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Posted by Stu on September 19, 2006, 2:47 am
Hi, I am about to lay ceramic floor tiles in my kitchen, which is about
5m x 7m. The problem is 40% of the floor is on floor boards and the
rest is concrete (an extention). I have heard lots of stories that I
would have to overboard the floor boards and that would cause another
problem as the floors are the same height at present. Any ideas onthis
and the best type of flexible tile bond/grout would be appreciated.
Stu
http://www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on September 19, 2006, 3:36 am
Stu spake thus:
> Hi, I am about to lay ceramic floor tiles in my kitchen, which is about
> 5m x 7m. The problem is 40% of the floor is on floor boards and the
> rest is concrete (an extention). I have heard lots of stories that I
> would have to overboard the floor boards and that would cause another
> problem as the floors are the same height at present. Any ideas onthis
> and the best type of flexible tile bond/grout would be appreciated.
Yes; there's this stuff that in the US is called "wonderboard"; I think
the official name is something like "fiberglass concrete board", or some
such. About 1/2" thick, comes in 4'x8' sheets, cuts easily, serves as
excellent underlayment for tile. But you *definitely* don't want to lay
tile over floor boards directly; that's just asking for future trouble.
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Posted by on September 19, 2006, 6:38 am
definately go with the cement/concrete backing boards or yo will have
too much flex and as a minimunm will have cracks through the grout in
short order, it may crack the tiles if they are more than 2x2.
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Stu wrote:
> Hi, I am about to lay ceramic floor tiles in my kitchen, which is about
> 5m x 7m. The problem is 40% of the floor is on floor boards and the
> rest is concrete (an extention). I have heard lots of stories that I
> would have to overboard the floor boards and that would cause another
> problem as the floors are the same height at present. Any ideas onthis
> and the best type of flexible tile bond/grout would be appreciated.
>
> Stu
> http://www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
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Posted by marson on September 19, 2006, 7:37 am
empress2454@wowway.com wrote:
> definately go with the cement/concrete backing boards or yo will have
> too much flex and as a minimunm will have cracks through the grout in
> short order, it may crack the tiles if they are more than 2x2.
and what should the op do about the elevation difference created by
following your advice?
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Posted by David Nebenzahl on September 19, 2006, 2:12 pm
marson spake thus:
> empress2454@wowway.com wrote:
>
>>definately go with the cement/concrete backing boards or yo will have
>>too much flex and as a minimunm will have cracks through the grout in
>>short order, it may crack the tiles if they are more than 2x2.
>
> and what should the op do about the elevation difference created by
> following your advice?
Shouldn't be a problem. If I understood the OP correctly, what they have
now is a level floor surface which is part wood, part concrete. I think
they were worried about covering *only* the wood part with something,
which would have caused an elevation difference. If they put cement
backing boards over everything, they should be in business.
Unless I misunderstood what they wrote.
--
Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo. The German Wehrmacht won World War
II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan.
The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second
Lebanon War.
- Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist
(http://counterpunch.org/avnery09022006.html)
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