How to Install Wood Look Tile

We have been working on Wood Look Tile Installation. If you follow us on Instagram (which you totally should😀! www.DIYTyler.co... ) you will have already seen the finished product and some of the in work shots! We are in the process of putting an addition on our house and I have taken over the completion at this point and first up was to install wood grain look tile flooring in the new mudroom, laundry room and bathroom.
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➤We wanted the best and longest lasting solution we could and all my research pointed towards using a product called DITRA. It is an uncoupling, waterproof membrane that can be installed directly over OSB, laminate or plywood with no need for concrete backer board.
Started the install process by making sure there were no bumps or lips on the sub flooring using a belt sander with 40 grit sanding belt. Then mixed up 50lbs (at a time) of Schluter All-Set and spread it using a 3/16" v groove trowel and laid the DITRA over it. You can proceed with tiling right over the DITRA immediately if you want, I first laid all the DITRA and them came back over the next few days and laid the tile.
Laid the tile using a 1/3rds pattern making all the cuts on my RIDGID tile saw. You can probably use a scribe and break tool but you won't be able to take sliver cuts if you need to. Laid the tile over All-Set spread using a 1/4x1/4 trowel and leveled them using the RIDGID level max system which was amazing.
OF NOTE: Usually you would have to lay the DITRA using a modified morter and the tile using an unmodified morter but the All-Set is specially formulated by Schluter to work for both applications.
Shout out to Schluter for sending us the DITRA and All-Set for use on this project. We wanted the best for our new addition and they came through for us! Check out their offerings:
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Big thanks to RIDGID for sponsoring our channel check out their latest power tool promotions!
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➤Some tools I used (affiliate):
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RIDGID Cordless Belt Sander: amzn.to/2Q86YG3
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[@Monte1701]

Dude, I love that you've got your daughter there to help and learn!

[@marceaton3128]

Tyler your craftsmanship and ability to make is amazing. I wish I would have had the ability to video my kids when they were little working with me. Your a good Dad and teacher to them. I know Christmas will have a piece missing this year for your family and I want you to know you're still in my prayers young man. God Bless you.

[@DIYTyler]

Thanks Marc, much appreciated.

[@greatitbroke]

I thought you were nuts until I saw you were using that membrain good job.

[@GongaDuck]

Floor looks great! You may have to change your name from Tyler to Tiler!

[@Gurblash]

HAH! Great use of a pun. Thank you for that.

[@_the_wife_3323]

For real! We were going through the etimology of our family names, and came to Tyler. He asked what it meant, hoping for something profound. His name literally means, Tiler. As in: one who lays tiles 😂

[@GongaDuck]

That’s awesome!

[@tonybp965]

That's amazing Tyler! Very few dads teach work values to their children today. And it's not as if you asked them to, perhaps, maybe you did, or didn't. The fact is they look like they enjoy helping dad. I did the same with mine. Now they're old, They caught up. Lol. But seriously, those are tremendous life forwarding values. Besides they look so great doing it!

[@DIYTyler]

Always good to hear the encouraging works Tony, thanks!

[@jacobusjohannescaspers4476]

Love it how you engaged you family, learning by doing. Knowing how much work that goes into a process they are more careful using it.

[@chrisgraham887]

Two thumbs up for showing your daughter how to do this!!!! Great video

[@tonybp965]

Hahaha, I forgot to say. "As he walks away, looks back at his son, and nods with approval." That's funny because he's looking at you for your approval. Priceless!

[@mitzibud6908]

I’ve been missing you and your little helpers! Exciting time for your family. I’m looking forward to other updates on you addition.

[@billstoermer8668]

Thank you for taking the time to show how things are done right the first time. With 30 years experience, I cannot tell you the times I have seen failed tile floors due to faulty installation directly over plywood sub-floors. I love Schlutter products and they became my go-to installation method. Schlutter affords you all kinds of flexibility you cannot obtain otherwise. I hope Home Depot is sponsoring you now... As an Ace Hardware retailer, I'd love to see some Ace red on your job-site!

[@DIYTyler]

I would too, my first job was building out a new Ace...worked up to Ass Manager before moving on, would love to represent the helpful place!

