Easiest Tile Backsplash I've Ever Done | Church Flip | Episode 6

In today's video, I'm putting down a brand new

backsplash

with nothing more than a pair of

tile

cutters. That's right, this video is dedicated to

ever

yone who doesn't have a ton of tools or a lot of experience. This is a simple DIY project. Greetings, so two things: one, I went to Home Depot yesterday and bought all the stuff to make it available, just go to store number two, making a

tile

backsplash

is a DIY project and I've been watching a lot of videos lately online where people are doing. major mistakes, they don't even know it yet.

The first thing we want to do before we start. I got a couple marks on my wall when I installed my cabinets in the video above. This is all part of the series of this

church

kitchen remodel I'm going to grease

ever

ything very well, make sure those stains don't come out, this is not video number six of our kitchen remodel, we reused the cabinets for the tiled countertop and hung the cabinets painted the old cabinets moved some electrical items now I'm going to show you how to install the backsplash just a few easy steps anyone can do it right if you have a knife go to the store and buy a couple of Tile nippers are called scissors and a kind of scissors.

They're freaking huge, but they'll get the job

done

, so I'm working three different jobs at the same time right now, so I can never find my tools. I only use the ones available here. See, this is what a sheet of tile looks like today, okay, you have to choose the tile and you will get something like this and it has a mesh backing, it's adhesive and basically you can stick tiles like this on the wall and the reason I love these types of projects is because when you get to the sockets right you can basically line them up you can measure the gap cut the backing okay look at this now that you've cut around the socket okay when you set that up ? on the adhesive you can start, the reason this works is because you can buy it, it's from Eaton, I bought it at Home Depot, it's a free electrical cover plate, it's a two part snap plate, these screws go in the fitting that's It's screwed on tight here and it sits over the top of the hole and this fits over it so it doesn't matter if it's a half inch away one way or the other it's fine even if you have a huge gap in a side of this plate.

It's so big it still covers what I'm using today for my backsplash penny tile. They both work. This is ceramic, so all you need to cut is this. all you need and you can have the same effect and just use the knife to cut the penny chips, use them if you need to cut them in half because it is ceramic, it is easy to work with. I'll show you in the video. and you can get around any obstacles you have, you don't need to invest a lot of money in tools, by the way, in the market right now, if you want to hire someone to make a backsplash of this size, that's fine, I would charge someone between six hundred and eight hundred dollars to show up and do that job right now that's the market so it's fifteen dollars a square foot for this expensive glass material these are less than half the price God loves ceramics so for six dollars per square foot 14 square feet 100 $17 get something adhesive I like the omni grip from Home Depot, it's the more expensive premium brand but it's worth it because it dries in an hour so you can install the tile and grout the same day and one of these three-dollar disposable popsicles. okay it's just a 3 16v notch or if you have Kerdi membrane paddle or flute tools it's a square notch it works great for the stage okay that's it it's like a hundred dollar mosaic job , anyone can do this, so be one of the first.

What you need to know about working with Penny Tile is how you are going to end up on the right edge, so I picked this up. It's a piece of plastic. I'm going to run it over the edge of the counter, okay? that's a good spot and then it crosses over to the cabinet right at the bottom because I'm going to have a straight line if I install the tile with the penny tile offset, so you have a nice straight line here and then you have the tile offset . Well, it's easier to cut these mosaics and place them on the bottom and top because both surfaces get a bead of silicone when you're

done

, so you can finish them with white silicone, leave this beautiful row for the right side and the left side to help get a better finish right now, like I said these are only six bucks a square foot for the whole case, I won't need all of it, but since Home Depot sells them by the sheet, you can pick up the rest and get your money back when you're done, it's okay here we go let's roll our trash on the floor so here's my sheet this is how we're going to get started first we'll talk about the layout okay boom now I have two options.

