Kitchen Backsplash Installation: essential tools + tile secrets to get great results as a DIYer. Learn how to grout tile, set tile and use spacers properly. Why having an expansion gap is a must! How to cut tile, use a grout float and trowel. How to choose the proper trowel and grout. How to install a subway tile kitchen backsplash, what tools and materials you'll need. TIPS to make your grout even and clean. I'm installing a subway tile, mini-brick in porcelain. 5cm x 15 cm (2"x6") Have a question or comment? Have your say in the comments!

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TimeStamps:

00:00 Tile Backsplash: Grout trick intro, stacked, vertical intro
00:33 Tools You Need + Why this matters when tiling a kitchen backsplash
02:55 Electrical box: Tiling why you need box extenders
03:16 Grout TIPS: how to use a float when tiling
03:48 Kitchen Backsplash Tile Installation: problem
04:30 Subway Tile Installation: how to use tile adhesive and trowel first tiles
08:15 Spacer TIPS: how to use for vertical or horizontal stacked tile
09:18 Level check: what to look for as you go
09:33 How to cut tiles: outlets and corners (wet saw + manual tile cutter)
11:39 What spacers are popular, why? Advantages
12:13 Expansion Gap: Why it's Important!!
12:37 Tile Trim
12:50 Cleaning Tip? Why this is helpful
13:14 Grouting Tile Backsplash: Tips to grouting tile
14:54 Biggest Grouting Mistake
15:11 Grout TIP: Fix Your Mistakes with THIS!
15:38 Remember to hide uneven countertops in the silicone gap at base of countertop

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About: Installing subway tile in kitchen, how to install subway tile in a stacked installation: vertical or horizontal. How to install tiles to that they are level. How to check for level. What tools you need to tile a kitchen backsplash. Why spacers are important. What type of tile mortar and grout do you need? How to hide problems and uneven countertops in an old house. No expansion gap when tiling leads to cracking. How to grout? Grout tips? This is how you do it. DIY tips for beginners. Everything you need to learn how to do it yourself. Home improvement tips and tricks to installing a subway tile kitchen backsplash. Update your backsplash with stacked subway in vertical or horizontal stack for instant interest and style. Works well with artisanal tile, organic kitkat tile or square tile. Subscribe for more with Daru Dhillon. Kitchen backsplash design ideas 2024. Why subway tile is AMAZING! Learn how to tile a backsplash, how to grout. TIPS: how to use spacers 1/16", how to install tiles to keep your tiles straight. DIYERS: This is a simple DIY to tile your kitchen backsplash. I am installing: Sixty Talco Tiles, 5 cm x 15 cm in porcelain.