That's a different breed of tilesetter right there. 6 hour days, doesn't do floors. Hes found a niche in the business tho and has fit right in. I can't hate on this kid one bit. He's not destroying his body, he's doing high-end, custom tilework and probably making a very good income. Let the construction workers install a thousand square feet, you're an artist brother. Smart dude, keep up the good work. 2 cents from an old installer.
Agreed 100%. I've been setting tile for 30 years and worked in almost every environment from high spec custom bathroom Installation from scratch to simple back splashes and floors. It takes a toll, both on the knees and in my hands especially, but also wrists, elbows and other joints. I work in Scotland on new builds Where's there's little to no hot water nor heating so it can be tough working with other trades on a schedule when the job must be completed irrespective of the circumstances. I highly commend this guy for finding his own niche, safeguarding his body over time and limiting his hours so he's not a risk of burnout. It's not always possible to work like this guy because it really depends on where you live and the economy of the country or state. For a bathroom this size, I'd be expected to complete within a week or so for a 1/3 of the price in my area. That's top tier prices and highest quality workmanship I can do and I have OCD so it has to be perfect. Perhaps I'll move over to the states with my son and start a business there because its difficult to work in relatively harsh conditions, delivering high quality and work up to code ( there's almost no regulations regarding quality of work or comeback for clients in the UK! ) which very few tilers even consider. Waterproofing? Moisture resistant plasterboard with no joints or tape and 6mm ply on top of OSB is usually the surface a general contractor will provide and there's no headroom for additional prep work. It's honestly insane how little highly experienced Tile Setters are paid due to the system in place here. A plumber will fit the tub/shower with a plastic base, joiner will install the drywall ( poorly and bumby ) and then tile Is installed and expected to be perfectly flat, level and watertight. The building industry in the UK is absolutely diabolical when it comes to tile work and its only down to a handful of tilers with standards to do these jobs correctly and at the correct price. But the price difference between proper prep and installation techniques and the cost expected by the customer is vast and they don't understand that waterproofing and standards are necessary, not optional. Yet many hacks are willing to do it without regard for any future problems by undercutting pros by a huge margin. It's very frustrating to talk to a customer who's been given a quote for £1500 to tile an entire bathroom, hallway floor and kitchen and I come in and say £10k to do it properly with a 10 year guarantee. What is even more frustrating is that after paying someone £1500 to install £4000 worth of porcelain tile, only to have me come and rip it out and start again once they realise the £1500 guy made a complete mess of it. It happens too often and tile installers should have to pass certification in the UK to work on site or in people's homes. There are skilled trades cards but many work without or with a unskilled workers card doing skilled work. Hence why I quit doing it. People are predominantly unaware of the amount of skill amd knowledge it takes to install tile and the industry is a mess as a result. Its just not worth destroying your body for unreasonably low wages in a highly skilled profession. Hats off to this guy who's lucky enough to live somewhere that has enough high paying clients to be selective and save his body from the stress upon it. Rant over haha 😄
Start learning to mix thinset, and understand how to use the trowel. I did some tile work for bathroom floor and backwall of a bathroom...zero experience on anything. Didn't turn out to bad.
I’m on day 2 of installing herringbone floors in my kids bathroom as a first time diyer and I gotta say I’d need 7 figures to do this full time. New found respect for tile guys - this is hard work!
I love stories like this. So much weight is put on going to college and getting a degree. I still believe college is the best way to start bc you’re done by 22 but if you wanted to start a biz right out of high school you could be very well off by 22. I see both sides of it. I went to college, had a great career for 10 years, then I quit and started my own landscaping business. I’ve been doing that for 6 years now and I wish I did it right out of high school. People would be amazed how much you can make. The only thing I’d say is DONT undercut prices. You’re devaluing your industry and hurting your ability to maximize your time. You’re very lucky you can work 10-4, that’s an ideal schedule man. I must say I’m jealous about that. I have to work 11-12 hours in the summer and it’s brutal. Keep up the good work, it’s nice to see a young person do so well on their own. You’re experiencing total freedom, don’t ever bring in a partner unless you want more stress. Thanks for sharing this!