I can start with the whole circle and then come back later and cut little pieces and glue them all together, that's going to be tricky because when we put the omni grip on it it dries very quickly, okay you don't want to do that. I want to cut this out first and then install it so here are the tile cutouts and if you've never seen this before prepare to be blown away it's that easy you line it up halfway up the tile it's good and done the truth is a tool like this. has been around in the tile world for hundreds of years, long before they had other options and only worked with ceramics.

Well, that's how tile sets made their living for years and years and years, all those yards made of people using these. cut circles and holes and rounds and round plugs and that's it, now I have the first sheet arm that I'm ready to install. I've come across just over seven of these that I have to do just to do this. The video is less painful to watch. I'm going to make seven sheets of that and line them all up and be ready to move and then we'll set this all up in a minute. Draw a laser line on the side of this. cabinet, okay, that allows me to measure to the edge of my molding, so now I know my return is six and a half inches, so I'm just going to measure that piece here and make a mark, okay, now I'm going to Cut it at a 45 on the back, you only have two options of this edge, you cut two separate pieces or you cut a mold at 45 degrees and you fold it and then you come back and that's how you get your 90, okay? so I'm going to do the same thing here I'm going to keep it nice and level there and that's where I'm going to cut my edge that would be awesome so I go from the gap to just flush with the cabinet okay I said now we're ready to leave, let's go into the omni grip, the construction store um, which I usually go to Home Depot and again I said this before.

It's just that Lowe's was late to Canada, guys. So I mean I spent most of my career shopping at Home Depot. I know all the schools on the market. I know the people who work there and I'm not going to relearn all that information just to have a different colored shopping cart. for the most part they sell pretty much the same thing and if it's a different brand, in many cases it's made in the same factory in China, so what's the difference? I like the omni grip. There are three versions of the product on the shelf.

Don't buy the cheap one. Okay, this costs 60 dollars. The cheap one costs 30. The cheap one is cheap. Everything slides. It doesn't hold anything. It takes forever to dry. It drives you crazy. It's not the place to save money. You save. money if you do it yourself, buy good products, do it yourself, get a great result, okay, now we know that my mosaic is going to look like this, something like this, let's start trying to place the adhesive relatively where I am. I want it to go, I don't want it to be wider than necessary, it's okay, I can clean it and everything, no problem, I see it's just a sponge, but if you don't make a mess, you don't have to clean it. up, here we go now, this is a small tile, the secret here is not to have too much adhesive on the wall, okay, this is not about spreading butter on toast, or adding jam to bread, it's about moving the product so that it is even. and consistent, so put it everywhere and once you have a healthy coat everywhere, we're going to go back one more time and smooth it all out so it's consistent and we're going to work with a small space. at a time because it works that fast, okay, and we're going to work from the bottom up, okay, and we're going to clean up as we go, and if I don't get a consistent line of travel, I'm going to throw more product. on the wall and we go back again, there we go, this is good, I have more there than I need, it's okay, because we're putting this behind the tile, set this right out the door, okay, it doesn't have to be perfect, but surely it has it.

To be close and you'll see, the only problem I have here is that with Penny Tile the tiles are so small that I have a whole tile in that section without adhesive, so I have to come back here and add a little more now. You are not going to have a perfectly smooth wall when you do this, the only option to have a smooth wall is to not use the edge and that means you are going to rely on grout, silicone or something else to cover the edge of the cut slab I prefer this and day of the week, okay here we go, it's a water based adhesive, don't worry about your countertops if it gets stuck there, you can always remove it with a damp cloth later. the way you install a tile, so you hold the sheet, put it over your arm, okay, gently, gently, I'm going to say that again, gently press it into place, roll it up slowly, you don't want to push it against the wall until Ya you've got your line okay look my line is a little off here we go you're going to have to have one of these anyway because you're going to want to grout when you're done gently press a large area at a time to place the tile on the adhesive, we will measure from the top of the bubble to the top of the cabinet.

