Cement Tiles Almost Disappeared. Now They’re More Expensive Than Ever

Cement Tiles Almost Disappeared. Now They’re More Expensive Than Ever | So Expensive

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@virtualfilmer 4 ай бұрын

The corporations that produce the raw products are making record profits - it’s not a “supply chain” problem, it’s greed.

@markb.8460 4 ай бұрын

sounds like monopoly, no competition?

@yahyobekazimov5811 4 ай бұрын

Q is

@ShawnAR25 4 ай бұрын

Cry me a river

@stickyfox 4 ай бұрын

@@ShawnAR25 we're all drowning in the same river.

@duke605 4 ай бұрын

No no. Don't look at the man behind the curtain. Don't question the economic model. Just consume

@adrianaalara6724 4 ай бұрын

The designer tiles are just plain ugly.

@nicholas5623 4 ай бұрын

anyone that has the passions he does for his craft, is something id like because you know he put his heart and soul into it.

@zusiarosenthal4674 4 ай бұрын

and thats the differnece between a career and a job

@Unhomiee 4 ай бұрын

I can understand the value of cement tiles and the artistry behind it, but I swear that lady is probably what Google Images spits out when you search for pretentious...

@WorldCitizenW 4 ай бұрын

Those terecata color abstract motif are ugly

@thekraken1173 4 ай бұрын

Agreed. Moroccan ones like like artpieces. Hers look like it came from Aliexpress.

@chrisfranks3912 4 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie I couldn’t focus on anything she said, all I could think of was driving 3 different cars through each gap of her teeth. Looking like Micheal Strahan out here

@noahboat580 3 ай бұрын

Her geometrics we're not even consistent, particularly the ones that are squared but not quite. Those simple geometrics just don't look right

@psyche141 4 ай бұрын

The designer tiles look atrocious; the Moroccan ones are just plain beautiful.

@MouuStaa 4 ай бұрын

and guess who sells them for a much higher price and has better publicity and reach lol unfair

@WorldCitizenW 4 ай бұрын

Those colors+ motif are just ugly.

@free_internet_bird 4 ай бұрын

I was sad when I saw the big company selling their tiles and knew that somewhere somebody was trying sell their hard work but this giant was having much higher succes thanks to their aggressive marketing.

@free_internet_bird 4 ай бұрын

In theory, you can approach these artisans if you have the resources and start a business that caters to affluent customers and take your own piece of the pie. The only thing that would have to be done is aggressive marketing and creating an image. It should be possible. After all, one of the core values of the luxury market is limited availability, craftsmanship, challenging production that creates prestige and individuality, and history.

@nadineeeee 4 ай бұрын

If the middle eastern tile makers had better marketing in place aimed at western buyers, they would be millionaires tbh.

@free_internet_bird 4 ай бұрын

Yes, the marketing make or break business sometimes.

@BrownyBird 4 ай бұрын

My childhood home had these tiles. I got the best memories laying down on them in the hot summer days!

@lullabyandtales904 4 ай бұрын

Same. 30 something years and the tiles still there.

@nikmills 4 ай бұрын

The designer tiles are so lame compared to the real thing. I grew up in the Mediterranean where these tiles were everywhere. They're bold, not minimalist and pretentious.

@hoverbeaver 4 ай бұрын

me, an electrician, watching that tile installer bury an electrical box

@Grumblertron 4 ай бұрын

No mud ring, blank cover already sealed shut with mud on every edge. Horrific.

@soniatriana9091 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for profiling these genuinely talented gentlemen! You hear the love in their voices, see their passion in the eyes & body language, & watch their delicate mannerisms as they work! They are very proud of their skill set & their cultural history! This was a fantastic documentary video!! Thank you so much for creating & sharing this wonderful history!!

@BusinessInsider 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SangLalo-je5wz 3 ай бұрын

I'm proud of you dad❤😊

@gicardee6756 4 ай бұрын

this episode was so beautiful to watch

@BusinessInsider 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tedundercarriage8183 2 ай бұрын

I liked the part where she said "they pour water on the tiles to dry them". How moronic can you be? They wrote that, printed it, recorded it, and posted it. So many people had to greenlight something so insanely stupid. The word is "cure", not "dry"...

@miskee11 4 ай бұрын

nice I'm gonna go there and buy all of their rejected and broken tiles and use them for mosaic works. easy money

@richardjerrybest 4 ай бұрын

When are you going?

