When I listen to the few you-tubers like you who share their info quickly, cleanly and effortlessly it makes me wonder why so many are so wordy and boring and slow slow slow. On top of an award for accuracy and quality of your information you deserve another award for clear, succinct, technical communication! Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to listen to you!
They also don't have to edit or plan as much. They just turn on they camera and wing it. I'm surprised those youtubers are so popular, this is way better.
That is a great video! Finally somebody who sticks to the points, doesn't say a lot of useless stuff, and keeps it short and sweet. Excellent job. I watched it a couple of times to make sure I had all the points. I've grouted before, but this was a great refresher course.
Decent production (lighting, sound, etc.), good instruction and information, and someone who doesn't just speak out loud but he actually talks to the camera. The video is long enough to cover the basics but not so long that I get bored watching. Good stuff. Color me subscribed.
I agree totally this guy is good..I was left by a tiler with an ungrouted kitchen floor so have to learn how to do it myself This is a very good simple to follow video 🙏🇨🇮😀
If you want to limit haze when grouting, sponge the tile once on each side of the sponge in one direction in a short distance, this way there is hardly any haze, I find it easier, try it out.
Thank you for this informative video! I need to take on grouting my floor tile myself after my contractor installed the tile. I particularly appreciate your explanation of the difference in using sanded and unsanded grout, and also the suggestion of the additive to help repel staining and dirt. I feel confident that I can do this job after your excellent instruction! Thank you!!!
Thank you!! I had a bad memory of my ex doing our bathroom... and ruined it. I was sooo very intimidated to do this I put it off for a week. Did it today and it looks awesome!!! I cannot thank you enough for helping me overcome this ridiculous fear!
Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to make this video, and share some knowledge , plus you should keep making "how to videos " , your really professional and great at explaining the steps .
Brilliant! To the point. No BS look at me - look at me. The perfect how to ‘grout properly’ and professionally with steps any idiot could follow. Including me.
Have to echo some other comments...succinct and informative, with the perfect examples of action shots. Truly well done! GREAT content. Earned a Sub here.
I just need to grout a few spots where the tiles will show under the toe kick area of the new base cabinets I built. There was no tile under the old base cabinets. I just laid tile in the void area so the cabinets will sit level. The whole floor eventually will need to be redone; 44' of bad drain line was replaced by previous owner on condition to sell and slab wasn't properly leveled in the places it was repoured. They did a half-ass job on laying down the tile afterwards.
Great video! Why only 15 comments??? More informative than the 5 other videos I watched. This video told and showed me (a noob DIYer) exactly what I needed to know. The circular motion and medium pressure for initially loosening haze and shaping the joint (and evenly distributing the pigment in all the joints!) was critical--he describes this well. A couple years ago I tiled a small bathroom floor, and wound up with uneven coloring of the joints because I did not know this. Thanks Family Handyman--I'm now a fan.
I want to install subway station-type tiles on my front porch. It does get rained on sometimes. What should I use as a substrate before I put the tiles down and then grout? Do I need to put on any type of a sealer?
Thank you for posting! Great tips and love the production quality. I have one question. You mention to wait 30 minutes before the 1st round of cleanup. This can be dangerous, as the grout that is still sitting on top of the tile can harden substantially in 30 minutes, and be difficult to remove with just a sponge. Shouldn't a sponge cleanup take place immediately after or even simultaneously to grouting the joints, leaving just a haze on the surface of the tiles, then waiting 30 minutes to remove just the haze?
@@chrisphillips2277 for our bathroom, we learned the hard way that wiping immediately with a wet sponge is necessary. Keep the tiles as clean as you can while grouting. Then, after 30 minutes, the clean up job should be done again but it's much simpler.
Question: the tile that's been in the house for the last 50 the grout doesn't crack or chip off ever.. HOWEVER someone install some tile in my house last year and it's cracking already. The floor got wet and it really cracking down. Why is 50 years old grout not cracking at all and 1 year old grout cracking fast?
I got a very important question. Thats exactly is how I do grout. But the other day someone asked me why I don’t add sealer. I was like idk. Now I’ve been thinking what kind of sealer is it that I have to use. Does anyone know what kind I gotta use?
