BAD TILE JOB DONE BY CONTRACTOR!!! -- See What He Did Wrong

[@tedspens]

It looks like some of my early tile jobs. I'm glad to see the drywall screws held up for so long, but I doubt mine did. I often wonder what ever became of those bathrooms... probably remodeled a couple of times over by now. Oh, the memories.

[@woofwoofdoggo]

It's obvious that Isaac is an intelligent individual. He articulates the intricacies of the job while using down to earth language. He also shows alot of empathy for his customers. That's the type of contractor I would want working on my home.

[@brokenboard44]

A 16 inch rough toilet would have solved that toilet problem with no plumbing work involved. Original builder should be ashamed of themselves. I just recently started watching your vids and I gotta say you do nice work, and it's great seeing a guy that learns from his and other people's mistakes. Keep up the good work.

[@rafalkowalewski7302]

I hope you replace the tab because by throwing his tools and the rest of the broken tile inside the tub you chipped out fibreglass very easily I don’t know if this is proper way of removing tiles

[@scooooter37]

@@rafalkowalewski7302 I’m sure he will replace it, since he commented that it was the wrong type of tub to use with tile walls.

[@hollywoodstarfish]

Just pulled up 18” x 18” porcelain off a slab. The homeowners paid for afm. The contractor just used roofing paper then 3/8 x 1/4 trowel install over that. 700’ of the easiest tile demo on a slab ever! 🤙🏼

[@thetilemaniac]

My eyes hurt already from your lack of safety glasses and hammerin on that tile. Tile over an acrylic "kit" tub is hilariously wrong. So bad! Thanks for sharing!

[@chuckmiller5763]

Safety Nazi!

[@thetilemaniac]

@@chuckmiller5763 sorry i care but not sorry

[@slackwellman5499]

Safety squints.

[@josephmeyers3597]

After 10 years you can get grout haze on your hand maybe the home owner should try cleaning their shower

[@ryano8768]

I'd be embarrassed.

[@jarrod8914]

I bet the travertine was never cleaned or sealed after install. That was the haze. 1/2 backer minimum board for walls in showers. Not 1/4.

[@heribertocandelaria2140]

Exactly

[@davegordon6943]

I'm a Virginia boy and I thought we had allot of farmland. Used to live in Portland and driving home through california and I couldn't believe how many acres of grapes , olives, citrus etc there is. Beautiful state

[@tilemonkee5510]

I wonder how much that wall would've moved if you had taken off the plumbing fixtures first. Lol

[@brent9129]

The whole time im thinking the exact same thing

[@anthonycabadas8524]

Facts bro

[@jmcdonne]

Are we just not going to talk about the surface finish on the green-painted wall? It looks like the bathroom was used for hammer throwing practice.

[@fyung]

ewetubejmcdonne I think that’s on purpose lol. It gives you a cool rough rugged look.

[@Frankie431]

We do that texture from time to time on rustic houses. Quite easy to do actually.

[@BOHICA_]

I agree. It looks like a mistake, not a texture on purpose.

[@markfindlay8636]

😁

[@teek9935]

I think they were going for "old world" texture but a hit and a miss

[@BOHICA_]

@7:25 - Eye protection needed!

[@gabrielkoby6308]

I did the same thing to my house 14 years ago. I did accent with black absolute diamonds in joints and border. Did build out flush with edge of tub. Tub choice was due to depth, extra deep. Before you said it, toilet offset flange was in my mind. You know your stuff. Sorry for the hate that you had to change your you tube name, Isaac. Tile, I call myself a mechanic. Automobiles, even though I’m certified, I’m an installer. Love your videos.

[@gabrielkoby6308]

1/8 to 3/16 joints are unacceptable with stone. Even I see that in the video. 1/16 max depending on the quality of the stone.

[@AquascapingAndStuff]

I love when you say I'm just going to knock a couple of tiles to take a look.... literally couple of minutes later you are standing in a floor 🤣👌should be a meme... keep up the good work

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

I do tile as well as many other things . And I have learned that there are no short cuts when it comes to anything really , but tile especially . I use all shluter stuff and I also use those spacers that hold the tiles flush with each other . How could someone leave it like this , especially in their own home

[@VictorSanchez-lz9we]

Cheers, i think your a good tile installer. That tile project is quality from a typical Builder trying to save cost somewhere.

[@sc0368]

This is home owner quality job and I don't believe licensing contractors did it... Home owners are shady and didn't want to get caught working without permits... Therefore blamed on contractors..

