I was super intimidated to replace our existing broken tile without having any previous experience/ knowledge, but this video was SUPER helpful and now I feel more confident on completing this project! Thanks!!
hi jeff. viewing your video several times provided comfortable confidence levels allowing me to proceed. my "diy" skill level can be called advanced althought i've not previously considered this kind of project. we needed four tiles replaced and after receiving three estimates ranging from $275 to $400 decided purchasing a quality cordless multi-tool and all other "hardware" we'd still be ahead of the professional estimated costs. to make a short story even "shorter": completely removed the broken four tiles and completed all preparations to clean the sites, making them "tile-ready" in just under two hours, including tool "set-up" and "take-down" time. mortar mixing, setting the replacement tiles' and applying grout accounted for another hour. we're very pleased with the finished product, saved money and acquired a new skill-set. a very productive day. can't "thank you" enough!! one comment, though: found drilling holes as suggested took a bit more time and in our case wasn't really necessary. prior to striking and breaking the three remaining tiles chiseling up and removing the remains, we made certain to first remove all existing grout surrounding each tile. wearing safety goggles we repeatedly struck the tiles until each cracked than used the "chisel-technique". worked very well for us. is possible to post links to all other of your "diy" videos?? thank you.
+2goblet2 thanks for your kind words, you can check out all of my videos right here on TH-cam or over on Home Repair Tutor at www.homerepairtutor.com Congrats on doing a great job...any time you have a question feel free to reach out
Excellent Do It Yourself video! I'm pretty good at home repair, but it's nice to have information from someone who knows more than I . Many thanks! Jim Dickey, Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Jeff, thank you for putting this video together. I am trying to replace three tiles in my bathroom but one of them needs to be cut so I am going to try to get it cut at the store. My suggestion to you to make your videos even better is to add a list of tools needed in your written description.
No, you do not need the store to do anything! But an angle grinder - preferably a Bosch 5" paddle switch, variable speed, Lock On button. Learn to use it. Add a Diamond tip blade to cut through any tile in seconds. Spray water as you cut. Put tile on table on top of wood or rubber mat. Clamp firmly. Spray with water. Wear protection eyes, nose, ears, gloves. Start cutting. So easy. Buy a refurbished one if you need to. Home Depot will match Amazon prices. Harbor Freight has discs cheap. This tool is more useful than a husband. Get one! Don't make excuses for being a woman.
It could have been a 4 minute video but the way you explained everything was very helpful. Not just music in the background and people not actually learning anythng. I subscribed to your channel and shared it on my facebook page. I give you an A+....Mike
Video is fantastic ! Thank you , You saved me from calling a tile guy and a lot of money . If you have anymore building or construction videos please post them .
My pleasure to help any time Giovani22 - I try to post a new video every week on my TH-cam channel and I also have a separate site called Home Repair Tutor, www.homerepairtutor.com.
I just cracked my tile that I recently installed, thank you so much for posting this video!! I was freaking out about how to get the cracked piece out, I feel much better now!
Wow, you are a handsome man! The tutorial is excellent! I wondered how you approach the chiseling angle, and you start from the center - who would have thought? Makes sense. I would use a diamond hole saw not a drill bit though. This makes a good size hole and goes super fast. I drilled numerous porcelain, glass, and terracotta flower pots for extra holes and it zips through like a champ. The drill bit creates too much vibration, noise, and is 3 times slower to drill through. Here is a list of parts I would use: Diamond hole saw bit at 1/2" or any size. If you use a drill bit, it should be a masonry drill bit which also works to drill holes in concrete block walls (hang flower pots for example) Drill should be on hammer function not drill function. You will need a drill that has a hammer option. Hammer is for any concrete, ceramic, glass, porcelain, or stone drilling. Dremel Saw Max or Angle Grinder with a diamond blade or ordinary cutting blade (not metal but composite type) to cut through tile grout. Add water as you are cutting to cool down blade and lessen motor strain over dry dust cutting. Also, less dust. You can also use an angle grinder to smooth out lumpy dried thinset mortar instead of a chisel. Chisel for corners. Vacuum. Water spray bottle. Use Polymer in your thinset for better flexibility and hold. Use Polymer in your grout as a built in sealant so no need to reseal grout lines, this is done. This polymer rubberizes the grout and prevents cracking. I use polymer instead of water for all applications, especially tiling RV bathrooms or earthquake prone zones. MAPEI, an excellent Italian tile products maker, (only at Lowes, not Home Depot) makes a Grout Maximizer that is excellent. I love all MAPEI products - smart company and quality products. Works with any grout powder. Their polymer works with any Thinset Mortar powder too. Float - This should be very hard rubber, not a soft, bendable type. Hard will work. Soft, bendy type has no strength to push in the grout into the cracks. Every baker knows that hard rubber spatulas work and soft ones do not. Same principle here. Sponge type - That specific yellow one is what you want, not the cellulose type, but this lighter version. It works better. When you mix thinset mortar or grout, mix exactly as they state. Tiling and most trade skills are like baking a cake - not hard, but very precise technically. Do it wrong, or take shortcuts, it flops.
