Laying Large Limestone Tiles - Portugal Property Renovation 

You both have the patience of a saint. All the prep, planning and doing and redoing would try a saint. A job well done. You guys ROCK!

I wouldn’t expect you to do anything BUT a complicated pattern!!! And I believe it will be STUNNING!!! You are providing a valuable tiling education for everyone!!! The work you do is always BRILLIANT!!! You’re looking a lot like tiling EXPERTS!!! What a great episode!!! 🥰🎶❤️🇨🇦

haha that was a unexpected throwback. lovely, thorough job as always and I'm very eager to learn about the heat pump 😃

Only you two could decide on a complex tile pattern to complicate an already complex build! I love the result. Testament to your vision ( and that other RU-vidr of course)!👏👏👏

Been a contractor for over 30 years and I say "TAKE FORTY!!:)" it is the ONLY way to learn. Enjoy the process.

The opus pattern and alternating grain go together so well! And the grout color is the cherry on top. It suits so well with the old house and the lime walls

It helps if you lubricate the blade with a bit of water on the stone tile as your cutting it. It helps dissipate the heat on the blade too. Also, your mortar mix seems a bit dry for large format stone tile. I've done this before. Mapei makes a mortar specific to what you are using. It and their customer service are excellent. They also have tutorials on RU-vid. It makes it easier to remove the excess grout if you use a stone sealer first, let it dry, and then grout.

I love Carl Rogers. One of my favorite channels.

I really admire your frustration tolerance!

Beautiful pattern for a beautiful stone! Kudos for your thoughtful renovation processes and bringing a glorious home back to life! May you reap many years of enjoyment!

You need one length of wood on opposite sides, on two sides, that are the same height you want to achieve. Then you need a third length of wood to run upon the two rails. This will help you get the even thickness of mortar needed to stick the tiles to the floor. Sorta like you do with chosticks and a rolling pin to get pastry dough to an even thickness.

What a challenge! Compounded by the heat! It's wonderful you get along and work so well together! My husband and I are both Taurus (that's what I blame it on anyway) and do not work well together! He has thoughts/plans in his head, thinks he's told me "the complete plan" and I have no idea what we're doing! Makes for very tense situations! GREAT JOB! Looks beautiful! You're both amazing!!!

Phew, I was holding my breathe until you said seal the stone.

Hello from New Zealand..I just love the tiles laid like this. They could look rather boring, but wow you have done an amazing job.

We had that same pattern on our very large patio, I think I went up the stairs and hung out the window about 50 times to see which size to lay next. My husband just couldn’t get his head around it. But definitely worth it in the end. Team work makes the dream work ❤️❤️❤️

“ draw” a line with your machine first to break the surface, then go deep. You are doing great Opus is a beast and you keep making mistakes. You will get there.

Beautiful tiles. Though having watched the whole process I was expecting a wide view of the finished job at the end of the video!

That is an interesting way to lay those tiles. The mortar looks more like what you would use to build a shower pan base.

As a friend used to say "Why make things simple when you can make them complicated?" You obviously love a challenge - the pattern is beautiful but creates a lot of extra work! Fantastic tiles too. I went a similar route on my limecrete floor but used unpolished and low grade travertine tiles to match the rustic look of my old farmhouse, laid in very simple alternating bands on a lime/sand screed. I made the controversial decision to have no grouting - tiles laid right against each other, in the old-fasioned way, and refused to apply sealant (why cover a breathing floor with a layer of 'plastic'). 25 years later, I don't regret any of these choices.

Vocês estão a fazer um excelente trabalho 😊 já merecem um jantar no jardim da Sertã 😂😂❤

❤ love it. Thank you for persisting until your mix was perfect. And stopping when things were not the right consistency. Great determination to get it right .

Well that’s a jigsaw and a half, beautiful tiles and I forgot to comment but I thoroughly enjoyed the vlog @ the mine. Lol, make the workmen take their shoes off 😆😉👍🤷‍♀️

Yes! I got 30 minutes to coffee up, watch this and get outside to cut some limbs. Hopefully not mine!

Congrats on your timing! 😅 Those tiles are exquisite! 💓The pattern is really something different. Pat yourselves on the back for job well done.

