WORST TILE JOB EVER !!!!

[@ryanduray1]

By posting this video, you're doing a great service for quality tile setters. Well done!

[@halunkarecord]

this is the second time i am watching this. I had to come back and watch it again. got my popcorn and iam all nice and cozy. yeah

[@MrCk1234567890]

Homeowner hack job. He just won’t fess up to it. Can’t blame him lol

[@JPSBananna]

that cant be real? dafuk!? Homeowner attempt gone wrong.. blamed on cheaper contractor to save embarrassment.

[@tu1469]

Yes and also he was drunk while doing it

[@jasonhw6428]

I would pay to have a video of that guy installing this tile.

[@MMD2007MMD]

Jasonjj Wright lol

[@bobshanery5152]

He is was probably drunk when doing it

[@tilework7276]

My too man😅😅😅

[@annapono6626]

never pay a contractor in full.

[@sc0368]

Another home owner job blamed on poor contractors again.

[@milipuljiz3158]

Your sighs of disappointment are hilarious....great channel can't stop watching.

[@donaldcotnoir1865]

Ray Charles tileing service. How may I help you ?

[@XCBen]

LOL!!!

[@Brad__Gray]

Complete bullshit. Nobody was paid for this. The homeowner had sticker shock and didn't want to pay the price and did it themselves. I'm a licensed contractor and have seen my share of shoddy work but this is a joke. Either a family member, the homeowner or a homeless man walking by. Nobody recommended someone that would do this. It's another level of bad

[@elgeneralxx]

think about it the tile was really expensive so they didnt want to pay for labor just did it themselves and then blamed a fake contractor. no contractor would do this bad

[@aM3llowf3llow]

I do tile on a daily basis man.... I m getting emotional right now...

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

It looks like a dungeon? Like somewhere an unruly prisoner from the 1800's would get sent for solitary confinement! I've noticed lots of showers like this over the pond. Give me a sparkling white or light tile with good lighting, something that shows up the grime so it can be cleaned to a good standard and not hidden by dull earthen tones.

[@Titantitan001]

I agree to this

[@ShaneKarma376]

In fairness, this was Stevie Wonder's 1st attempt at tiling.

[@hernandezfamily8498]

That pattern is a Masterpiece

[@bigdavemills]

I have been watching these videos (which are incredibly informative) educating myself to do my own bathrooms. Not having ever done a tile job or pan in my life, I’m sure I could have done a better job. Thanks for saving me a ton of money knowing how to do this right!

[@daginge29]

I can't believe how bad that is. Nearly looks intentionally bad. How could anyone leave it in that state?!

[@bustinya2240]

One of the big problems is people don't realize how hard and demanding tile work is until they try it. 90 % of good tile work is done before the tile is set.

[@StarrTile]

I agree on everything you said especially the last part

[@robertmcbayne6516]

I have been doing tile since 1968 sorry to inform you buddy, in early days all tile was installed over fresh mortar float, especially pre thinset, pre backer board. That said this is a horrible tile install. I go back to time when all wall tile was installed over a 1/2 mortar float, & a true craftsman did it right. In the long run inept is inept.

[@robertmcbayne6516]

True dat. My pops was setting tile in late 50's (prethinset) they set over green mortar & troweled on pure portland cement to adhere the tile. Had to soak tile in water for at least 30 minites before installing. We got it easy today ;-)

[@NorthSideNorm]

I am fixing a job right now. Guy set a 12x24 over a paper back kitchen floor that had an 1/8 inch sub floor only nailed every foot or so. Buddy said he had 20 years experience. I feel bad for homeowners that have to deal with this crap. Most times they don't know any better and by the time they figure it out its too late.

[@mr00dito]

Just when I thought I did bad jobs you show me I'm not so bad for a novice thanks for the lift me up video

[@lightningfan1980]

Oh my goodness! thanks for posting this. AS important as it is finding and showing how to do something correctly, it's JUST AS important to see what NOT to do!! It helps us as homeowners tally whether work is correctly being done. SMH. I'm watching this in gut-wrenching agony as my family and I are enduring shitty work right now. We've spent 4K for supplies and labour and we had 2 second opinions, one of which quoted 8K just to redo and fix it. Thanks so much for this, it gives SO MUCH insight!