[@josephrichardson4678]

Agreed

[@williamvillatoro4041]

The home owner was a contractor

[@SomeDumUsrName]

If you don't/can't believe that LOTS of so-called "professionals" do work like this then you haven't been around much and probably still a youngster OR you're just plain ignorant.

[@nicholasr7987]

Toilet flange wouldn't have passed inspection rough in.

[@ryanksiazek]

As my high school shop teacher would say "that's not what the claw side of the hammer is for" And if that is a titanium hammer you have to be careful for flying metal splinters that can happen when you hit the titanium hammer against a harder steel, like chisels, prybars, screws. They are really painful and can take out an eye or get embedded under the skin. Be careful. Thank you for the video.

[@mkl5448]

Offsets tend to have more issues with blockages, kind of a last resort option. That far off the wall it really needs to be moved. Hopefully the customer went with that option.

[@gr328]

Why did the builders think that an expensive travertine tile would make an ugly bathroom acceptable?

[@stevewhite791]

Man. This makes be feel great about my bathroom DIY remodel.

[@desertdog5266]

Nice Ferguson name drop bro! I run one of the branches in SoCal and we get too many home owners trying to do there own projects and they are lost most of the time. I love watching your videos. Iv started to remodel my own house and have learned so much from you. Appreciate you posting videos bro. Great work Thank you!!

[@Xiomaro01]

Your surprised to see a licensed contractor that sucks at what they do? You just explained what I have to fix and deal with every single day...

[@robbob4872]

15 years old tile job with grout haze - sounds like the owners never cleaned the shower in 15 years either..

[@nova31337]

Seeing as the tile goes 10 feet up the wall, I don't imagine any routine cleaning would touch the haze that he was pulling off from higher up along the wall.

[@winningfirstallday2658]

No once grout dries on tile it’s almost impossible to clean it off without scratching or damaging the tile it’s a sloppy Job on the clean up during grouting

[@time1800]

@Bz You 100% do not know what your talking about soap film 7ft up the wall not in your wildest dreams.

[@isabeljanes8230]

@@time1800 Absolutely - it's grout haze, and I'd like to add you need a special cleaner to remove it after it has dried.

[@michaelhorn9114]

They make a tool called a sawzall that you can use to cut off the rest of your hammer handle that you are not using! Lol!

[@stich1960]

You dont cut down 100 dollar hammers and unless I'm mistaken that is a 120 dollar hammer

[@vido4x4]

@@stich1960 He was joking because the hammer is being held improperly leading to less productive swings.

[@Tom-it3hz]

I am a contractor in upstate NY... I really enjoy your videos !!!

[@subarutime5089]

I think im addictive to these vids.

[@gregoriodecker2692]

I don't think the videos are addicted to you

[@Aaron86v]

Any reason for the thinset to the drywall? I thought that was only for putting hardi over a woodsubfloor? And wouldn't backer screws still be enough?

[@koubasaki]

Your right. Screw to studs, pl premium in between and ur good.

[@jerremyvinson6310]

Isn’t the bottom grout line supposed to be silicone grout caulking that way it can flex with the house same with inside walls were the tile meet? I am not a pro but still even I can tell How crappy of a job they did.

[@serge.crispino418]

To me it looks like the 'contractor' delivered a house with at least one unfinished bathroom (that one) - who ever owned it next is responsible for the unprofessional work that has been done - if that bath is 15 years old I would say it has had hardly any use as you have pointed out there is still the grout haze on some of the tile - no waterproofing - toilet not against the wall and all the other things tell me that a weekend warrior is responsible for this masterpiece.

[@doubledarefan]

Not only is there drywall behind the cementboard, the drywall also has the same color and texture as the rest of the room. What's up with that? Did the room start life without a tub surround?

[@cattiger76]

Yes, I think that was a 1/2 bath and they flipped

[@arthurvancil7194]

Just watched this video randomly, nice shout out for Ferguson. I work there in Michigan.

[@XCBen]

The ole grout edging! 😅👍

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

The more I see about tile I'd choose acrylic when it comes time for a remodel. Tile is beautiful but my god the grout is porous and all of that bushwa.

[@austin3790]

Great video, careful with shrapnel in eye, Ive had a piece removed from eye doctor

[@bryanlam9886]

Toilet closet bend should be good at 13" to accommodate for drywall but that's not code . Upc require toilet front to wall is 24"" ,IRC requires 21" to wall.

[@roccoconte2960]

Northern California is where the normal people come from.The problem is by the end of the job every body is tired and lets stuff go, the tile would be the very end. Theres always a few misstakes nothing comes perfect its easy to come in at the end and point out things.