I'm an Architect and I'm following you since you've started your project. Now that tile pattern that you want to make is interesting but it can turn into a nightmare very rapidly with tiles of different sizes. Keep it simple. Keep on keeping on. 🙏

I would have been swearing up a storm. I love the research, time and effort you put into your work. The floor looks awesome! Great job! Much love to all! 💕🥂🇨🇦

Love watching how you both execute your ideas. I do watch a number of videos but I must say you are by far the best when it comes to tidying up as you work along......what a pleasure to see it all so clean and tidy!!!

A very practical and beautiful choice of tile! My kitchen was tiled using just two sizes, but your pattern is more interesting - and more challenging to achieve. You'll be looking at it for the next 50 years so it was worth the effort.

Oh dear, signs of an alcoholic - hiding your wine bottles in the laundry - haha! Just kidding - BEAUTIFUL choice and BEAUTIFUL work! I hope you'll let us see the whole floor pattern when you do the sealing (or even now :) You are so lucky to live in Europe where you can still get quality materials and customer service. If I weren't old and tired I'd be moving to Portugal where I could grow and press my own olive oil.

Carl Rogers is great to watch so skilled, I hope you watch Kris Harbour too!! Those tiles are beautiful, love the Opus pattern. Well done.👏🥳💕

I’m a fan of @calrog channel as well. He and his family have recreated and restored their beautiful property in France. And but of course you would be in keeping with this intricate historical pattern in kind. Stunning!

Wow.. Talk about sweat equity. Wonderful video. Thanks for taking us along.

UNDO! UNDO! UNDO! I dearly love you guys.

Carl Roger's work is next level, a bit like the two of you👌

You should've used a piece of wood over the tile to hammer on to avoid chipping the tile

Good morning, Kylie and Guy. You two continue to amaze me with your skills! The floor looks gorgeous❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏

Impressive work. Progress is amazing. Thanks for sharing from Australia.

Beautiful job guys! What I love is you never give up. Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸 💖

Thanx for sharing tile pattern is stunning and worth all that effort and testing of ur patience. I love the thin grout line looks amazing can inagine how good it looks in reality. So happy url managed to get it all ready. Njoy the break❤

That tile is gorgeous!

Once again you both rock !!! thanks for sharing the good the bad and the ugly - together we learn. Hugs to you both

Wow, the space is starting to come together. Congratulations. Your hard work is paying off.

I had someone spill some clear soda on my natural stone floor at a party and I didn't notice it until the next day. The stone got etched by the acid in the soda. Also, please use a penetrating sealer on the grout and a top sealer on top of that. Otherwise, your grout lines will get dark and dirty right away and there's really no bringing them back to original state

The tiles are gorgeous! ❤

Your floor looks beautiful! 😍 Perfect timing with your video as we're starting to lay our Terrazo Tiles in our kitchen next week. We got to learn from watching your progress. ❤

Very exciting to have the heat pump on its way!

A timeless stone to a fantastic pattern. Congratulations on the good work and good taste.

You guys crack me up. Picking the most complicated pattern. I know you guys will rock it!!! I’m glad the look amazing. 😊

You two are so patient. I'm definitely not on the same level when it comes to work detail. Very impressive.

I love how tenacious you both are about ‘getting it right’. The floor looks beautiful, although I’d have been quite happy for you do do a linger shot of it to more fully appreciate it. Hope the pump work went well.

They look awesome. I detest tiling and I can only imagine how hard fitting something this heavy is. Another great job . Well done guys .

Hi from Florida - LOVE this OPUS pattern! Thanks for sharing the pattern with us!

Beautiful design and floor ! Great work ! 👏😀❤️

So glad to see you getting to the finishing of the rooms! Great video!

If you want to cut through a tile, it is best to first clamp a thin wooden slat on the line to be cut. You get a nicer straight cut line. 😊

That floor looks awsome !

When you see the pro's do it , it's how you wish you would do it but when you see some one who has less experience do it, it show's more realism to how it would go for people like me. Well done 😀.

The floor looks great! I love how you redo and redo until it is perfect. It shows that you take great pride in what you do. Your work is impeccable!

Wauw! That looks awesome guys! Doing a dry run always makes the difference 😁

Wow, those large tiles in such a small space! I get heart palpitations on this side!!! Very well done!

Beautiful tiles well done you two! So nice to to see a husband and wife team working together! You both deserve a good dinner and the finest wine to go with your meal! Love your videos!