[@StarrTile]

lightningfan1980 You're welcome. And yes, posting bad jobs shows what to look for during the process, day one or two this "contractor" should have been sent packing ! Sorry to hear of your situation...personally I think 8g is too high a price, but the market ( where you are ) dictates it I suppose.

[@FactoryOne]

I’ve watched many of your “worst of” walkthroughs, but this one will give me nightmares. I agree with some of the other comments that drugs were certainly involved.

[@TheCrustyFry]

HOLY CRAP! I refuse to believe any contractor tile or not did this work. This whole job stinks of a batshit crazy home owner's attempt to tile his bathroom.

[@StarrTile]

With a six pack & a joint !

[@justycrusty]

Looks good to me. Don’t know what all the fuss is about 😉

[@donokanagan]

That is just horrific.....I am in the midst of a tile job at my house on two bathrooms and I did my research on the tile guy we hired. I also googled how to install tile and the likes just to educate myself. I also make sure I am at home watching the work as it goes along. So far the tile guy we hired has nailed it!!!!

[@ricanboy657]

I just wanted to throw up watching this video. I can't believe that there are people out there who will dare to a job this bad and still charge someone for it. Thank goodness You guys are around to fix this disaster.

[@truthseeker7769]

when you pay for quality, you only cry once.

[@Mikegee63]

True statement, but as a homeowner, when you really don't know anything about this and you get some fast talking contractor convincing you that he does great work and he's charging you the same price as someone else who does quality work, the homeowner is pretty much the victim of a scammer and not necessarily trying to get cheap labor.

[@MikeB-fl4id]

Im positive that it was done by the owner. Usually you as a client tend to look at progress and there no way that you can see that and just approve.

[@TheLawrencestewart25]

Yeah definitely looks like the owner though he could save a few dollars

[@TimKollat]

Im a decorative concrete contractor and we have been doing a lot of re-dos this past few years. its always the same scenario. We are called to bid a job, we bid it to do the job correctly and then we never hear from them again because homeowners only care about the lowest price. We get called back a month or two later to see if we can come out and look to see there is anything we can do to fix what they had a cheaper "contractor" do. The old saying "you get what you pay for" is typically true in the trade world. Homeowners always have to learn the hard way

[@manonamountain]

In those situations,i get great satisfaction,telling folk i don't repair other peoples mess.

[@brianeugenio1081]

Yeah i agree that was home owner. Ive seen bad jobs and thats not a bad contractor job. DIY WEEKEND WORRIOR.

[@edwardhofer2429]

It amazes me that some people think that doing tile is so easy that anyone can do it. When I started doing tile I worked for a contractor for 5 years before I was confident enough to go on my own. People can lie and say they have lots of experience and when they get the job they're way in over their head. Makes us that have been doing it for years look bad. If I don't feel confident I can do a job I won't do it and I'll tell the customer that. I'm not going to do a half assed job and have the customer pay for it.

[@Locomaid]

Your videos are great but they have left me terrified about my upcoming bathroom reno. Tile on tile is the plan. the tiny bathroom (shower and tub in one) is a well-done builder renovation from about 1990, post reunifaction (Berlin, Germany). The tradesmen are generally good in Germany but the tremendous building boom means that many willing but untrained Eastern Europeans have been brought in to fill the gap. After watching your videos, I understand why the previous owner decided not to "fix what ain't broken"... Heaven help me!

[@Perish1]

I’d bet the homeowner did it and was embarrassed so said he hired someone else

[@XCBen]

I feel the same. No one does this bad if they own a business.

[@anonymous..-]

Plot Twist: Bob actually doesn't know how to tile. He builds these disaster showers himself for KZbin content then he subs out the demo and redo.

[@XCBen]

@@anonymous..- 😂😂😂

[@TheHillbillyEngineer]

Wow! that is a Train Wreck! It makes me wonder if drugs were involved.

