wall isn't exactly straight, so the smaller bits on one side get the bigger bits on the other! Start at 1 on the bottom and write it on the back of the cut bit in pencil then use them in the right order on the other wall!!
That will look terrible.
No.
Ive been waiting for the tiler to get back to me & that was 3 weeks ago , going to DIY
Well done Wickes! Fantastic ❤
Brilliant tutorial thank you so much ❤
Hello Mr Wickes, Could you use a Tile Levelling System with these tiles and what's your thoughts on such systems, also do you stock such systems, thank you for such an informative video 🛠
Hi, yes you would be able to use a tile levelling system with these tiles. We don't currently stock any at the moment I'm afraid. Alan.
Yes we do!
Levelling systems and clips
Definitely I'm going to do this in my new bathroom. Thanks a lot. It is so straight forward.
Can. you put these tiles on top of the old tile s
Is this porcelain tiles or ceramic? I like the brightness of this tile.
Ceramic.
Good video. I wonder if it would be a good idea to use silicone at the corners before tiling into the corners to keep watertight in case of cracks occuring at corners
Not sure if that would be right, as you often may need to remove and refill them after few years… also, if you measure quite well, there should not be any room for cracks in corners
@@Mariamsadventure thanks. Cracking can occur due to building shrinking etc. I put sealant on corners before tiling to protect against moisture. The silicone is hidden by the tiles which are then grouted
Silly question, what about if your walls are painted?
What tiles are these I want them
Hmm, think I will get someone to do it!
peter heighes l want job for tiling plz l know who to tilling
Please tell me the best mold proof compound to cover the gaps between tiles and finishing? thanks!
Mapei Ultracolour.
Excellent, easy to follow,
Why aren't the spacers fitted into the cross joints?
Wow a straight pice of wood!!
Thanks for the great video
Thank you for this video
Very good so floor tiles also
very nice work
Very Nice, well done
excellent video
How do you calculate the wall area exactly? Can someone give me an example of a calculation to give me an idea. Thanks.
Measure height of the wall and multiply by width. Example 2.5m height by 3.5m width equals 8.75sqm.
what do you spray after use grout tile? plesea for me know.
Tileright easy seal
Are you supposed to remove the wall tile spacers when it’s dry? They don’t mention it
Obviously? How else will you grout
Liam Caddy no need to be rude, I was only asking.
As long as the spacer is deep in the grout joint you can grout over it. 👍🏽
Indeed
very difren how to install
what do you tile first the walls or the floor
Hi Yuskhan, probably better to start with the walls first tiling up from the bottom as shown in our guide. You can also find our guide to tiling floors here th-cam.com/video/ywhh33dn0h0/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps, Alan.
5:43 tiles look proper pissed
Why would you go to all the effort of completely tiling the walls and floor and then leave the wooden skirting to rot?!
M C I used bull noise tile as my borders
It's just a demo pal
Bought some Wicks emulsion paint for our living rooms. In total four coats applied, still has shadows. AVOID.
You can tell a mile away when a true Professional Tiler has done the Tiling.........just because I can make Toast and Beans doesn’t mean I’m a Chef! Grrrrrrrr
After leaving school I was a Ceramic Tiler for over 10yrs and I never stopped learning my trade in all that time, there was always some new problem that had to be worked out and overcome.
As a time served Ceramic Tiler i would never use any adhesives or grouts that Wickes promote, they cause nothing but problems and would only use trade approved and proven products.
I nearly choked on my coffee when I seen the guy spraying a ‘water proof’ application on to the grout.........eh Grout is water proof and if it gets stained then you can either use pure bleach or scrape it out and regroup, I use to bleach my grout when it discoloured with shampoo.
Hello, I am a Moroccan citizen. I have a diploma in ceramics 6 years in this field .. I hope to find work outside my country because the rent here is very low and I am a poor person
The edges and corners do not appear to be even at all, this is not appear to be a good example to tile. Tiles should be even prior to fitting spaces, row by row, furthermore tiles should be cleaned as tiles are fitted not after adhesive has dried.
Should have latex gloves on. Tile adhesive is terrible at drying out your skin.