Well done. Congratulations. It's been thrilling to watch you try and retry and finally do it. As to your plan to seal the tiles AFTER the heatpump has been installed... Sure the heatpump's legs wont cause stains over time?

huge smile on my face, great progress!

Hope you sealed the limestone before you started laying as it protects the stone from marking from the adhesive. Then seal again after grouting- 3 times. My wonderful tiler uses a water jet tile table saw with a diamond blade. He is laying a limestone floor for us end July in grand opus pattern so interesting to see your floor.

Wow! love how you work together. Problems and "undo" are only part of the process. Keep up the great work.

by far my favorite yout house building proyect

*Third time lucky to get the mix correct. Looks amazing.*

The floor looks totally amazing

What a perfect “tá bom!” - just like any other Portuguese would say…

I watch him too, he is an amazing builder and very meticulous with the jobs he does.

You're really brave! Nothing seems to scare you. I believe professionnals use a saw with water to cut tiles. Wow! You two really impress me! Through multiple do overs, you always get things done and done well. Everything you touch turns out beautifully. And never a boring moment when watching you!

A lot of hard work but worth it . . . they look beautiful . . .well done.

You're much braver than me. I've tiled many a wall, but always bottled out when it comes to flooring. Great job

Very nice. I didn't feel like we got a good view of the finished floor, but we'll get to see it when you're sealing the floor. I salute your patience.

It almost brought a tear to my eye seeing you guys put down the final layer of the floor (even if only in the smallest of rooms). It's a long way from the big hole in the ground you started with. All that hard work finally has a result or the beginning of a result! Well done.

It is sad that I enjoy watching you make mistakes. I will likely never have to do what you guys are doing, but I appreciate the efforts to show ALL the steps (including the redo's). Fun to watch, educational and relaxing in a twisted way. I look forward to every video and cant wait for the one day when you can move in and enjoy the fruits of your labors. Great job guys. |n a world of crazy, it is nice to see sanity still moving forward.

After watching you two cutting the natural stone with a grinder, I start grinding my teeth Next time you do that , please start cutting about 2" long on the far end , then start from your end and go all the way until you run into the section you already cut ( those ~2" ) This system prevents most of the breakage of the father's edge by not putting any pressure on that last 1/2 or so Especially on the larger pieces

I bought a Rubi washboy when I tiled my wife’s office floor, it was a godsend for grouting.

Congratulations on all this tiles laid! It was definitely a hard core puzzle job! You're hard workers and deserve my respects for the beautiful results!👍👍👍👍👍

I am more and more amazed by what you guys can do! You are really inspiring !!

You both have great patience.

Absolutely love your content. Your confident and considered approach to first time DIY is perfection. You should be really proud of every bit you’ve created thus far.

I was cheering you on and clapping on your 3rd attempt. The tiles look really nice well done you two and hope the kittens are getting big now.😊

Love the tiles!! You did a great job even though it took three takes to get the right consistency. :)

Very nicely done tiles. It looks wonderful.

The cooler you keep the disc while grinding the longer it will last. You can find videos on this topic.

Again, really enjoy your videos. Always informative and entertaining.....thank you.

I was certain it would be amusing to watch two perfectionists pull this one up:))))

Just seal it now, and seal it again later! I don’t know anyone who used a dehumidifier when sealing the tiles, pick a non muggy day and do it! You will be kicking yourselves if it gets stained while installation done or while you wait

WOW! The floor looks amazing! Heat pump, what a milestone for you two! Congratulations!!😄😄 I hope you are doing something to celebrate

I would not have used such a complicated tile pattern for such small room. Such impressive patterns deserve larger, more visible space to get full attention and appreciation. I'd almost call it a waste, don't remember what future function this room will have (correction: will be utility room). In my personal experience I must acknowledge that NO old building in Portugal has straight walls, which makes geometric tiling even more nightmarish..

Looks so good!! I love watching you guys overcoming challenges and not give up even if you have to start over even more than once! It's so inspiring! Much better than only seeing things that work perfectly every time the first time, like other channels do it. :)

Outstanding!!!

Looks great. It reminded me of laying a stone wall on the ground, with the issues you had with the “adhesive”

I can't wait to see your house when it's finished you guys do such an awesome job every step of the way

It looks beautiful, I had no doubt that it would turn out perfect as the both of you do great work. Enjoy your rest looking forward to next video. 😊

Absolutely beautiful !

Gorgeous!

looks absolutely fabulous!

Awesome work ❤