[@ericness9744]

My thoughts exactly, remember kids, meth is death

[@tonytony7143]

man thats a great tile job. how can i contact him to do my shower?

[@ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE]

WHOEVER DID THIS NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED AND FLOGGED!!!

[@jforrester916]

I've laid tile drunk and it came out like every other tile job. I can't think of anything but laying tile during an earthquake, by a volcano, during an electrical storm.

[@rockylongoria2392]

Keep making the videos. Show people not to let this happen. Remodeling bathrooms is what I do for a living. I wish I might let someone do something like that.

[@halunkarecord]

I LIKE IT. YOU COULDN'T DO THAT BAD OF A JOB IF YOU TRIED. I ALWAYS GET THE FEELING IT WAS THE HOME OWNERS WORK BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT

[@lockpickingvlad]

Looks like a homeowner did it. Durock is the worst for the shower walls, in my opinion. They skipped on waterproofing too. Whoever did this shower had absolutely no idea what he’s doing. Either a stingy homeowner or Craigslist very “reasonable contractor”. Some people use words “reasonable” and “cheap” interchangeably.

[@65vaughn]

There are no words ! There is a reason why someone prices a job at 300 bucks as opposed to someone else at 3000 .This should be in a hall of fame of screw ups . Waste of good tile and money . Feel bad for the home owner . This kind of thing causes marriage breakdown sometimes .

[@matts5771]

This is my favorate one. Always puts a big old smile on my face lol

[@peterdyste1247]

I love these bad tile videos, they make me laugh.

[@ash-xx-tree9314]

The tiler was going for the distressed look, he done a great job as I bet the homeowners face when he seen this could only be described that way.

[@jaxv94]

they gave that floor character!

[@MMD2007MMD]

Omg! As a homeowner, this is a nightmare of a job!

[@axiomaddict]

Nauseating. I'm queasy seeing this. I live in Cali, have visited the ATL, and a friend of mine from out here (an electrician) now lives out there. He says he's never seen more fire prone work in his life now that he's out there. What's up? No codes???

[@acceleratedtechnology4779]

You mean to tell me somebody actually paid money for this work? Doing such a shitty job should be a crime and the person that did this shitty job should be in jail!

[@Gcwbigs]

you can in fact set over wet mortar. is called sitting neat or in some places green. it's not common and it is not for all types of tile. it's usually the old timers setting marble or natural stone you see doing it that way. I must say I would be interested to know how many gallons of water that floor would hold before it started to drain.

[@dbeaulieu9730]

This is about as bad a job as one I was asked to quote on where the customer had hired someone to level the basement floor in order to install tiles on later. The guy did everything wrong you could think of. He didn't apply a polymer to the concrete, he didn't mix the leveler properly (way too thick) and ended up with waves and nothing had been "leveled". Every step you took you'd hear a "crunch, crunch...". The customer had only paid the guy $150 to do the whole basement, what did he expect?

[@KennyInVegas]

Thanks for your videos...........OMG... frightening job!!

[@jjayf]

I’d have a really hard time going in to rescue a customer who passed up my quote to save a dollar and wound up in this situation. It’s sad, but this is what happens when you forgo a professional to save a few bucks. Now the job has cost you twice.

[@greaterbw]

😭 I suck at tiling, but I don’t suck that bad!! You’re right worst job ever!

[@katywuste9054]

The owner is the culprit, even an amateur tiler wouldn’t make some of these mistakes

[@shootermcgavin6610]

Wrong! , the owner is an amateur.

[@danielholley4659]

Most accurate title for a video ever!!

[@khalid95eG]

Mine looks like that and i got a good deal from the contractor he said he done plenty like this and never no issues

[@Bryan-fg3ey]

Must have been the home owner,or 'handyman' relative,who had a go doing that. It appeared it was done during a power cut at night and 1 🕯️ was the only source of light in the entire house.

[@mysnellvilleblog]

I know I don't want tile above my tub surround, because it isn't a DIY job! I'm on here looking for what I can use instead.