I know that this comment is 8 months old, but the answer is no. The new grout will just flake and cause more issues. The only fix is, unfortunately, to remove and replace the spots in the low grout lines. Oh, and if you paid professionals to do it, that's their problem anyway. Peace.
Funny how all the people just assume someone knows what they're doing because they posted a video about it. But he misses key points that no one else caught on to except for me considering I've done over 100,000 square foot of tile.
@@garync3810 this guy it's definitely an amateur. You know there's so many different errors that can go wrong with grouting and he doesn't tell anybody any of them. He doesn't mention nothing about adding too much water to the grout will cause the grout to lose all of its color, nothing about if the grout is too thick it will crack and fall out of the joints, nothing about vacuuming out your joints because if it's full of dirt the grout will come out of them, nothing about what type of grout to use because most grout is junk. Doesn't tell you about the different kinds of grout like fast setting grout, doesn't mention nothing about what kind of tile, if the tile is a porous tile you never want to spread the grout across the entire tile because you will ruin your entire floor. So this guy is obviously an amateur at best. I've seen guys like this screw so many tile jobs up it's not funny. It's not just as easy as mixing the grout and spreading it on the floor. When you're trying to give somebody a demonstrative video You're supposed to add all of these different types of info into the video so you can teach someone who's never done it before. Someone who's never done tile before would be lucky to accomplish the job properly by listening to this video, unless they're using 50 cent per square foot tile like he's doing on an investor house where they don't care how the end product looks. Then this video would be fine. You don't just tell somebody who's never drove a car "just jump in and hit the gas. Idiot
This method would take all day to do. That floor should take no more than an hour. Grouting boxes are relatively cheap and require only one rub of the sponge to clean the floor.
When I listen to the few you-tubers like you who share their info quickly, cleanly and effortlessly it makes me wonder why so many are so wordy and boring and slow slow slow. On top of an award for accuracy and quality of your information you deserve another award for clear, succinct, technical communication! Thank you so much! It was a pleasure to listen to you!
It's so they fit in more advertisements
They also don't have to edit or plan as much. They just turn on they camera and wing it. I'm surprised those youtubers are so popular, this is way better.
Cause they aren't sure what the hell they're doing this been there
Cause narcissists
If only every DIY video was this well done.
That is a great video! Finally somebody who sticks to the points, doesn't say a lot of useless stuff, and keeps it short and sweet. Excellent job. I watched it a couple of times to make sure I had all the points. I've grouted before, but this was a great refresher course.
Nothing more satisfying than a good joint 😌👌
Thank you, finally a video that didn't waffle on, but gave the pertinent information. Excellent.
Thanks! My dad left me to do this as homework before he comes home. I was unsure about how to do this but now I now I can finish the job.
Decent production (lighting, sound, etc.), good instruction and information, and someone who doesn't just speak out loud but he actually talks to the camera. The video is long enough to cover the basics but not so long that I get bored watching. Good stuff. Color me subscribed.
Johnny Nelson Exactly how I feel. I just need some basic instruction and demonstration for how to do grouting and this video nails it.
I agree totally this guy is good..I was left by a tiler with an ungrouted kitchen floor so have to learn how to do it myself This is a very good simple to follow video 🙏🇨🇮😀
Brilliant. Thank you. Straight to it, no long boring speeches, and everything I need to know.
Respect from the UK 🇬🇧 👍🏼
The right technique, the right tools, the right timing. Made my job easy. Thanks!
If you want to limit haze when grouting, sponge the tile once on each side of the sponge in one direction in a short distance, this way there is hardly any haze, I find it easier, try it out.
Thank you for this informative video! I need to take on grouting my floor tile myself after my contractor installed the tile. I particularly appreciate your explanation of the difference in using sanded and unsanded grout, and also the suggestion of the additive to help repel staining and dirt. I feel confident that I can do this job after your excellent instruction! Thank you!!!
I've watched several videos. This one is by far the best! Thank you! Now I can start my grouting job
Never before have I subscribed to a channel in less than a minute... So much info, so clear, so quickly!!! Great job!!!
The top comment says it all. Thank you so much for this. Hugely appreciated 💪
Thank you. Very useful, brief and to the point. I hate videos that go on for more than 5 minutes.
Thank you for a great video. It’s nice to be actually able to see all the steps.
