Porcelain Patio Tile Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide from Start to Finish

[@DarrenVelSatis]

its easy to pick loads of holes in this, lifting techniques 15:47, handling cement with the bare hands 6:40, wearing shorts, and a pair of trainers, kneeling on wet mortar 8:20, that's quite a deep bed under the tiles, 240 cables trailing about the place 13:17, 13:08 no dust mask, but this is a nice job, it looks lovely and clean at the end.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

That’s the best comment I’ve ever heard and very well taken you might have a point I confess hands up busted 😂 You’ve put a huge smile on my face so I thank you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@JR-ty8gh]

David Shields perhaps read full comment and reply donut

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

David Shields busted 😂 it’s all good 👍

[@damo8754]

@@christopher6603 🤣🤣🤣 you took your time showing up to the haters party, lockdown must twistings your perpendiculars. Let me guess over priced and wrong colour socks for a tuesday?

[@felburnett1978]

DarrenVelSatis uy

[@deanozx10r]

PROPER BLOKE, NICE TO SEE YOU WORK HARD AND YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT YOUR DOING, WITH PASSION,IT LOOKS THE NUTS,CHEERS

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks deano glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Vwfan]

I’ve been building for over 30 years now and it’s so nice to see a professional job done. Credit to you mate and your team. Well done 🇬🇧

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Jason kind words it’s good to have a good team everybody wants to learn and the customers always happy 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Entrepreneurusa]

I am from Tunisia and this is exactly how we do our patios and exterior space , some peoples even use Terrazzo tiles . I have some cement tiles that I wanted to lay with Mortar the same way you did here , and everyone I asked here in Florida was like chocked lol 😂 they only lay sand here and lay pavers on top of it that’s it . No ones uses cement to lay pavers or tiles outside ... i finally tried to do the job and I am almost done , it was a first experience and not bad . But you did an amazing job in this video .

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad to here your job went well using the same method 👍 so many Americans say it has to be on a concrete pad it drives me insane this is the method we use over here and it’s perfectly fine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpWui2ebrtRopKc. Enjoy your weekend from Wales 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ranter7100]

Nice to watch people that know what their doing classy job.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks ranter I love my job it’s very creative 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ruralrob228]

This is why I think I will get a professional to do mine.I don't think I would ever get it looking as nice as this.Such a great job!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Robert glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@garrysmythe]

Looks really good mate, another very good job, well done, thanks for posting from Garry in Barnsley

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Gary glad you appreciate the other video to that was the first video I made when I actually spoke to the camera 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@unitseven7]

Fantastic job. Glad to see someone who actually knows what he's talking about. . Please can you send link to tiles and grout .👍👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for watching the video glad you enjoyed the tutorial part of it here is the link. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways

[@unitseven7]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks ..... never show the wife.. you know what I've got to do now ..🥺🤣🤣

[@katywuste9054]

I really enjoyed watching this although it’s something I wouldn’t even attempt. Great explanation and results. Would use this company any day

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Katywu Ste thank you katywu glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully it helped you learn the basics 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@oliverhowitt4188]

Great job .... also awesome you are replying to people as well ... sharing knowledge is very commendable... thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’m here to help sharing knowledge is the key to success 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jonunwin2780]

Absolutely amazing job. If that was my patio I would be so reassured right now that my money was spent well. I've just moved into a new build and need to get some paving done in the garden. You just set my bar high. I'm going back and forth between slate (from Wales actually) or porcelain. I like how modern the porcelain tiles look but I also love the rustic natural look of real stone. Either way it's still a lot of money as I'm looking at 80m² in total.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Tough choice contemporary and rustic why not go for both just zone it off with something. Some stone do have some great marbleised patterns that porcelain will never have I do really like that. My rate for porcelain is £170m2 if that helps stone a bit less

[@stephenjaynes8625]

Scott thats really awesome job mate nice one

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Nice looking patio that going back in a couple of days to take some new pics 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Survival86Gamer]

Very nice job, thanks for sharing.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad you enjoyed the video Crusader 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The man cave video I just uploaded recently is the same property

[@wkjeom]

That is a beautiful patio. Wow!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for watching I’m almost ready to post the latest patio midweek 👍🍻

[@barrystrachan1021]

Nice job mate laid these about a month ago. Easy tile too work with and look really good

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I much prefer to lay porcelain than sandstone these days 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Only coz they're lighter.

