ironspider
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First off all thanks to everyone that helped me out in my previous post! I found that deflection calculator which was a great tool and helped me to understand that I think I will be going with ceramic tile instead of slate for our bathroom remodel.
Okay, back to the NEW post here! Basically we tore up our first floor bathroom because it was *extremely* dated and we wanted to put in a different tub/vanity/mirror/faucets/toilet etc. . . So we finially finished the demo and now we are in the reconstruction phase.
Our new goal will be to go with cermaic flooring tiles. So what I need to determine is what we need to do to the floor to get to the tiling stage.
After removing the old "mud floated" floor we now have a subfloor of 1x6 wooden planks. I replaced several that had cracked or had gotten hit by water so the subfloor looks "good" but obviously--it has spaces in it so we can't put any sort of thinset mortar or anything on it (duh!).
So, given a 1x6 plank subfloor in good shape and the ultimate goal of ceramic floor tile what materials will I need to use to get us to the tiling stage?
I would think that it would be something like this (but I don't know the thicknesses which is another issue I need resolved):
1. 1x6 Plank subfloor (already in place)
2. plywood/osb?
3. Some sort of leveling compund? (any brand recomendations)?
4. thinset mortar layer?
5. Cement Backerboard (like HardieBacker?)?
6. thinset mortar layer?
7. Tiles?
So is that the correct order? and what thickness of materials will I need to use? And, most importantly, what the heck am I missing?
Thanks!
Okay, back to the NEW post here! Basically we tore up our first floor bathroom because it was *extremely* dated and we wanted to put in a different tub/vanity/mirror/faucets/toilet etc. . . So we finially finished the demo and now we are in the reconstruction phase.
Our new goal will be to go with cermaic flooring tiles. So what I need to determine is what we need to do to the floor to get to the tiling stage.
After removing the old "mud floated" floor we now have a subfloor of 1x6 wooden planks. I replaced several that had cracked or had gotten hit by water so the subfloor looks "good" but obviously--it has spaces in it so we can't put any sort of thinset mortar or anything on it (duh!).
So, given a 1x6 plank subfloor in good shape and the ultimate goal of ceramic floor tile what materials will I need to use to get us to the tiling stage?
I would think that it would be something like this (but I don't know the thicknesses which is another issue I need resolved):
1. 1x6 Plank subfloor (already in place)
2. plywood/osb?
3. Some sort of leveling compund? (any brand recomendations)?
4. thinset mortar layer?
5. Cement Backerboard (like HardieBacker?)?
6. thinset mortar layer?
7. Tiles?
So is that the correct order? and what thickness of materials will I need to use? And, most importantly, what the heck am I missing?
Thanks!