How To Lay A Porcelain Patio 

Why can't all DIY videos be like this one? Informative, to the point and easy to understand. Thank you.

Of all the dozens of videos I’ve watched to get a bank of knowledge on how to do this, this has to be the most explained, most informative and easy to follow video. Well done chaps.

Best video I’ve found online with no stages missed

I like how all the UK methods are old school and solid.

Brilliant video, Thank you for making this so easy to understand. Im feeling much more confident about doing this myself now.

What a great video and detailed explanation. The end result is stunning too

Excellent series!

The best Video I've seen yet .

Excellent video with comprehensive information. I've never come across with any video like this. Thank you

Absolutely brilliant video thank you very much for sharing.

This is an excellent video showing all aspects of the installation process. As a professional landscaper myself it is so refreshing to see a manufacturer giving this information about their products. Everyone should watch this video before attempting to lay a porcelain patio. Great work

Top video simple to follow great tips. Best one I’ve watched so now it’s my turn to lay my 220+ porcelain slabs.

Thanks just what I needed to learn

Looks stunning

I'm about to attempt this myself in a couple of weeks so ive been trying to learn as much as possible from RU-vid. This is the best guide ive cone across, thanks for posting

Excellent stuff thanks for making this

I have watched so many of these this morning and I could've saved the time by watching this. This really is excellent. Well thought out beforehand, just enough illustrations and text included and executed very well. Others take note, this is what we want to see for an instructional video. Well done

Brilliant video 👍👍👍

Fantastic video, thanks for posting

Clear and perfect explanation super

Excellent video

Get video! Wish all diy videos be this good! Thanks

good informational video, thanks

One of best!

Great video. I need to do this in my house. Although I thought a mesh like thing needed to be laid down to prevent weeds

Brilliant thank you

Excellent

Good job very impressive 👌.

great video thanks.

Best informative and constructive porcelain patio prep and installation video ever, thank you so much. When do we need to put a drainage between lawns and patio? Is it a must? Thanks

Very nice video. Any videos on how to install edging where the porcelain slabs are not up against a hart border?

I’ve decided to start a paving business after i had quotes for £4000 labour for 2-3 days work!

Great Video. I prepared concrete bese 100mm high with steel mesh for my porcelane tiles, Is it recomended do use Priming Slurry on the concrete Base or just on Tiles?

well done

Really nice video! One thougt… Isn’t steel reinforcement needed to prevent cracking?

1 in 60? 2nd bubble line Holy hell thats too steep! I got taught 1 in 80! First line! I've laid plently of patios and they all look nice and drain well.

Surprised you didn’t put geotextile membrane between soil and type 1.

Will the cement and adhesive mentioned in video work for 4 season weather with freezing winter in the USA?

I’ve got a concrete slab up the end of the garden. With the 20mm porcelain I want to put over it, can I use less depth on the cement ??? I only have enough room for 20mm of cement

Great information & beautiful results! Thank you. Does porcelain get slippery when wet?

Dose the damp proof course applies for the Caribbean

My garden is very similar to the one in the video and I would like to have the same type of paving. Is planning permission required for this? Thank you

Although it's more difficult to complete the job than appears in the video, you'll struggle to find a more informative tutorial than that.

I have put porcelain tiles up in a bathroom had to prime the back of the tile with the mix to take the dust off, without it the dust on the back of the tile sticks to the adhesive and the tile can fall off. You had to apply and push the mix and that rolled the dust into the mix. It would appear there is a primer adhesive now makes sense. I slipped a thumbs edge of near the edge otherwise when you press in and level the mix it came out the joints and needed clearing for the grouting while wet. Do not let it set before you clear it or you will chip the edges. That was the recommendations at the time. Also used a combed continuous layer combed to the shortest width of tile to allow air to escape. I used tile spacers that protrudes and use plastic wedges to flatten the surface. You have to use a cement adhesive not tubbed tile grout for ordinary tiles, that will not dry properly. Five dabs and a level is a bodge always has been always will be!

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If only you had a company here in Los Angeles…😔 I have a easy job at my house since back and front yard is almost all level. Only the backyard would need minimal fall since the yards in 1951, when the house was built, were terraced and have since fallen. Over 20 years ago I had drains installed but that was when we had rain. Now since it hardly rains the drains are rarely needed. All I want is 1.5 to 3 meters of pet friendly gravel all around the backyard. Half will be artificial turf and the other side will be large porcelain tiles. Also adding a 1 meter of porcelain walkway alongside the house apx 1 meter away from the house. It would start at the porch and to each side gate. The front yard will be all gravel with some drought tolerant grasses and indigenous flowers in the center and some in other areas to add a bit of color. You can always book a working holiday?!🤗

I've laid porcelain for years and used priming slurry. Trust me that stuff is so strong you do not need to go the edges. Leave a 50mm space to the edge. Stops you transferring it everywhere when you pick up the slabs. You will make a huge mess and that stuff is a nightmare to clean up. Also you do not want it too thick. When cutting the porcelain the best options are. 1. Large table cutter 2. 4 inch grinder with correct blade for intricate cuts. I.e. around recessed drains. 3. Do not use a petrol cutter. It does not rotate quick enough and will heavily chip slabs. For grouting. Make the grout into a toothpaste consistency. If it is too wet or too dry it is a huge race to clean up on a warm day and does not bond if too dry. Buy a washboy for cleaning the porcelain. It's essential for a professional finish. Happy laying.