@K-popKingdom 29 күн бұрын

The tiles look so majestic and beautiful.These are the kind of art that should flourish for the upcoming years.It's not even about the design anymore,it's about keeping the tradition alive

@JayCWhiteCloud 4 ай бұрын

Personally, as a design-builder in the world of natural and traditional vernacular architecture, I think it is both disingenuous and inaccurate to call these "cement tiles" as much is being confused in the translation. These, when traditionally made, are not OPC industrial materials but the ancient "roman cement" type mixes which of course takes more understanding and craft. This is a sustainable product and not the massively polluting material the modern OPC cements are that fall apart around us all...These traditional tiles are wonderful...!!!

@leolow2057 4 ай бұрын

Most people spend their decades of saving and money just to buy a house. And now you are telling them to use tiles that are maybe 10x more expensive to renovate their house because it is more environmentally friendly or because of artisan value. Nah.

@josenavarro3816 4 ай бұрын

Most people had to save for decades due to a shit economy, not the other way dude, as is we have a shitty president that screwed the economy along with dumbass people that saw fit to let this slide too.

@JayCWhiteCloud 4 ай бұрын

@@leolow2057 First, I'm not telling anyone to do anything...Each person has to make their ethical decisions about how they live. These tiles would not typically be used in architecture, and projects I consult on, …or…they would be made locally by members of the project or related craftspeople. I love “hand made” materials, and do not find them the “most expensive” at all so disagree with what this video is projecting on that aspect as well. I generally think, based on experience and knowledge, there are a number of flaws in this video…but that does not negate that hand made tiles of natural cement or clay are not wonderful…

@Panda_Gibs 4 ай бұрын

Roman cement is not more advanced or environmentally friendly. The Romans left an indelible layer of ash and lead across the world with their economic activity. And any surviving roman cement is just selection bias at its finest.

@lullabyandtales904 4 ай бұрын

I'm using this tiles and my grandparents has this tiles in their home more than 50 years. When it get dull, they will polish it and it's like new tiles again. The bolder the color, it's more expensive. I paid about $26.5 per square meter. Custom color.

@oxvendivil442 4 ай бұрын

We call these Baldoza in our country the Philippines, some call these Machuca tiles, very few makes these these days, an almost lost art, hope more people use these timeless materials, my grandpa also used to make these for his home and to sell in his hardware store.

@اتيليهذوق 3 ай бұрын

Hello . I want it pls

@mikkosha 4 ай бұрын

I think with more modern mold making techniques one could reduce the amount of reject tiles and make it significantly easier to produce them…

@TikiHi77 4 ай бұрын

I would be honored to have these in my home.

@blessedbeauty2293 4 ай бұрын

- I hope the Moroccan tiles can continue to be made for *very* long. I'd love to get them if anyone has any idea how to.

@adrianaalara6724 4 ай бұрын

The man in Egypt made me so sad. You can see everything in his eyes.

@nikdo0816 4 ай бұрын

The tiles with design imperfections get destroyed? Why not sell them in mixed sets (every tile different is also an aesthetic some people go for) for reduced price? As I understand it, the most time consuming part (on the worker's side) already went into it at the very beginning, so just letting them dry and selling them, even for lower price, would mean that the work put into it is at least somewhat profitable.

@lullabyandtales904 4 ай бұрын

The company I ordered my tiles sell those reject tiles. The price is lower and really, when put together like mix pattern, no body gonna know its reject.

@mstreefern 4 күн бұрын

They could also be used in areas where the tile needed to be cut anyway, and there are ALWAYS going to be such areas. It just involves a little bit of planning in keeping them apart.

@ВладимирХарченко-з2т 4 ай бұрын

It seems to make sense that these would be more expensive, they are hand maid. (Though I am positive that you can make the same thing using machinery). I just hope the guys who actually make it get the profit rather than some fancy design studio or a supplier claiming all the profits.

@paulg3012 4 ай бұрын

You know Kate make the lion's share.

@tedundercarriage8183 2 ай бұрын

This user is a bot

@kt38138 4 ай бұрын

The pattern on good quality cement tiles last much longer than on ceramic tiles. Although the later can have very sophisticated design, once the enamel layer wear off, so does the thin pained-on pattern just right beneath. It will take much, much longer for cement tile to expose its cement backing.

@SaphireTech 4 ай бұрын

I just watching these skilled artisans at work, these tiles look amazing.

@lazurusknight2724 4 ай бұрын

omg silicosis, silicosis everywhere. Someone get these people respirators stat

@thehangmansdaughter1120 4 ай бұрын

They're beautiful!

@sophiaisabelle01 4 ай бұрын

Cement tiles are expertly crafted. They can never be replicated. But who am I to add more information. I know nothing else about the whole manufacturing process behind all this.