[@stephenwilliams3834]

Hi there can one use a wooden pattern porcelain tiles as a drive/walkway / car parking space

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You can as long as you have the right base installed 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@stephenwilliams3834]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks will now look into it

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@stephenwilliams3834 good luck 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jeffyoung321]

Excellent job

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx Jeff 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@michaeldavis2727]

Mint job. Very well done. Nice and tidy.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Michael Davis cheers mike glad you enjoyed it Tidy 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@stringsgb8833]

Nice to watch a video of this that is done properly at all stages! Top job, looks fantastic 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thank you strings glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@savanna90117]

Beautiful work!!!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Savannah I’m actually working on that job at the moment doing some work on a man cave 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@johnbowkett5920]

A brickie for 45 years . Done acres of paving too ... you're work is class , and proper . The way it should be . ☺

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks john yeh can’t afford to be shoody on here I’ll get ripped to bits 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@SV-AMG]

Really well done.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers AR GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@randomstoragespace]

Looks nice mate

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Not to shabby 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 check out my last one

[@robbraz1]

Good job from a fellow cardiffian 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers rob loverly day out there today hey 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lmilne4859]

Hi mate you do a Sterling job just came across your channel the other day now subbed. Am a bricklayer haven’t done to much of the porcelain slabs done small job with them. Mostly Indian slate style slabs few others put them down pretty much same as your self. Must say your finished work is of a high standard very well explained videos. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻😎

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The porcelain slabs are so much easier than Indian sandstone because they can vary in size and you end up with shit joints but the porcelain slabs are all calibrated every single one the same size which makes your life so much easier same spacers all day. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lmilne4859]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Haven’t used spacers but will look into that on next job. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@andyjordan9293]

Can I ask why you don't use those spacers with the wind down tops as in other videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

They weren’t available then or I didn’t know about em dunno 🤷 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@joepineapples9332]

Looking good

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks joe too job that got plenty more of that type of thing in my channel 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Nick-vp7lp]

Lovely job 👏

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Nicholas glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gaborabora2602]

I wish we could see the cutting process, I would like to see how you cut the porcelain so perfect. Thanks a lot

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Here’s another one I did not so long ago hope this helps kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZvap4OAqppmgdU

[@PT4LifeYO]

Class job as usual. But why no Terram or similar stabilising fabric under the type 1?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The ground was a hard clay it was really stable 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@maryodriscoll5378]

Amazing job,well done

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Mary glad you enjoyed the video plenty more like that on my channel 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@brianball2963]

I had been told by a few people that you shouldn’t pave up to the brick work, but to leave a small gap and fill with small stone to prevent splash back on the dpc, also to allow a bit water to seep down to stop the clay beneath the foundation from drying out and thus any subsidence issues. Is this not the case?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Not quite the case no regulations state you must be 150mm finished floor lever beneath the dpc course 2 visible bricks. And it’s better to keep the foundation’s dry ass possible. 👍

[@brianball2963]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks

[@ManpreetSingh-yj1tu]

Good job 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thank you manpreet glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@chucksmith4839]

Were you getting high at the 1:11 mark?!🤣 All jokes aside, you showed me a much better way to do grout on my current patio project! Working smarter, not harder!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The answer is possibly lol and this was one of the first times I used this type grout and technique has changed slightly 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@adriangildea1914]

Howya Tidy... Great work. Quick question please. Could you cut 20mm R11 outdoor porcelain with a Rubi TZ ? Doing a small DIY project and need to split a few tiles in half. Very hard to hire wet plunge saws round here. Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Just had a look at the ruby saw and no I don’t think it would cut 20 mm porcelain that would only do 10 I would say 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Maybe track down a local installer to your area and ask them if they could cut it for you problem solved I will do that if you asked 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@111msw]

Great job 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks mate 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@RubbinRobbin]

I think you'll have a lot of fun adding more additions around this beautiful base.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I’m looking forward to going back this summer to take some pics 👍😆

[@theguys1051]

Another fantastic job love your videos mate when can you come to Birmingham to do mine ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Try this link and you’ll get some of my mates local to you. Just say I sent you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways/approved-garden-and-driveway-installers