When installing/replacing porcelain tile on exterior locations ( outdoor decks, porches, etc), the mortar and gout are often times weather resistant compounds that contain a polymer that helps guard against weather and water damage. When using these polymer based products you do not wait any dry time to clean off any excess or haze. You will need to clean up asap as you apply the product because the polymer when dry becomes almost impossible to remove. So the 'typical' grout haze is not the same as a 'polymer' based grout haze. I typically when applying polymer grout limit as much as I can to placing the grout as near the tile seam as possible and keep as much as possible off the rest of the tile. It makes clean up and removal that much better. Think tar or candle wax spread over a tile and try and remove... :o)
Yea it boggles my mind that all these DIY guys smear grout over the entire tile. This absolutely makes ZERO sense to me. Why not just use your fingers to push it in along the edges!?
Thank you for posting this! I needed insight and well as directions from A to Z. I've never replaced tile before, but now after seeing your video, I'm going for it!
hello I'm from Indonesia 🇮🇩, very lucky to meet you, even though we are from different countries. your video work is very beautiful, I always see it from every notification message that comes to the end of the video, I really appreciate your work, hopefully we can meet again in the latest video!.
Just found the channel. Just got a little house that needs a lot of work to become a rental broken tiles something I’ve never done getting ready to start about eight broken tiles.
A few steps before you contemplate this 1. Buy a bulldozer 2. Start up bulldozer 3. Level house with bulldozer 4. Collect insurance 5. Purchase a brand new house Well done you just saved heaps of time !!!
excellent video! i'm finally getting around to replacing a few tiles one at a time in places where duplicates of the cracked existing tiles are impossible to find. so far i have checked for level 2 days in a row and the tile is always lower the next day but i'm afraid to try to set it high. just hoping we don't trip over the resulting uneven floor.
Thanks for easy to follow instructions, my wife has been nagging me for two years to replace the seven cracked tiles in the kitchen, I was just about to call in Sears and pay a ton of money.
If you have 7 cracked tiles you should first find out WHY that has happened! Simply replacing with new tiles on an uneven surface and it could happen again.
Excellent video. Very clear and thorough instructions. My only concern is the time between mortaring tiles and grouting. You said 2-3 hours, others on google say 24 hours. I think I'll wait 24 to be sure.
really clear and simple descriptions and explanations step by step, I really will be able to have a go at it... thank you for the great tips! thank you! Manuel
Great video, thanks. Now I know I’m not going to do this- as buying all the different items would cost more than a handyman doing it for me. Weirdly, I have the same weird white tile.
Thank you for the video and sharing your expertise! You touched on using a grout sealer... any recommendations with any that are extremely water proof? Thanks.
Good Video. You can also use the side of your rubber gloved hand instead of the rubber float to push the grout in. Use the float as clean up. This is a good technique especially for DIYers even in doing whole floors. I find it to be a lot faster and at least as effective for me who may do a floor every 5 years or so.
Great video! It looks like the toothed trowel is awkward enough inside a 1x1 foot space, and my broken tile is 3x3 inches, so it won't even fit. Are there miniature trowels, or should I just use a small knife to apply the mortar and form ridges within the small space?
I'm about to replace a broken tile in the kitchen were my wife dropped an iron skillet and chipped the tile. The original install was done using Ditra uncoupled underlayment. I have extra sheets of Ditra that were leftovers. When I replace the tile should I also cut a piece of 18 x 18 underlayment and put it down then the tile ? my tiles are 18 x 18 and I have 3 extra boxes thank God. Thank you for your help in advance.
One thing I learned was stay away from cement board under the tile. In my house, we use two plywoods. The tile is on a 5/8" plywood on top of the original plywood. Its not as resilient as tile over cement board but comes up much easier if you need to replace a tile.
