Did We Make a HUGE Mistake? | Building Our Own Home Ep.122 

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Unfortunately I think you will be changing a lot of tiles over the years as it’s the mortar the gives tile it’s strength against chipping and cracking. Think of it like this, would you like to cross a glass bridge with just the 4 corners supported or with the entire glass supported ?

I would think that all those air pockets under the tile could be points for uneven cracking / breaking if something heavy puts pressure on it. I'm not an expert but I think you were supposed to put an even coating of mastiff under the tiles. I wonder if you should pull up all the tiles and liquid nails and redo the tilework correctly?

As a life long DIYer, all I can say is that yes, yes I have messed things up. And then had to fix it. And it included removing tile or travertine when I messed up. Always get the grout out. It will keep the neighboring tiles from cracking. But I have NEVER laid tile on construction adhesive, always on mortar. Seriously, it is less expensive, and easier to fix when something gets messed up!

brilliant vloggers with such a variety of difficult tasks, and filming warts and all. very appreciated

Now that you used liquid nail. You can see after taken out some of the tile.. you have voids. The tile adhesive needs to be spread out evenly with a notch trowel. Once you press the tile in, you have no void under the tile. Just stepping on the tile after a few years, or house movement. Your tile could crack because of the void. You worked so hard and looked awesome.

Great job on the floor repair Lidia. Jim, remember, Happy wife, Happy Life - If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Wives need to feel comfortable - physically, mentally, and spiritually - good job on that window. Now that you've completed the floor, endless possibilities arise. I am looking forward to the next step.

After some stress failure testing of Liquid Nails on wood I built a set of ramps out of yellow pine and 3/4 exterior plywood using it for my 240Z. Drive the front up two, jack the rear for the other two one at a time. Ease backing off all four. Once it sat on them for 3 months till I could get at that little manual transmission bearing that kept breaking using it as a truck. Have trucks now but those ramps are still in the garage for maybe something someday. Liquid Nails score one. Love the can do energy you two exude. Blessings.

If you live, you learn, but it looks great & you have another idea that might just be better than the first. Stay warm as I believe this cold that's hitting me in NE Texas is going to get y'all too. 👍👍

Never a huge mistake just a bigger learning experience 😊😊😊

I honestly think dropping the pipe on the tile was a blessing in disguise. I'm sure you'll have no regrets in finishing the tile on the floor for many reasons. You have one of the best channels on RU-vid and it always brightens my day to see you upload another video. Thanks for taking us along on your journey.

I hate to tell you this, but you definitely should have thin set underneath your tiles as your probably gonna have more broken tiles in your future. Specially with your tiles sitting over concrete, they do look good though. Stay Safe 🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼🪚🔨

You guys could do a floating vanity using french cleats to secure it to the wall. That would be cool. Good job guys.

Divide and Conquer today, WTG!!!!!! Looking good!

Glad the floor cooperated with your removal hootis. Casing looked great and the blind will block the deer from viewing. Sorry for you Jim. 🤪

Good job! That little pole caused all that tile cracking? Wow.

I'm thrilled the tile came out so easily. I was actually a little concerned about how repairs would go when you initially installed it. I'll continue doing tile the old fashioned way since I know it, but it's awesome seeing y'all try out some new ideas.

Hey Jim have you shot any fingers with the brad nailer yet ? Those 16 or 18 gauge trim nails will follow the grain sometimes... Watching you nail the window jamb extensions together gave me a flashback,, carpenter PTSD,, Liddy floor looks great, no worries your an expert now.....👍🛠👍

I was literally just thinking about yall and when the next video would come out. Repaired that like a pro! Im glad it wasnt too much of a fix and sounds like yall may be better for it in the long run. Jim, ya did a great job on the window casing as well. Heck... we even got to see the supervisor for a few seconds as well. All in all... a great day!! see ya next time!!

I had a huge problem with tile and LN. The way a tile guy explained it is, no matter how anyone tries, the cement is never absolutely flat. Mastiff evens the cement floor out giving the tile a solid foundation to adhere to. Thus taking a lot of the possibility for cracking out of the equation. Although i tried to repair it, i had to eventually pull it all up 😥. Good luck to you, I do love your show and look forward to all of your adventures!❤

I put tile in our kitchen and bath using thin set. I had one crack. I used the oscillating saw to remove the grout, then used the hammer to break the tile and removed it with the saw. Thin set is a much better option, in my opinion. Good decision to continue the tile to the wall.