[@petergambling671]

Love it thanks mate

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad you enjoyed that Pete 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lukekyriakides8186]

A semi dry lean mix is also a vital part of the drainage, it allows any water that passes through the grout joint to seep through to the sub base and then into the ground below instead of sitting between the slab and cement bed, which could freeze during the winter months and lift a slab. This is very often over looked

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Very informational Luke and well said you’re not a novice of this game then I take it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lukekyriakides8186]

Tidybricks Landscaping we have laid a tile or two in our time. Great work keep it up.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Check this baby out I did before that kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4eaZWVog6Z-p7c

[@markneilson6380]

@@tidybrickslandscaping I don't think that type of grout let's the water through?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Mark Neilson no it doesn’t it’s a solid mortar that resists algae too unlike the Porous grouts that I find never really set that hard as you can push a screw driver it normally after a week or two.

[@irfanprasla]

Really like those tile stealth cover to hide drains and what not underneath. I wish I could like find similar for my irrigation cover. Do you know what those are called? TIA

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

They were called recessed manhole covers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Ayoung2028]

Lovely job 👏👏

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Andrew another patio video coming up in a week 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kerdoink9311]

Nice chaps

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@elguapo1507]

Lovely job! 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thank you El guapo glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@honeymonster7031]

Top job lads

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks honey glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DanielHegartyMovieReviews]

Hi bud. Do you like using a a semi dry mix as you are laying on a large morter bed. I do the same and find it easier to control the bed structure when having to play with falls a lot. Great video.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

As for the mixture I did for that patio go for a semi dry type mix and now started using patio clips to bond them together allowing me to use a normal mix and actually it’s working well. I’ve got another video of me using them every job now. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DanielHegartyMovieReviews]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks for your reply 👍

[@128mark]

nice high class work on show in this video chaps so you are saying to lay 50 mm of mot hard core times two = 100 mm compacted hardcore . what size mot should it be ? what thickness should the bed off sharp sand be ? just trying to get my measurements the correct depth from my string lines which i presume should be minimun off two bricks down from dpc then the hard core and sharpsand and tile thickness all measured together will give the approx correct depth from the string line for digging out the earth thankyou so much for making these videos best regards mark

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

All correct but the sharp sand is a cement mix between 30/40 mm don’t forget to allow 10mm fall away from the house every 1m you go out. It’s always around 150mm dig out 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Scalping are 30mm to dust Type 1 mot is the name

[@128mark]

thankyou for your reply most helpfull indeed cheers from liverpool all the best to you all in south wales

[@plummetplum]

What's your process for measuring out the fall. Do you measure out level using pegs then measure down or use a laser level?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Pegs don’t trust my laser lever anymore think it needs calibrating.. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amptec24]

Great video and very informative. What is the size of the spacer between each porcelain?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi and I used 5mm spaces and glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MrMiss]

Quality job mate. Keep up the awesome work 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx Gary glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@michaelforrester816]

Nice job. My guys do like to use a slightly wetter mix, but there will be no problem with the primer use. Its amazing how many so called Landscapers who dont use the slurry on porcelain slabs telling customers it will be fine! 👍

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Years ago I always used a bricklaying type mix for laying slabs then I watched a couple of Marshall’s online KZbin videos on mix texture and it was a lot drier than I would normally use so I went with that never looked back. And yes it’s all about the primer the most important part of tile installation it sticks like glue once down you’ll never get it up unless you smash it up. Thanks for the message Michael always good to hear from fellow landscapers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

John Bowkett been a Brickie 33 years already wow I feel old !! today’s my 50th in lockdown ffs 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

John Bowkett good man setting the standards of what’s still expected good stuff 👍

[@herrlip72]

Excellent quality work, how much would something like this set you back all in? Roughly

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I believe the price for that job was £8600 and I’m also back on that job today doing some extra work for his man cave 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@deanasophia2468]

@@tidybrickslandscaping how much did it actually cost you

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@deanasophia2468 I think the price for that job was £7800 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tosifadam1670]

Awesome video and work! Keep it up! Could you please advise how to prepare the floor before laying the tiles. What materials to lay and in which order? Many thanks.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I believe I went into every detail in the video. 100mm hardcore 40mm cement

