How to Install Herringbone Tile Floor (Before and After)

[@darlenejackson3229]

I lov the harringbone pattern. I'm gonna make 12x24 cardboard cut outs to play with to build up my courage to do myself! thank you!!

[@anitagoodsleep5330]

I have been tiling around a year now and have been asked to do a herringbone floor.this video was very helpful….thanks

[@shotfiredmandown]

Such a positive feeling I’m not alone hahaha

[@AdamBudny]

Awesome tutorial. You helped me tile my whole kitchen. Thanks!!

[@andrews8482]

This is exactly the information I was looking for from layout, to center, to the cutting method! Glad I didn't think I needed to saw everything!!

[@ladykenja2700]

- Herringbone is a beautifully sophisticated pattern in any application. Thanx 4 the instructions. Good job !

[@jodimeyers3341]

I am having 12x24 tile herringbone pattern installed in my kitchen on Monday, What size of a small grout line would look best. I wish you where installing it for me, I know you would do a great job!

[@laurieguthrie6541]

Looks beautiful. 12x24 is the size and gray I am using in my bathroom. I wanted to add interest by using this pattern but wasn't sure how it would look. Now I know and I love it. Thank You. Hopefully installer can do it!!!!

[@loumingacci7406]

Great information. This will help me out a lot laying out and installing tile in my Florida room. Thanks !

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Never seen a herringbone done with tiles that large. Very, very cool!! So much prep work involved but so well worth it for the final product. Hoping all is well guys, Dirty Jersey out!!!

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thanks man, super appreciate all your support and kind words. This floor turned out great, lots of work to get it looking right

[@sasha038]

What size are these tiles? 😁

[@danconlan8735]

Beautiful job! That is pretty complicated to do the herringbone pattern, I didn’t know what was involved. Thanks, DC

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thanks Dan, ya, this one was a pain but it can be way worse, lol

[@falsehoodwillperish]

If you are installing tile over subfloors and not concrete i would run a string line from both sides of the room to the centre instead of a laser that you can accidentally move out of position and leave it a quarter inch above the tiles and sloghtly pull it up when you are mudding the floor without losing the chalkline It works wonders for me always Just tie the line to nails on each end of the room and it stays there until you are done installation

[@modernNeanderthal800]

Thanks for this! I think we will Lazer and string. We have self leveler, Ditra, and a few humps

[@modernNeanderthal800]

We know we need to bring all the other tiles up to the highest point (maybe at most 3/8th of an inch)

[@draconicwindbane2056]

You really showed me a cool trick to keep it square with the mark in the tile, I usually would but my tile to my line with my speed square to make sure it's true. but thats a cool, glad to see another setter to not be afraid on getting mud on the tile to

[@tilerman]

I actually thought i was the only tiler that got a bit messy when fixing. Glad it's not only me! I was taught by a master fixer 35 years ago, he could come to work in a suit, tile all day long and still go home spotless. Don't know how he managed to work so clean all of the time. Amazing really.

[@joshyingling]

@@tilerman I was the same way when I started, I learned to be disgusted with anything on my hands so I always had a water bucket next to me. It helps a lot to work cleaner. I’m personally don’t have a problem with getting my hands dirty but when it comes to stuff that is really hard to clean up like thin set I change my mind to hate having anything on my hands

[@heyjerzygirl23]

Love love love it! Absolutely beautiful job.

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thank you

[@Caligirl.8630]

Came here thinking my husband and I could diy herringbone pattern with 12x24 tiles, left knowing we cannot 😂

[@shantaldeokie8799]

Same 🤣🤣 how did you guys do?

[@Caligirl.8630]

@@shantaldeokie8799 omg we didn’t! We did not go with this pattern. Oh well, maybe another time! Let me know how it goes for you!

[@nanettemaldonado8867]

Same 😞

[@hiddencityboxing4564]

Like my boss says “not easyyy”

[@Perez4]

Looks great! I started a few weeks ago and layed out more than half of the floor in the living room. Took a measurement and realized it was off from the corners of the tile to the wall by 5 inches. Made no sense how that happend especially when I layed the floor out dry and it wasn't that bad. Made the decision to tear it all up and throw away 3 to 4 hundred bucks to start over. I just layed the first tile and im hoping for better luck this time. I heard I needed the least a 3/16 grout line. Is that what your using?

[@realworldcarpentryremodeli5868]

Wow great job. I love your videos. You get right to the point .

[@lenbibbo7041]

Great video, What is the tile cutter you are using

[@Titantitan001]

Once you get the hang of the initial pattern the rest of its gravy. I like cutting in herringbone patterns. I find a ruler better than a tape measure for corner cuts. Or of course making a template. Its also the only patterns I will literally starts in the middle and work out

[@joemamaluc312]

Nice Job

[@Frankie431]

Amazing job Sir.

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thank you, super appreciate your support

[@patrickalonso4074]

That looks beautiful. I’m planning to do my entire downstairs in that same pattern (about 1,500 square feet). Where do you suggest I begin my layout? Love your channel.

[@HomeRepairTutor]

Thank you, we’d still get the center point of the room and possibly do a dry layout of a few rows to see what it would look like. Stating in the center is a good place to begin

[@bobalvey6525]

Thanks for the video. I am still confused it you ran a new chalkline based on the offsets you measured, or you are just using the original centerline chalk marks that you made. Can yo clarify this?