Great info for diy project, Jeff - thanks for posting. I know you put out this video years ago, so I hope you are still replying to questions. My dilemma is that I need to repair or fill the mortar beneath a bathroom 1' × 1' tile that is NOT yet cracked but I fear soon wiil be if not fixed. The tile was installed before I bought the house & can't seem to find a duplicate match. So is it possible, If I use extreme care, to lift the existing tile without breaking it so that I may replace, using that same original tile once I clean out & re-level beneath it, then seal it back into place with fresh mortar & grout? Thanks a lot, your reply will be much appreciated.
Thanks Brian for your kindness. If the tile is loose, you can try to re-set it using thin-set mortar. That would be my first step. Make the grout joint relief cuts to increase the odds of the tile remaining in one piece 👍🏼
@@HomeRepairTutor thank you so much for the lightning quick reply to my question today, along with some of your own kind words and helpful advice. I would like your professional opinion about using the filler product, "Fix-A-Floor" please. It was brought to my attention & if used correctly, it SEEMS to be the perfect, simple & permanent solution to my tile issue. Do you recommend it or is it just some flaky, cheap & unproven flop of a product?
@@HomeRepairTutor I actually saw another TH-cam video with the product. Thera are a few testimonial videos that show the customer using it in detail & this one is really short but to the point on how it works. I haven't used it yet but think I'm going to try it. Here's a link: th-cam.com/video/01CoOa0KtG4/w-d-xo.html
I picked up a grout removal tool and scraper set for my sawsall. The grout removal toollwas slow then I just cut right though the damaged with my angle grinder with a blade that cuts through things like tile or even concrete. I carefully cut the edge for the tile and grourI smashed the tile with a hammer and scraped everything up with my sawall and scaper tool. I was definitely risking damaging the surrounding tiles by using the sawsall and scraper tools but I have lots of extra tiles. I guess I have good tool control because I didn't damage any surrounding tiles.
I have a cracked tile in my floor that needs to be replaced. Your video was very self-explanatory. I was wondering, how much for the tools to compete this job??
Do you have to remove ALL of the mortar under the old tile? It looks like you left some on? Or is that the substrate? Mins has some mesh screen type under the mortar.
This is a really good video. On a vertical I'm wondering if a multitool can be used instead of a hammer and chisel to remove the tile. I have 9mm plasterboard that I tanked and tiled about 6 years ago but I didn't seal properly and subsequently I have colour fade as the 'biscuit' has been affected by the ingress. I have three tiles affected and discolored and hoped that using only the multitool that I'd be able to remove the grout, cut slits into the affected tiles and remove the tiles and the old adhesive whilst hopefully maintaining the seal of the tanking so I can replace the three tiles and grout with a decent quality upstand strip...
For those who want to speed the process up forget cutting the grout or drilling the tile.thsts a waste of time . Smack the center of the tile with a hammer til it breaks. the grout will break away. then cut the backing board out with the cutting tool .Put a new piece of backing board in there ,screw it down and go install the tile.
He is not posting to professionals; he is posting to DIY'ers so there was no over explaining. As a "professional", why are you checking out how-to videos? Trolling to complain????
hi brent, first why do you care? and second I look for people who end up spending on unnecessary items to get the job done. And thirdly why do do wanders like you spend time trolling for guys like me who are helping the bamboozled. was that your boyfriend you were protecting.? Think before you right kid
John Did I hit a nerve Susie? The guy posts to help non-professional and "professional" you has to crap on his post. Try doing something positive yourself instead of crapping on those who do. BTW, this is the last second I waste on you.
How do you replace an old grout? Thank you for this video, I’m doing my bathroom tile front door and under the kitchen sink where the disposal is cuz it leak and I need to change it. I removed the old linoleum and now the wood is expose and wet, I’m letting it dry. Is it ok to tile it when the wood dry and can I just cover the wall with cement to keep the mold from setting in? Thanks again
got a question---when i pulled up the single tile, the whole backer board came up with it---i went too deep with the grout saw...My guess is to try and remove the tile from that 12x12 piece of backer board, then try to thin set/screw that back down first, then start on the thin set on top to adhere the tile???
This is a great question THM and one I might answer in my podcast, too. I wonder if the backer board was never adhered to the subfloor with thin set. That's likely the case if you were able to easily pull it up. I'd recommend adding thin set to the subfloor before adhering the new piece of backer board my concern is that that would make the tile too high when your adhere it to the backer board. So, here's what I'd do (and by no means do you have to read this...): secure a new piece of backer board to the subfloor with alkali resistant screws (1 5/8 inch backer board screws). Then add the tile on top of the backer board with thin set. Another question though: is this tile next to the tub? If so, you should waterproof the backer board with something like RedGard. But make sure to wipe the RedGard off any adjacent tiles. This is a good place to start :D
Thinset is the adhesive to attach tiles to floor or wall. You can get it premixed or powder to mix yourself with water. Grout is to put around tiles and it comes mostly in powder that you have to mix and comes in different colors.
