How to Tile and Grout a Bathroom Floor - Complete Beginners Guide

In this DIY guide i will be showing you how to tile and grout a bathroom floor. I will take you through the process step by step and we will cover everything including setting out, tools needed, installing tile and grouting. You will learn how to lay tiles and so much more in this one video. If you like the video then leave a like, please subscribe for more content like this and check out the other videos on my channel.
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[@TheDIYGuy1]

What other tiling jobs would you like to see in the future?

[@zahidbeig4396]

Mate did you have a video for the underfloor heating?

[@TheRealGurney]

Kitchen and oven area splash-back tiling please 🙏

[@hughesz09]

Have you got a video on underfloor heating?

[@worrun1505]

A wetroom floor

[@AffectionateDriftwood-vr2sf]

Tiling the wall itself man! My next project....I saw how to remove bathroom tiles but how do you do that with a bath in the way safely???? I'd be just interested to know.....

[@freddieleethompson3536]

I do a lot of tiling on my renovation projects for clients yet I still watched your video. I guess I just like watching someone else work for a change 😂 Top job.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha absolutely 👍, cheers

[@yourmasterrenovator86]

This is an amazing demonstration! in the shortest possible video you managed to include all the necessary steps. Very well done. 👍👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OwainGlyndwr1927]

As a retired painter and decorator with 50 years experience I also tiled floors and laid laminate flooring. I enjoy watching your videos. If I can give you and anyone else watching this video some advice, please wear knee pads. I didn't, and now I'm paying the price as i need knee replacements. Everyone please wear knee pads. Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely 👍 thanks

[@dannymccann]

You make this look easy. I tiled my kitchen floor without the levelling system, I didn't do a bad job but there are definitely high and low spots so if I dare do it again I would definitely invest in that. Watching this full series as generally interested, your videos are from a UK perspective and there's no bullshit or time wasting in them.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Brilliant, always space to improve 👍

[@seanthepowerdavies]

I'm currently doing my bathroom by myself and help from mates and the diy guy. I can't tell you how much I am appreciative mate, nice 1

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great to hear!

[@carloslx]

You make it look so easy! 😀

[@davejohnston5158]

Great guidance. Levelling spacers are a revelation to me.

[@jerrygould8]

probably the best diy advice, real, accurate, no bs selling garbage. well done

[@dozzafranklin]

I've been a glass blower for 25yrs & I'm due to be made redundant in July2025. Plan to retrain as a handyman, your videos provide amazing content. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Unfortunately you make it look so easy😢😊

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad to help

[@awilkinson4351]

As a keen diyer, working in facilities engineering. I must say your attention to detail and finish is excellent. Keep up the good work, videos are invaluable to anyone who needs advice on there first attempts, or to improve on their own skills

[@rodgerq]

Good job mate, well explained and executed! One thing i woukd add for thr average diyer is to use a slow set adhesive. The last thing you want is to be rushing to try and lay the batch before it sets in the bucket. Ask me how i know 😅

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hahaha great point! Flexi bucket anyone 😂

[@marioontiveros3388]

Great video, Thanks

[@jackelley2644]

Great tip about the water you can get away with normal water on whites and beiges but never with greys! End up light grey and dark grey! Great videos as always!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely, thanks👍

[@milemilitinovic3724]

Great job , greets from Croatia 🇭🇷

[@andiscott8470]

Looks absolutely beautiful work... Nicely done!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TheKing-tl8si]

Dude your videos are so clear and you cover everything. I had my clips in and dis winder how i would get them out. Going to buy a mallet

[@markmall7142]

Good video thanks.

[@Participant616]

Excellent video, better than most pro vids I've watched. If I may add a few points? - Measure the water:grout ratio (or stick to the manufacturer's guidelines) that you used in case you need to add / replace any in future, then it will be a colour match and not look slightly different to the original. - Don't use shiny glossy floor tiles in a bathroom, as they're lethal when wet. - When wiping the grout, keep at 45 degrees to the grout line where possible, then you won't wipe any out of the joint.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@Murrell84]

Brilliant vid keep up the great work..easy my favorite DIY content on here!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, will do!

[@michaelball7680]

Great video as usual. I’m learning so much following your guides. Please keep it up.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, will do!

[@patburke5740]

Excellent video, full of tips and tricks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you liked it!

[@Mhill19]

Is there anything this man can’t do ? Great video as usual 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I appreciate that!

[@DjGiluk]

Great job mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikewynn68]

Would be good to see from the wooden floorboard stage (without any under floor heating)?

