How to Install a Subway Backsplash Tile!! Everything You Need to Know In One Video!!! DIY

what's up guys my name is bar Kumar and today we're gonna be giving this builder-grade kitchen a super simple makeover just by adding its subway backsplash that looks like this yes so this is a very simple project if you're looking to learn how to tile this is the place you're gonna learn and this is the tile you want to learn on because it's pretty much impossible to screw up a backsplash unless you intentionally want to piss off your wife don't do that no so yeah let me show you exactly what we did here what tools and materials we used and how we got this thing done welcome to the Komar project okay so the first thing that we actually have to do is remove the old backsplash this came with the house and it matches the countertops for some homes that's okay but in our case it's got to go so hammer and pry bar let's do it the backsplash is probably the easiest way to give your kitchen a dramatic upgrade without breaking the bank I think we're all in at around 500 bucks for materials and two days of labor after finding my stud locations I carefully use my pry bar to pry it away from the wall at those stud locations and then I just removed it from the wall now it's time for the tile next I needed to remove the old caulking and I use this scraper with a razor blade to do that this is one of those tools that is used all the time in my shop and the disposable blades are cheap to replace I'll have a link to it and all the tools I used in this build in the description below now this process is a messy one at least every time I've done it I made a big mess on the countertop so I always cover it with some cardboard or plastic that way makes the cleanup a breeze and keep some missus happy next I need you to pull the electrical outlets away from the wall and make room for the tile yeah okay yeah so you definitely want to turn off the power before you pull any of these outlets out anytime I work with power I kids act for whatever reason I get zapped I just ran downstairs hit the breaker they're all off and we're gonna take every single outlet when it comes out so that I don't run into issues because when it touches the box you have a chance of a short yeah so make sure you turn off that breaker before you start and if you're not comfortable doing that or working around outlets just call an electrician don't be like me here I'm removing the window sill because I'm gonna be replacing it with a custom wood one that I'm making but if you're just doing a backsplash you don't have to do any of this now let's talk about all the tools you're gonna need to complete this project starting with a wet saw all right so the way these saws work just like a table saw except it has a sliding table instead of pushing the piece on the table you actually lay it on the table and you slide the table itself through the blade so it makes it very easy you can do the same exact thing using a grinder and I'll show you guys how in just a little bit but you're also going to need a square a sharpie a V or you notch try out my case this is 3/8 of an inch a rubber grout float and a sponge all right now that we have our walls all prepped the window cells out we're gonna do something really cool with that one it's time for the tile so let me show you guys what we got because it's cool these are two and a half by eight inch subway texture ties which i think is gonna give the backsplash a little bit more character but still retain that clean modern look we're going for okay so we're gonna be starting with the outside corner wherever our cabinets are showing because this is gonna be the N piece so I want a full tile here and start working my way towards the corner so once everything is prepped you want to lay this stuff out you want to know how many time you're going up because the last thing you want is a little slither down on the bottom or on top you want to kind of space it out according to your spacers and the size of your tile now that we have all of our tiles figured out let's talk about cutting and actually how to make cuts first we want to measure out your tile to whatever size you need and then mark it with a sharpie if you use a pencil you're barely going to see the mark but with this being a Polish tile you can very easily wipe it off and you can see it while you're working with repetitive straight cuts I place the mark right up to the blade and make sure that I'm lined up then I can take a piece of scrap wood and clamp it to the table for a consistent tile cut size or you can just mark each piece and cut it that way there's no need for a stop block next is what I call the l-shaped cut you're usually gonna have to make these around outlets and I do it just like a straight cut but the only difference is I don't go past the perpendicular line then you can rotate the piece and cut that shorter end now this isn't going to cut all the way through for you because the blade is circular and you're gonna have to remedy that and the way I do this is with a tile lift method and basically all it is is just lifting that tile a little bit while the blade is spinning and it cuts it to the corner for you and then you can just clean it up the Mexica is the u-shaped cut I start by making end cuts on the left and right side of the U and then make cuts between them every eighth of an inch or so then I tilt the tile up and remove the rest of the material between them I've been using this method for years and if you don't feel comfortable doing these cuts just flip the tile upside down and you can cut from the backside just remember not to pass your mark line remember how I said that you don't need a tile saw to do this well it's true you can make all these cuts and then some using a grinder with a diamond tip blade all you have to do is clamp your tile as close as possible to the edge of your work surface with the waste side hanging off then you can cut it off with the grinder not get on the table gently and the waste will fall right off then you can clean up the inside and you're ready to install the really cool thing about using a grinder is that has a small blade and you can actually make curved cuts with it this will be very useful when installing tiles in a shower and you have to make curved cuts around the drains and water controls so a big tile saw like this is great but don't let that stop you because you guys just saw that a grinder is gonna do the trick just fine and even one of those scores that breaks