I want to tile my bathroom floor with ceramic floor tiles. But I have currently have wooden floorboards.
Will tile adhesive stick the floor tiles to the wooden floor? If not, is
there special preperation l need to do first. wow! thanks peoples.
That was really fast answering. You must all be hovering over your
keyboards! lol. All very helpful. Should leave me in good stead when l
attempt it in my holiday next week. cheers
I just did my bathroom floor & I learned that many adhesives
can be used on bare wood like plywood. I would imagine that you would
need to strip the finish in order to give the adhesive something to grab
onto. You may just be able to sand it using 60 grit sandpaper to rough it
up. Either way, I would probably recommend ripping up the wood floor &
using a moisture resistant cement backer board on the sub-floor. Keep in
mind that the tiles plus thinset will raise ur floor height close to 1/2'' or more depending on the tiles you choose, so going over the wood flooring may cause other concerns (ie. doors not fitting anymore). I had to rip out 3 layers of linoleum & two layers of 1/4'' wood backer board on mine & the cement board & tile brought my floor height back to where I started. Turned out beautifully too. One other thing, the cement board removed all squeeks from the previous flooring so it is whisper quiet walking on my floor now.
.You put down a type of plie wood down then you can start to
grout and so on see this done on the building site i was on the other day
i was plastering a room and seen this man doing it that way and nailing it
down
Depending on the type of wood flooring you have will determine
the best way to go about tiling your floor. If it is a plywood floor or
wood laminate then you will need to put down a cement board to keep the
tile from breaking when the plywood expands and contracts as the seasons
change. If you have an actual hardwood floor then you will be able to use
the floor leveling tile adhesive and grout. Good luck ~ you have a job
ahead of ya! R
You must line the floor first with board. This is done because
floor boards often curl and the tiles could break. Once the floor is lined
coat the board in watered down PVA. Bal make a very good powder adhesive
this has to be mixed with a solvent but its the best on the market. It
allows the floor to flex and therefore thetiles will not break when the
floor moves, and it will move.
hi
a good idea is to screw plywood or thin mdf down over the floor boards to
make a flat even surface and then put the tiles over using suitable
adhesive this would ensure a sturdy base
We have ceramic tiles on a wooden boarded floor. It is usual to
fix sheets of hardboard over the old floor boards and then use special
flexible adhesive to lay the tiles on that. It is worked fine in our
bathroom - the house is 100 years old with some very creaky floors - if it
works there it will work anywhere!
You don't want flexable, that will crack the tiles, you need a
solid base, so you need to float a layer of thinset with a screen to give
a nice flat solid surface to set the tile on. Since you are going in a
bathroom you can even use tile board and an epoxy grout to keep it water
proof and easier to clean. Good luck
Ceramic tiles on floorboards. and the floorboards flex...then
the tiles crack. best way, remove the boards and replace with water
resistant chipboard, then tile.
We had problems with ours they kept lifting.Then we cemented
them down and they haven't moved since.Make sure your surface is flat
before you start,
you can use Granfix flexible floor adhesive, my friends a
tiler.
They will but the best way is to put a thin screed over the
boards first. Put some PVA in the screed to make it stick to the boards.
I have ceramic tiles in my bathroom, and they are on a wood
floor. There is a special adhesive you buy for this purpose. It is
flexible and allows the floor to move and does'nt damage the tiles. I have
used it in three different houses, and all have been great
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