[@WeAreNotSheep2023]

Best video I've seen about tiling and I have seen a lot! Good job.

[@ibaber]

Thanks for the great video. I liked the fact that you provided information on what products and tools you used during the process. I installed tiles before but never used those spacers... I think I will use them for my next project! It is good that you are involving your children in your projects. My dad taught me how to apply wallpaper and lay tiles and I still remember some of his techniques.

[@stephenporter5796]

Greetings from the UK. great job mate and love your helpers. My kids are older now and the first sign of diy work and they are out of the back door.

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

Great tips and tricks that many people may not know. Thanks!

[@theodoreharvey4814]

I like how you managed to get work done and watch and include your kid.s

[@curtisc8233]

Great vid, we used the same ditra in our addition/remodel. Very easy to work with, but depending on where you live, finding un-modified mortar may be difficult. Also, it will take about 2x more than using cement backer board, 3-4x more if using their heated floor product. Well worth it though, easy install and 3 years later no cracks or loose tiles.

[@DIYTyler]

That is the result we are hoping for!! Thanks for watching Curtis.

[@bobt2522]

You said the grout color is DORIAN GRAY? That will never look old. Thanks for the thorough video. Laying tile correctly is a lot more work than I realized.

[@_the_wife_3323]

Dapple gray, but love your lit reference!

[@christofix]

Those spacer look verry handy. Vrry instructive video. Soon we are also lay tiles so your video will definitely be reviewed to see how we can place our tiles

[@uknowulikethat4042]

you've been busy, nice work with the floor

[@georgeeads8689]

Great job on the tile job. Looks good.

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

Great video guy, im sure somebody already commented but the trick to not having thinset come up through joints is to use proper size notching on trowel. Overall great job

[@auctionmusic]

people who lay down tile are artists...at Pompeii in Italy, the tile floors are the most talked about...nobody knows who the bankers or the lawyers were, but the tile guys are immortal.

[@HandbagDiva]

Looks great, just bought grey tile like this but a little darker. I’m pretty sure my Son & my ex can pull this off, & save me a ton by not having to hire professional installers. Those self levellers are awesome!

[@StamosTee]

Great job done there! Thanks for sharing. Luck you for having those great little helpers!!

[@cdb1386]

Great video and I love seeing you get your kids involved. Can you post a link to the Ridgid mortar chisel/scraper. Thanks

[@skyryder7662]

Ha! Ha! Ditra tears the knees up!! Been there, knee pads are a must. Love your little apprentice, great job.

[@DIYTyler]

It does indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@reid1boys]

Been a long time... maybe 15 years ago, I decided to lay about 1200 sq ft of 12x12 ceramic tile in our house. I was clueless on what I was doing,,.... but hey, I did attend one of those Home depot classes....lol. I did that entire job with the exception of cleaning that haze of the tile at the end by myself... with NO KNEE PADS. WTH was I thinking? My knees hurt, my joints in my hands hurt... We just sold that house and close on it next week and I must say I didnt do too bad. I can see a few spots where my inexperience shows, but overall not bad. The thought of doing that job today without knee pads makes me cringe. Good job.

[@simply_diecast_3349]

Good information 👍 I'm doing my bathroom floors with 6×24 porcelain tile, first time on this DIY project looks easy to do.

[@irietropicals4255]

Nice job! Beautiful tile. The random pattern looks more natural when using wood tiles I think.

[@lebronjordan802]

Nice job Tyler 👍!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Looks great Tyler! 👍🏻👊🏻 I'm definitely going to be using that leveling system next time I need to tile a floor!

[@dpete8995]

Great demo, thanks!

[@edithmeagher8509]

Very nice work! Have you got a hand cutter? That makes cutting easier for me when I’m setting. I don’t have to make many trips to the saw that way. I’ve set many floors with the wood look and I like the size you chose by far! Anything longer and you have the warp factor working against you. I’ve also set this type of tile in a completely random pattern and it really looks like wood then! Plus you can use any random pieces of tile ( with the edges stoned if course ) somewhere in the middle of the floor for added randomness

[@KleperMartins]

This video is very good for amateurs

[@QuyNguyen-xg4wx]

Nice video,good job,thank you Tyler “ Tiler “.