[@Vinnyboy-r4b]

Lovely job lads👍🏻

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx Vincent 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lewiswatkins8457]

I don't get how the jointing compound in the joints doesn't get washed away when using the power washer. Surely the compound will be wetter in the joint than on the surface of a slab with the sun on it.. Your answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Lewis basically this material is just rapid setting grout it can be used on any material but if you do it wrong your up shit street ! Here’s my mate Dave Jessop he’ll explain it in detail.. good luck kzbin.info/www/bejne/oInCmaaVrM91n68

[@Josh24s]

Perfect job looks great 👍🏼

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx josh glad you enjoyed it 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@raymondmclellan1363]

Very professional job. Nice work! let me know if you ever passing Hereford ;-)

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks Raymond I’ve had offers all over the country in the past couple of months. Thank you for thinking of me 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@raymondmclellan1363]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Really is great to see such pride and quality in a job. Good luck to you.

[@adreenryan2901]

I know I am late on this one but where is the weed stop under all that filling.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

No weed membrane needed as the tiles were laid on a full cement bed only use weed membrane is for driveways 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@frankbrooker6569]

U mention blinding off with stone dust... is that equivalent of 20mm ballast? Or something finer n different. Good job.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The stone dust I get I 6mm to dust love the stuff I only used it to lift some low areas to fine tune. Slightly spray with water to moisten then whacker plate 🔨 solid Hope that helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@frankbrooker6569]

@@tidybrickslandscaping cherrs for that👍

[@mule666]

In Thailand I know a good tiler that also does this and is very good at it.. He does it all with lines and a transparent hose as level

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

That’s the old school way of getting levels and it works just as good as some gizmo that does the same. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@erwinwalker1810]

Built the pyramids with water levels Def old school but hey it works

[@stevenmcconkey4882]

How do you haunch porcelain tiles? Do you just use a richer mix for the end tiles ? Thankyou

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

No same mix just let it dry loads and cut it off with a trowel 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@stevenmcconkey4882]

@@tidybrickslandscaping cheers mate thankyou. You've done a very nice job there BTW. Some people don't realise how much time, precision and hard work goes into doing things like this. Hat off to you mate, well done.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

@@stevenmcconkey4882 thx Steven if you think that’s nice check this one out Only time lapse but a awesome patio lites fire water 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@paulchilds8884]

Great video I’m going to be laying a patio for the first time soon can you tell how much sharpe sand and cement I will need the size of the patio is 5m x 3m many thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

35mm cement bed you’ll need 1 tonne of sand and about 10 bags of cement that a 4/1 ratio hope that help 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This is the calculator I use source4me.co.uk/calculate_sub_base.php?tab=0

[@paulchilds8884]

Thanks for that

[@stevie12]

nice ,really nice ,no scrimping there ,

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I don’t like to scrimp nothing but the best 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amitojsingh3489]

This looks very good, can I ask how much did you dig out initially, is it 150mm or 200mm, how much sub base is required in total ? Is it 100mm and how much is the final height after compacting it all? Thank you

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Your correct for the most. So 150mm dugout 100 type 1 mot compacted in 2 layers of 50mm Then 30mm sharp sand 4/1 mix Happy days one tidy patio 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@amitojsingh3489]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thank you sir

[@JackJack-lg7ct]

Really nice job but as previous comments cant get my head round such a dry mix but every ones preference is different

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Semi dry or wet it all dries the same but it’s more difficult if you use a wetter mix they can move more and excess cement rises to the top through the joints and makes the face of the tile dirty. As long as you use a good primer it’ll set the same. Actually just uploaded a new video today using the primer. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DiggerDan87]

Brillant job pal how much did charge for this job ???

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I think it was about 9k ish 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@itsjustme9179]

Nice job. Can you lay porcelin tiles straight on top of damp sharp sand without wet mix?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You’ll need a hardcore base first then a cement bed my friend. Otherwise it’ll just move about with sand 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kerolsmikhaiel8835]

I wish I can get this done in my house

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

One day my friend you’ll get what you want 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kerolsmikhaiel8835]

@@tidybrickslandscaping lord willing

[@TheKing-tl8si]

I have just dug up my garden, grass and some soil, 5/6 weeks ago. Can I just level out and mix up some cement and lay my slabs on the mix.....it is going at the bottom of my garden....

