Refurbishing a kitchen by removing old tiles and renewing with a modern Subway black beveled tile and finishing the job in a white grout. Filmned on a Panasonic HDC-HS25.
Thank you...I was brought up when all these machines and gadgets wern't on the market. We were put on jobs where there was no electric and so you had to use what you had avialible..Best way to learn lol
Thank you for posting this video, Chris. I watched it a few times then put your advice into practice. I have now have a nicely tiled kitchen and a happy wife. :-)
This has been so helpful to us and have watched it about 20 times at different points. Man do you make it look easy! I know why people get paid lots of money to do this, and why people who can afford to pay.. Thanks for posting this though, its the most helpful one on youtube.
You bet! As a result of watching/listening to the British tile, I learned a lot , did my own kitchen and it turned out great. Two thumbs up and thanks for the help! This vid helped a lot
Very nicely done. I had tiled before a couple of times but it never seemed to be like a pro's job. Now I know why; finding the centre line on all surface fronts was the problem. Thanks.
wish i'd have seen this video before i started my tiling. i made the mistake of not using the pyramid method under my cooker hud. got the bottom tiled centered but worked out from there. the second row i worked from the edge to the other end of the wall. when i got to under the wall units with the tiles i was off centre by about 3mm not only that , i was left with a 3mm gap between the tile and the edging strip on one end of the wall stupid mistake but i'd never done tiling before. thanks for the video it will teach people how to do it correctly.
Hi samanngibson, in answer to your question. Obviously when you cut through the tile it has a rough open end. However, when you but the cut end up to the edging strip you will find it stands slightly proud of the strip but, when grouted it is hardly noticeable and you see it blends in very well.
Excellent and valuable instruction video, I wanted these bevelled tiles, but was doubtfull about their ease of tiling and cutting, now I'm more confident. But if you'd like to do another video in Red. Your welcome to use my Kitchen!!
Hi again samanngibson, you find most tilers will run a bead of white silicon in the corners as well as at the base. This generally covers it, if you don't chose to use this method then usually the grout takes the eye away from the discrepancy and it looks natural to the eye. Glad to be of help and I wish all goes well with your project..
I usually turn the last tile vertical like a soldier course under the cooker hood , this cooker hood is an unfortunate width, so I'm not sure if I'd have cut level with the bottom or let the tile ride up to the top of the side of the hood
Great video thanks. I am using the same type of tile myself at the moment but I found that these bevelled edge tiles look crap with a cut edge against the edging strip. I am now contemplating doing the two walls around the window in a stacked fashion rather than offset as it will be a neater edge. Are half tiles available ie 100x100 bevelled edge?
Hi Chris. My wife and I are getting ready to do our kitchen back-splash and we just viewed your video as well as a few others. However, your video info was especially helpful in order for us to now feel ready to get started. Thank you for your very detailed and professionally done video !! It's all thumbs up for us and can't imagine the eleven idiots that didn't think so, LOL.
Going to buy my house next year, hopefully :), my Dad's a builder, but I feel guilty asking him to do everything. At least now I can tile on my own, thats one thing off the list of annoying questions :)
Such a generous lovely man with your intellect and knowledge! Thank you! I would love to try this soon fingers crossed it looks as good as yours! People like you are a special generation.. people are so shallow now days.. would make u pay for the sun shine if they could😂 😁 ☝️🙏 God Bless You. For me it's not about having or not having the money, it's learning something I can do myself and appreciate it or maybe even make someone else feel better ! Knowledge is key! and it humbles you! Makes you really understand the phrase idle hands- idle mind! Better to be humble than to be self righteous! Anyone can pay for stuff by ways and means but hardly anyone fills their head with knowledge.. that's why the world is full of in-compassionate A-holes. Their heads are full of nothingness.. and that means something to them. Lol. ( sorry for the rant but It's got to be said ) 😊
Brilliant video. I've just bought my first house and plan on tiling the kitchen with this same type of tile, in a brick formation. Some very good tips about centre lines etc which i'm sure will help me a lot! Thank you :-)
I'm going to be tiling my bathroom next wk, and the mrs chose the same tiles, tell me please with the trim around the window recesses , did you use a 3 way mitre cut or did you use tile trim corner pieces
About to tile my kitchen tomorrow for the first time I’ve got bevelled edge tiles too. You know for the sockets do the tiles sit around it with it screwed flush to wall or on top of the tiles? I ask this because if it’s on top with the tiles being bevelled it would leave a gap for stuff to get behind the sockets. I presume you screw them to the wall and put the tiles around the socket?