I have five and a quarter inches of space. Okay, for this situation, we're going to take a new sheet to hang the In the same way, okay, we're going to measure from this space here because it represents the next tile above that bubble. Okay, five and a quarter, five and a quarter gives me here this row where the last tile in that row fits in that space, so I'm going to align this and I'm going to cut according to that tile across the entire sheet . I'm not going to cut it any longer and then cut the tiles back.

I'm going to cut it shorter and then add half. tiles that have already been cut and the reason this works is because they are penny tiles, they are actually half an inch, so since we set our cabinets at 18 inches, which is the standard in the industry, we have 18 pieces of tiles, the fact that we're offset on the grid means that we're going to have half at the bottom of each row, that's it, that means okay, if I'm right about this, I should be able to paste this sheet right now and I'm a little tall here, you see, let's not panic because sometimes life is that easy.

I can add an extra millimeter of height by raising it. Now I'm pressured again. Grout float. That's it and this is where everyone makes the biggest mistake is putting too much adhesive or too much pressure and then the adhesive gets squished between the tiles to the point where it's too messy and you spend hours and hours cleaning the adhesive if you're easy. on the adhesive, you have nothing to fill, just clean the surface when you're done and that's it, that's it, grab some of these right away and let's start pressing down, sliding it up and filling the gap, as low as possible. like you can lift it up gently and then push it in good, and that's how we're going to finish that too underneath and if you always make sure you buy tiles that fit the space, you'll never have weird spaces with half an inch of grout under your cabinet forces you to buy a border and add all kinds of millwork molding so people can't see the ugly mesh you make from the living room, okay there we go, that's the whole process, now let's go one row at a time refreshing our cement as we need this box here is actually an electrical box and we're going to cut our tile all the way to the edge using the scissors.

The only secret we need here is I need a bucket and a sponge alright big surprise yes I have adhesive on my grunt float because it was on the counter so when I pressed my tiles I got adhesive everywhere and I did big mess here, okay, I'll try it. Wipe that adhesive off the bottom while I'm looking at it, here we go, now that it's clean, this is a good time to grab your knife, if you have any extra adhesive that's bothering you, wipe it off, you can also use a pencil. It's another great way to do it, I'm very happy with it, remember because we're using a water-based adhesive when we apply the grout to this, if we have any adhesive that stands proud and stands out and says, hey, look at me, I'm here. and looks ugly, it will also become soft again due to the moisture of the sand whenlet's apply it and you can take a small tool, remove it and fix it in place, okay, you can use a white grout so that if any adhesive sticks out, it will blend.

I'm going to use a different colored grout because I think it's a great way to show people how clean and easy it is. to apply grout in just a few minutes let me do a time lapse I'll add the rest of this I think maybe we'll show the plug because this is something people see all the time and it's intimidating to have to work with an electrical outlet come on Let's get rid of that fear right now, so here's my first sheet. I have the bottom cutter ready and it is in line with this row that is missing a tile. about that, I'm going to measure over 10 and a quarter to 12 and a quarter, okay, so 10 and a quarter to 12 and a quarter, that's my hole, 10 and a quarter is there and I'm going to make it wider.

I'm going to go to 10, okay, so I'm going to cut these last two pieces. Well how easy it is folks, when you're prepping your backsplash, be sure to grab some 45 Minute Composite Mesh Tape if you need to make a nice, firm surface around the outlet. Don't rely on a sticker to solve your problems when you arrive. Okay, now I need a little more adhesive on the wall when you're working with small tiles like this. If you don't get the trick, you can't add the adhesive to the back of the stone, it's always about the surface, that's fine, make the surface perfect so your tile is perfect, you never want to be building the back of your stone, you never want to be in a place where you forgot something and come back for it later and have to add adhesive, it will never set right, it will drive you crazy trying to clean off the old adhesive or adding enough to make it stick or you will always have a raised surface, be happy with everything you do as you go because I want to take this penny tile here and quickly add it to this lonely sole lost down there, bam, okay?