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You’ll still need a hardcore base then yeh fire away don’t forget to prime the slabs too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheKing-tl8si]

Tidybricks Landscaping in terms of depth of hardcore????? Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The King ok so we use in the uk 100mm compacted every 50mm sometimes if I’m short then I’ll add stone dust slightly dampen the compact again 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheKing-tl8si]

Tidybricks Landscaping from the uk, so many thanks...

[@scoutrenegade6761]

Do you do a fall off with the MOT or with the Mortar?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yes fall from the mot 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@scoutrenegade6761]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thanks!

[@mywaytd8134]

Hi Just one question if you don't put that sticky products in the back of tiles you think tiles can come of thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

The primer definitely helps stick it down but if you haven’t you might be lucky still they should still stay in place 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mellamodiego8458]

is this slippery when raining? what is a good product to use around a pool and deflects a lot of desert heat?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

All the foresight to supply from Marshalls is anti-slip anyways as for what products around the pool I would possibly say travertine as they use that a lot in the Mediterranean countries 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@johnfoster8328]

lovely job but little things can spoil it like the over cuts on the tile around the main square drain. I find its those things that caught me out in the past.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Those little details make all the difference 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@agt155]

Just pencil marks.

[@martinknight9027]

Hi yeah a brilliant job and I noticed the over cuts but I think they are possibly pencil lines the other thing I noticed is the joint line been close on the border but only a minor nit pick brill job overall

[@altyarmy]

Great video and job does anyone have any experience laying with packs of 295mm x 295mm, 295mm x 600mm, 600mm x 600mm, and 900mm x 600mm, and getting the right joint widths?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

All joints are either 5mm or 10mm depends on materials 5mm for porcelain 10mm for stone 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jigssscupid8836]

Usually I'll they use concrete mix to get a flooring, level it, then tile by thin set, grout to finish. In this here I see a semi dry/wet mix the some type of bond on the tile , then a liquid pour of something then powerwash... seems to work here but I'm guessing there is many ways to tile

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

There’s lots of ways do lay a patio it’s not rocket science really 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@learnprogress6618]

Did u use sharp sand under the tiles 4and 1 ? It’s nicely done ,

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yep you nailed it 4;1 ratio every time and thanks 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@1daxwood]

Hi Tidybrick. Really enjoyed this and other videos you've made. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. So... Please can you give an estimate number of years this patio will last before any shifting or movement takes place?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks for watching as for the answer well if prepared properly then it should last a life time hard to stay stick around and I’ll post something if it moves but that might be 20/30 years plus possibly 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@1daxwood]

@@tidybrickslandscaping lol i just might still be watching😁

[@richardgreen3386]

I've had medium grey porcelain tiles laid and they get dirty really easily. They are matt finish (not glazed). Should I be sealing these?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You don’t need to seal porcelain tiles maybe just buy a good squeegee brush 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@harryrudge8529]

I use these at work. What cutter are you using to cut tiles/slabs

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I use my rubi table saw and I’ve got a flex wet saw cs60 works a treat 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@alanreidamber]

Beautiful job.i have a porcelain patio at home but struggle to keep it clean its quiet porous so gets a lot of rust spots from furniture. Would you recommend sealing patio. Tanx

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Alan yes that’s true you can get rust marks such a shame but easily solved. There’s a company called lithofin they sell a cleaner called rust ex try that it works for me 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 hope this helps

[@anaanna1075]

I knew there was a cheep way to put porcelain tile outdoor! Thanks!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Some people seem to think it always has to be on concrete well that’s not true 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@JoePeddie]

Great job, how long from start to finish?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

That job was about 3 weeks total and I’m going back there in a couple of weeks to do some extra work 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DjDanHolloway]

Nice to see a job well done.. always hear conflicting advice with porcelain, so much so its actually put me off laying it as some say concrete base, others say type 1 is enough. Ill Look forward to my first one now