[@aaaa-me9uu]

Great job.

[@donsdiys1140]

Very beautiful. Great job.

[@cosucorodriguez]

Very good work

[@tonybp965]

Fantastic job!🙌

[@karenkneisley288]

Thank you, Tyler!

[@vistringer.]

How would you layout a 12”x48” tile. Stick with 3rds or would that look too repetitive?

[@asinger261]

Next time you do grout look up the bucket ape tool...nice tile work👍

[@JohnHeisz]

Nicely done, Tyler :) I've laid tile directly on OSB, though, without any issues. That membrane stuff is nice, but adds a lot of time and cost to an already expensive project, and really doesn't do anything to stiffen the floor structure.

[@DIYTyler]

Must be that frozen OSB up there in Canada!! lol Thanks for watching John!

[@robertopics]

that would never pass inspection in california.

[@Madmaxian1088]

@@robertopics Why?

[@JT-rc7vx]

It's for uncoupling, not structure😅

[@matildecruz-guillermo486]

Are you available i need your skills right now for our bedroom floor, you actually amazed me for this video

[@Jakbkwik1]

Nice job Tyler. You could save a little time by cleaning the grout film from tile surface just a little more initially. Just focus on keeping your sponge on the face of the tile and don't run the sponge along the grout line, crossing a grout line doesn't pick up as much of the grout. Also, just use a quality grout with a sealer included so you don't have to worry about a surface sealer wearing or washing off.

[@mikegall5511]

Tyler you can save yourself a lot of work on the grout by using mapei flexcolor cq. May be more pricey but you dont have the clean up problems compared with standard grout.

[@sherrirowan5049]

Great video. Thank you

[@luisperez8324]

The little helpers 😍

[@kttango9662]

Hey im doing the same ryt now. Same tile but diff color -you didn’t have to back butter?? Oh im also using 1/2x1/2 trowel so it is level with other rooms👍your looks like a pro did it😁😁😁😁

[@fortniteserverssuck9247]

Excellent video man really helpful

[@stevegronsky8904]

Well done Tyler. And you don't have to change your name.

[@DIYTyler]

Perfect fit isn't it!

[@RelaxingmusicDC]

this looks awesome!! How much time (hrs.) did you take complete this room?

[@irietropicals4255]

Thanks for posting. Very informative

[@willarid1]

awesome job. looks great

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great job Tyler! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👍😎JP

[@bigsterms]

Good job man! I'll check out the schluter products.

[@ReviewTubeofficial]

I want that tiles. Which type of tiles are they?

[@MS-hw8mv]

Really nice job.

[@cardsfanbj]

Sealing the grout is especially important if it's in a place that ever gets wet. We had a contractor lay tile in our bathroom and he didn't do a great job sealing it, and now there's a section of grout that keeps cracking and coming loose.

[@nelsonpineda6302]

cardsfanbj hello that problem is not for the sealer is because they don’t mixed up right the grout

[@danny302]

Great video. Exactly what I am looking to do in my basement. How does that flooring system effect your cost? Thanks

[@jeffk3037]

A 54 sq/ft roll is around $85 Cement backer board is a gamble even done properly the tile and grout can crack from just slight expansion and contraction of the subfloor

[@bnisimov]

Hi. Did you make a video of installing your hardwood floors? Can you share a link? Thanks a lot.

[@DIYTyler]

No video of this hardwood, have an older video of a bamboo floor install....same process.

[@KelseyPaige1984]

I am renovating a small bathroom in my office the contractor said using these types of tiles might not be possible due to the fact that we have a floor drain. So my question is this type of option a possibility if you have a drain in the middle of the bathroom floor?

[@shepss217]

Looks great man!

[@wanderdworld]

Beautiful

[@victorialopez4472]

I love his kids! 😍 lol

[@nitingupta7335]

good narration

[@jacobpaul9254]

Tyler `great video you make it look so easy!!! what do you do if you have concrete floors? what material can or should be used to make sure if the concrete gets cracks it wont effect the tiles. Thanks

[@JC-vq2vv]

Great video, very informative! I subscribed! I noticed the grout wheel sealer pour into your tile. Did you have to wipe it off? Would it cause sealer haze then?

