I find the cheap 3.5mm click pencils work awesome for precision marking. The pica does look kinda nice too though with it’s easy one handed in and out holster storage.
My PTSD always kicks in when grouting with dark grout on white tiles. Once it stops looking like a crime scene I start breathing again. Beautiful work as always.
So clean work all around, awesome job. As a DIY'er I find trying to keep my tile, hands tools etc clean is so difficult lol. Plus all your grout spacing are all so uniform, love the channel.
Fantastic work as always! I like that pen I use an ultra fine tip sharpie to mark but it wipes right off if you tough it. Looks like pencil tile finish at top. I love it. Man, your niches are above and beyond too notch
Classic indeed. And looks really amazing with that color grout. Recently saw that at a clients house I worked in. I really like the look. Great job as always man.
This was just what I needed to see, great video! I'm doing a subway tile new shower with a niche, so that was great to see how you did it, thank you. You mentioned caulk, do you always caulk the inside corners and where the tile hits the ceiling? And do you use something that matches tile or grout or just clear? Thanks for the awesome views!
I'm looking at buying an IQ saw but I'm unsure which saw to go with. I'll mostly be doing bathroom and kitchen remodeling and laying my own tile. So the $1800 price tag of the 10" is holding me back. Is the price jump to the 10" IQ worth it in your opinion? It looks like the 7" fit the bill perfectly for you on this job.
What an awesome installation. You definitely do quality work sir. I always enjoy watching your videos. Consummate professional. Keep up with the videos I surely enjoy them and learn from them. Thanks again. What was that pen you were using to mark your tile with. I think I want one.“FLIP”
If you didn’t do the prep someone did a good job with placement of the niche as far as seam lines go...especially since you used a special piece for the bottom. Looks nice.
@@bigbob9702 There is a possibility it was planned out, but our client didn't lay out any tile nor did they have horse shoe shims to space out tiles. Having that quartz fall perfectly with the two notch cuts was sheer luck.
@@LandbergTileTV love it. I spent a whole lot of time with the exact same layout trying to catch the bottom and included the spacers. I missed by 3/16. &@$%#
Well, just ordered my new pen to go with my Huepar laser I just got. Really man, my wife is pissed about that truck showing up at the house agin!! Lol Tile Tuesday rocks, next week do a portable trailer review , so I can stay at on Wednesday
Man, on a serious note. I want thank you for what you do. I can say for sure you’ve helped change the caliber of my skill set. I’m booked up for 2 months because of it. Kentucky is getting a taste of the Cali way!! I lived in the Bay Area for 16 years and moved about 7 years ago
When tiling shower walls I tile the back wall first then when I spread the adhesive on the side wall, I put the silicon on the inside corner against the back wall tile and the side wall adhesive, then I push the side wall tiles into the silicon just enough so it will not show through the grout, the silicon then holds the corners together and shouldn't leak. I personally don't like to see silicon on the inside corner of tiles
That shouldn't be necessary if you properly waterproof your shower. Tile and grout is not waterproof. We run color match silicone so that the grout does not crack when expansion and contraction occurs.
@@LandbergTileTV the problem with over here in Northern Ireland where i live people want to see tiles and grout they would not be happy seeing silicon down the internal corners no matter how close the colour is, it would be noticeable
Come on don't be shy. I am doing a similar job now. Light grey subway tiles that are 4×around 10-12", with a dark grey grout. The floors will be black hexagon tiles with the same grout. Yours looked like a nice job though.
Yes, pencil trim. Two choices, either cut the bottom row at 1.5" and the top the same, cut a 1/2" sliver at the top, or install pencil trim and miter both sides where the walls meet. We like full tiles to start on the flange or shower pan. This looks the best when you have odd shower ceiling height.
@@LandbergTileTV sorry not grout, grit. Eg 120 grit diamond pad, or 3000 grit. How course or smooth with the diamond pad be? Thank you so much for all the videos. Amazingly informative for a diy tiler. Actually a plumber bathroom installer and your videos inspire me for my own bathrooms.
You don't need to backbutter small tiles, but helps a lot if you soak the tiles and never install on thinset that has skinned over. If you run your fingers across the ridges and thinny doesn't stick to them, re-trowel the mortar.