Great job Lydia 👏, showing all of us how easy it is to remove tile put down with liquid nails. Good choice to finish it out all the way. Jim putting that window finish frame together with a few measurements and absolutely nailing it! Looks really good y'all, be safe and see you soon ❤

Lydia Sometimes when we play we have to pay. Thankfully this time you were not only able to fix the effects of the accident. ( Calling it that instead of a mistake 😊) It gave you a second chance to revisit the layout which you probably wouldn't have done if it hadn't happened. Over all things turned out better. I just hoped you learned a lesson from this young lady.😊 I think after having to remove that tile you probably did.😊 Having the trim on the window and the blind changed the feel the room . Excited to see how the vanity and any other accessories turn out. Hope the weather is being kind to you. Here in northeast Missouri we are getting it all Rain , snow, sleet, high winds freezing temps (a few nighttime lows minus 2 degrees) Until next time

As always you are amazing, beautiful and smart You work hard and the results are real art The bathroom turned out amazing [Although at night I would be afraid of the alligator 🐊 lol] Eagerly waiting to see the vanity 👀💗💗🥇🥇

Hi y'all. Y'all are just fantastic. So much talent and so young. Well young to me.as I'm 78.lol keep up the good work. 👍👍❤❤❤.

Great work guys. Lydia, you look very nice. Love the hair.

Sorry you had tile break. If you do anymore floor tile you have to put a membrane down first. It cushions the tile from being directly on concrete, plywood or whatever your subfloor is. Also use thinset to keep from having voids under the tile. God bless all your tiling .

I think it worked out for the better and looks great!

Love your channel…. So much respect between the both of you. Thank you for sharing🙂

Too late, I suppose but...A wide, thin scraper or chisel would work a lot better for ya. The screwdriver doesn't spread the force over a broad enough area. Clean the joints a bit, use the multitool and scraper, and then pry upward. Ya might get one out whole that way.

Oh yes! Awesome job on the tile Miss Lydia! And Jim is a pro with window casings. Great work, and I can't wait to see the bathroom completed.

Everything happens for a reason! Floor and window look great. Can't wait to see next video! God bless ❤

Nice job on the floor and loved the music . i enjoy the show and thank you for sharing

Oh my goodness what a great job all around from floor to window casing!!

Are you thinking floating vanity? That would look awesome, if you go that route. But whatever you choose is going to look great, I have no doubt when it comes to your vision.

We love to watch you work!

I am so sorry you dropped that pipe and caused you to re-do the tile - but a lesson learned - have a great week - the window covering is the right choice- love ya all more !!!

My first thought when I saw you drop the pipe was NOT THE GATOR!! I was very relieved that the gator came out unscathed. I will be removing some linoleum tile in the future. And I was talking to my daughter about your unique way of using Liquid Nails to glue down your tiles. I told my daughter I was curious as to what would happen in the future when you needed to remove those tiles. Well now I have the answer! This was yet another great video and I'm glad that you share with us your thought process when you do things.

Loved it! Well done, Ya'll!

The scraping of the liquid nails off the floor was sooo satisfying to watch! 😍

Ok nice work there Jim. Lyida you are fast becoming a great tile layer...see you just needed some more practice....🔨🏋🔨

Everyone has made a mistake when doing a DIY! You found the solution and it worked! You went above and beyond in your correcting the issue! Love my Cajun Family!

You broke it and you fixed it even better than it was before. Glad you got your blind up you never know what wild life mite look in.

I was pretty impressed with how well the tiles were stuck but also how easily they were to replace. Seamed like a decent alternative to me!!

Great job Jim and Lydia. Looks great!

Nice repair, It happens to us all. No big deal if you can fix it, right. I was waiting for a pipe curtain rod, surprised again!😮

A five in one would probably do good in getting those tiles up.

Good job ya'll looks great. It always does

😮😂how many power stations do ya'll have now? Have you thought of a floating vanity? Is that a motorized blind? I'll forever be a fan & subscriber ❤

Kudos for finishing the floor. Totally agree on providing options later. Sooo funny. I was typing a warning about the tile being hollow, THEN I got to that part of the video. I'll post it anyway for fun. "It was interesting to see the liquid nails under the tile. It did not spread much. Makes me worry about tiles cracking where there is no under support if something heavy falls or rolls over them (agin). I could also be WAY wrong. Wouldn't be the first time today :) .. Winner buys the first cup of coffee." Speaking of coffee, stay warm next week!!