Here we go again, we'll start by loading the weight so I can gently put it into place and watch my line. It's okay, you don't want to have it too close. Remember there is nice factory space everywhere if you set it up. you're too close or too far, you leave, your grout is going to scream that that's where the joint is and ultimately that's your goal is for nothing to scream, okay, beautiful, beautiful, everyone agrees now on perfect , now we can add our halves around the electric one. Plug it in properly, you don't have to do this in most situations, your electrical cover plate is big enough to cover it and I suggest that before you lay the tiles, make sure you get whatever you are going to use to finish this eating . awesome, it's nice because the fixture actually screws onto the fixture and you can confirm whether your tile will be covered or not, like you don't even need to have those halves there, but ultimately it helps hold the grout better. you better be done and have more options okay let's do a couple more of these okay remember the secret to getting small tiles is to have a perfectly level counter if you don't stay away from things okay because no you can start in a good row. and then a space opens up where you have to start putting small pieces and when you get to the other end of the counter there is half a mosaic or a full mosaic, it is very unpleasant to see if you have uneven counters, choose a larger one. mosaic at least three inches high and maybe not.

You might consider starting with a middle tile, starting the bottom row with half a tile, that's fine and that gives you the flexibility to grow or shrink as needed, but if you have installed level counters you can They are good, small tiles are great and very, very flexible and in this case even affordable. Okay, I'm going to clean up now and give this about an hour or so and then we're going to grout. Okay, it's time to go. guys but I messed up and got ultra color, plus I didn't plan ahead so the hardware store near where I was, this is all they had in stock.

Yes, this is going to happen to you. We made a video where I warned you not to do it. Use this if you are new to DIY, especially in showers as a backsplash of this size. I can probably handle this. Okay, I'll mix it all together in one batch, but if you're using it, remember that it dries very quickly, so maybe mix it up. half a bag at a time which is how I prefer to mix the whole bag to get a uniform color or you can just work it until it starts to dry and throw it in the trash and get another bag later just so you know.

There is a chart in these bags that tells you the size of your tile, the thickness of the tile, how many square feet will be needed with different size grout lines, so that takes three factors into place. It's not a perfect board but it gives you an idea, I'm hoping to get the 14 square feet I need out of this, it'll be close, we'll see, I'll have to go back to the store and buy another bag just to finish, but the goal is to make the protector backsplash and counter with the same grout and it's warm gray in case anyone wants to know these bags break down weirdly okay there are weak points in this so be careful I always add the water the ratio of mix is ​​also in the bag, okay? uh, one of these 10 pound bags goes with a liter or a quart, I think that's what you guys use.

It's so funny how I call them Americans in the south, okay, here we go, let's add these little kind of reminders. Yo yeah anything you do for a living is going to kill you here we go yeah I like it so everything is pretty much set up and I'm ready to put grout. We have the rest of the doors in place, but as you can see this process of drilling the faucet is complicated, so I want to finish the last dirty job with the vacuum before mixing the grout. I have made this mistake many times before doing the grout job and afterwards.

I had to put something on a wall to finish a project. Always leave the grouting job so that when you're done growing, you're done for the day because you can't rush it and then you have to come back and put silicone down. seal, so think ahead, this stuff here, when you pour on the laminate countertop, there's a resin, so you want to get it off the teeth, it builds up and what it does is it gets rid of your cut and it overheats here. ready and go, there's my product, this is a sand free grout so it's also phenomenal on glass, here we go ok I have a lot of fresh mud here so I'm trying to see my application, I don't want all over the place damn wall, I usually like to move a little faster with these things, but I also don't want to work dirty when you use the grout trowel to set the tile, it's perfectly flush so it really makes this really easy. to get it right, there's no leverage here, oh, that's just amazing and I'm going to grout all the way to the cabinet and that's just because it gives me something against the silicone afterwards in all the places where I have a material change that I'm going to add.