[@cooldog60]

I think the home owner did this and was to ashamed to admit it.

[@Paul-fe2cl]

cooldog60 i agree lol

[@ruggierojb1]

you get what you pay for! been a tile contractor for 32 years, and 40 % of my work is pulling down bad work. so, the next time the handyman give you a price, be ready to pay again. Don't feel sorry for these people. DO YOUR HOME WORK ON YOUR CONTRACTOR!!!!!!

[@johnhewitt7361]

robert ruggiero right on, been a tile setter for nearly 30 years and I have a good rep. I get calls all the time to fix shit jobs after someone under bids me, all I tell them is call the other guy back. You get what you pay for.

[@vinze1]

That is the worse job I have ever seen, I've been installing bathrooms for 25 years, the home owner installed that, I guarantee it !

[@hersonvalle]

thanks for sharing i know what to look for you are a great teacher

[@jorgeloera8943]

wow for a minute I thought you were out here in El Paso TX. I actually ran into alot of jobs done like that. all messed up. but people are ok with it LOL

[@Scratchingforcash]

I think it looks pretty good You know, if it was a 4 year olds first bathroom remodel.

[@fredg3682]

As a retired handyman. I've seen way to much of this kind of work. Jobs like those need to be done by professional tile contactor. I only do small repairs on tile work.

[@Will-nb8qk]

Yeah its harder than what it looks.

[@togodbetheglory9725]

Did you make a video after you fix.the problem? By the way a contractor won't do a job like that. this one was a self employed guy.

[@jorgeloera8943]

ggg's fan actually I've seen alot of jobs like that. Out here in El Paso TX. you would think people did job themselves. but when I ask , they say no. we had a contractor do this. LOL but they're happy cause they didn't pay much for crappy job to get done

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

This is so bad it looks fake...you literally have to be blindfolded to do it that bad... This was the homeowner for sure...anyone who contracted someone would have stopped the job on the floor alone

[@tedspens]

What an atrocity! That is by far the worst tile job I've ever seen in my life. What amazes me is that the contractor got that far before he was fired.

[@andrewbruce9779]

This is a prime example of a customer trying to do the job themselves and when it goes tits up they feed ya some bullshit about getting some polish lads in or In the US some Mexicans in.

[@jaysheldon6443]

I never thought of that scenario but, I bet your right

[@gabrielschipor7693]

Exactly what I thought. No matter how bad a builder is he would never do a floor like that unless he's blind.

[@halunkarecord]

@@gabrielschipor7693 BLIND PEOPLE CAN FEEL WITH THEIR HANDS

[@AlessioSangalli]

I don't think so. A homeowner would see the issue and stop early. A contractor with no other jobs because of poor skill would try to finish the job to get paid

[@N54-i7c]

Wow I work with my dad doing this for a living, this is without a doubt the worst bathroom job I’ve ever seen in my life

[@100jasonfox]

Here’s what happened: guy was arguing with his wife while doing it.

[@farmthestars3962]

And smoking something really strong

[@Craigjordan121]

I gotta put this one on the homeowner. I am sure the Neanderthal that did this job must have just been an obvious mess.

[@phillipmccarter7471]

What tha WHAT !! That is terrible. I cant believe that was so bad . It looks like it was a less see how crappy we can do this job and get money for it .Wow just WOW .

[@Skarfp]

I would definitely contact my lawyer and sue the people who made that mess.

[@emily.g.929]

That rogue tile in the middle of the border cracked me up! It looks stupid as hell 🤨

[@chevpowr]

how do you find so many terrible jobs. I never see this stuff out here in California. I see some bad jobs, but its usually in gas stations, not someones home. Is there some guy running around your area doing the same work???

[@StarrTile]

ROFLMAO !! Actually I think one begets the next, ppl go on line looking up bad tile jobs, find my videos and have me come to them. No doubt you have them there too, you just miss out seeing them.

[@DEChurchBoy]

A lot of people try to go cheap, but here is a cast of cheaper isn't always better. Now they'll be paying for the work twice. Can't tell you how many times I had to fix someone else's work and the second time cost way more than the first.