It was a good video, except that you fast forwarded through every process!! Also, where did you get that tile? I need the exact same pieces, may be 6 of them.. Please let me know.
Hi, thanks for this video i have some steps with about 60 small tiles to replace and everyone has told me the whole lot need to come off as opposed to removing a neat square out in the middle leaving the main borders in place. my challenge is to remove the sand and cement mortar mix "screed" we call it in the UK as its very tough but i have mini grinder and a multi tool so should be ok. i am a handy man in the UK and one tile or 3 would be a blessing but 60 1"x1" and half of them need to be cut into triangular shapes is going to be tricky but hey he who dares wins!! instead of swearing im going to treat each tile as a single repair think of your video and then whack myself over the head so i get amnesia and cant remember fixing each one so in theory ill only replace one not 60!! ok i wish but thats the kind of attitude towards it im taking. i will let you know how i get on and may need some much appreciated advise if poss. cheers Paul. Brighton England UK.
Eight years later and this video is still perfect. Replacing five tiles in the kitchen ... piece of cake now.
I want to replace a damaged tile, it is very helpful to watch your demonstration. A great Thank you from a citizen in Hong Kong. 🙏
I was super intimidated to replace our existing broken tile without having any previous experience/ knowledge, but this video was SUPER helpful and now I feel more confident on completing this project! Thanks!!
+Lauren Ramsey awesome, did your project end in success? Sounds like it 😀
No experience and this really helped me - especially what tools I needed
7 years old and still one of the best tutorials I've watched, thank you for this.
Much simpler than the Home Depot version. 10 years later and still the best out there.
hi jeff. viewing your video several times provided comfortable confidence levels allowing me to proceed. my "diy" skill level can be called advanced althought i've not previously considered this kind of project. we needed four tiles replaced and after receiving three estimates ranging from $275 to $400 decided purchasing a quality cordless multi-tool and all other "hardware" we'd still be ahead of the professional estimated costs. to make a short story even "shorter": completely removed the broken four tiles and completed all preparations to clean the sites, making them "tile-ready" in just under two hours, including tool "set-up" and "take-down" time. mortar mixing, setting the replacement tiles' and applying grout accounted for another hour. we're very pleased with the finished product, saved money and acquired a new skill-set. a very productive day. can't "thank you" enough!! one comment, though: found drilling holes as suggested took a bit more time and in our case wasn't really necessary. prior to striking and breaking the three remaining tiles chiseling up and removing the remains, we made certain to first remove all existing grout surrounding each tile. wearing safety goggles we repeatedly struck the tiles until each cracked than used the "chisel-technique". worked very well for us. is possible to post links to all other of your "diy" videos?? thank you.
+2goblet2 thanks for your kind words, you can check out all of my videos right here on TH-cam or over on Home Repair Tutor at www.homerepairtutor.com
Congrats on doing a great job...any time you have a question feel free to reach out
appreciate your prompt comments. thanks, again.
Going to fix my kitchen tiles soon after watching the video...Thanku so much👍
Excellent Do It Yourself video! I'm pretty good at home repair, but it's nice to have information from someone who knows more than I . Many thanks! Jim Dickey, Sandy Springs, Georgia.
you likely know more, ever thought about making videos?
Jeff, thank you for putting this video together. I am trying to replace three tiles in my bathroom but one of them needs to be cut so I am going to try to get it cut at the store.
My suggestion to you to make your videos even better is to add a list of tools needed in your written description.
Thank you for suggesting that he add a list of tools needed in his written description, because it looks like he listened. 😀
No, you do not need the store to do anything! But an angle grinder - preferably a Bosch 5" paddle switch, variable speed, Lock On button. Learn to use it. Add a Diamond tip blade to cut through any tile in seconds. Spray water as you cut. Put tile on table on top of wood or rubber mat. Clamp firmly. Spray with water. Wear protection eyes, nose, ears, gloves. Start cutting. So easy.
Buy a refurbished one if you need to. Home Depot will match Amazon prices. Harbor Freight has discs cheap.
This tool is more useful than a husband. Get one! Don't make excuses for being a woman.