@@bam18333333 I don’t believe you lol. And the kid in the video is also full of shit, said he started with $500 which wouldn’t even buy his saw 😂 and he’s doing residential, no shot he’s gonna make a thousand bucks a day doing a track home every week
Always start at the top when grouting. If you start at the bottom and work your way up you will be dropping grout and dirty grout water on your clean spots below. Like washing your ass before your face.
Do you really have to buy a new saw blade every job? I only have to change mine like twice a year and I have no chipping issues. Yes, I'd say you really need a couple thousand dollars to get started with all the hand tools, saws, vacuum, tile drill bits, drills, etc. And that's just working out of a van. Once I got enough capital, then I got a small work trailor and organized all my tools and made everything every efficient.
@lol you dont need that many tools for tile imo if you need to change your saw blade every job then something is wrong it should last you at least 4 jobs then i would change especially if your client has expensive tile octomondo5270
I never met an apprentice who didn't think he knew everything about the trade in the first 6 months. Remember folks, the pros are still going to charge you full price to fix a cheap tile job, no matter how much you already paid the lowest bidder.
PRoper waterproofing takes 2 days minimum. Floor will need a day of drying after backer 3 days before youre even installing tile. Tell me how youre grouting on day 4? Hack.
I really doubt there's high insurance cost doing tile. As far as certifications and licenses? Dude is doing TILE which can be ripped out and redone, he's not building bridges and elevators where life matters
wow [ l[ke you storie i dont speack Englehs its first time see this young man doing this work congrat for that its a big inspiration for the new generation. my husban hes doing for that work for 20 years . 👏👏👏👏👏👏💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😇😇 im new folloing for you.
immortal stories, you're good for nothing if you don't have connections, I wonder if you know how to install 48x48 marble in mud set or are you just a regular thin-set tile guy
Hmm...so you are not required legally to be licensed to do this kind of work? Which state is this? Hmm...isnt it technically illegal to do any work over $500 without a license? I am confused.
That’s gross income, not net income. You still have marketing/advertising, gas, liability insurance, license fees, taxes, self-employment taxes, it cost way more than $500 to be fully tooled unless you just want to do small easy jobs, a lot of time wasted on the phone with tire kickers, a lot of wasted time driving around giving free estimates, a lot of wasted time writing bids, a lot of time shopping for materials, book keeping, time driving to the dump etc….This business is long hours! Long long hours unless you have employees. A lot of people don’t want to pay a tile company…..Too many cheap customers and cheap installers. The tile trade is not a good business. Very hard to expand and be actually profitable to afford you a great life. Also, if you do bathrooms, you better know how to remodel the whole bathroom or sub out to other trades otherwise you will be losing business to general contractors because customers don’t want to deal with a million contractors to do a small bathroom. They want to deal with 1 guy only. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and roofing are the money makers. Stay away from tile, drywall, carpentry, painting etc… No money.
good comment, what makes electrical and plumbing and hvac different in terms of the pains u mentioned with tiling? or is the main problem that customers dont want to pay a tile company so u cant really grow the business?
This smells like rich parents lol $500 start up cost is insane. A decent tile saw is almost a thousand dollars alone. Tools, truck, trailer, licensing, insurance etc…okay dude
Sorry but I can’t listen to that. Lot of bs. He doesn’t know anything about tiles. He is acting like he is 30 years experience sorry but maybe helper for me. This is what happens if someone with no experience try to teach you.😂
Just google how much tile installers make you will see how full of 💩 this video is. Top earners in CA annually make around 64k-65k thats about $31 an hour. I could understand if you’re a CTI, certified maybe a little more. I did tile work for 5 years, worked with my stepdad in the beginning and he has 30+ years of experience in tile. It’s not as high paying as you would think for how much hard labor the job requires. And the trend with tile in fancy expensive houses has gotten crazy huge tiles like 2x4ft tiles heavy AF, it’s hard on your back and knees, it’s one of the messiest trades. The whole construction industry needs helpers, young people are not going into it as much as in the past.
Google's numbers are wrong. Those are hourly employees. If you're a sub or a contractor, you're charging per square feet, and should pull in atleast 600 a day. If your step dad has 30+ years of experience and does not have multiple workers or is making under 500 a day, you guys are doing something seriously wrong. Area is also a big thing, if you guys are working in areas where homes cost 100k, of course wages would be lower. Top earners in CA are making minimum 150k a year, I have no idea what you're talking about.
