Cement Tiles Almost Disappeared. Now They’re More Expensive Than Ever | So Expensive
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- Cement-tile artisans use colorful pigments to form hundreds of designs. The tiles have been popular for nearly 200 years as a beautiful and affordable building material, but today, they can cost over 10 times as much as some ceramic subway tiles. And despite the premium, many workshops have struggled to stay in business. Now, the price for their main ingredient has skyrocketed, aggravated by supply chain issues and shortages. So, what's made cement tiles more expensive? And can new trends sustain this traditional craft?
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00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Inside A Cement Tile Workshop
01:30 - Colorful Pigments
02:36 - Tile Making Process
04:02 - Maintaining Quality
05:11 - Hydraulic Press
06:42 - Price Of Cement Tiles
07:32 - Cement Shortages
09:02 - Raising Popularity Of Handmade Tiles
11:22 - Installing Cement Tiles
13:07 - Keeping The Craft Alive
14:17 - The Future Of The Workshop
15:29 - Credits
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Cement Tiles Are More Expensive Than Ever. Why Can’t Some Artisans Stay In Business? | So Expensive
The corporations that produce the raw products are making record profits - it’s not a “supply chain” problem, it’s greed.
sounds like monopoly, no competition?
Q is
Cry me a river
@@ShawnAR25 we're all drowning in the same river.
No no. Don't look at the man behind the curtain. Don't question the economic model. Just consume
anyone that has the passions he does for his craft, is something id like because you know he put his heart and soul into it.
and thats the differnece between a career and a job
The designer tiles look atrocious; the Moroccan ones are just plain beautiful.
and guess who sells them for a much higher price and has better publicity and reach lol unfair
Those colors+ motif are just ugly.
I was sad when I saw the big company selling their tiles and knew that somewhere somebody was trying sell their hard work but this giant was having much higher succes thanks to their aggressive marketing.
In theory, you can approach these artisans if you have the resources and start a business that caters to affluent customers and take your own piece of the pie. The only thing that would have to be done is aggressive marketing and creating an image. It should be possible.
After all, one of the core values of the luxury market is limited availability, craftsmanship, challenging production that creates prestige and individuality, and history.
If the middle eastern tile makers had better marketing in place aimed at western buyers, they would be millionaires tbh.
Yes, the marketing make or break business sometimes.
I can understand the value of cement tiles and the artistry behind it, but I swear that lady is probably what Google Images spits out when you search for pretentious...
Those terecata color abstract motif are ugly
My childhood home had these tiles. I got the best memories laying down on them in the hot summer days!
Same. 30 something years and the tiles still there.
this episode was so beautiful to watch
I just watching these skilled artisans at work, these tiles look amazing.
Thank you for profiling these genuinely talented gentlemen! You hear the love in their voices, see their passion in the eyes & body language, & watch their delicate mannerisms as they work! They are very proud of their skill set & their cultural history! This was a fantastic documentary video!! Thank you so much for creating & sharing this wonderful history!!
It seems to make sense that these would be more expensive, they are hand maid. (Though I am positive that you can make the same thing using machinery).
I just hope the guys who actually make it get the profit rather than some fancy design studio or a supplier claiming all the profits.
You know Kate make the lion's share.
We call these Baldoza in our country the Philippines, some call these Machuca tiles, very few makes these these days, an almost lost art, hope more people use these timeless materials, my grandpa also used to make these for his home and to sell in his hardware store.
I would be honored to have these in my home.
nice I'm gonna go there and buy all of their rejected and broken tiles and use them for mosaic works. easy money
When are you going?
They're beautiful!
I think with more modern mold making techniques one could reduce the amount of reject tiles and make it significantly easier to produce them…
Personally, as a design-builder in the world of natural and traditional vernacular architecture, I think it is both disingenuous and inaccurate to call these "cement tiles" as much is being confused in the translation. These, when traditionally made, are not OPC industrial materials but the ancient "roman cement" type mixes which of course takes more understanding and craft. This is a sustainable product and not the massively polluting material the modern OPC cements are that fall apart around us all...These traditional tiles are wonderful...!!!
Most people spend their decades of saving and money just to buy a house.
And now you are telling them to use tiles that are maybe 10x more expensive to renovate their house because it is more environmentally friendly or because of artisan value.
Nah.
Most people had to save for decades due to a shit economy, not the other way dude, as is we have a shitty president that screwed the economy along with dumbass people that saw fit to let this slide too.
@@leolow2057 First, I'm not telling anyone to do anything...Each person has to make their ethical decisions about how they live. These tiles would not typically be used in architecture, and projects I consult on, …or…they would be made locally by members of the project or related craftspeople. I love “hand made” materials, and do not find them the “most expensive” at all so disagree with what this video is projecting on that aspect as well. I generally think, based on experience and knowledge, there are a number of flaws in this video…but that does not negate that hand made tiles of natural cement or clay are not wonderful…
Roman cement is not more advanced or environmentally friendly. The Romans left an indelible layer of ash and lead across the world with their economic activity. And any surviving roman cement is just selection bias at its finest.