[@bubaba8938]

Does this membrane correct small uneven floor discrepancies up to 4mm or 8th of an inch?

[@vanderhoff66fu]

Great video. Is your 1st row of tiles all the same length all 6 by 24 or do you cut the first row. I need help lol

[@dennisdownes9319]

Great job...nice video. When rebuilding my old house, the biggest mistake I made was allowing a contractor to title directly over a wooden slat hardwood floor in the kitchen. Needless to say, years later after many cracks, I took it out, installed a new masonry board subfloor and tile. I wonder if this system would have helped?

[@Gamingisnotmylifeanymore]

I did diy tiling but have dry adhesive on the surface any suggestion to remove it please? Thanks

[@robnhannon]

Awesome timing. I have been looking into that leveling system from Ridgid for an upcoming project. How happy are you with the Mud mixer? Also, what type grout did you use?

[@giovannipetitti1588]

Ho Tyler 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏from Italia

[@eugeniosevilla5670]

Was this on the 2nd floor, or why you installed on plywood?

[@jeanniewong7409]

Can you use that directly over a wood floor, so you dont have to pull up and demolish glued wood floor?

[@breakoutathletics9816]

Did you back butter each tile, as you put them down?

[@merksecution8395]

Next time you should give the subfloors a drink. You should always key in the membrane prior to notching for the tile.

[@whocares6698]

Are you going to post videos of doing the new addition on the house?

[@DIYTyler]

Not much, there will be bits here and there. All the cabinetry will be shown in various videos. I do think I will have a wrap up video and share some tips we learned in dealing with contractors and trades.

[@soniaf7794]

I see a lot of projects where installers place the tiles across the room and not vertical (or along side the room). The wood or style is better appreciated in the long way. I think installers only think on what is better for them and not what it looks better for the room, with the light and everything.

[@jennyts2001]

Would Ditra be needed on concrete floor?

[@antonios4926]

Thanks for the video. I have a concrete floor. Do i still need to put the membrane/detra down too?

[@huyentu5185]

Hello if I laying 6x39 porcelain tile what size trout I use Thx

[@elenakurus2010]

Hello ! Did you use grout and then seal ?

[@DIYTyler]

Yep!

[@raymondsussmann695]

He Tyler, are you supposed to tape the seams of the Ditra? I've seen that done in another vid.

[@reid1boys]

why would unmodified mortar be needed to lay the tile vs modified?

[@mz1670]

@DIYTyler what's the measurements to get your tile offset?

[@dandan7973]

I think it’s funny how some people grout so carefully ....I just dump it out and and spread it .

[@ghaliah2264]

Would this look good with a one third offset pattern except every other row is lined up together as opposed to every 2 rows? Don’t know how to explain this to my contractor😭

[@cosmiccomicdweller5467]

that dog is so cute /

[@AutomationTechDad]

How much SQFT did you do in this project?

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I wish I had perfectly flat floors.

[@brandonfreitas17]

You should have wet the osb with a sponge 🧽 before laying the thinset so the osb wouldn’t suck all the moisture out of the thinset, other then that good job looks good

[@stringbean9039]

That is the same brand of tile I am going to put in my grandma's house when i inherit her house

[@freshstartfitness8875]

Finger crossed huh? 😂

[@jeremykish6838]

Yeah, don't do it while shes alive or anything nice like that 😂

[@tiffanytriplett4494]

Would you need to use the orange part if you’re tiling over a cement foundation?

[@DIYTyler]

Yes, concrete moves with the seasons just like wood

[@williamfreitas6322]

Like!

[@LetsGoHelio]

Your daughter and son know how to lay tile better than me.

[@muddyriverdogz]

Nothing is better than durock screwed and mortared down !

[@Will-nb8qk]

I reckon random pattern is best

[@networkguy993]

rectified tiles?

[@reljp10]

Question: which direction do you lay wood tile? Parallel withe the longest wall or vertical?

[@DIYTyler]

Completely up to you and how it looks in the room.