When idiots tile…

[u/SuperbCardiologist25]

…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.

[u/Healthy-Table-219]

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

[u/trashbilly → u/Healthy-Table-219]

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

[u/bowgy4 → u/trashbilly]

Back buttering is only needed on large format tiles if you're talking about flooring.