@@totoro1605Can you recommend any companies in Cali near the 209 area? i’m hoping to find a place that would hire and train, was thinking ab being an electrician, i’m 18 i want a good career to work thru my 20s, $150,000 a year minimum makes me think like i ain’t gonna be an electrician 😂
That's a different breed of tilesetter right there. 6 hour days, doesn't do floors. Hes found a niche in the business tho and has fit right in. I can't hate on this kid one bit. He's not destroying his body, he's doing high-end, custom tilework and probably making a very good income. Let the construction workers install a thousand square feet, you're an artist brother. Smart dude, keep up the good work. 2 cents from an old installer.
Agreed 100%. I've been setting tile for 30 years and worked in almost every environment from high spec custom bathroom Installation from scratch to simple back splashes and floors. It takes a toll, both on the knees and in my hands especially, but also wrists, elbows and other joints.
I work in Scotland on new builds Where's there's little to no hot water nor heating so it can be tough working with other trades on a schedule when the job must be completed irrespective of the circumstances.
I highly commend this guy for finding his own niche, safeguarding his body over time and limiting his hours so he's not a risk of burnout.
It's not always possible to work like this guy because it really depends on where you live and the economy of the country or state.
For a bathroom this size, I'd be expected to complete within a week or so for a 1/3 of the price in my area. That's top tier prices and highest quality workmanship I can do and I have OCD so it has to be perfect.
Perhaps I'll move over to the states with my son and start a business there because its difficult to work in relatively harsh conditions, delivering high quality and work up to code ( there's almost no regulations regarding quality of work or comeback for clients in the UK! ) which very few tilers even consider. Waterproofing? Moisture resistant plasterboard with no joints or tape and 6mm ply on top of OSB is usually the surface a general contractor will provide and there's no headroom for additional prep work.
It's honestly insane how little highly experienced Tile Setters are paid due to the system in place here.
A plumber will fit the tub/shower with a plastic base, joiner will install the drywall ( poorly and bumby ) and then tile Is installed and expected to be perfectly flat, level and watertight.
The building industry in the UK is absolutely diabolical when it comes to tile work and its only down to a handful of tilers with standards to do these jobs correctly and at the correct price. But the price difference between proper prep and installation techniques and the cost expected by the customer is vast and they don't understand that waterproofing and standards are necessary, not optional. Yet many hacks are willing to do it without regard for any future problems by undercutting pros by a huge margin.
It's very frustrating to talk to a customer who's been given a quote for £1500 to tile an entire bathroom, hallway floor and kitchen and I come in and say £10k to do it properly with a 10 year guarantee. What is even more frustrating is that after paying someone £1500 to install £4000 worth of porcelain tile, only to have me come and rip it out and start again once they realise the £1500 guy made a complete mess of it.
It happens too often and tile installers should have to pass certification in the UK to work on site or in people's homes. There are skilled trades cards but many work without or with a unskilled workers card doing skilled work.
Hence why I quit doing it. People are predominantly unaware of the amount of skill amd knowledge it takes to install tile and the industry is a mess as a result. Its just not worth destroying your body for unreasonably low wages in a highly skilled profession. Hats off to this guy who's lucky enough to live somewhere that has enough high paying clients to be selective and save his body from the stress upon it.
Rant over haha 😄
im qualified German tile setter and if i come to the us im def gon make numbers
I’m 20 and work with my stepdad or his friend I’m at the professional sponge cleaner or battery charger stage 😂 learning tho !
How’s it going 2 months in it starting on Monday
Start learning to mix thinset, and understand how to use the trowel. I did some tile work for bathroom floor and backwall of a bathroom...zero experience on anything. Didn't turn out to bad.
@@Kd_mcr You're good for nothing if you don't have relationships with builders, general contractors, try to be a little servant to others
I’m on day 2 of installing herringbone floors in my kids bathroom as a first time diyer and I gotta say I’d need 7 figures to do this full time. New found respect for tile guys - this is hard work!
I love stories like this. So much weight is put on going to college and getting a degree. I still believe college is the best way to start bc you’re done by 22 but if you wanted to start a biz right out of high school you could be very well off by 22. I see both sides of it. I went to college, had a great career for 10 years, then I quit and started my own landscaping business. I’ve been doing that for 6 years now and I wish I did it right out of high school. People would be amazed how much you can make.