Thank you for the very comprehensive and down to earth video. This video boosted up my confidence in tackling my home repair. God bless brother 🙏.
It could have been a 4 minute video but the way you explained everything was very helpful. Not just music in the background and people not actually learning anythng. I subscribed to your channel and shared it on my facebook page. I give you an A+....Mike
thanks, that's the best grade one can get!!
Many thanks, very clear and pleasant to watch
Excellent video. Well explained and very clear. Bravo and greetings from the UK!
Great instructional video! Thanks!
Video is fantastic ! Thank you , You saved me from calling a tile guy and a lot of money . If you have anymore building or construction videos please post them .
My pleasure to help any time Giovani22 - I try to post a new video every week on my TH-cam channel and I also have a separate site called Home Repair Tutor, www.homerepairtutor.com.
Great video. I watched your video's on tile installation prior to tiling my bathroom. Ended up at this video after 1 of the tiles cracked.
Thanks Robert, awesome to hear you tiled your bathroom. It'll last a long time.
I just cracked my tile that I recently installed, thank you so much for posting this video!! I was freaking out about how to get the cracked piece out, I feel much better now!
That’s horrible! My wife would freak out !
Wow, you are a handsome man! The tutorial is excellent! I wondered how you approach the chiseling angle, and you start from the center - who would have thought? Makes sense.
I would use a diamond hole saw not a drill bit though. This makes a good size hole and goes super fast. I drilled numerous porcelain, glass, and terracotta flower pots for extra holes and it zips through like a champ. The drill bit creates too much vibration, noise, and is 3 times slower to drill through. Here is a list of parts I would use:
Diamond hole saw bit at 1/2" or any size.
If you use a drill bit, it should be a masonry drill bit which also works to drill holes in concrete block walls (hang flower pots for example)
Drill should be on hammer function not drill function. You will need a drill that has a hammer option. Hammer is for any concrete, ceramic, glass, porcelain, or stone drilling.
Dremel Saw Max or Angle Grinder with a diamond blade or ordinary cutting blade (not metal but composite type) to cut through tile grout. Add water as you are cutting to cool down blade and lessen motor strain over dry dust cutting. Also, less dust.
You can also use an angle grinder to smooth out lumpy dried thinset mortar instead of a chisel.
Chisel for corners.
Vacuum.
Water spray bottle.
Use Polymer in your thinset for better flexibility and hold.
Use Polymer in your grout as a built in sealant so no need to reseal grout lines, this is done. This polymer rubberizes the grout and prevents cracking. I use polymer instead of water for all applications, especially tiling RV bathrooms or earthquake prone zones. MAPEI, an excellent Italian tile products maker, (only at Lowes, not Home Depot) makes a Grout Maximizer that is excellent. I love all MAPEI products - smart company and quality products. Works with any grout powder. Their polymer works with any Thinset Mortar powder too.
Float - This should be very hard rubber, not a soft, bendable type. Hard will work. Soft, bendy type has no strength to push in the grout into the cracks. Every baker knows that hard rubber spatulas work and soft ones do not. Same principle here.
Sponge type - That specific yellow one is what you want, not the cellulose type, but this lighter version. It works better.
When you mix thinset mortar or grout, mix exactly as they state. Tiling and most trade skills are like baking a cake - not hard, but very precise technically. Do it wrong, or take shortcuts, it flops.
When installing/replacing porcelain tile on exterior locations ( outdoor decks, porches, etc), the mortar and gout are often times weather resistant compounds that contain a polymer that helps guard against weather and water damage. When using these polymer based products you do not wait any dry time to clean off any excess or haze. You will need to clean up asap as you apply the product because the polymer when dry becomes almost impossible to remove. So the 'typical' grout haze is not the same as a 'polymer' based grout haze. I typically when applying polymer grout limit as much as I can to placing the grout as near the tile seam as possible and keep as much as possible off the rest of the tile. It makes clean up and removal that much better. Think tar or candle wax spread over a tile and try and remove... :o)
Yea it boggles my mind that all these DIY guys smear grout over the entire tile. This absolutely makes ZERO sense to me. Why not just use your fingers to push it in along the edges!?
This one of those very satisfying videos to watch! Great video!
Thank you for posting this! I needed insight and well as directions from A to Z. I've never replaced tile before, but now after seeing your video, I'm going for it!
How'd it work out?
I’m buying a house for the first time in my life and it needs some fixing, tiles especially thank you so much!
Great demonstration! Thank you!