Great video. However, the instructor's voice/intonation keeps reminding me of the airplane safety instructions...kinda distractive for my mind, dont know why :)
Eric enersan (Russia) there's work to be done.
Remember me from 16 Gye house... I'm in Lincoln...
He's done that wrong. So the way he's applied the adhesive you should never swirl it the troughs should be parallel and facing one direction, then when you apply the tile move it perpendicular to the groves in the adhesive, this squeezes all the stuff out of the trenches and gets a really good adhesive connection between the tile and the wall. If you swivel or move it any other way then you trap the air bubbles in the adhesive which makes it significantly more likely to detach from the wall, and or the tile to break or crack. Look at the US tiling standards, it's literally a standard over there.
Had a look for exterior tiles ....vast majority out of stock what a total waste of time looking on Wicks site.
If Wickes thinks I'm a bigot because I believe in basic human biology then so be it. I'm moving soon and I'd put 5k aside to spend at Wickes.
But Wickes doesn't want my bigoted money.
No problem. I'll never darken your door again.
Iam a social media marketing manager
Can you give me that blokes number
What do they mean by sealing the wall?
He means that the grout tile protector will make the tiles last a very long time when it's applied after tiling, plus it is protect against grease, oil etc.
FIRST OF ALL, WATERPROOF THE WALL!SECOND OF ALL,NEVER USE A MASTIC FOR SHOWERS, KITCHEN BACKSPLASHES, OKAY. THIRD, NEVER, NEVER, EVER USE MODIFIED THINSET FOR A SHOWER! UNMODIFIED THINSET ONLY IN A SHOWER!!!!!
REASON BEING, MODIFIED THINSET IS FORTIFIED WITH LATEX WHICH IS ORGANIC AND IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR MOLD GROWTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a tiling video mate calm down! He didn't use Epoxy grout either which is the future but who cares.
@@Thee_Penguin ☝🏾Looks like he wanted to prove himself..
Amateur
Should use tiles, surely ?
??
They're making the job 10 times more complicated
How?
@@carlcheetham6827 the wood planks is completely unnecessary. The shower area is not waterproofed. The notch trowel is too small and the failure of pushing the tiles into the glue - it is not stuck and will likely fall off. There are a few key points that makes this job a fail.
Thanks pal I've been a hgv driver for over 10 years and in the new year I'm doing a floor and wall tiling course to hopefully in the near future become a professional tiler
I'm here looking for tips
I am grout
kakadots installing floor title 7in.4ft cermati title
....we are grout
Long live grout
Tiling around shower tray
Lol
Thank you very much - I'm a total novice and did a respectable job having watched your video.
So is it better to skim a wall before tiling or is it better to apply tiles directly onto fresh plasterboard?
depends on the tile weight, without a skim; raw plasterboard can hold a lot more weight so for larger format tiles above 20kg/m^2 I wouldn't skim. You can work that out by calculating the weight of one tile and then multiplying it by the number of tiles you need per sqm. I would recommend getting MR plasterboard and then tanking it if its a bath surround. You also need to add say 4kg/m^2 of adhesive/grout weight. But Ideally you should you a tile backer board.
Shocking , I've been tiling for 25 years , how you've said to set out is a joke , leave tiling to proper tilers or let s real tiler show you how to do it properly because you've clearly got no idea yourself
i have to do a 4,5 m2 bathroom myself , never done tiling but this video is great and i am doing it
Tillers cost a lot of money in Sydney , yet it's just a simple skill anyone can do , thanks for sharing hope to see more clips as I found it very helpful
On flat walls and floors it's simple. If not experince counts
Can also be very tricky.
Well men cheap owner like you does the work then mess up coast double price to fix your easy bullshit work as you pretend
@@Gazza-is2tkeven expedite has to earn it from day one. Skills can be taught
This is most definitely not how you should be tiling a wall. You 100% do not do your cuts last as you'll quickly discover there is no room for adjustments in grout lines due to things like tiles not all being the same size etc. This could usually be overcome by blending it out throughout the course of tiles. There can be no adjustments made by using this method and you could become very stuck and have problems like no grout lines at all.
Good point.
Is it best to tile the whole length of the walls when fitting a new bath or fit the bath onto the wall and only down to the edge of the bath. I would have tiled the complete wall first but i been advised that isn't necessary?