Thanks for the great video. I'm going to be doing my first diy floor tile job in my laundry room 😊
Thank you for the helpful instructions, made the grouting and clean up so much easier than my previous efforts, which I made into a nightmare
Followed this method and it worked great! I've grouted many a tile and finally took the time to watch a how to video! 👍🏻
On point, concise and practical instruction, many thanks!
Great video, no nonsense and easy to follow. 1st timer tiling and this helped me so much
Nice short and to the point!
Great video, great instructions, great attitude. After that I don`t think anything can go wrong ! Thank You !
Good stuff. No nonsense, straight to the point. You earned a new subscriber.
Thank you!! I had a bad memory of my ex doing our bathroom... and ruined it. I was sooo very intimidated to do this I put it off for a week. Did it today and it looks awesome!!! I cannot thank you enough for helping me overcome this ridiculous fear!
This is a great quick easy to follow instructional video. Thank you!
Thank you..very helpful..God bless you
Boss instructional! Good work, sir!
Thank you for the tips on removing grout haze! The microfober towel worked way better than the last methods I used previously.
That was awesome thanks heaps from Brisbane Australia! Doing my ensuite grouting tomorrow.
Fantastic video. My first time grouting and it turned out like a pro. I think I found my 2nd career!
As soon as I heard the intro music, I knew that this was going to be a guy who knows what he’s doing.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Thank you for the confidence to do this
This video was very helpful !!!!
Great video! Very informative and easy to follow. Thanks
Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to make this video, and share some knowledge , plus you should keep making "how to videos " , your really professional and great at explaining the steps .
this is perfect thank you. my only question is that bottle you showed in the beginning, do you put it on after its all cleaned and set?
Unbelievable. This video was perfect for me. Thanks!
Good simple and informative video. Thank you. Greetings from Los Angeles
Brilliant! To the point. No BS look at me - look at me. The perfect how to ‘grout properly’ and professionally with steps any idiot could follow. Including me.
Have to echo some other comments...succinct and informative, with the perfect examples of action shots. Truly well done! GREAT content. Earned a Sub here.
Thanks mate. This really helped me out
Good video 👍👍👍
I just need to grout a few spots where the tiles will show under the toe kick area of the new base cabinets I built. There was no tile under the old base cabinets. I just laid tile in the void area so the cabinets will sit level. The whole floor eventually will need to be redone; 44' of bad drain line was replaced by previous owner on condition to sell and slab wasn't properly leveled in the places it was repoured. They did a half-ass job on laying down the tile afterwards.
Great video, I had tiled way in the past but needed a refresher on grouting. Thanks for the upload.
Excellent video.
Solid instruction. Thank you!
Just did my bathroom. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for sharing this video. It was helpful. Your video was slightly different from the others.
Great video! Why only 15 comments??? More informative than the 5 other videos I watched.
This video told and showed me (a noob DIYer) exactly what I needed to know. The circular motion and medium pressure for initially loosening haze and shaping the joint (and evenly distributing the pigment in all the joints!) was critical--he describes this well. A couple years ago I tiled a small bathroom floor, and wound up with uneven coloring of the joints because I did not know this. Thanks Family Handyman--I'm now a fan.
Very believable
That is a very informative tutorial video. Thanks, Family Handyman!
Great info. But what about the fact that because some of the tiles are chipped the grout goes into the indentation and makes it appear messy?
Great Job! I'm ready to start for the first time
Great vid
Thank you!
Great video, great information, very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks, great detail video.
Thanks, dad! Going to go grout the tile in front of my fireplace now.
Great video tile looks amazing good job sir
This guy is awesome
Great Tips.Thank You!!
"A small floor like this bathroom" he says in a palatial bathroom that's the size of an apartment.
😂😂
Must be an American house. Here in UK we can just fit a bath in.
lmao...I was thinking the same thing
Haha yes. It's bigger than my whole flat 😂
😂
I want to install subway station-type tiles on my front porch. It does get rained on sometimes. What should I use as a substrate before I put the tiles down and then grout? Do I need to put on any type of a sealer?
What was the liquid he added before he mixed it was that the white milky liquid to harden the grout?
What's that bottle of stuff called you put in with the grout
Thx
Notice the platex gloves? These are a big plus.
Sissy gloves
Big Hank Hill vibes going on...which is how I can tell this man knows what he's talking about!
