How to Use a Tile Leveling System the Right Way 

What size of trowel to use for 12x24 tile?

@@cpccpc1749 1/2" x 1/2" 👍

Landberg Tile TV Hello thanks for replying so fast. Just to follow up, I cannot use 1/4x1/4? Just I don’t want the floor to be too high?What do you think?

What do you mean by collapse?

you prolly dont give a damn but does anyone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!

blueskies I found this the hard way too. Also, tightening causes the bottom flange of the spacer to “fold” like a taco as it’s pulled into the joint. This can actually push the tile up away from the mortar bed.

thankyou!

Absolutely priceless advice for a newbie. Thank you very much.

@@Samlol23_drrich No problem. Also another reason for not over tightening is that sometimes the clips will actually break, then you're screwed because you have already laid your tile but lost your levelling clip. Hate it when that happens. One more tip: Another cause for having random wider grout lines can be because you may be using tiles that have inconsistent edges with some edges that are tapered (not squared perfectly) and so the result will be varied grout line widths. This is also very annoying. So make sure you inspect the tiles quality before installing.I learned the hard way on one job when I had to shave of all the tile edges to square them of so that I can get a consistent 2mm grout line. Not fun at all.

What about for your first row, i noticed that the tiles tend to move when using spacers

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thanks!

I'm happy we could help with your installation! Good luck and thanks for watching 👊

Lol right

Which they already made a video about. I hope they put more effort into tiling than choosing titles for their videos.

even that was done dishonestly. He didnt apply any down pressure to the first 2 tiles to collapse the ridges. I know directional troweling is important but he fudged the experiment to get his desired result

BACKBUTTER

You noticed also

So how did it turn out ?👍

Do not back butter that tile it is not professional and may create blotting and cracking

@@user-jl7yb9cw1w The people who built my house 20 years ago did not back butter. That is why there are air gaps when i step on the tiles years later. Very little penetration on the back of the tile.

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That happens when you pretending that you know the job hahah funny video.

He mentions this in the video that’s why he left it out because viewers would not be able to see what was going on

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks man! Thought it would be a cool video to make!

Thanks for the comment my man! Tile on 👊

Thank you very much!

Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to demonstrate. You should check out my how to use tile leveling systems on walls video I recently posted, it's a good one! 👊

Yes!

You got the point, others missed. The way you trowel is the way you set the tile. No tile leveling system can work againdt poorly trowelled cement.

@@LandbergTileTV How much you earn for a day or oer hour?

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Glad you liked it!

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Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed It! 👊

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Thank you sir! Appreciate the kind comment. 👊

Going a bit far now mate

In florida!??! Tile installation doesnt pay, people here are always broke. And if you do that back buttering waste of time u wont last in the business, at least in fl

Come to canada its 3-12$ a sqft vancouver to b exact 8$ is what id say most charge u can make 20k+ a month

@@ecom300 nova Scotia 3 bucks.supply mortar and delivery.

@@stevedimock3001 wow thats cheap down in bc they charge 8-12 ive even heard ppl charging 20 a sqft only grout incl

@@ecom300 I been doing this for 35 years the only thing that's gone up is the size of the tile and amount of mortar and effort. Oh and the warranty to 3 years with 3 8ths ply over 5 8ths chipboard that's swelled and delamenated from rain and weather.

Good point Travis, I could have gone over more info on leveling systems. Thanks for giving me a good idea for the next video! 👊

Incorrect troweling is a not a wrong way to use clips. Sort of like a video on the correct way to use screws, and the content covers adhesive application. Sorry for beating the dead horse.

He was trying to point out that the leveling system works better with throweling the right way so the ridges can collapse properly. At least that's what I learned from this video.

I think he's trying to show that the leveling system is not meant to compensate for poor trowelling technique

Hey Guys, there’s a good possibility that it was a video about all the above. All of your thoughts encompassed into one video. 😉

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You failed Need to back butter all tile before setting tile in troweled area. Next

@@bryanthomas5275 he addresses this if you were paying attention. Second he's using glass for a reason and back buttering would have taken away from the demonstration of what happens to the ridges.

kinda funny how its very obvious your still doing it the wrong way!

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and thank you for watching!

ya, why be bogus?

Yes I totally agree it's no comparison unless the same procedure is done for all ? Pointless

This is indeed so, while the tile leveling systems are NOT meant to fully compensate for uneven floors, some help on how to deal with such floors would be appreciated

Or 1000 🤣

We only skim coat the back of the back of the tile and trowel with ridges on the floor. Thanks for the watch and comment! 👊

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Yes sir! Thanks for watching 👊

Not is Not

Awesome, thank you!

You kick the wedges SIDEWAYS and the plastic pieces break away at the bottom. A small part stays under the tiles. Don't kick in the direction of the wedge, the plastic part will break at the wrong place and that's a lot of work to fix before grouting. By the way, you can use the wedges over and over again.

Yup

I have lots of videos on leveling systems, here is my playlist link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oo1cVAy8wxc.html