Excellent Tutorial ❤
Very well explained, well illustrated and complete solution. Thank you.
David Levins glad to help any time with your cracked tile issues, thanks for watching :D
Thanks for the video...it was a huge help in replacing 2 cracked tiles in my kitchen. Saved me a lot of time and aggravation...keep posting!
+Dave Keiper thanks. Glad to hear it helped. Great job because this isn't the easiest project
+Dave Keiper thanks. Glad to hear it helped. Great job because this isn't the easiest project
Great video! EVERYTHING I needed to know about changing a tile. Excellent detail! Thank you!
hello I'm from Indonesia 🇮🇩, very lucky to meet you, even though we are from different countries. your video work is very beautiful, I always see it from every notification message that comes to the end of the video, I really appreciate your work, hopefully we can meet again in the latest video!.
Just found the channel. Just got a little house that needs a lot of work to become a rental broken tiles something I’ve never done getting ready to start about eight broken tiles.
A few steps before you contemplate this
1. Buy a bulldozer
2. Start up bulldozer
3. Level house with bulldozer
4. Collect insurance
5. Purchase a brand new house
Well done you just saved heaps of time !!!
excellent video! i'm finally getting around to replacing a few tiles one at a time in places where duplicates of the cracked existing tiles are impossible to find. so far i have checked for level 2 days in a row and the tile is always lower the next day but i'm afraid to try to set it high. just hoping we don't trip over the resulting uneven floor.
Thanks for easy to follow instructions, my wife has been nagging me for two years to replace the seven cracked tiles in the kitchen, I was just about to call in Sears and pay a ton of money.
+Papito1949 you can do it, just takes patience and elbow grease
If you have 7 cracked tiles you should first find out WHY that has happened! Simply replacing with new tiles on an uneven surface and it could happen again.
Great video. Two tiles needs to be replaced in our hallway and it'll be done soon now 👍👍
Thank You from Puerto Rico.
Thanks, man...your video saved me a TON of money with my restaurant kitchen flooring...
Bobby, OH
+robertburdette awesome!! Great job fixing it yourself
So easily explained!!
Thanks for starting with safety tips.
Great video, I learn a lot, pretty easy to understand, thank you!
Excellent video. Very clear and thorough instructions. My only concern is the time between mortaring tiles and grouting. You said 2-3 hours, others on google say 24 hours. I think I'll wait 24 to be sure.
Wonderful video!! What kind of cement is recommended?
really clear and simple descriptions and explanations step by step, I really will be able to have a go at it... thank you for the great tips! thank you! Manuel
Great video, thanks.
Now I know I’m not going to do this- as buying all the different items would cost more than a handyman doing it for me. Weirdly, I have the same weird white tile.
good video. I didn't use gloves, had to spend a few extra minutes cleaning up the blood drops, cracked tile very similar to broken glass.
This was very helpful ❤
BTW awsome video eventhough im always in a rush i was patient enough to stick around till the end of the video because it was so well explained.
Have you tried an SDS plus with tile chisel? Makes quick work.
Stack & Tier that’s what I was thinking too. I mean with care obviously I don’t see why not
Thanks man right to point and not that bad :)
Thank you for the video and sharing your expertise! You touched on using a grout sealer... any recommendations with any that are extremely water proof? Thanks.
Very helpful, thank you
thank you!
Awesome! Thx a lot for taking time to make this video.
Good Video. You can also use the side of your rubber gloved hand instead of the rubber float to push the grout in. Use the float as clean up. This is a good technique especially for DIYers even in doing whole floors. I find it to be a lot faster and at least as effective for me who may do a floor every 5 years or so.
Thanks for the great tips. I sometimes just use a gloved hand for small areas that are unreachable with the float.
Just love this guy
🙏🏼🔥
Great video! It looks like the toothed trowel is awkward enough inside a 1x1 foot space, and my broken tile is 3x3 inches, so it won't even fit. Are there miniature trowels, or should I just use a small knife to apply the mortar and form ridges within the small space?
Helpful - thanks so much for posting this video
I'm about to replace a broken tile in the kitchen were my wife dropped an iron skillet and chipped the tile. The original install was done using Ditra uncoupled underlayment. I have extra sheets of Ditra that were leftovers. When I replace the tile should I also cut a piece of 18 x 18 underlayment and put it down then the tile ? my tiles are 18 x 18 and I have 3 extra boxes thank God. Thank you for your help in advance.
Thanks for the video. I wonder why you did not use the grit remover machine to cut the tile into pieces. It is must safer, quicker and more efficient
Gonna try this out. Thanks
Thank you for your video and the time you took to make it.