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hey john it’s all good you most likely will enjoy using when you get your first contract for it, I laid stone for years loved it but always hated stone sizes always varied in size so you ended up with tight joints wide joints drove me insane but here’s where the porcelain comes in every tile exactly the same as the last finally you can use spaces and that helps you out in the long run but y0u will need a new type saw and be advisable to get a table saw because now you’ll have to be millimetre perfect 👌 About your question on laying on type1 or concrete either way will work, I normally lay on type1 but will be moving on up and start laying on concrete with a polished surface then you could use a screeding trowel and put them down as you would tiling a indoor ceramic floor. More prep work but a very speedy ending flat as a pancake any questions mate feel free Stay safe 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@erwinwalker1810]

Great job mate I'm a tiler from Scotland have u ever used the lashing system for the tiles gives great finish basically it's a lash with hole up the joint was a big wedge stay safe mate

[@stevekeir8482]

@Tidybricks Landscaping, great workmanship! Your videos / tutorials are some of the best on You Tube. Good to see you're showing all steps and not hiding any trade secrets. How do you work out your tile pattern / layout beforehand considering it's a bit of a puzzle with the different size tiles? Do you have many cuts to make on the outer edge? Cheers.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I went with the pattern layout provided but you might not notice I kind of screwed the pattern a bit at one point. Still looks the biz mostly down to having a boarder around the edge as a picture frame as I call it. That did take all bank holiday Monday to do but really with that extra effort 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@CRyan71]

What did you use to cut the tiles. Can they be cut with a consaw and diamond blade just like sandstone or limestone slabs?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

You’ll need porcelain blades and cut with water to prevent chipping . Try this guy on his name is Phil he supplies nearly all Marshall’s installers with blades. He’s on Twitter @pulvexdiamond

[@liamk1990]

Nice job, Caerphilly mountain snack bar is up there with the best, have one every week 👌

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

We snack in the same place then shame there latte machines a bit shit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@maxinebeckett9419]

did you put the slurry down twice ??

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

No just the ones back of the tile nice and fresh 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@martinknight9027]

I've laid a few patios in the past few years starting with cheap concrete slabs on a wet mix but easy to level but do move around alot then tried a drier mix with some heavy sawn yorkies a bit harder and slower to lay but I think personally better in the long run

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Well said Martin totally agree it’s a better installation process and hope your still enjoying the day job 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@wellardme]

I love this video. It has inspired me to do some DIY but when needing something this good as in the vid, I'd ask you guys to do it and I'd happily pay top dollar for it.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thanks you wellardme I’m glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@sandeepsinghkainth83]

Sir i have old pavers in my pergola and i want to do tiling over it, can i do tiling straightaway over the pavers, thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I wouldn’t say it’s a good idea no mostly for the pact pavers are normally laid on sand and that wouldn’t give it any low level strength needs to be a hardcore base at least. check what’s under the pavers first then get back to me 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@christophermooney9492]

I like the extension, how much was that to buy and fit please?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I didn’t do the extension just the patio area price was about 8.5k 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ianc1097]

@@tidybrickslandscaping I was looking for the price and finally found it. 😂 It’s a beautiful job. Out of my budget though. 😂

[@carolinetillyann]

Thank you for this video, I’ve had porcelain tiles laid wrongly, builders came back and removed them but never came back to lay them, I’m disabled and needed it all flush with my doors, slot drain is in front of doors, now I have a concrete patio with tile adhesive stuck to it and all my 600 x 600 porcelain tiles are a mess. The levels were all wrong and the tiles started moving because the adhesive was coming up the sides where the grout should be. My question is do we smash up the patio and start again or can the patio be saved and levelled, also the tiles have adhesive and grout stuck to them how do I get them clean? My patio is about the same size as this one, I can’t afford to get a professional in now but I’m hoping you will be able to give me some advice. Thank you

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Sounds like 2 options rip it up all of it as the levels are wrong anyways so it’ll all have to go or possibly you kind of make do with what’s there and get it cement finished and live with it, whatever the route you’ll be taking it is very unfortunate situation you’re in. Here is a way of finding top landscapers www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways/approved-garden-and-driveway-installers

[@carolinetillyann]

Tidybricks Landscaping thank you for replying, I guess I’m stuck with a mess and a pile of tiles until I win the lottery.

[@wtffy204]

Best jobs in world tiling and block paving. Great job.