[@SomeDumUsrName]

Yeah....poor installers. Very tired and can't function effectively and are unable to achieve any quality or correctness at the end of a very long and hard 2 or 3 days of working.....inside even; out of the weather. lmao! That's hilarious.

[@roccoconte2960]

@@SomeDumUsrName He said the guy built the whole house tile is at the end the only real problem was the outside edge it wasnt installed poorly.

[@SomeDumUsrName]

@@roccoconte2960 It's a VERY poorly done job - OVERALL....not just the edge....lol. Likely a good indicator of the quality of things that can't be seen too. Things that will start creating headaches and costs way too soon.

[@jheng7783]

I just wanted to leave comments after watching one of your previous video. Thanks for great video. If you want to do it right , hire someone have good refer and experienced or done this many times.

[@GilBatesLovesyou]

To explain, I'm thinking the contractor hired someone out for cheap. A lot of contractors will find someone young and inexperienced and let them do work on their own house for practically nothing as a trial run to see if they're good enough to use on more jobs. Of course the working contractor gets screwed generally, as he's working for well below market rate in these scenarios, but in 99% of circumstances the contractor says/implies that there will be more work for them if the other contractor gives him a lowball deal. In most cases contractors tend to just run around forever getting new people like this getting shitty but well priced work done on their own houses with this "I'll get you more work!" promise.

[@typ044]

Sounds to me like you were the gc on this job.

[@GilBatesLovesyou]

@@typ044 I wish. I'd be making Isaac money if that was the case. Instead I was the poor contractor working cut rate. :(

[@drrydog]

I do this with my houses, all my new hires work on my place, to see if they can hack it.

[@xXEvangelXx]

I ran into a guy at the store the other day who was in a uniform for a plumbing company or something like that who was arguing with his buddy about what to buy for a tile job - apparently it was their first time doing a tile job, and they appeared to have almost no idea what to buy or how to even take basic measurements. It honestly kind of ruined my day just thinking of the fact that someone was going to have to deal with the aftermath of that in their home or business.

[@waypointman]

Dude...where are your SAFETY GLASSES!!?? You do that a lot, scares me!

[@drrydog]

nice job breaking shit down into the tub, with no drop cloth over it.. good work bro

[@nickel0eye]

nice job not paying attention! The tub is being removed and replaced with a freestanding cast iron tub...

[@TheEudaimonya]

Is there going to be a follow up video showing us how this bathroom turned out? It sounds pretty.

[@FinerFlooring]

15 year old grout haze? You learn something new everyday lol

[@drrydog]

"bad tile BAD!" .. Proceeds to wreck the tub too... lmao

[@valeriehayes422]

here in Ecuador...that toilet to wall space is considered HUGE! Knees touching the opposing wall while doing your business is standard.

[@nenaxen]

8:31 would really help if adding bathtub surface protection before throwing garbage tiles into it and scratching/damaging nice bathtub surface badly... :(

[@justinjustin337]

The tub was coming out.

[@dminds8969]

Tub for solely washing their dog. Only in California, Oy! Good on them though. Live your best life. Give them the best dog washing tub the first world has ever seen!

[@anthonyromano8565]

The tile looks as good as the mud job on the walls

[@treoneal3003]

Why would you need to thinset hardie backer to green board? Also major complaint is the wrong tub? Not great but def not horrible. Especially if contractor lived in the house

[@whatsmyageagain1000]

I'm also wondering this. Any further thoughts?

[@nachocheezy26]

Issac will you do a video using wedgboard foam using hydroban French drain system using the taped French drain system.

[@briandavis1798]

You have great videos. Thanks for all the lessons and tips.

[@westeed1]

They wanted to be able to run that 9” paint roller behind the toilet! You’d be amazed at how some people make up their own shit thinking it’s better than the standard. Just looked at a new build here in Texas and the tub flange wasn’t secured, the skirt flopped in like 3-4” and there wasn’t any mortar beneath the tub basin. You could push the top lip down with your finger. No ledger. The kicker wall on the water side wasn’t deep enough so the flange was floating. They wrapped it in green board. The father of the clients was a “builder”/ professional plumber. Said he’d put some screw in the tub rim and that guys set tile on green board all of the time… they may, but not this guy. Respectfully declined that job.

[@mrcryptozoic817]

First thing I noticed (during the demo) ... no Red Guard, no Kerdi, nor any other of several similar products. And I only know what I've seen on YT before I did my own tiling job.

