Nice job, Sal. You need to talk those clients into replacing the hydronic baseboard covers 😁 Especially in a bathroom those get rusty and gross. It'll match with the brand new tile!
Another great job man. I’d love to hire you to do my whole house, but I’m a country away in Toronto, Canada. Thanks to these videos though, I get to enjoy all the nice work you do from afar.
Guess I’m old fashioned but I always work with a couple of levels to insure level and flatness. A lot of guys roll with the subfloor because of leveling clips
At 40 years installing I am quite old fashioned, however the use of large format tiles is a relatively recent development. You didn't need leveling clips 10 years ago because smaller tiles were always pretty flat, even the cheap ones, today long tiles have a bow in them because of the firing process, good quality tiles are still pretty good, but cheap tiles can have quite the curve to them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u3_-VKGNCQY.html
@@SalDiBlasi I completely understand why clip’s are used. Comment wasn’t directed to you personally. I see a lot of floors go bad often. When they do it’s usually installed by someone who didn’t come up in the trade but relies heavily on leveling systems. Clips are good but in my area it’s brought guys out to install tile that don’t know how to properly set tile.
Hi Sal When installing large 24'x24' tile, would using 1/4 inch trowel to spread thinset lines on the floor substrate floor and 1/4 thinset lines back buttered on the tile equal using a 1/2 inch trowel ?
Been watching your videos for years! Finally have enough guts to do my own tile job. Of course, my wife choses plank tile, and BIG plank tile at that - 8"x48". Curious how you do a random pattern. Ive seen you do it in previous videos but could never tell exactly how it is done. Do you just cut the first tile in a course to a random length (Im guessing no more than 33% cut off the tile), then full tiles for the rest of the course? Then use the cut off from this course to start the next. That's what I was thinking about doing, but was worried it would result in too much waste. Love all your work and the fact that you post these videos....they are very helpful to the tile-guy-wannabes like me!
You can start with any size piece that results in a decent size cut on the opposite wall, then use the cutoff to start the next row as long as the stagger is not too close to the last few rows and the opposite wall ends up ok. Very little waste when it is done this way. Always keep in mind how the opposite wall ends up as far as cuts go.
@@SalDiBlasi Excellent, thank you for the quick reply! I will make sure to "map out" both ends. Was so concerned with how to start I wasnt thinking how it would look at the other end.
Another great video. Question I have is why he use of the blue horse shoe spacers when you are already using the lippage system spacers? I understand their use along the tub edge but not for the other areas. Thank you
Sal - great work and a long overdue Thank You for all the great knowledge and experience you share! Question: which brand is that 3 inch blade you use on the angle grinder? Is it on your Amazon store? I couldn’t find it there
Hi Sal. Been a huge fan for a while- you’ve helped so much. I have a question that I haven’t been able to get a satisfactory answer for just yet. What’s the best tool to cut large format tiles lengthwise? I have to cut a 8” x 68” tile lengthwise. What tool would you use?
Not a lot of options for that size, They do make snap cutters and wet saws that will handle those long tiles, but they cost a lot. So there is the tradition approach, you could use an angle grinder with a dry cutting blade, but they are not veryaccurate, They have hand held wet saws that will work, or you can get the IQ saw I used for many long tiles amzn.to/3HVsCqh If you are going to be installing these very long tiles, you are going to have to invest in some expensive tools.
@@SalDiBlasi Thanks Sal. That looks like a great option that I just might buy. I’ve been able to get great results on my first bathroom thanks in large part to your videos. Great work.
Hi Sal. Just curious about all the areas on the Ditra that are already filled with thinset but yet you haven't started the floor tile yet. I'm thinking that you fill theses areas with unused thinset left over from installing the Ditra or possibly when you're tiling the walls or floors in other rooms? You know, whatever is left over from a batch to put up a few rows of wall tiles, or do a few rows of floor tiles elsewhere then spread it here so as to not waste it (as long as it's compatible thinset)? True or Not?
Thank you for the video. You said at 10:38 that you used 5/8" by 1/2" trowel. I can't seem to find this size trowel in any store. Did you use a different size? I'll be installing same tile size over uncoupling membrane. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for another great video. When you float walls, assuming your fixing smaller imperfections 1/4 or less, do you just use thinset or something else. If it's over 1/4, what do you use?
I use thinset. Let it dry. Then tile. If it’s greater than 1/4” I normally would have caught it before applying the DUROCK, but if not, I’d still use thinset.
@@SalDiBlasi , Thank You for your quick respond. Im following your guidelines and advise to finish my bathroom project. I learned alot! I will purchase your youtube products as a way to return the favor. Thank You again.
@@SalDiBlasigreat videos. When you say "sits over the tile by 1/4". Do you mean it sits on top of the tile with only a 1/4" overlap? Why not make the opening in the tile smaller so more of the flange sits on the tile? I am only asking to understand... You are the expert! I would think that I should install my tile closer to the pipe. Thanks.
Hi Sal. I don't think you mentioned why you went with a 1/16 grout line. I'm getting ready to do my bathroom in wood plank tile, but almost all recommendations are for 1/8" grout lines. Any thoughts?
Wow what a great job. Quick question when you knock the ridge down before you place tile down next to an already installed tile. Looks like its done to reduce the amount of thinset at grout lines. Does doing this affect the goal of achieving 100 % coverage? Thanks Sal
Required coverage on this type of install is 80%, but 100% is better. Knocking down the ridges at the edges does not compromise cover a ge, you will find that you will still get some squeeze through in the joints in some places.
Thanks for the reply. One last question. Im installing 18x18 Calcutta Gold floor tile. The tile has some dark veins do you perfer doing a random pattern or try and get the veins to run in same direction ? I like the random look but the wife is up in the air. Thanks
@@hodesto Natural stone is a different animal, you need a stiffer floor, L/720, double lauer of plywood and 95% coverage. Always use white thinset and sesl the tile before grouting. Lots more to know. As far as esthetics, what you like or your customer wants.