The only thing I’d say is DONT undercut prices. You’re devaluing your industry and hurting your ability to maximize your time.
You’re very lucky you can work 10-4, that’s an ideal schedule man. I must say I’m jealous about that. I have to work 11-12 hours in the summer and it’s brutal.
Keep up the good work, it’s nice to see a young person do so well on their own.
You’re experiencing total freedom, don’t ever bring in a partner unless you want more stress.
Thanks for sharing this!
Lol, if you worked 40 hours a week, you could be bringing in 30k a month.
Just say you’ve never booked a tile job 😂
No I've been doing it for 13 years. It's great money!
Lol literally just finished a 60k job last month. Took my crew 1 month.
Sorry, my bad. I just checked my quick books for the last 30 days it's 92k.
@@bam18333333 I don’t believe you lol. And the kid in the video is also full of shit, said he started with $500 which wouldn’t even buy his saw 😂 and he’s doing residential, no shot he’s gonna make a thousand bucks a day doing a track home every week
I hate being this guy but he should really use dust extraction system if he’s mixing indoors. Silicosis ain’t no joke!
Always start at the top when grouting. If you start at the bottom and work your way up you will be dropping grout and dirty grout water on your clean spots below. Like washing your ass before your face.
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@@j.johnson8360 you calling me a clown?
What questions do you have for Danny?
I’m a 16 year old boy if he can do it I Can Do It Too.
ya fs i’m seventeen i’m learning to do it it ain’t hard to get into
This is a freaking blueprint
Inspiring!
Nice tile saw.. 1,200.00
Saw blades 140 per job
Truck to haul tile saw and pallet of materials. Haul demo material.?
Levels 250.00
Grinder with diamond blade 220.00
Drill and mixing blade 125.00
Grout and thinset tools 100.00
Most guys cannot make nice clean layout lines.
Do you really have to buy a new saw blade every job? I only have to change mine like twice a year and I have no chipping issues.
Yes, I'd say you really need a couple thousand dollars to get started with all the hand tools, saws, vacuum, tile drill bits, drills, etc. And that's just working out of a van. Once I got enough capital, then I got a small work trailor and organized all my tools and made everything every efficient.
You don’t need a new blade every job. Been doing tile for 10 years now. And never went though a whole blade in one job
@lol you dont need that many tools for tile imo if you need to change your saw blade every job then something is wrong it should last you at least 4 jobs then i would change especially if your client has expensive tile octomondo5270
What are you cutting, metal? My blades last 6 months
@@j.johnson8360 Porcelain and glass I do very high-end work.They expect no chips..
Hey bro, can you please tell me what you charge on average per square foot?
He's got very patient clients, I can tell you that. How does he work full-time and go to school full-time?
I never met an apprentice who didn't think he knew everything about the trade in the first 6 months. Remember folks, the pros are still going to charge you full price to fix a cheap tile job, no matter how much you already paid the lowest bidder.
Doubt they all thought they knew it all maybe just eager to work on there own and not be middle manned.
What kind of truck are you using for work?? Trying to buy a work truck for tile and seeing what others are using for reference 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I just got a medium roof 148 wheelbase ford transit, honestly way better than a work truck for tile in my opinion, just makes way more sense for us.
2 weeks for the shower and floors !!! Wow I do that 2 day 4th day grouting
Show us your work 😆 upclose pics
3rd day grout 😅
He does only work 10-4 some days, very flexible. I guess it depends on the $$$ you need.
Probably a hack too.
PRoper waterproofing takes 2 days minimum.
Floor will need a day of drying after backer
3 days before youre even installing tile.
Tell me how youre grouting on day 4?
Hack.
lol you can absolutely work longer than six hours without “bumping tiles out of place”
What do you do about licenses, insurances, certifications and such? Do you get all that straightened out before you do the small backsplashes?
Paperwork is $500-1000 depending on your state and it’s hard to get jobs above-board without it.
I really doubt there's high insurance cost doing tile. As far as certifications and licenses? Dude is doing TILE which can be ripped out and redone, he's not building bridges and elevators where life matters
do you hve an LLC?is it needed?
No
Where are you based out of ?