[@davidcurry4485]

Just wondered if you'll ever explain how you are an expert on everything DIYL

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😂 I’m no expert but I do know some stuff.

[@SuperBear128]

Dude - this video is awesome! Great Job! And thank you! 🙏

[@TheRealGurney]

You make this stuff look easy, well done and look forward to the next instalment. You’ll soon be living in the best gaff in Blighty!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha thanks 😉

[@johnadams1976]

cracking job :-) I always spend a long time planning!!!! My bathroom flooring is just over 2.5years in the planning stage so far!!!! LOL!!! - How's about including some plaster-in LED profiles in your next plastering / tiling video... seen some amazing in wall / ceiling installations online... even bendy in-plaster profiles... look amazing

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great suggestion! Sounds like planning is going well 😉

[@ram-oy4xl]

Superb useful ❤, thank you so much for your work

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Topped tiles should give you a sponcer or rubi.. You also come across that give it a try and watching you kinda motivates me wanting to give it a try out.. any tilling ill be doing ill be watching this again. My neighbour is going to tile his floor so ill be forwarding this video striaght to him.

[@slaviiliev4175]

good job. there is special tool Grout rake tool , which is to clean the space between the tiles. It is like a knife but the sides do the job. I tiled my bath floor on the OSB boards and the grout cracked. I removed everything , put cement boards and tiled on top and now is fine. It it hard to tile on wood sometimes.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@ahmadhussen1850]

Perfect job Perfect explain 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you think so!

[@UnfittedNoise]

Tiling has been one of the jobs I've been afraid to give a go. The final detail of any room and needs to be bang on. Great vid will definitely be referring back to it when I'm brave enough to tackle our ensuite 😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You should give it a go. You could always start by tiling a practice board

[@UnfittedNoise]

@@TheDIYGuy1 have considered this but rather go all in, just like I did with the garage doors and your video. It usually works out well 😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😊👍

[@worrun1505]

I have the same tile cutter and the same grinder and same abracs blade, love it

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha good man

[@alexanderjubb1533]

Tiling a bathroom please. Looking to take this job on for the first time!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 you can do it

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

I used to be a carpet fitter/floor layer 15 years at it,did bathroom tiles for a good few people in my time,some great tips here ! another tip you could give (no criticism here) you may have given on a another video i've not watched yet,if you have underfloor heating,run a few times and check for any leaks also before this stage ! (yes the leaks have happened after the tiles have gone down,only twice,but has happened ! 😞just to be clear,i didn't fit the underfloor heating !

[@diddywright6165]

Nice video👍🏻 like you I live in Norfolk and learned the hard way regarding hard water on a customers floor a few years ago with BAL gunmetal which went frosty! Rake out and do it again after speaking to technical! Longwater Sainsbury’s that well known builders merchant 😂👍🏻

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha yep 😉. Cheers

[@TacoBellTiger]

Great video, would love to see a video on boarding/insulating a loft if you haven’t already done one

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great suggestion!

[@terrywalker4733]

Great video very informative and helpful. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oskarsmillers]

Great job 👍And very useful. Waiting to see wall tiling. Tips for tiling around Bath, for proper seal etc.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 😊

[@richardpacker7514]

Great video, would be really usefult o see the self-leveling as there isn't loads out there for using it on floor boards. Keep it up.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Will do!

[@mohammedrubeel3422]

Brilliant 👍🏻 Great video as always, Would like to see how you installed the under floor heating

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Coming soon!

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍 Great information. Thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@justa1098]

Shower and walls next hopefully 😊

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😉

[@cookiemonster2299]

Wow that looks so good 👍❤️🇬🇧

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Cheers

[@amazing451]

This is a great series you doing here, the bath you are fitting is it a steel bath or composite one. I would appreciate it if you could do a video covering earth bonding in bathrooms if possible. 👍👍

[@stephenprice9120]

Would love to see the full underfloor heating install, and also the wall installation. I've currently removed a load of old tiles and will use dumawall tongue and groove for the new finish. My walls are concrete. I'm wondering how crazy I need to go removing the old grout to make the surface as smooth as possible...

[@TheDIYGuy1]

All coming in part 2 of the bathroom reno

[@hewoguys2506]

good job i have 2 suggestions when cleaning grout better to do it same way as joint gives better finish and some tiles even some porcelean tiles need to be sealed especially in bathroom but good job

[@FLOSSYTREADWELL]

Looks amazing!