@NamelessONEMail 4 ай бұрын

No... they can make cars mostly automatically and you think simple tiles can't be made? The reason these are not mass factory produced is likely that western demand is too low (if it even exists at all) combined with them likely not being as profitable to make.

@vinzanity68 4 ай бұрын

Its beautiful. I didnt know there are tiles other than ceramic.❤

@MichaelTatum-k7w 4 ай бұрын

😂

@Pixietink 4 ай бұрын

Dnt they wear masks?and gloves? M sure breathing in that cement is not good and having cement stuck in ur nails and eating after

@xshotx2745 4 ай бұрын

Haven't watched the video but let me guess, it's handmade

@nat-uz5zw 4 ай бұрын

Is there any way to get the contact of Sei in Egypt? Or where is his shop? It’s the second video I see of him in this channel without the contact information.

@fansizhe9997 4 ай бұрын

Wow amazing art work!!!👍👏🏻😍💖💖💖 So beautiful 🤩🥰😍

@donaldharlan3981 4 ай бұрын

Excellent craft!😀

@GodzHarleyGirlStudio 4 ай бұрын

Second part is an old video, already seen.

@KP-nx8lo 4 ай бұрын

It’s because its touched by human hands that makes it worth the cost

@TechnoMasterBoy 4 ай бұрын

Why was this reposted? This was already in one of the marathon episodes several months back.

@ДедиПолинаАртемовна 4 ай бұрын

директор без зубов показатель

@hasnaamahry7458 4 ай бұрын

morocco is wonderfull

@wadood8700 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@abhishekanil3596 4 ай бұрын

In South India it is called "Athangudi tiles". It is cottage industry in Chettinadu in Tamil Nadu. Chettinadu Mansions got its long lasting beauty from these tiles

@dondobbs9302 4 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to go to a shop that made these in Merida, Mexico. Absolutely amazing!

@edtag 4 ай бұрын

Que suerte que aun se fabrquen.

@wawaweewa9159 4 ай бұрын

They should target rich people , if i was a millionaire id buy from them

@bennemann Ай бұрын

7:13 "but with the passage of time, (...) the craftsmen became fewer," 8:44 "in the last 30 years, the number of craftsmen has increased." Err...

@XSNForte 4 ай бұрын

Israel's war on Palestine has also contributed to expenses increasing given the increases in shipping and insurance in the Mid East region. Do not forget this omission.

@ecognitio9605 4 ай бұрын

How lol? Gaza doesn't export anything and Israel doesn't make these tiles or cement in masse.

@XSNForte 4 ай бұрын

@@ecognitio9605 Young padawan, you must learn to read before engaging. GPT can help you, go copy-paste and ask.

@ellenmorse8559 4 ай бұрын

Oh! Shut up!!! 👹

@XSNForte 4 ай бұрын

@@ellenmorse8559 u first

@blessedbeauty2293 4 ай бұрын

- How can we buy his tiles? They're really creative.

@zusiarosenthal4674 4 ай бұрын

more and more people are strating to realize that quality that costs money is cheaper in the long run with heavy use ie. walking on it all day

@OcarinaSapphr- 4 ай бұрын

What do they do with the rejected tiles? Are they used as infill, or can they be recycled into new tiles?

@Ricardo-hu9is 3 ай бұрын

No Brasil, essas peças são chamadas de ladrilho (ou piso) hidráulico. São muito tradicionais e são encontrados em quase todas as construções antigas, desde o século XVII, época do Brasil colônia, e do período Imperial também. Temos muitas fabricas aqui. É um trabalho muito bonito.

@brycecombs2868 4 ай бұрын

Very nice. If they would just abandon the nightmare totalitarian violent belief of Islum, they might have a real future.😞

@jimmysgameclips 4 ай бұрын

I love everything about them. What a craft

@kzm-cb5mr 4 ай бұрын

Similar to machuca tiles in the Philippines

@Pixietink 4 ай бұрын

Thankyou for this epi,it ws good to know the design process

@beverlylumley4150 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, very interesting, Canada

@NAKDTV 4 ай бұрын

This is a really neat video 🥹

@michaelmueller9635 Ай бұрын

I was only seeing shorts of these tiles and didn't get, how they were done. I was hurting my brain over it. Man, these a just inverted, and you just see the backside during the production process ...this is the end of a headache.

@puckpuck88 4 ай бұрын

Aaannnd the name or business link...? Shame on you BI. really. not that hard.

@laurendelune7618 2 ай бұрын

I’m trying to convince my mom to get zellige or cement tiles for our kitchen backsplash, they make me so happy to look at!

@red_sauce_477 4 ай бұрын

المغاربا مبدعين.