Thank you so much
I have a question if you don';t mind, do you have to spread the grout over the whole tile?
Thank you for posting! Great tips and love the production quality. I have one question. You mention to wait 30 minutes before the 1st round of cleanup. This can be dangerous, as the grout that is still sitting on top of the tile can harden substantially in 30 minutes, and be difficult to remove with just a sponge. Shouldn't a sponge cleanup take place immediately after or even simultaneously to grouting the joints, leaving just a haze on the surface of the tiles, then waiting 30 minutes to remove just the haze?
I have the same question! Other videos show sponge wipe immediately following application.
@@chrisphillips2277 for our bathroom, we learned the hard way that wiping immediately with a wet sponge is necessary. Keep the tiles as clean as you can while grouting. Then, after 30 minutes, the clean up job should be done again but it's much simpler.
With proper tools grout for 10 minutes then clean in the same order you grouted. No need for second clean if you keep your water changed regularly.
So when does the grout boost go on???
What if I just have small spots in different areas. Will it look out of place if I just touch up these areas? Thanks. Great vid!
Question: the tile that's been in the house for the last 50 the grout doesn't crack or chip off ever.. HOWEVER someone install some tile in my house last year and it's cracking already. The floor got wet and it really cracking down. Why is 50 years old grout not cracking at all and 1 year old grout cracking fast?
What's the best way to peel up the tile and prep the floor for new tile
I got a very important question. Thats exactly is how I do grout. But the other day someone asked me why I don’t add sealer. I was like idk.
Now I’ve been thinking what kind of sealer is it that I have to use. Does anyone know what kind I gotta use?
What color is that? Doody?
Great tutroial. Sadly that tile choice has already been replaced.
Why not use a sponge mop? Why do you need to be on your hands and knees?
Deep voice. Only true professionals work in white denim - I'm all mess when doin it
how much higher how much higher than the curbing should you cut your tile
I recently had my tile floor professionally grouted with rows of low points. Should I re grout after first application has set.
I know that this comment is 8 months old, but the answer is no. The new grout will just flake and cause more issues. The only fix is, unfortunately, to remove and replace the spots in the low grout lines. Oh, and if you paid professionals to do it, that's their problem anyway. Peace.
Joey CoCo Diaz Sent Me Here!!!
What a chad
Funny how all the people just assume someone knows what they're doing because they posted a video about it. But he misses key points that no one else caught on to except for me considering I've done over 100,000 square foot of tile.
Care to share those key points that he missed?
@@garync3810 this guy it's definitely an amateur. You know there's so many different errors that can go wrong with grouting and he doesn't tell anybody any of them. He doesn't mention nothing about adding too much water to the grout will cause the grout to lose all of its color, nothing about if the grout is too thick it will crack and fall out of the joints, nothing about vacuuming out your joints because if it's full of dirt the grout will come out of them, nothing about what type of grout to use because most grout is junk. Doesn't tell you about the different kinds of grout like fast setting grout, doesn't mention nothing about what kind of tile, if the tile is a porous tile you never want to spread the grout across the entire tile because you will ruin your entire floor. So this guy is obviously an amateur at best. I've seen guys like this screw so many tile jobs up it's not funny. It's not just as easy as mixing the grout and spreading it on the floor. When you're trying to give somebody a demonstrative video You're supposed to add all of these different types of info into the video so you can teach someone who's never done it before. Someone who's never done tile before would be lucky to accomplish the job properly by listening to this video, unless they're using 50 cent per square foot tile like he's doing on an investor house where they don't care how the end product looks. Then this video would be fine. You don't just tell somebody who's never drove a car "just jump in and hit the gas. Idiot
This method would take all day to do. That floor should take no more than an hour. Grouting boxes are relatively cheap and require only one rub of the sponge to clean the floor.
"First add some eggs and some sand then mush it together"
"What is he doing? This is all wrong! I would like to file a complaint!"
Get the reference?
ASMR
Wait what? Sealing? Sort of blew past that.
Gade sa
Too much talking
this dude put me to sleep
Such ugly tiles.. 🤢🤮
Horrible grout mixing. You shouldn’t have dry clumps like that at all
My god that is some ugly tile.
Excellent video. Thank you Sir!
Excellent video, thank you.