Hi guys. I cringed when that pipe fell. I new it did some damage. Have held that pipe before. Everything looks great now that you did it all. 😃🇨🇦👍

Nice job (again) on the tiles Lidia, you definitely did the right thing doing the whole floor as you just realised you have future proofed the whole bathroom. Jim those paying members on the webcam site are not going to be happy about that blind you installed 😉🤣 But a feeling of privacy and security is a must. Stay safe Cajuns

Tile is normally set by spreading an even layer of mastic and then placing the tiles on that and pressing them into place. This transfers the weight on the tile through to the concrete or other floor evenly. The mastic is spread with a saw-toothed trowel hootis so the high points will mash down evenly but fill any irregularities on the bottom of the tile. That way, when someone wearing spike heels will not crack the tile. I don't know how that will be affected by your spacer system as they present tiny pressure points on the tile edges.

I know it’s too late, but they make a grout removal attachment for a sawzall that is awesome! But as usual, great job Lydia. You done a great job on the tile. I was curious about the liquid nails, it looks like it held it to the floor awesome!

❤❤ the content & 2 ft timer!!! Fyi..In the dirictions for the blue levelers u kick or use mallet to tap side of the blue levelers & they break away cleanly taking the xtra little piece of plastic with them.

You are an inspiration, Lidia.

It's the thinner and larger size of the tile is where it gets more problematic. And it's long term wear is when the cracking is. But by then you may be wanting to change it.

The liquid nails may have been why it cracked, just a thought. We are chronic DIYer's and in light of that I would say, I'm always happier to fix my own mistakes over having paid someone to have done something right and yet, they don't or something is questionable, or outright done wrong. I also used orange underlayment in one of our bathroom tile floors - it was recommended by one of the DIY shows, to prevent movement (such as cracks in foundation or if putting tile on a wood subfloor, to prevent tile cracking)... but I don't know that I applied the mortar liberally enough. One test I have heard is, when it is down/dry to knock or tap on the tile and if it sounds hollow there is not enough mortar adhesion and/or coverage underneath. If you knock & sounds solid, then it is strong. Your tile was beautiful & on the surface you had done a gorgeous job. Although pulling it up looks a bit torturous. I used a hammer drill to remove the last round of old tile. Just thinking too, liquid nails probably would have been okay to put tile on the walls, the wall would not have to withstand weight. We also have yet to put in permanently a vanity & after your video, I question permanently putting in anything that sits over the tile, due to the potential difficulty to access any, if the time needed to be redone. Thankyou! I something I will be reconsidering and I look forward to your final result.

It must be nice to be young you guys . Down on your knees on tile and concrete . The floor and window casing look nice .

The window frame look good for just measuring & putting it together outside.

Lidia, you have done a fantastic job on that floor. Jim, that curtain rob is cool !

Coucou les cousins cajuns. Bravo Lydia pour la pose du carrelage et l’exploit d’en avoir cassé un😂💪🦯🪛⛏️. Bon courage pour la suite de vos travaux. 👍👍😘🇫🇷

Precioso trabajo megusta

Note to self< don't drop anything beside a Q tip or a bath towel on the tile floor.

hi, floor tiling to take over it's very simple you Use a grinder to make two cuts of 100 mm and make the teeth (1), ggod job, best regards from france

I gotta say this again, you did an awesome job on that floor, I love love love it❤

Great job on the floor repair Lidia.

It doesn't take much to crack a tile I drop coffee cup on mine broke it the floor does look good

I made a under the sea designs in two of my bathrooms with faux stained glass. It is an acrylic system and the fake lead strips are bendable plastic you glue on the glass. You brush on different color acrylic on the inside of the glass, then make textures in it. Gallery Glass Instant Lead Lines, 72 ft. 1/8" Thick, 16690 , Black Colorful Stain Glass Paint Kit with 12 Colors, 3 Nylon Brushes, 1 Palette, Permanent Acrylic Enamel Painting Set to Create Translucent Arts on Transparent Wine Glasses, Enamel, Window and Glass

Live, love and laugh That's the hootis life I live Thanks for sharing

you could have just beat it with the shower rod...just playing.......you got it goin on......dang how many portable power units do ya'll have? I guess it don't matter.. lov from south alabama.

glad you have the multi tool should work best use it lots

Dropping the pipe was meant to happen so you have the floor completed and making your options for the vanity.

Love these great videos I wish you guys can do 2 videos a week 😊

It all worked out for the best; now you have a completely tiled floor and when you want to kick the vanity to the curb you can now.