Don’t mix on top of the floor u just layed . Put more grout on your float
wow [ l[ke you storie i dont speack Englehs its first time see this young man doing this work congrat for that its a big inspiration for the new generation. my husban hes doing for that work for 20 years . 👏👏👏👏👏👏💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😇😇 im new folloing for you.
Jesus is king brother! Stay focused on him but great work bro
His grout skills are questionable but he makes sense
I really love to work with you
I can duing tail work I hav California
I am a mason of Tiels Setter and i have 9 years experience. I want work with your growing business if it's possible please reply me thank you.
immortal stories, you're good for nothing if you don't have connections, I wonder if you know how to install 48x48 marble in mud set or are you just a regular thin-set tile guy
Hmm...so you are not required legally to be licensed to do this kind of work? Which state is this? Hmm...isnt it technically illegal to do any work over $500 without a license? I am confused.
That’s gross income, not net income. You still have marketing/advertising, gas, liability insurance, license fees, taxes, self-employment taxes, it cost way more than $500 to be fully tooled unless you just want to do small easy jobs, a lot of time wasted on the phone with tire kickers, a lot of wasted time driving around giving free estimates, a lot of wasted time writing bids, a lot of time shopping for materials, book keeping, time driving to the dump etc….This business is long hours! Long long hours unless you have employees. A lot of people don’t want to pay a tile company…..Too many cheap customers and cheap installers. The tile trade is not a good business. Very hard to expand and be actually profitable to afford you a great life.
Also, if you do bathrooms, you better know how to remodel the whole bathroom or sub out to other trades otherwise you will be losing business to general contractors because customers don’t want to deal with a million contractors to do a small bathroom. They want to deal with 1 guy only.
Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and roofing are the money makers.
Stay away from tile, drywall, carpentry, painting etc… No money.
good comment, what makes electrical and plumbing and hvac different in terms of the pains u mentioned with tiling? or is the main problem that customers dont want to pay a tile company so u cant really grow the business?
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Dudes mixing paddle is 10-15+ lbs 😂
Half bag of grout on there, along with that "clean bucket"
$50 a hour wow
yada yada
Hlo
Hlo sarrr
This smells like rich parents lol $500 start up cost is insane. A decent tile saw is almost a thousand dollars alone. Tools, truck, trailer, licensing, insurance etc…okay dude
So, go work a fuckin job at mcdonalds for a week and buy the stuff. You aint shit
who buys a $1000 tile saw just starting out?
@@niapatina you can cop a rigid for like $500 but the 10” dewalt is pretty much the standard
@@niapatinaexactly, startup is $500 ish. That guy just salty. He doesn't want to "make it" so he just cries rich parents.
Sarrr
Sorry but I can’t listen to that. Lot of bs. He doesn’t know anything about tiles. He is acting like he is 30 years experience sorry but maybe helper for me. This is what happens if someone with no experience try to teach you.😂
rly? what exactly was BS?
This guy is full of bs
I've had my own flooring business for 33 years including tile setting. I run a crew of 7. This guy is full of BS.
Why?
what's BS?
Just google how much tile installers make you will see how full of 💩 this video is. Top earners in CA annually make around 64k-65k thats about $31 an hour. I could understand if you’re a CTI, certified maybe a little more. I did tile work for 5 years, worked with my stepdad in the beginning and he has 30+ years of experience in tile. It’s not as high paying as you would think for how much hard labor the job requires. And the trend with tile in fancy expensive houses has gotten crazy huge tiles like 2x4ft tiles heavy AF, it’s hard on your back and knees, it’s one of the messiest trades. The whole construction industry needs helpers, young people are not going into it as much as in the past.
Google's numbers are wrong. Those are hourly employees. If you're a sub or a contractor, you're charging per square feet, and should pull in atleast 600 a day. If your step dad has 30+ years of experience and does not have multiple workers or is making under 500 a day, you guys are doing something seriously wrong. Area is also a big thing, if you guys are working in areas where homes cost 100k, of course wages would be lower. Top earners in CA are making minimum 150k a year, I have no idea what you're talking about.
@@totoro1605Can you recommend any companies in Cali near the 209 area? i’m hoping to find a place that would hire and train, was thinking ab being an electrician, i’m 18 i want a good career to work thru my 20s, $150,000 a year minimum makes me think like i ain’t gonna be an electrician 😂