[@ashnyc90]

What underfloor heating was that? How hard was it to install? Would love to hear this covered in this series

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It’s thermo sphere. It will be covered in the next bathroom renovation episode 😊

[@gdfggggg]

Excellent

[@cookiemonster2299]

My bath sits in an alcove similar to yours ie it touches three walls, my plan is to remove my bath and fit a shower tray and glass doors with upvc shower cladding on the three walls, are there any down sides to using the bathroom cladding as opposed to tiling the three walls? ❤️🇬🇧

[@sharonmc5192]

Great video. Makes a lot of sense. I wanted to ask advice...We have tiles on our bathroom floor which have been laid on hardie board like your example here. They were fine for years but we suspect water has gotten into the substrate below the hardie backerboard (via the hinge where our shower screen is where the seal isn't great) as in the last year we have had grout and tiles cracking. Despite our best efforts to remedy it, it seems to have created a domino effect. Do you think we would need to remove tiles/hardie backer and original substrate (most likely chipboard) to fix the issue? I didn't know if it was possible to completely redo a bathroom floor without redoing the whole thing! Also, why do you not lay hardie backer board completely under a bath? Ours is like yours here where it only partially goes under and I thought that was a mistake on the original installation by the previous property owners? Would really appreciate your advice on this. Thanks

[@michaelsharpin3369]

Fantastic job great video loved it.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you very much!

[@MrHz2921]

Hi great vids!!!, a quick question, did you use expanding foam to create a perimeter for the self leveling?, or better still will you do a video on self leveling???. Thanks

[@craigclaxton87]

I am looking to redo my bathroom this summer, so these videos have really come at the right time. Have you made a video regarding the underfloor heating that you have installed. If not, could you please provide a link to which one you have used.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Perfect, it’s coming soon

[@Tracdooor]

your videos are awesome 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like them!

[@LincolnMarrable]

Looks good.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

🙌👍

[@Mobile-pd1uc]

How do ensure that you lay the tiles at the correct spacing ie after you cover the marks with the adhesive? Or do you only need to mark the cuts at the top and bottom for the half brick pattern.

[@oskarsmillers]

What wall boards you used to finish, maybe video for that, as alternative for tiles. Could be usefull too, for those who don't wanna tile walls🤔

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Fibo boards. Coming in bathroom renovation part 2 👍

[@johngraham8430]

Nice one. Thanks man.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome

[@michaelanderson8010]

Lovely job!👍👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@nickmorton]

Do you not use waterproofing membrane in the UK?

[@dwvince]

Hi, great video. To use the levelling wedges, do you have to let the very first tile set first before using the clamp and wedges to level off it? Thanks 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. Nope, level first tile and your good to continue without setting

[@pieterkok7486]

I would love to see you lay that underfloor heating. Did you do that yourself?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It will be covered in the next bathroom renovation episode 😊. Yes I did 👍

[@MyAussieHouse]

Do you put the cut edge in the doorway or flip it around to get a nice finish in the doorway

[@nihow06]

What's that about at 11:33? What did I do wrong? Only joking. You're fantastic

[@dinosauraccounts1411]

Do you have link of how you did the walls with fibre boards?

[@Ste2023]

is the ready made adhesive ok to use on a few tiles . *I dont want a huge 10 kg bag lol Very neat . Never knew about bottle water ting Thsnks

[@JustLikeBuildingThings]

I always measure the room and then work out tile and divide room size by tile size+ 1/2 grout width to see where I'm going to end up i.e. close to wholes I know I'm in danger of slithers.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Top class. But now your missus has proof on camera that you can hoover and do the wiping up!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😂

[@chrisovs8]

Will you be making a video on installing the underfloor heating?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Coming in bathroom renovation part 2. This is a standalone vid 👍

[@chrisovs8]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Great, thanks! Great video as always!

[@marlonmendes1485]

Great video, very well explained. Congrats . What’s the name of that tool u used to spread the self leveling compound?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. It’s a trowel and spiked roller

[@marlonmendes1485]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Thank u.

[@petercee-op7vr]

Can you add how to do a fall?

[@chocolatecheekz178]

Do you need to use water proofing?

[@forced-induction]

Great informative vid. That first tile you lifted up did not have complete coverage. You can clearly see the uncollapsed ridges.

[@DrunkenKnight71]

Nice job but i do have a question as it wasn't entirely clear. You say timber floor but it didn't appear that you put the underfloor heating and self-leveller directly on to the floorboards. What board did you use in between?

[@antonyporter5045]

would have never thought about the water ! cheers

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍😊

[@Uk-Writer]

What you failed to show here is what you put on top of the wooden tongue and groove floor boards, is it cement board or a membrane?