Liquid nail is very strong to hold things down, but when it has to do with tiles, there are air pockets between the concrete floor and the tiles when you use liquid nail, leaving the foundation underneath the tile weak because it is not secured to the concrete. In the future, you will always damage the tile and most likely at the places that there are air pockets under the tile that does not support the tile properly. You should use mud only to secure all areas on the underneath side of the tile and the floor to have no air pockets. If you talk to a tile layer they will let you know even mud you have to make sure you have no air pockets. It needs to be solid and spread out evenly underneath the tile. The concrete floor is hard the tile is hard the liquid nail is spongy and the air between the concrete and tile will cause guaranteed future tile damages. But you guys are awesome and we love watching.

I really like the liquid nail application! does that tile saw blade really have to sit that high? I see danger...

Can’t wait for the new vanity reveal.❤❤

Great job on the floor repair Lidia

A heat gun would have softened up the adhesive, then use a medium to large putty knife to pry it up without so much breakage.

Always enjoy your videos 🤗🤗

In 2009 i renovated my kitchen. I put on a backsplash of small rectangular glass tiles. Since the wall was quite uneven from removing the old tiles, i had to fix that first. So i started to tile the even parts while the evened out part dried, about 2/3 of the whole backsplash. I put the grout in using a metal spatula. Yes, i did😑. After it dried, i noticed i had scratched the whole surface of the glass tiles. I had to rip everything out. The wall was a bit, erm, uneven after that. However, i think your tiles broke quite easily. Maybe thats because of the small contact surface with the floor because of the small amount of adhesive you used. I guess you will have that problem again. Have tiles in reserve.

Liquid nails is not for setting tile you should have used thin set that you mix in a bucket. It will always crack very easy not enough support coming from a retired tile layer.

Lydia sweetheart you have done a very good job you are the best how layer that I have ever seen for a woman and you have done a fabulous job girly keep up the good work Jim you guys have both have done a fabulous job I watched you for a long time I love you always work and you guys keep it up it looks good

Retile with a smile. Great Job.

Maybe you should have tried a wood chisel . A hair dryer would probably work to

Since it was a pipe air resistance would be negligible from a height of 5 feet. Gravity pulled it down @ 32.17 ft/s and it would take about 1/2 a second to hit the ground. It would've hit at a speed of roughly 12.23 MPH with a peak impact force of 266 N or about twice its weight, so 60 pounds. 60 pounds concentrated on such a small area is definitely gonna cause some damage.

My rough calcuation says: Calculate the potential energy of the pipe before falling: E_p = mgh = 30 lb * 5 ft * 32.17 ft/s² ≈ 482.5 lb-ft

Maybe buy a couple extra boxes of tile. Just in case, insurance plan.

The title of this one had me worried, glad the way it turned out. I have totally enjoyed watching every episode of this home build. Sometimes blank happens but you guys can fix it. I think the liquid nails was a good idea. It wouldn't have made any difference what method you put the tile down with,, if someone decides to twirl the shower rod like a majorette things might go wrong 😅.

I like your shoes Lydia!

You can by diamond tip blades for the multi tool which will cut tile if you ever have to replace one. I would recommend doing your juggling outside in future and then you won't need one anyway.🤣

I know that is too late , but if youlook on the tube of liquid nails it should say something about clean up weather it be acitone or what ever may be would work for clean up after removal , but liquid nails is meant to be permanant !

looks cool 😁

Great work Lydia! Do you have link for the spacer/leveling cups you used?

Good save

Love your videos

The problem with gluing them down is they are only supported when the glue hits. A bed if tile cement supports the whole tile uniformly. Spreads the load. Hit and miss bedding of the tile will create stress points. You are right, the pipe would crack most things, but the glue MAY create stress weakness. Hoping for the best for you. LOVE your material. Great videos, charming relationship between the 3 of you. God bless.

Just wondering if heat would have got those tiles up easier. Those little mistakes add to the whole build experience and now is as good as new. Looking forward to the next step.

I think there is a big difference between doing work for yourself and doing work for others in that if I’m doing something for myself I can do it anyway I want. If I’m doing it for others then I have to do it the way they want it done. They are doing the work for themselves and they obviously talk to each other about how they are going to do something before they do it. I think that’s awesome they have great communication as a couple and are working together to reach their goals. I can disagree with their methods but that’s it because its not my house to decide how it gets done.