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Exploding floor jmagerl 03-09-2008
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Posted by jmagerl on March 9, 2008, 1:36 pm
I've posted about this before, every winter the ceramic tile in my kitchen
pops off the floor (thinset over plywood).
At first I thought it was temperature because it usually occured on the
coldest day of the year. But what about humidty, can the dry air of winter
cause a plywood sheet to shrink enough to cause the tile to pop off?

Its too late for this year, the damage is done. but next year I will be
having a humodifier going to test the theory out.



Posted by ransley on March 9, 2008, 1:49 pm
> I've posted about this before, every winter the ceramic tile in my kitchen=

> pops off the floor (thinset over plywood).
> At first I thought it was temperature because it usually occured on the
> coldest day of the year. But what about humidty, can the dry air of winter=

> cause a plywood sheet to shrink enough to cause the tile to pop off?
>
> Its too late for this year, the damage is done. but next year I will be
> having a humodifier going to test the theory out.

Its not humidity it is the subfloor is substandard.

Posted by RicodJour on March 9, 2008, 2:05 pm
> I've posted about this before, every winter the ceramic tile in my kitchen
> pops off the floor (thinset over plywood).
> At first I thought it was temperature because it usually occured on the
> coldest day of the year. But what about humidty, can the dry air of winter
> cause a plywood sheet to shrink enough to cause the tile to pop off?
>
> Its too late for this year, the damage is done. but next year I will be
> having a humodifier going to test the theory out.

Even though the manufacturers say you can thinset over plywood, it's
generally a bad idea. Tile is very stable, tile is not. If you don't
want to use backer board, you should use a cleavage membrane.

R

Posted by DerbyDad03 on March 9, 2008, 2:44 pm
>
> > I've posted about this before, every winter the ceramic tile in my kitch=
en
> > pops off the floor (thinset over plywood).
> > At first I thought it was temperature because it usually occured on the
> > coldest day of the year. But what about humidty, can the dry air of wint=
er
> > cause a plywood sheet to shrink enough to cause the tile to pop off?
>
> > Its too late for this year, the damage is done. but next year I will be
> > having a humodifier going to test the theory out.
>
> Even though the manufacturers say you can thinset over plywood, it's
> generally a bad idea. =A0Tile is very stable, tile is not. =A0If you don't=

> want to use backer board, you should use a cleavage membrane.
>
> R

re: Tile is very stable, tile is not.

I'm so confused!

Posted by HeyBub on March 9, 2008, 3:08 pm
DerbyDad03 wrote:
>>
>> Even though the manufacturers say you can thinset over plywood, it's
>> generally a bad idea. Tile is very stable, tile is not. If you don't
>> want to use backer board, you should use a cleavage membrane.
>>
>> R
>
> re: Tile is very stable, tile is not.
>
> I'm so confused!

It's okay. That's why people come here. Welcome.



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