Can I apply this method over an existing patio

Os this better thank.sika sand done my garden 2 years ago and it's all coming out so need to.clear all joints and re point

How many primer slurry mixes would I need for 22m2?

nice

How long did this whole job take?

Can I have a link for that porcelain patio please?

Interested to know why it's absolutely necessary to put primer all the way to the edge? I'd have thought that 90% coverage would be more than enough. I left an inch around the edge of mine primarily to avoid getting it on gloves or have it come out the joint gap when hammering in. I found it tended to spreas out all the way anyway. The only reason I can think that youd need 100% coverage is to reduce risk of a frost pocket where the slab isnt bonded to the mortar and that popping the tile off. But once grouted, water ingress should be low. Great tutorial though!

What make is this tile? Where can I get it

How do you decide how to lay the first slab? If I have an area that’s 4m across and 60cm long slab, do you lay the slab at 2m with 30cm slab on either side?

How long , after mixing is the grout usable and how long can you leave the excess grout on the paving before wiping off ( complete beginner )

You can use tile adhesive and skim the back works out alot cheaper and probably easier to apply with a 6mm notch trowel

Is this method ok if you live in an area where during winter there is freezing weather?...will it eventually lift and crack etc?

My only question is on the step obviously you need to be below dpc level 150 mm but your step is not have you got a gap behind the step to allow for air flow etc ?

what tiles are shown 8 seconds into thhe video?

Great video and job does anyone have any experience laying with packs of 295mm x 295mm, 295mm x 600mm, 600mm x 600mm, and 900mm x 600mm, and getting the right joint widths?

Great video, does the priming slurry need to dry before laying the slab?

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone knew the rough cost of the work done on this video? My patio is about 30 square metres. Thanks

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When determining the fall/gradient, must the pegs be of equal length and the same length hammered into the ground?

I have been laying patios for around 15 years and am yet to lay pordelin flags. I went to quote a job today where they want to use them, I told them they have to have a concrete slab laid first and lay the flags on top of that, unlike all the other rpatioss I have done using regular stone flags etc. I see you are laying on a regular base though. I assumed from other advice ages ago they had to be on a concrete base, glad to see you do not.

Does anybody use Terram on sub-base ?

Love it , apart from the fake grass

Fantastic, but no drainage for such a large area..?

Never “rough” up the mortar bed, always lay to a flat bed, this stops any voids that may be created and give a nice flat surface to the bottom of the tile

It's such a skill to lay this stuff. And costs an absolute fortune. Looks stunning when done properly like in this video. I'd recommend any DIY people thinking about having a bash at this.... Think again

SBR and cement make a good slurry.

how long does the glue last before setting?? and will simply mixing it keep it usable for extended periods of time?

FYI I don’t see the need for a big bed of adhesive providing you get the levels right

What blade do you use on your petrol stihl saw please?

Quick tip 10:10 don’t use hand brush use a roller or your mix will dry out in no time

Can anyone tell me on average how long would it take to lay 84 1200 x 300 pank pavers on a 50mm mortar bed , base already prepared.

I’ve found laying on a screed lasts longer if done correctly

i ve mixed up the slurry a little bit at a time as it goes of quite quick

If I have paving slabs down already and they are fixed solid and don't move when walked on can I use them as the base and just add porcelain tiles on top?

I garentee you there is voids in the cement under this porcelain.

I heard you're using a "roobar malit"? we don't have such tools here..😆

Can i lay this sort of tile over a brick paver patio? I appreciate everyones opinion

I like the idea of having crushed rock /gravel compacted & stuff but I think forming a concrete base what have been much stronger

Gareth would have a break down over those beds.

Lay a slab to falls then exterior tile adhesive 🤷‍♂️

Maybe mention if using a power drill it should be protected by an RCD/RCBO

Aaah i AM in hell of tilefail

Wow now I feel sleepy

The only video I've seen where anyone has actually put the slurry mix to the edge of the underside of the slab..

You should compact the type 1 in layers of 50mm not the whole depth….

Ive seen it all i guess they dont sell trowels in england you guys back butter tiles with a brush ?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍

Looks a good job 👍. So sterile for my taste, no wonder the nature is suffering.

Should not ruffle up the bed, the tile needs a smooth flat bed for full contact

And what about all the insects? Do you remove them 'humanely' or just not bother and remove them along with the soil etc. thus killing most of them while stepping on them?

You shouldn't rough up the bed on porcelain. They need a full flat bed of mortar. Water will get under it, freeze in winter and then expand which will lift the slab. Get the mortar down and smooth it out with a good layer of slurry on the slab otherwise most of the slurry you put on is pointless.

Old school.........a good way of asking more money for the same job same quality...... construction industry have evolved...a lot.

always use a weed control i prefer building sand but decent video