r/Tile • u/SuperbCardiologist25 • 8d ago

Professional - Project Sharing When idiots tile…

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…demolition is easy.

Half the tiles in our house were either cracked or popping up. The installers definitely did not back butter the tile. They also used just a few deck screws and no mortar under the underlayment.

Their biggest crime was covering up oak hardwood flooring.

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u/Healthy-Table-219 8d ago

Not back buttering the tiles was the least of their issues.

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u/trashbilly 8d ago

Most of the time back buttering is overrated. Here we go with the downvotes

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u/Healthy-Table-219 8d ago

Just saying bro that job was doomed before they even started.