ummm...two things. (1) lay that cut border piece before laying the two field tiles that he's having to maneuver over. Lay the two field dry and get your marks on the cut piece. (2) pull the end wall trim that's undercut (which is proper) so you can drop the tile straight down. Then put the trim back on. It's probably only a few nails. He probably scraped all the thinset off getting that thing in.
The smart money would’ve laid that piece in first, so it didn’t have to come in at an upper angle.
Regardless, it’s going to crack at the narrowest spot within a year or two. It would’ve been smarter to intentionally cut it and place a seam there so when the cracking occurs, it’s only the grout.
Yeah, looks like it's located in a breezeway (a doorway without a door), which are typically considered "high traffic areas" which means it'll have a lot of people walking there, so it'll won't last long.
Yeah, I kept waiting for it to split. Just pop off that outer vertical piece of wood, and they eliminate a couple, more important, problems. I used to lay tile, and tiles that big, cut down the center like that are a split waiting to happen. He's lucky that didn't happen, and, exactly, he just scraped away a lot of setting mortar. Hopefully it filled in while he was pressing it down.
Technically its not properly secured, however this is around a wall, no one is walking on this tile so as long as its fairly well stuck down its not going anywhere or cracking.
No, just that it won't be a heavy traffic area, tiles don't break because a single person steps on them a single time if they a weakly bonded. They break over time, and this being a tile that will very very rarely be stepped on, due to its location yes, it technically has a weaker bond than it should, however it doens't have no bond it wont shift and slid, there aren't going to be large voids, just poor adhesion.
Yup. Tile that big has to be back buttered, and the grooves don't appear to be the right size for the tile on the floor. There's going to be some voids.
It’s back buttered, but you still have to squish it down until you hear farts. Then you achieve 100% contact. Source, I was a tile setter for many years working with the best in the state
ThanosDei
I cant wait to stomp on that tile’s weakest point.
StrandedonEarth
Pivot!
NoIWillNotFixYourComputerWhenIComeOverForDinner
bbrtki
And itll still crack somewhere in the next year.
That is a very weak joint.
Though a cool cut at this point, it isnt for the long term.
bobbersonbob
ummm...two things. (1) lay that cut border piece before laying the two field tiles that he's having to maneuver over. Lay the two field dry and get your marks on the cut piece. (2) pull the end wall trim that's undercut (which is proper) so you can drop the tile straight down. Then put the trim back on. It's probably only a few nails. He probably scraped all the thinset off getting that thing in.
carbonr1
spectacular
djangojazz
I thought it was another language than English.
aChungusAmongUs
Definitely thought it was gonna crack in two
KnifeKnut
Oh it will. Void under the mortar.
genericanamoly
Still gonna crack.
Spiffytown
Proper
KnifeKnut
TILE IDIOT. Won't look so good when it cracks.
Grout got squeezed out from under during placement, which will it crack even sooner.
Should have continued the curve with a grout line
mikeatike
Well the crack is gonna happen at the thinnest spot. Right were the boundary between 2 tiles should have been.
BIC777
He's no stranger to the Tile Rodeo.
KnifeKnut
perhaps, but he does not get to see the inevitable crack that would have been better as a grout line.
charondaboatman
bluegargoyle
PupShadowDMcTaggart
Or… I don’t know… fit the door trim after the floor is installed?
SackTheRipper
Yass King!
YippeeKayakOB
Tyler, the master tiler
RetrogradeLlama
The smart money would’ve laid that piece in first, so it didn’t have to come in at an upper angle.
Regardless, it’s going to crack at the narrowest spot within a year or two. It would’ve been smarter to intentionally cut it and place a seam there so when the cracking occurs, it’s only the grout.
Lovethesmelloftoastedsourdoughbread
Pretty smart for a llama.
ziggystardust7
Yeah, looks like it's located in a breezeway (a doorway without a door), which are typically considered "high traffic areas" which means it'll have a lot of people walking there, so it'll won't last long.
jsg6228
Should have cut the wood so the whole tile goes in. Like I was taught in 9th grade when I spent a summer laying tile.
Unclescam
Wow...a lot of niche tradesman in the chat here today...
KnifeKnut
ok, explain why they are wrong.
FartsSmellBad
Excellent cut, but scrapping off all that mortar is going to cause a problem
DemSumBigAssRidges
Yeah, I kept waiting for it to split. Just pop off that outer vertical piece of wood, and they eliminate a couple, more important, problems. I used to lay tile, and tiles that big, cut down the center like that are a split waiting to happen. He's lucky that didn't happen, and, exactly, he just scraped away a lot of setting mortar. Hopefully it filled in while he was pressing it down.
LordHosk
Yes and no...
Technically its not properly secured, however this is around a wall, no one is walking on this tile so as long as its fairly well stuck down its not going anywhere or cracking.
KnifeKnut
It is literally in a dorway!
omfgchoeil0
Noone is going to walk in a walkway? 🤔
Colopty
So is the assumption here that no one ever takes a sharp turn around a corner?
LordHosk
No, just that it won't be a heavy traffic area, tiles don't break because a single person steps on them a single time if they a weakly bonded. They break over time, and this being a tile that will very very rarely be stepped on, due to its location yes, it technically has a weaker bond than it should, however it doens't have no bond it wont shift and slid, there aren't going to be large voids, just poor adhesion.
Clockworkdancerobot
Yup. Tile that big has to be back buttered, and the grooves don't appear to be the right size for the tile on the floor. There's going to be some voids.
operatingonempty
Not to mention a large portion of the mortar was wiped off on the other tile.
sharikov
And look at the lousy carbuncling on the gromit... are they working without an encabulator?
JackieTreehornProductions
Big tile = big grooves
teateainaBenzo
It’s back buttered, but you still have to squish it down until you hear farts. Then you achieve 100% contact. Source, I was a tile setter for many years working with the best in the state
Clockworkdancerobot
yeah, It looks like it is, but as farts said, it's scraping a bunch off so it'll be uneven.
Cervidaesigns
The only job you could fart and blame it on barking tile spiders.