for like 20 bucks will do the job as well so don't let a specific tool stop you just get out there and figure it out you guys can do it now for the fun part the actual tile installation I'm using a pre-mixed mortar from my local hardware store you can get in powder form but I hate mixing it so pre-mixed it is you want to slap it on the wall using the trough and spread it around evenly then place a couple of spacers on the bottom and start placing your tiles on top of the countertop you want to start with a full tile on the bottom and then a half tile on the second row then you can just alternate placing two spacers on each tile and one in between also with an edge like this you want to place the factory edge of the tile on the outside where it's going to show and the cut side is going to go on the inside of your backsplash hope that makes sense for small areas like on the side of this cabinet you don't want to put mortar on the wall there what you want to do is just back butter your piece and then you can put it directly onto the wall without having to make a huge mess all around your campus or around the outlets you want to hover your tile in the area that it's going to be and then marking then you cut it the way we talked about earlier just remember when you're cutting for around the outlets cut it to where the drywall is and that where the box is ending this is gonna make it a lot easier for you when you actually go to install the outlet back into the box installing these styles is super easy and even honey-bunny got in on the mix which was awesome because we got to spend some quality time we got a project done and we had a lot of fun Julian [Music] approximately that much on how do I know that's enough it's a question why is that in the air is this too much and that's enough so honey bunny had a great question how do you know when you have enough of the mortar on the wall or on the back of time let me show you so this trial and any other trial is gonna be designed with either a match or with these groups with these notches here and when you get 90 degrees to the wall it's gonna give you the exact amount of spread that you need so whether you have a perfect v-notch or you go across this way and then this way as long as you have mortar there and it's sticking away from the wall you're gonna be fine all right so too much mortar it would be when you apply it and then you don't go all the way to the wall so so you should definitely hear the scrapes yes so if this is too high now you can as long as you scrape it to the wall you are good to go all right if you have this and you're just kind of floating it across even though it's at a 45-degree angle you're not going all the way to the wall that's gonna be too much because then the tiles are gonna be off because you're never gonna be able to get that smooth consistency all the way across your wall this way you're scraping across the wall you're always gonna get the same consistency very good question baby that was a perfect example of why she's smarter than me because she asked the questions that I don't even think about [Music] all right it's been about four hours since I installed this side of the backsplash and I'm out of spaces which means I either go back to the store and get more or I could just Rob from here because the mortar is getting dry so once you pull these out right now they're not going it'll be all right guys we're at that point where we have to pull out the stove and all I want to do is get it off of the wall so I can put a ledger back there like we put my tiles on top that ledger how about to pull the whole thing out so [Music] I place my level will cross the two cabinets and screwed my ledger right under it so I know the tower will have a smooth transition over the empty space and a ledger can be just about anything that can temporarily be screwed to the wall and in my case it's an old piece of scrap plywood then you can continue the tile across just like you're installing it over the countertop they get most of my massage you bye I totally got stuff in my mouth - that's what you call after getting the mortar out of my move stash I started mixing the ground your spacers are gonna dictate the type of grout that you should use anything 1/8 of an inch or smaller uses unsanded grout and since my spacers are 1/8 of an inch we got unsanded grout called Silver Bullet which is a very light grey and it's gonna complement the tiles really well you want to get a consistency between ketchup and peanut butter and just start pushing it into the grout lines using the grout flow after grouting I let it sit for about 30 minutes and then use the tile sponge to start cleaning it all off you're not gonna get it all on the first cleaning and that tile is gonna have like a misty haze to it totally normal just clean it again and again until it's all gone I think we did a total of 4 wipe downs before we got that haze completely off then I caught the bottom and top of the tile using a grout caulk install the outlets using longer inch-and-a-quarter number 6 screws put the cover plates back on install the new live edge window sill that I made and this project is a wrap you so that's it guys we are done and this was a very simple and painless installation which a lot of times it's they're not painless they're you know you know how bad they can be but overall it only took us a weekend and we were able to knock this thing out now we absolutely love this textured tile it adds a character that you normally wouldn't have with a subway tile and it just looks cool so we like it so if you guys have any questions or comments on how I did any of this stuff or if you want some clarification leave those comments down below if you want to know what's going on on a daily basis go ahead and follow me on Instagram I'm very active there that's the best way of getting a hold of me and get merchandise and all that stuff and if you're new to the channel go ahead and hit that subscribe button with the bell so you don't miss any upcoming videos and also share this video with your friends and family so they can put in a backsplash themselves and they don't have to call you thank you so much for joining me on this experience I will see you guys next time you don't use pocket just don't get caught by the Popo because you know the Popo it's gonna get you

Channel: Komar Project

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Id: P871I4H1T1Y

Length: 13min 32sec (812 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 11 2020