I'm using this tiles and my grandparents has this tiles in their home more than 50 years. When it get dull, they will polish it and it's like new tiles again. The bolder the color, it's more expensive. I paid about $26.5 per square meter. Custom color.
Thankyou for this epi,it ws good to know the design process
Excellent craft!😀
Wow amazing art work!!!👍👏🏻😍💖💖💖 So beautiful 🤩🥰😍
So Pretty and Absolutely Fascinating ! This Art must continue for all Eternity !
I was lucky enough to go to a shop that made these in Merida, Mexico. Absolutely amazing!
Its beautiful. I didnt know there are tiles other than ceramic.❤
😂
The pattern on good quality cement tiles last much longer than on ceramic tiles. Although the later can have very sophisticated design, once the enamel layer wear off, so does the thin pained-on pattern just right beneath. It will take much, much longer for cement tile to expose its cement backing.
Why was this reposted? This was already in one of the marathon episodes several months back.
This is a really neat video 🥹
Thank You ❤
Beautiful
Wow those are beautiful.
The tiles with design imperfections get destroyed? Why not sell them in mixed sets (every tile different is also an aesthetic some people go for) for reduced price? As I understand it, the most time consuming part (on the worker's side) already went into it at the very beginning, so just letting them dry and selling them, even for lower price, would mean that the work put into it is at least somewhat profitable.
The company I ordered my tiles sell those reject tiles. The price is lower and really, when put together like mix pattern, no body gonna know its reject.
Thank you, very interesting, Canada
These tiles are lovely! :D
I would love to have these in my home one day!
Wow! I wish I could learn from them.
Cement tiles are expertly crafted. They can never be replicated. But who am I to add more information. I know nothing else about the whole manufacturing process behind all this.
No... they can make cars mostly automatically and you think simple tiles can't be made? The reason these are not mass factory produced is likely that western demand is too low (if it even exists at all) combined with them likely not being as profitable to make.
I love this art.
Working their sooo theraputic 🌿
me, an electrician, watching that tile installer bury an electrical box
No mud ring, blank cover already sealed shut with mud on every edge. Horrific.
the weirdest thing is, all of used to be affordable product are becoming trendy and when rich people like it, the price increase.
👍 beautiful 💯🙏
- I hope the Moroccan tiles can continue to be made for *very* long. I'd love to get them if anyone has any idea how to.
I would really love to collect those tiles🤤
In South India it is called "Athangudi tiles". It is cottage industry in Chettinadu in Tamil Nadu. Chettinadu Mansions got its long lasting beauty from these tiles
What do they do with the rejected tiles? Are they used as infill, or can they be recycled into new tiles?
fierceness.
😻😻😻😻😻 5/5
- How can we buy his tiles? They're really creative.
It should be relatively easy to automate portions of this process- a machine with nozzles can fill exact amounts, sprinkle cement, press it, etc. There’s no reason they couldn’t be even cheaper than ceramic- especially as they don’t have to be fired. (And yes, I realize that would reduce the handmade aspect of it, but if you wanted to, production could be upped).
Thing is, if a sizable market develops for these you can be assured that someone will automate the process in a location closer to the market. Cement tiles are heavy and shipping costs are a sizable portion of the cost to the end user.
المغاربا مبدعين.
The vast majority of the production is in manual labor. What is the actual percentage cost of the raw materials and what are their margins in which specific markets?
The amount of cement used per tile is quite small, yet large construction projects continue using thousands of tons. More useful detail is required to understand the actual market reality.
The art of making these tiles takes amazing skill, and if the tiles cost 10 times more than "some subway tiles", it's probably because anything of lasting quality and beauty costs more. These men are skilled craftsmen, as shown in the video, and if you want this kind of quality you have to pay for it. They have to pay more now for the products to make the tiles. Why not do a focus piece on the rising cost of cement? The tiles are still cheap at even $3.00 a tile. Average cost of glazed tile is $3 - $15, porcelain $3 - $40 per square foot (*thisoldhouse) so these are actually still a bargain, and will last far longer.
The man in Egypt made me so sad. You can see everything in his eyes.
The designer tiles are so lame compared to the real thing. I grew up in the Mediterranean where these tiles were everywhere. They're bold, not minimalist and pretentious.
morocco is wonderfull
Second part is an old video, already seen.