Doing my own kitchen right now and trying to find out how to tile around the cooker hood but from watching a couple of videos that they only go up to the hood.
Great video, thanks for sharing your skill Chris. I previously knew nothing about tiling or kitchen design, but I'm considering tiling to the ceiling because I can't be bothered wallpapering or painting those awkward areas every few years. Is there a disadvantage to this do you think?
Shame about the cut tiles below the cooker hood, yer find the Center mark before beginning but you need to lay the tiles out in case you end up with a small cut.
hi Chris.....what size spacers do you use....is it 2mm or 3mm....iv'e got to do my kitchen but i dont know what size spacer i need....cheers if you could help me.......
Hi Chris have a ? I hate the grout lines I would like to do my kitchen with tile can you tile with no grout lines showing? When I did my bathroom floor overtime the grout lines get dirty and start looking ugly I tried cleaning them but still shows some stains on them.
Ive been self employed as a tiler for ten years. Ok DIY video. Not how I would do it, but if your acheiving results your personally happy with and dont have the necessary tools then this may help you.
Hi Chris, great vid! About to start my second home tile job. Similar to what you have done here! The worktop is uneven and falls 5mm under the window like yours. Is ok to tile off an uneven surface? I was going to put a level batten on the wall and tile off that then cut the last row into the work surface (if you get me). We're tiling the window sill too so wont have an overhang like yours! Great vid though and I'll be watching this on repeat at the weekend! Thanks pal!
let me see if I can ask this correctly....I plan on doing the same thing, but using white beveled tile. It seems that my electric outlet cover, when placed on top of the tile will have low areas due to the bevel in each tile. Depending on what part (the bevel or flat part) of the tile borders the electrical cutout there can be spaces between the tiles and the cover plate of the electric outlets. Seems there is no way to avoid this, but it does not look professional.
Thanks for the enquiry matey, the tiles are made from a tough ceramic and are rectangular in shape, measuring 200mm x 100mm in size. They have the traditional smooth gloss surface and chamfered bevelled edges. Hope thats helpful...
Its always gonna be better left, however it depends on the conditions usually the tiles set in the grout quickly and you can grout them. Remember though you are putting pressure on the tiles as you grout and if one is not quiet set it will move? its a risk you need to decide to take or not!
no mention of the area between the tiles and the worktop. do you put a spacer thers and grout it as well, you look like you just put the tiles against the work top but the finish looks like there is grout. No one mentions what you do here.
HI Chris, I am installing a countertop and then backsplash. I noticed when I place my countertop on, there is a gap towards the corner between the countertop and wall ranging from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch. I plan on using subway tile much like this video. Will this gap cause a problem? If so, how do you think I should fix it? build the wall out with mud, scribe?
Buy yourself a electric tile cutter it will make the job so much easier and accurate. They start from £30 and will probably save that in less broken tiles.
All im thinking while watching this is how badly a job i would do. The tiles would be every which way. In saying that i did learn some good information so if god forbid the day ever comes i will at least have a fighting chance.
Great video thanks. I am using the same type of tile myself at the moment but I found that these bevelled edge tiles look crap with a cut edge against the edging strip. I am now contemplating doing the two walls around the window in a stacked fashion rather than offset as it will be a neater edge. Are half tiles available ie 100x100 bevelled edge?