[@hamidazhdehfar3936]

Sorry about that, Yes would be installed exactly enter of vanity, but your vanity countertop size bigger than backsplash peace size, I don't know why

[@Trooper33]

Even a DIY job would look better than that!

[@BiteThis]

Well at least he centered the tile in the niche

[@toddruss100]

tile setters today rarely go through the "apprenticeship" that we did back in the "mud days", I see it all the time where ego and being basically unteachable in the name of I already know everything, leads to someone who is barely a "helper" decided to print up some business cards & go about doing this type of crap.

[@aldooze]

Jesus has set me free i apprenticed for a decade in flooring, it was years before i was alowed to even use a trowel. I got frustrated a bunch of times but now im out on my own i see how much these self taught guys dont know and im glad i took the hard road.

[@thomasmatthews7483]

Thanks for the tips!

[@bradblackwell5526]

I agree with you I think that is probably the worst I have ever seen

[@petejepsen7375]

WOW, Just WOW!

[@necioa2m]

frustration sigh)... “I’ve ran out of words with this”... like your vids!

[@weldon9254]

I’ve seem worse...lol Thanks for great tile tips. I am a better tile man thanks to you.

[@keithjames557]

I agree with everyone else the homeowner did it.

[@DK_tk3]

This is the craziest thing I've ever seen!

[@StarrTile]

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[@manonamountain]

Helpful? All you did was show a shit job.

[@y2kxj]

I removed my tile bathroom and its was a total nightmare. The job was done by a old itaillian guy, who used all the right products and it took me almost a entire day to remove the shower .

[@manonamountain]

Whoever did that,has never ever done any tiling before.

[@greengateacreshomestead4324]

was that a revenged, it looks to be intentional ?

[@Will-nb8qk]

yeah has to be. The person had something seriously wrong with then if not.

[@johnfixit1046]

I call BULL! The homeowner did it himself. No way did anyone that had even simple knowledge of this kind of work perform anything like that. He figured that he could watch a few videos...Guess again!

[@dailodai9586]

looks like a bathroom in a horror movie

[@josephkiloh4971]

Would you say this came from a lack of preparation or lack of experience? Obviously I would imagine both, but do you think you would be able to do a good job without experience?

[@StarrTile]

You can do nearly anything nowadays without much experience because of the internet....it's the effort you put into learning that's key

[@stevekincaid4382]

Once i had to redo a bathroom of a friend who hired a "contractor or tile guy" who used drywall mud to glue the tile to the walls. They were wondering why tile was falling off the wall. I had to gut the shower surround and start over. Cheaper is not always better. Note, I made no money on this job. I just wanted to help out my friend. Was not doing tile work at the time.

[@cloverblossom9801]

For a best BAD tiling job this one is the winner!

[@JASPACB750RR]

I don’t do tile work, I do custom copper cladding in interior and exterior, but I’m in the same boat. Hate when people call me in for an estimate and then hire someone else who’s cheaper. Well for that cheaper price you get a cheaper product. I take pride in what I do and my trade. I worked 15 long years to make it where I am and to make a name for myself. And to have these hacks come in and give us all a bad name is offensive. I treat everything like it’s my house and go above and beyond in most situations, even past my bid and what was contracted just because it’s the proper way to do things. And the customers greatly appreciate the dedication and honesty. So great to see someone else who care about doing a good job. It’s getting harder and harder to find decent tradesman these days. Especially with this “I don’t wanna work hard, I wanna sit on the cpu or make money playing video games” generation that’s coming up. Hell I hired a helper, lasted 3 days. Complaining about how hard we were working and said his dreams were to make his own strand of weed and open a dispensary.

[@catcake]

You'd think whoever did that would have charged loads more, to pay for all the drink. No way that was done sober.

[@heperez3966]

You sure the homeowner didn't try doing this himself? This person did not know anything!

[@HDP501]

My thoughts exactly!!!! LOL.

[@danielolson437]

I've seen some bad tile jobs.. Nothing compares to this. it's worse than the bathroom in my condo that the previous owner did.