What is the shop called?
more and more people are strating to realize that quality that costs money is cheaper in the long run with heavy use ie. walking on it all day
Sécher au soleil n’est pas une bonne solution. Une cure humide de trois semaines à un mois serait préférable. La prise du mortier mortier de ciment lui donne sa résistance qui s’accroît avec le temps de prise même si cette montée en résistance est plus important en début de prise. Mais cette prise s’arrête dès que le mortier est sec, d’où l’importance du temps de cure . La cure peut prendre deux formes essentielles : Humide, par arrosage régulier suffisant ou sèche, en protégeant le mortier avec une paroi étanche . On peut également utiliser des additifs plastifiants qui amélioreront l’étanchéité des mortiers qui permettent aussi de raccourcir la cure par conservation plus longue de l’humidité à l’intérieur du mortier.
Sinon, excellente et très intéressante vidéo sur le sujet ! Très complète ( petit manque sur la fabrication des moules et des modèles métalliques de moulage)
Haven't watched the video but let me guess, it's handmade
It’s because its touched by human hands that makes it worth the cost
Similar to machuca tiles in the Philippines
A half new, half old video. I guess that's better than an old video uploaded as new
Que suerte que aun se fabrquen.
LOVE FROM PUNE INDIA🇮🇳 😉😎😊😍🙂🥰
What was the name of that company?
Make a documentary on multani blue pottery
I can't find the country's name in which this factory is filmed 😐 why isn't it mentioned in the description?
In Morocco, artisans either works in Fez or Marrakesh.
The endless in Cairo, Egypt. Those are Islamic geometric traditional designs. Every Moroccan city gates has these titles design. Designer Yves St Lauren was inspired by their art and he had a home in Morocco, which now a museum in Marrakesh.
They use so little cement that the price should not be much of an issue.
omg silicosis, silicosis everywhere. Someone get these people respirators stat
Seems like an error-prone process. I'm amazed that they can make so many with few mistakes.
morocco🤩
I'm sure you posted this a couple of years ago
директор без зубов показатель
Hand made dor your !
Interesting! I have the Lumix/Leica 8-18. I love it, but should use it more. Funny, I'm pretty sure I can see my condo complex in that wide-angle shot of Vegas looking north @ 04:35. Wonder how often that happens :-)
i just wish my back would stop itching.
Israel's war on Palestine has also contributed to expenses increasing given the increases in shipping and insurance in the Mid East region. Do not forget this omission.
How lol? Gaza doesn't export anything and Israel doesn't make these tiles or cement in masse.
@@ecognitio9605 Young padawan, you must learn to read before engaging. GPT can help you, go copy-paste and ask.
Oh! Shut up!!! 👹
@@ellenmorse8559 u first
Come to india i can buy a tile under 10$ or lessthan that . !
Every Moroccan city gates are decorated with these tiles, i love the blue or green color way. That so called interior designer 's terracotta version is ugly.
Who's reaching that microwave???
The designer tiles are just plain ugly.
🎨💭
👌👌👌👌
Aaannnd the name or business link...? Shame on you BI. really. not that hard.
Will be out of business within the next 2-5 years tops. So sad.
4 days in a row of sun?? Is there such a place?
Lots of them. Most of the SW USA.
Morocco is on the Sahara
@@catatonicbug7522 Ontario doesn't get many days of sunshine. Count ourselves lucky if we get 2 in a row
2024(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:
Very nice. If they would just abandon the nightmare totalitarian violent belief of Islum, they might have a real future.😞
We still have cement tiles in our 60+year home.
lmao
Sand is stolen like clouds 😂
Just go to Mexico
as a Ukrainian, thank you for calling the war for what it is. It's staggering how the whole is struggling in different ways because of one shitty nation
They should target rich people , if i was a millionaire id buy from them
Cement didn't get more expensive. The dollar got more sh💩ttier. Taking more dollars to buy the same tile.
what a joke if you think this can be replaced with machine.
why? your new 3d printers can print anything
Dnt they wear masks?and gloves? M sure breathing in that cement is not good and having cement stuck in ur nails and eating after
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
it's expensive bc they have not automated the production....
not everything needs to be automated, just like Japanese traditional pottery and swordsmaking, that's their real value and what makes them special from massively produced cheap industrial ceramics
This 100%. Nobody really cares abt "handmade" quality when ppl need them in bulk.
@@Centrioless well the massively growing demand and market disagrees buddy
@@MouuStaa crazy if you think the demand for this is bigger over ceramic tiles that're fully automated and cheaper economically
@Centrioless I never said it's bigger?? And bro why am I even arguing with someone who doesn't value traditional business and wants everything automated for some reason, quality over quantity is something certain people look for, yes industrial ceramics are good but these have their value in other aspects you clearly don't understand
Print the desired design on very durable plastic film (back-printing). Attach it onto a white tile, while also going around the "corners" to avoid peeling. Problem solved.
same appearance, more photo-versability to print very large pictures with many tiles.
Forget old methods, the productivity was always low, not of this time.
The process could easily be automated.
And you could be easily educated, but alas
So why haven't you automated it if its so easy?