[@NoName-zu9nl]

Nice work looks great 👍

[@VictorNajera-g7w]

How do you measure your cuts of the wall???

[@weldingnutjob961]

Nice job 👍

[@amybethstephens2069]

Where did you purchase that tile?

[@rhettorical_]

About to do a similar project - is your spacing 1/8 or 3/16 here?

[@tilerman]

Great setting out tips. Thanks.

[@raycline559]

Looks amazing

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thanks Ray

[@thermonuclearwarfare]

Nice. Not my first color choice, but looks good 👊🏼

[@tutubeater1]

This video was so helpful in figuring out the floor layout! Can you tell me what model RUBI tile cutter you used? I hate using tile saws because of the noise!

[@anitagoodsleep5330]

He’s using a montolit master puma…great tile cutter

[@lukepoolservice]

why did you choose that brand of floor heat?

[@juanoramo]

A center line matters only when yo have a rectangle room, but If there is more to the bathrooms then 4 straight walls, I would go for where you want that peak to point. The center of the tile is the center of the tile. I always start at the furthest corner and work my way out the door.

[@Marysaitta1]

I’m just asking to understand, is there any point to doing the door last And not starting

[@BraxtlyTools]

This is a great video! We are definitely going to share it on our social media! Emmy Braxtly

[@organicgreens3453]

nice job

[@frankpolizzi3364]

What are the spacers that you are using?

[@ralphemerson497]

I’m guessing the wire layout is for the under tile radiant heat. Once that’s on and the tile is warm, will that heat the room to a 65 degrees in January or February?

[@dgsgarden]

Heated flooring won't heat the whole room, but it does help.

[@Marysaitta1]

What if my room is not a perfect square? Where do I start at midline?

[@jamess5872]

Couple of years late but wouldn't it just be easier to make a mark on the half point 12" side. Draw a 45 up from there, line it up with the center of the room mark and boom there's the perfect center pf the herringbone.

[@Jesusisthewayandtruth]

How do you like the monolit cutter.

[@tonytallman5873]

Can this be done with 1/8th spacers?

[@Dane._]

Dude please tell me the name of this tile!?

[@angelacross8142]

What size spacers did you use?

[@rosstanner417]

I saw a fair bit of wastage when cutting into the edges. Where you able to use this on the other side? I want to do something similar and have allowed 10% for error\wastage, do I need more tiles?

[@johnbell1246]

Diagnol and herringbone pattern require at least 15%. Maybe more depending on the math. 20% is safe.

[@ericschrock8493]

@@johnbell1246 Did not know this. I added 10 but will add 20. Thanks for the comment!

[@jmartin015]

Nice!

[@HomeRepairTutor]

thank you

[@deliberativedisciple]

The tile looks great. I think I learned something, but I had to watch it twice. The frequent reselection of word choices and use of the word "center" made it harder to follow what you were doing. I think that is why I saw a comment where the woman decided it was too hard to do. Even though you emphasized the importance of orienting the first tile correctly, I think the explanation of that portion was rushed. If you get the chance to do another one of these, I recommend showing the measurement process more clearly and also avoid talking about two distinct steps or processes using the same verbiage back to back.

[@richardpercefull7083]

This guy goes through a lot of explanation to say that all you need to do is draw an X off one end of the tile and center the X in the room. Done!

[@stacyyoust]

No spacers, grout lines?

[@jaj4706]

Why wouldn’t you “make” the center of the pattern line up with the points of the tile? You measured and marked “true center” that didn’t line up with the tile points. Just trying to understand. I’m a rookie don’t want to make rookie mistakes. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@angelartistic3056]

Same question he lost me with that extra measurement that was not the true center.

[@danbiss87]

Because the point of the tile isn't the center of the pattern. So in this case he found center of room and center of pattern then measured from center of pattern to the point which is where he put his lasers as the points provide a more accurate reference point for tile layout

[@ericschrock8493]

To piggyback on what Dan said, you're centering the pattern which doesn't match the center of the room. I did this myself and with true center of the room, my pattern was a few inches off. His technique works :)

[@msenko212]

whats the heating system used here?

[@HomeRepairTutor]

Strata Heat, the prior video shows how to install it kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXiwoJV-bt5gbbM

[@vtbakerbuilder]

That grout lightened up an awful lot. Were you expecting that?

[@kaylaskinner101]

it was wet then it dried.. things lighten when they dry.

[@dallaspicotte6918]

At 2:39, you had the tape on 2 different lines

[@NamedNitrogen]

Totally skipped the “how to measure the edges”. The entire reason I came here.

[@piinocchiio5730]

My brain hurts.

[@michaelbingham-hawk1906]

I have watched this maybe 7 times now, and I am no less confused about finding the center point than when I began. Worst explanation ever.

[@RevolutionPaulRon]

highlight reel 6:49 12:14 15:01

[@darkojhvh6453]

14:15 RIP skin on fingertips .

[@drewgalen1544]

Why is there more thinset on you then on your floor hahahaha. Fly by night tile!

[@drewgalen1544]

I get really upset when I half assed work that people try to convince you it's a picasso

[@fox1nz]

Just s tip, dobt use your fingers and hands as towels like this guy.