Silicone Due to the laws of expansion and contraction, tiles, cabinets, countertops and everything will expand and contract at different rates, so you want to have a silicone seal that has the flexibility to prevent that space from opening up with the time, here we go and for a nice clean finish, remove all the extra grout from the surface, there we are good, this tile reminds me that I once had a client who had a fairly large kitchen, it was one of those like 10 by 10, basically correct or 10 by 12. And she asked me to put down a penny tile like this, only it was stainless steel and it was a lot of fun to work with, but the thing is, we used a silver grout when it was made with salt, I think his cooking looked like champagne bubbles.

It was really phenomenal, one of the coolest looks I've ever seen, so you might think, oh Penny Tile, it's so old and outdated, but in many cases, everything you make today will be old and outdated within one year. Sticking with something that is traditional like this gives you a lot of longevity in your project. I mean, we're at a point where you're starting to see this come together and you're saying this worked, hey, this is a big little transformation. really useful space, I think if I were to add up the money we invested in this one of my 600 for cabinets, a couple hundred came pre-made for the sink 100 for the faucet three, that's nine 100 dollars for the cement and the grout. thousand dollars and then 200 for the countertop tiles 80 for the paint 13 a couple of dollars worth of wood screws some electricity 1400 dollars most people can't even get a countertop for 1400 dollars nowadays when I built a kitchen whole for that same money.

Where is the power of DIY. If I were to ask someone as a contractor to do something like this to remodel a kitchen like this, I would still charge them 8000. Yes, you want it done right, do it yourself. make some money there you go you have about 20 minutes from when you start to when you have to wash and washing takes longer than applying so usually the second half of washing is where you have problems so now I basically have everything routed. Now I'm just working on the joints of my tiles and then we'll jump right into the wash.

Now for the washing process guys, first it's your tools, okay, the food floats aren't free and if you wait for them to sit another five minutes, I'll never get it right, so it's good to remember to take care of the tools, okay , boom, okay, that's me taking care of the tools, okay, and now I'm going to wash in the same process I started with. clean,

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and clean, that's all you have to do right now, okay, that's the only way to do this as fast as you turn it on, also make sure the breakers are off when you do this.

Water can drip, hit those screws and electrify the surface of the grout and it won't kill you, but you will enjoy that ride for a moment. You'll definitely know you're alive when that hits. I wouldn't recommend it if you have air conditioning here we go I'm in good shape it's not setting up too quickly because I'm in a basement it's a little cold in here so it helps but consider the temperature of where you're working if it's a hot summer day. where you are and you're trying to use this grout, it's going to prepare much quicker cold water to mix it cold water to fluff it up and then here we go, when that's done, the next step is going to be to grab a bucket of clean water and come back and then wipe it all down again to remove the waste.

What I'm looking to do now is simply set the depth of the grout on the slab. I'm not worried about the haze on the stone because it actually cleans up a lot better than you'd think,

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it over and clean it there. We're okay, one more suggestion when doing the grouting if you're not comfortable with the speed and you know you have little experience. level, leave a handful of powder in the bag. I'm doing this fast enough that if I have any issues like this where there's adhesive on the tile, I know I can stop and take the time to clean this up.

I know I'm going to make a mess, I'm going to grab some of the old stuff, rub some dirt on it and I'm good to go, but if you're working with no experience and you find yourself in a situation where all your goats are mixed up, you get off. . Near the end of the job and it's starting to get hard, what you'll find is you can't mix it, you can't use it, there will be holes in the grout and you'll have to buy another one. bag just so you can get rid of a hole so leave yourself some mercy in the bag okay here we go if you have holes like this be overly generous okay these chips can be very hard to get sometimes . right angle and fill them and they'll trap air, gentle pressure and it'll be fine, I'm just going to finish cleaning this, I'm just going to finish cleaning this counter, now I'm going to change the water and give it another clean wipe and this will be done later in the day.

I'll just have to polish it with some paper towels and it'll be fine, that'll take the haze off, that's all you're going to need. to make countertops, make sure you are subscribed and click the bell to receive notifications. The next video will be the installation of the sink and faucet, the drainage, the water supply, all that good stuff to get this functional kitchen going.