James Jackson thank you for your kind words, I hope it helped :D
damn this is a lot of freakin work
No kidding!
I can do this,thanks for the tutorial
awesome!!
Wow great video 10 years on
Awesome help!
lovely presentation. quite useful.
One thing I learned was stay away from cement board under the tile. In my house, we use two plywoods. The tile is on a 5/8" plywood on top of the original plywood. Its not as resilient as tile over cement board but comes up much easier if you need to replace a tile.
Great info for diy project, Jeff - thanks for posting. I know you put out this video years ago, so I hope you are still replying to questions. My dilemma is that I need to repair or fill the mortar beneath a bathroom 1' × 1' tile that is NOT yet cracked but I fear soon wiil be if not fixed. The tile was installed before I bought the house & can't seem to find a duplicate match. So is it possible, If I use extreme care, to lift the existing tile without breaking it so that I may replace, using that same original tile once I clean out & re-level beneath it, then seal it back into place with fresh mortar & grout? Thanks a lot, your reply will be much appreciated.
Thanks Brian for your kindness. If the tile is loose, you can try to re-set it using thin-set mortar. That would be my first step. Make the grout joint relief cuts to increase the odds of the tile remaining in one piece 👍🏼
@@HomeRepairTutor thank you so much for the lightning quick reply to my question today, along with some of your own kind words and helpful advice. I would like your professional opinion about using the filler product, "Fix-A-Floor" please. It was brought to my attention & if used correctly, it SEEMS to be the perfect, simple & permanent solution to my tile issue. Do you recommend it or is it just some flaky, cheap & unproven flop of a product?
I’m not familiar with it, what’s the purpose or how is it being recommended?
@@HomeRepairTutor I actually saw another TH-cam video with the product. Thera are a few testimonial videos that show the customer using it in detail & this one is really short but to the point on how it works.
I haven't used it yet but think I'm going to try it. Here's a link:
th-cam.com/video/01CoOa0KtG4/w-d-xo.html
a perfect tutorial
Great video Jeff it's really helpful for DIY'ers
I picked up a grout removal tool and scraper set for my sawsall. The grout removal toollwas slow then I just cut right though the damaged with my angle grinder with a blade that cuts through things like tile or even concrete. I carefully cut the edge for the tile and grourI smashed the tile with a hammer and scraped everything up with my sawall and scaper tool. I was definitely risking damaging the surrounding tiles by using the sawsall and scraper tools but I have lots of extra tiles. I guess I have good tool control because I didn't damage any surrounding tiles.
Do you only have to avoid walking on the replaced tile or the tiles surrounding it as well, or the entire tile floor? And for how long?
To get the thinset out use your oscillating tool with a carbide flat blade.
I have a cracked tile in my floor that needs to be replaced. Your video was very self-explanatory. I was wondering, how much for the tools to compete this job??
Do you have to remove ALL of the mortar under the old tile? It looks like you left some on? Or is that the substrate? Mins has some mesh screen type under the mortar.
Thank you so much for your time & the video what a huge help! (For my husband :) ) what do you recommend for a grout sealer?
Great! Choose a sealer made by the company who makes the grout. That way you know it’ll be compatible.
Great Video......Rick from Ontario
+Rick Bryan thanks, love Ontario ;)
@4:46 "I'm gonna be frank with you, trying to get the mortar out is a real pain in the you-know-what. Butt!" Ah, what an internet gem 💎
great job, I'd like to have seen the grout sealing, I don't think mine ever was..
Mine as well
Thanks, i dont have all those tools but just had to know how to remove the broken one.
+stephen mcewan did you remove a broken tub?
+Jeff Patterson tub ? tile yes ty
Thank you What is the difference between. thinset and. grout
getting it done! thanks
Nice clean work, good job
Danny Arellano thanks buddy, glad to help :D
Thanks great info 👍
This is a really good video. On a vertical I'm wondering if a multitool can be used instead of a hammer and chisel to remove the tile. I have 9mm plasterboard that I tanked and tiled about 6 years ago but I didn't seal properly and subsequently I have colour fade as the 'biscuit' has been affected by the ingress. I have three tiles affected and discolored and hoped that using only the multitool that I'd be able to remove the grout, cut slits into the affected tiles and remove the tiles and the old adhesive whilst hopefully maintaining the seal of the tanking so I can replace the three tiles and grout with a decent quality upstand strip...