@billcarsonasmr5022 Ай бұрын

My country's craftsmanship is just meditative

@luckyskivvy6077 4 ай бұрын

Cement didn't get more expensive. The dollar got more sh💩ttier. Taking more dollars to buy the same tile.

@mohammadaz4746 4 ай бұрын

This tiles are normal all over the country in morocco but the orginal zalige are hard only morocco do it and the material are moroccan 100% city of fas & some era near agadir city

@aaronburr2816 4 ай бұрын

The video was so much better when they were filming the guy in Morocco

@acaciachambliss3601 4 ай бұрын

Id definitely like to get them directly from the manufacturer rather than a third party seller.

@rikkohamann9388 3 ай бұрын

In morocco,🇲🇦🇲🇦there are still houses with this Tils❤❤

@toddbellows5282 4 ай бұрын

They use so little cement that the price should not be much of an issue.

@nicolasartheau822 4 ай бұрын

Sécher au soleil n’est pas une bonne solution. Une cure humide de trois semaines à un mois serait préférable. La prise du mortier mortier de ciment lui donne sa résistance qui s’accroît avec le temps de prise même si cette montée en résistance est plus important en début de prise. Mais cette prise s’arrête dès que le mortier est sec, d’où l’importance du temps de cure . La cure peut prendre deux formes essentielles : Humide, par arrosage régulier suffisant ou sèche, en protégeant le mortier avec une paroi étanche . On peut également utiliser des additifs plastifiants qui amélioreront l’étanchéité des mortiers qui permettent aussi de raccourcir la cure par conservation plus longue de l’humidité à l’intérieur du mortier. Sinon, excellente et très intéressante vidéo sur le sujet ! Très complète ( petit manque sur la fabrication des moules et des modèles métalliques de moulage)

@Nasar-o6x 3 ай бұрын

Good🎉🎉🎉🙏🙏

@nd7908 4 ай бұрын

Come to india i can buy a tile under 10$ or lessthan that . !

@mariarueda7284 3 ай бұрын

the Spanish baldosas hidráulicas :

@bakerkawesa 4 ай бұрын

Seems like an error-prone process. I'm amazed that they can make so many with few mistakes.

@Martin_Priesthood 4 ай бұрын

👍 beautiful 💯🙏

@RBR66 4 ай бұрын

Athangudi tiles from India is similar to this

@trezenx 4 ай бұрын

as a Ukrainian, thank you for calling the war for what it is. It's staggering how the whole is struggling in different ways because of one shitty nation

@ChristopherFoote69 4 ай бұрын

Thank You ❤

@JC-gu5cf 4 ай бұрын

wait... they scrap the rejected tiles??

@Calum_S 4 ай бұрын

I'm sure you posted this a couple of years ago

@lusterjoker7876 4 ай бұрын

"Supply Chain Problems" is the most brain dead ways to make an excuses for another public taxes spent funding Ukraine war, Israel and Anti China+Russia global campaign. while the reasons is the same as always. "Companies trying to makes Profits on the Planet ruled by Capitalism regime in the name o Freedoms and Democracy" FFS the 80's Hollywood Actions Blockbuster movies does it better for the propaganda's. I still wonder how the narrator and the writer for this video can live with their self for such blatant acts of lack of effort's to do some propaganda's.

@ceciliascavo3484 4 ай бұрын

Who's reaching that microwave???

@siggyincr7447 4 ай бұрын

Thing is, if a sizable market develops for these you can be assured that someone will automate the process in a location closer to the market. Cement tiles are heavy and shipping costs are a sizable portion of the cost to the end user.

@evolancer211 4 ай бұрын

A half new, half old video. I guess that's better than an old video uploaded as new

@themanwnoname3454 4 ай бұрын

2024(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

@christopherfriedberg6597 4 ай бұрын

So Pretty and Absolutely Fascinating ! This Art must continue for all Eternity !

@Comm0ut 4 ай бұрын

The vast majority of the production is in manual labor. What is the actual percentage cost of the raw materials and what are their margins in which specific markets? The amount of cement used per tile is quite small, yet large construction projects continue using thousands of tons. More useful detail is required to understand the actual market reality.

@nurzafirah3246 Ай бұрын

the tiles are so so beautiful

@Jonathan-tr7yc 4 ай бұрын

amazing job! in the future my house will definetily include some tiles like this, wow!

@JoRoBoYo 4 ай бұрын

the weirdest thing is, all of used to be affordable product are becoming trendy and when rich people like it, the price increase.

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@WorldCitizenW 4 ай бұрын

Every Moroccan city gates are decorated with these tiles, i love the blue or green color way. That so called interior designer 's terracotta version is ugly.