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Cheers Jay 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@davywelsh5671]

Tell that to my knees, back and ankles 😂😂 great job done tho 👍🏻

[@rupertwaspe344]

Great video. I’m soon to lay a porcelain patio at home. I’m a landscaper but haven’t laid porcelain before and I’m not experienced with drainage which is the part I struggle with most especially on a large patio. My patio is 6.5m deep so not sure what to do about drainage. 6.5m seems a bit long to just slope it away from the house on to the lawn as the drop will be quite a lot over hat distance. Any recommendations? Thanks very much!

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Rupert I’m here to help where I can as for the drainage for this new patio the rule of thumb is for every 1 meter away from the house the height should drop down be 10mm so over your distance 6.5m it’s only 65mm depth of a brick so not to noticeable.. and if it’s your first time laying porcelain when you make cuts you’ll need a porcelain blade and you must cut wet water to stop the tiles from chipping. I lay porcelain all the time now years ago I only laid stone which is fine but I always hated stone slabs being different sizes all the time. Porcelain tiles are all exactly the same size which helps so much allows you to use 5 mm spaces too. Keep me up to date for anything else Scott

[@rupertwaspe344]

Tidybricks Landscaping Hi Scott, thanks for your reply. Can I just buy a porcelain blade for my angle gender or do I need to purchase an actual wet saw cutter? If I so can you recommend one that’s suitable for a one off job? I don’t really want to pay huge money for something I may only use once. Thanks again. Ru

[@erwinwalker1810]

Rupert you can get a Rubi porcelain dry blade for your grinder 4 inch about £30 from tile shop Rubi tvr pro porcelain dry blade great blade I'm a tiler and use them day in day out mate stay safe from scotland

[@thecallow2381]

@@rupertwaspe344 Hire a wet cut bridge cutter with porcelain blade (if you dont have a suitable one), that way the cuts are dead strait ,and its a hell of a lot easier !

[@stevehayes6911]

How much does this job cost for someone to do it for us? Similar size garden. Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

I believe that job was around £8600 all included hope that helps 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Go online and type in local marshals installer go onto the website enter postcode and your local Marshalls installer information will be on screen

[@adambillings2785]

Hi what size spacers did you use in between with the porcelain please

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Morning I used 5mm spacers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@adambillings2785]

@@tidybrickslandscaping thanks mate, you did an amazing job on that really stunning finish on it

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Adam Billings thanks Adam glad you enjoyed it plenty more videos like that on the way 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@chrismcginty3687]

Wish you could come to Manchester do my yard and best thing is Marshall's is 10 min from my house

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Try Marshall’s online local installers website I know some guys from up there top installers too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@chrismcginty3687]

@@tidybrickslandscaping if you got any recommendations be brill are get them to contact me on [e-mail]

[@Brockstonepavingpros]

Try JC Classic paving, Manchester based and one of the very best

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Brockstone Landscape Construction hey Matt and yeh totally agree he would be a great choice 👍

[@chrismcginty3687]

I got someone i went on marshalls site they sent someone rd called james sounds nice bloke

[@frankdasaintdituri9983]

subd. may have future questions. video got me pumped

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Thx for the sub I’m starting another porcelain patio Monday stay tuned 👍🍻

[@frankdasaintdituri9983]

@@tidybrickslandscaping 👍👍thanks mate

[@charlottedonald]

Great video. We want to lay our own porcelian tiles. When we had builders round to do the front they laid hardcore and compacted it. Do we then just need to lay the sharp sand directly onto this or do we need to mix the sand with cement first? Sorry if it's a stupid question. Also what did you put on top of the hardcore? You suddenly have the top layer of the base down but don't say what it is. Thanks

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Hi Charlotte yes correct on the hardcore base then it’s a cement mix between 30/40mm deep here’s my tips video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 kzbin.info/www/bejne/baXQkIOJgtGhbM0

[@charlottedonald]

@@tidybrickslandscaping Thanks :) Did you put a layer of stone dust before the cement mix and compact it down?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

Yes I did just to fine tune the levels. When compacted it feels like concrete very compact. 👍

[@marcholden9587]

Do you have to use an adhesive for porcelain slabs ? I was told they do not stick well to mortar ?

[@tidybrickslandscaping]

That reason is because they have quite a smooth back to the tile so yes always good to use a primer. I always use this one. www.marshalls.co.uk/gardens-and-driveways/product/paving-primer 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