For those who want to speed the process up forget cutting the grout or drilling the tile.thsts a waste of time . Smack the center of the tile with a hammer til it breaks. the grout will break away. then cut the backing board out with the cutting tool .Put a new piece of backing board in there ,screw it down and go install the tile.
+John thanks John, there are many ways to approach this...figured I'd share mine 👍
that's fine , but just as a professional it sometimes drives me nuts when I see all of this overkill and over explaining.
He is not posting to professionals; he is posting to DIY'ers so there was no over explaining. As a "professional", why are you checking out how-to videos? Trolling to complain????
hi brent, first why do you care? and second I look for people who end up spending on unnecessary items to get the job done. And thirdly why do do wanders like you spend time trolling for guys like me who are helping the bamboozled. was that your boyfriend you were protecting.? Think before you right kid
John
Did I hit a nerve Susie? The guy posts to help non-professional and "professional" you has to crap on his post. Try doing something positive yourself instead of crapping on those who do. BTW, this is the last second I waste on you.
nice video thank you for the effort
Great video, just what I was looking for. Thanks a million.
Glad to help any time John Hudson. Hope your project is a huge success.
Very helpful. I have 3 tiles in my bathroom that have cracked. Going to try an repair them using information
Sorry to hear about your tiles Mike Jones - hope this helped you fix them.
How do you replace an old grout? Thank you for this video, I’m doing my bathroom tile front door and under the kitchen sink where the disposal is cuz it leak and I need to change it. I removed the old linoleum and now the wood is expose and wet, I’m letting it dry. Is it ok to tile it when the wood dry and can I just cover the wall with cement to keep the mold from setting in? Thanks again
got a question---when i pulled up the single tile, the whole backer board came up with it---i went too deep with the grout saw...My guess is to try and remove the tile from that 12x12 piece of backer board, then try to thin set/screw that back down first, then start on the thin set on top to adhere the tile???
This is a great question THM and one I might answer in my podcast, too. I wonder if the backer board was never adhered to the subfloor with thin set. That's likely the case if you were able to easily pull it up. I'd recommend adding thin set to the subfloor before adhering the new piece of backer board my concern is that that would make the tile too high when your adhere it to the backer board.
So, here's what I'd do (and by no means do you have to read this...): secure a new piece of backer board to the subfloor with alkali resistant screws (1 5/8 inch backer board screws). Then add the tile on top of the backer board with thin set.
Another question though: is this tile next to the tub? If so, you should waterproof the backer board with something like RedGard. But make sure to wipe the RedGard off any adjacent tiles.
This is a good place to start :D
Jeff Patterson I did what you said--it worked great! Thanks so much for the info. Can't tell what tile was replaced! thanks again.
Is there any risk that the thinset will shrink when it cures so the tile will sink?
Is the grout call thinset? Or is it 2 different things. Also does it come premixed ? I have 2 cracked patio tiles. Think I might give it a go
Thinset is the adhesive to attach tiles to floor or wall.
You can get it premixed or powder to mix yourself with water.
Grout is to put around tiles and it comes mostly in powder that you have to mix and comes in different colors.
It's so useful. thanks👍
Excellent thank you!!!
Roughly how long should that one tile replacement take for the whole project?
Can you please show how to apply grout sealer?
It was a good video, except that you fast forwarded through every process!! Also, where did you get that tile? I need the exact same pieces, may be 6 of them.. Please let me know.
Good work i have learn alot
wilfred gitau glad to help any time with your cracked tile project, :D
Thank you. Very good video.
Thank you Tammy
excellent video thanks
Hi, thanks for this video i have some steps with about 60 small tiles to replace and everyone has told me the whole lot need to come off as opposed to removing a neat square out in the middle leaving the main borders in place. my challenge is to remove the sand and cement mortar mix "screed" we call it in the UK as its very tough but i have mini grinder and a multi tool so should be ok. i am a handy man in the UK and one tile or 3 would be a blessing but 60 1"x1" and half of them need to be cut into triangular shapes is going to be tricky but hey he who dares wins!! instead of swearing im going to treat each tile as a single repair think of your video and then whack myself over the head so i get amnesia and cant remember fixing each one so in theory ill only replace one not 60!! ok i wish but thats the kind of attitude towards it im taking.
i will let you know how i get on and may need some much appreciated advise if poss.
cheers Paul. Brighton England UK.
After reading your nonsense I'll make sure I never look for a handyman called Paul from Brighton .. looks like a disaster!
How do you put the 13:01 "dip" in the grout? Thanks, very helpful.