It’s better if the whole bathroom is tiled and then everything else gets installed
( obviously the pipes and fittings have to be in place beforehand )
But no one does it like this anymore , it’s cheaper and easier to just bodge the work .
The idea was that if you want to change your bath for example you don’t have to retire the whole bathroom , the thing is that today the fashion changes fast and people don’t want quality anymore so cheap bathrooms get installed every few year as the fashion changes .
Thank you very much! This was so helpful!
I think my tiler used this video and mixed the adhesive by chucking it in a bucket and mixing at full speed without covering the floor!
Is there a wet room membrane? And won’t screw holes destroy it ?
Just don't buy your tiles from wickes 😂
It is very rare to get a straight piece of wood. Fix one end, and simply work alone the wood lift up or down fixing the the wood one screw at a time...
Now, after watching these youtube "how to..." videos, I know most of my contractors have no idea "how to..."
Thank you.
Extremely useful.
Thanks you sir for such a wonderful teaching I can do my own tiling now Thanks so much
5:42, not remotely straight at all how am i supossed to tile my first ever Toilet if they can't even tile it straight
TheDutchGuy110 the tiles are level, the floor and skirting board are not. If you tile from the nine level floor the whole wall would be out. Think before you write something
@@MrQcomputing Dud, really? dat
I thought we were supposed to continue the tile around the internal corners? So it looks like a full tile in each corner?
Some worker came in my house and put tiles with cement
My builder put floor tiles with cement and 1 part floor tile adhesive mixed. Works well.
Weren't cement it's thinset
I probably would’ve removed the skirting board and tiled to the floor , thought that was a standard practice?
Thanks so so much I have learned alot about tilling and many more
Thanks for sharing... very informative....
Please I would like to use this opportunity to ask if you have training school?
Tiles should be place vertically rather than horizontal 😢
That's debatable it's a personal choice
AMAZING VIDEO.. LUV THAT IT KEPT TRUE .. 2 TEACHING U.. I HATE 2 CLICK ON A VIDEO.. & THE PERSON STARTS ... DOING WEIRD THINGS & MAKING CRAPPY JOKES .. AS IF.. THATS WHY I TUNED 2 THE VIDEO .. 2 WATCH SOME A HOLE.. BUT HERE THIS VIDEO CLAIMED 2 WANT 2 TEACH U & HE DID JUST THAT.. THANK U
Thanks yeeeewehawwww Time to call myself a tiler
This method is ok if you dont want to earn any money. Mark out, adhesive near to all the wall and get the feckin tiles on quick time. 2 bathrooms a day
Bare in mind new tilers battens are not all straight as they seem it can be off by a mm or few anywere along timber then when tiling up you can be off on few tiles and spacers don't fit snug. I personally find investment in some aluminium square tubing and rubi adjustable stands really make it just bang on perfect all the time yes there is times when timber has to be used if obstacles are on ground level
thnak you very much to teahcing this
I needed to watch this video because my tilles worker become more demanding asshole and we kicked him out and plan to do no more throwing money
The guy talking is him who does all bnq videos just talking slower to disguise himself! Traitor!
It all looks easy till you try it, but that is the fun of it and fhe joy there are lot of useful info in this video
Thanks for know how, I hope to get it right, as I am a women with handy man know how, thanks to my precious father, My God bless him Patricia
Literally no mention of correct notch trowel needed and collapsing of the ridges.
Had no idea you could put adhesive on the back of the tiles (instead of on the wall) if the edge ones are tricky...thanks for this great video...
You only do it on tiles/stones such a travertine. It's not needed on porcelain or ceramic.
@@Thee_Penguinnot true back butter only wanna be dont do it
Should be buttered. I never apply one coat of adhesive unless the back of tile is completely flat . If you do chances are the tiles will fall off .
@@davidhagen8381thank you
*"...avoid slithers at the ends..."*
Yep, just extend your Walls.
Absolutely wrong always slow set on a wall no matter how fast you are
Hi mr wickes I have a question is recommended install tile on drywall but in dry areas not the shower I'm just done the shower but I'm want done the rest of the walls
tip - start at the centre, finish at the ends (partial tile).
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