[@Sabreshift]

Should be both a tile and slate cement board and then waterproof membrane.

[@IHFM2024]

You don't need a membrane on top of the backer board.

[@zachwisdom7228]

@@Sabreshiftyou can use what they call an uncoupling membrane instead of concrete board on top of plywood floors.

[@Ste2023]

I didn't know about the bottle water ... interesting 🤔 Might need a laser , two buckets , sponges X2 . two mixer paddles FFS lol 🤣

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍😂

[@ahmedhadi3561]

نعم

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yep 👍

[@pauldevlin6382]

Great video! Is there one for the wall coverings?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Not yet but in future

[@Cookie2k]

Great video! What tiles were those?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. I can’t remember the name of them. Black gloss tiles 300x600 from CTD

[@Cookie2k]

@@TheDIYGuy1lovely, cheers mate 😊

[@werdnajohn99]

Great video! What underfloor heating did you use?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It’s a thermo sphere 👍

[@Ourfrienddave]

How do I double like this video?

[@Blue60]

Great job, do you need to back butter all tiles or just floor tiles Cheers

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Walls and floors 👍

[@KishPancholi]

Is that microcement on the walls?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Fibo panels in cement grey

[@georgeanastasi7729]

What are the wallboards you're using and are they easy to install?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Fibo panels in cement grey. Pretty easy 😊

[@georgeanastasi7729]

@@TheDIYGuy1 They look very smart

[@nadzz28]

Kitchen wall and living room (starting point) please. Thank you. Great vids for the bathroom. I have a quick question. There is a gap between my shower tray and wall( wet room). I had to put a tile in between. But water keeps going through and going down in the kitchen. I used grout, it came out. Used silicone, they work for. Few weeks then start to leak again. Any tips please

[@jayc4734]

If it's big enough to put a tile in it must be quite a gap... You could use some tanking tape along the join (underneath the tile), flexible waterproof adhesive and grout for the tile and then run a good sealant on top of the tile where the floor meets the wall to finish (I'd use dow785 sanitary sealant - it's great stuff). Others might have better ideas mind.

[@nadzz28]

@@jayc4734 thank you. I will do that and hopefully the leak stop. Its been a nightmare

[@darrenardron6953]

Can he just come to mine lol x

[@markdayphotography7948]

Tiling steps

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@jediknight172]

Would this work for kitchens too?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yes, absolutely

[@jayseabie215]

Never seen anyone use bottled water to mix grout, and Sainsbury's too! Blimey, don't you have a Lidl near you? 😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha it’s something someone shew me a couple of years ago. Before then I always wondered why ebony black grout looked rubbish. Ahhh no Lidl 😉

[@user-vb9sm5ff2e]

No durabase matting?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Not needed as this has jackoboard glued and screwed on top of the subfloor

[@NeoFreshair]

Why didn't you insulate under the bath?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Not needed as there’s no ufh under there

[@ProZombieVeteran]

My bathroom builder put the tiles straight onto the wood subfloor. I'm guessing that's wrong, right? The grout cracked.

[@tj9at]

He should have used flexible adhesive and grout. Maybe he didn't.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yep that’s a substrate failure I’m afraid 😩

[@davidallen4603]

Or a decoupling membrane which in my opinion should be used on any installation onto a wood based substrate. This will separate the tiles from a surface prone to lateral movement. Flexible adhesive on these surfaces in my opinion is not enough on its own, I'm speaking from personal experience where I've seen cracking through tiles. Fingers crossed this install lasts 🤞

[@ProZombieVeteran]

@@tj9at he put adhesive on the floor and grouted the tiles. That was it, I think. It's my dad's house, he hired him who has limited tiling experience. He definitely messed up the entire tiling. It was extremely cheap though which was why my dad hired him. He also tiled onto a damp spot on the subfloor which didn't seem like the correct thing

[@robbie1581]

Great job! I know you haven’t covered this in this video, but do you have any advice on solvent welding 40mm to 32mm pipe? I have the reducer and coupler but when mocking up it doesn’t appear to fit right. There appears to be a small gap in the inside of the coupler (ie: it doesn’t butt up against the stop of the coupler). Is this normal?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

They are sometimes a little sloppy but only by 1-2mm. 🤔

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Have I missed a video of your bathroom walls getting finished?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Nope not yet

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Perfect!! You should team up with Matt Armstrong and help do his new home up with your skills!!!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

That would be cool!

[@Callofdootie]

First