[@chevytorres8326]

My bathroom was done that way you are showing your video, I use a water sealer every 3 years, will I have problems with it? The job was done 14 years ago and I don’t see anything wrong, but you’re scaring me already, thanks

[@julioocampo5562]

It's not the installers fault it's the home owners u get what you pay for home owners expect quality work for cheap prices a professional shower installer is not cheap he's fair keep that in mind

[@ramiyousif3029]

I love your videos!! What's with the drywall work around the tub??? That contractor did a horrible job!!

[@hugheshomeimprovementssp4055]

Skip coat plaster

[@vrDarkone]

This looks like the homeowners wanted the old fashion walls that matched the tub removed and didn't want to spend on a new tub. It explains why they had to put cement board over the drywall too.

[@luv14lyf]

He said the house was built by a professional contractor and this is how the "pro" contractor built this shamble of a bathroom. The new homeowners called him in to renovate.

[@bobbysmoke6.4dzl94]

It amazes me how many so called contractors are still operating. It boils down to money they want but sacrificed quality along the way.

[@seabass22]

Everyone always looking for the bottom dollar. Myself included lol. Usually means I’m doing it myself if possible, or putting it off for a really long time.

[@micuzzu]

Wow, this gives me anxiety!

[@phils6733]

Before hammering out the tile, I would have removed the toilet. Last thing you need is pieces of broken tile smashing into a toilet you aren’t replacing. I mean that’s just common sense! Another example of a do it right video with out doing it right. Other than that 👍

[@FamilyChannelfun32]

Call a plumber to move toilet. Don’t have a tile guy do plumbing. SMH. This guy

[@christhopherlasher2828]

Where do you start on how bad that shower is..did you even look at the layout cuz you didn't say anything about how bad the 1/3 layout was done.. then the accent, then he missed the layout again... I just installed one of those tubs for a lady in florida she ordered everything online and she went with it anyways..one of the big problems is if she ever wanted to have shower doors she would have to have a extra custom strip to overcome the bump out..

[@billhamilton7524]

Normally I get down on guys finding little nit pick things to tear someone down but this was legit ,other than the sheety workmanship it held up pretty good ,,gotta love the tub shower enclosure ,,I guess they couldn't get the panels,,hahah and this was a licensed builder ,,what a joke

[@rogermz]

I thought you could at least put a drop close to cover the tub, unless you will to replace that too.

[@rykson161]

That’s his way of making money !

[@drrydog]

I mean... he's kinda sketch... this is far from a "bad Tile job".. it's not great, but yea

[@michaelskywatcher3254]

Good thing you didn't protect the tub before you scratched the shit out of it with your demo

[@nsbstrong3624]

Cover the tub before you start ripping out...you know this man! I know u do

[@rockyalwayswins1495]

U would always say its not been done correctly because your after work.

[@zaction10]

Hey Tile coach. Remodeling my home. And I bought a sterling shower base. That said installation without wall panels was permitted. Could it be possible this bath base manufacture may have also claimed it could be installed with intention to have tile walls?

[@karenpayne3946]

You should look at the GC I do work for at times, holy moly. I tell him I can't turn a mule into a race horse.

[@Space__Rooster]

So I bought one of those tubs that was made to have a wall attached to it. If I remember correctly thats the only kind they had at lowes when I went tub shopping. I have a shower with a window so I decided not to buy the wall because I thought it would look horrible to cut out the wall part around the window. Is there something you can recommend for me to do in the corners of the tub where it is rounded to tie in with the tile?

[@dailodai9586]

he did the toilet rough in like he would framing a wall. 16' on center lol

[@mynamehere812aa]

Omg! I would have not bought that house after seeing that bathroom.

[@funyname8857]

Looking good

[@Njprepper1791]

great video love the info learning so when i get my bathroom done.

[@Mantis858585]

As I was watching this I laughed when I wondered if this man was kickboxer Tong Po son.

[@mariomaksimov8994]

I mean the contractor didn't clean the haze from the tiles,but what about the consumer.He didn't clean his bathroom for 15 years?😂

[@fyung]

You need acid to get rid of haze if it wasn’t initially cleaned off. I know cause I didn’t get all the haze off of my remodel and once dried, it was impossible to get off.

[@nicksimms9577]

Rub it with dry cheeze cloth or dry microfiber cloth.then vacume away the dust. Seams to work for me

[@nova31337]

I'm sure they probably cleaned the immediate area, but didn't think to clean all the way up to the ceiling. It's another reason to not tile all the way up if you have a high ceiling, makes any type of routine cleaning difficult so most will only clean as far as they can comfortably reach.

[@poepflater]

You just demonstrated something important, if you can;t reach a tile for cleaning without a ladder, maybe the tiles shouldn't go that high

[@martinpolach6171]

You have a very a very personable manner , great knowledge....but you really should wear safety glasses...and even a mask ?

[@0AmiTecH0]

In America, why can’t you build from "normal" materials? There are no hurricanes or earthquakes in Europe, yet the walls are made of brick and plastered. This can be properly tiled.

[@tonylittle3508]

Brick construction is terrible in earthquakes, it just collapses. I know, because I live in New Zealand. You can only use brick for cladding, the structural strength comes from timber or steel framing. Or steel reinforced concrete blocks.

[@AdvistaVideo]

Thanks for your videos. Like you said, I learned more from what not to do as you have pointed out in your videos. PS: Please improve your video with better focus management.

[@Alpinepc]

I'm not buying the contractor/owner build. I would guess the previous owner paid for a cheap remodel and the guy charged them $2000 to do that job. Bet you would have charged them $8000? Some people can't afford over priced contractors. Yes the job is crap but you get what you pay for. Did you remember to check out what kind of car they drive to help work up your estimate as well??? People! Get a building permit and have the job inspected through out it's stages. You never know what your contractor builder is doing behind your back...

[@drrydog]

this is the point, and the video maker doesn't get it. My neighbors paid Re-bath $8400 for one tub, one surround. lmao...

[@gottravelplans404]

What to do if you've already purchased an acrylic tub and don't want the walls? How would you like ?

[@garygushue4273]

Issac why are we not wearing safety glasses? What happened? You usually don't do this

[@mattybrown5657]

Shame on the customer for grout haze just means they haven’t cleaned that part from day one

[@isabeljanes8230]

The initial "customer" was the contractor himself.

[@Aepek]

Demoing this tile just got a little bit easier (always a double edge sword when ppl don’t necessarily install the correct way. Makes removing easier, at times, but can also calls its own issues.....). Remove fixtures & pull the wall right off😉 Also, yeah, when think of CA, do think of city & not country, lol, but it sure is beauty out there. Cheers✌🏼

[@KameraShy]

When I think of CA I think of crazy radical left. No place I want to be.

[@seabass22]

@@KameraShy only in the city. The country, especially north cali, is very red and beautiful.

[@JammastaJ23]

Good stuff thanks

[@jasonturner7702]

My wife and I are renovating 4 bathrooms and we have these same type tubs and are planning on installing tile. I know you said these are not the right tubs but could they work. We can’t take them back because they are already installed. Please help. Lol

[@jfdesignsinc.innovationsid1583]

This guy is exciting!

[@drrydog]

lmfao

[@teek9935]

your videos are top notch man

[@leroybrown9873]

Looks like Nevada county

[@ericm4208]

It's funny he always says "I think" you're supposed to have 95% coverage. Uhhh you're a certified tile contractor. Are you really guessing? hehe

[@jd8745]

so is there a new tub going in? or just beat the piss outa that one?

[@justinjustin337]

Watch the whole video.

[@danielmoga3840]

I think the owner pay a tile guy to install that tub. Are to many issues that a contractor would not let tham there .

[@tjdalyjr1]

What do you think about the new hardiebacker with water defense? I just heard a home depot ad and I might use it and still use mapei aqua guard on top

[@uscjake868]

Absolutely use aquaguard on top. The water defense hardi is helpful, but it doesn't cover the corners. The aquaguard or red guard will fill in all those corners and make a water tight membrane. Make sure after you use the membrane that you don't poke any holes in it and check for bubble pin holes. It dries fast. I used it on tiling my bathroom floors and used the red guard all over the floors and the edges below baseboards before re-installing. I did a little on edge of tub and then painted it white to cover up the bright red color. No more issues of water splashing getting thru grout lines.

[@snowbound322000]

Great vids, but man, I wish your camera guy could figure out the auto/manual focus he is using!

[@jbitile8241]

Why grout haze after 15 yrs and they went behind the tub lip wow

[@MAAZAD]

No eye protection ??

[@laloibarra7002]

The texture on the wall tho

[@JosiahK555]

It's hard to find a tub that doesn't have that surround...

[@karenpayne3946]

Hey Issac how is the best of the best tile guy?

[@acapulco1231]

O.K. I GET IT....... BUT WHERE CAN A CUSTOMER FIND A 100% TRUE PROFESSIONAL TILE INSTALLER NEAR ME, HERE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ?. PLEASE TELL ME... IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FIND A LINK PORTAL ETC. WHERE THE GOOD ONES ARE LOCATED...... THANK YOU