Installing Tile When You Only Have Sub Flooring

Required tools for this project.

Installing tile when you only have sub flooring.

Once the subfloor and carpet tiles have rested you can start the installation process. Cement backer board can provide a solid flat surface to install tiles on if you have a wood subfloor. Divide the room into four equal quadrants by drawing two perpendicular lines that intersect at your designated center point. With the plywood in place install the backer board as you normally would.

Tile floors are heavy and tile is a hard material. While you can lay tile directly over a concrete slab using thin set adhesive don t make the mistake of applying tile directly to a plywood subfloor. The most skillfully laid tile floor or wall can be ruined with a base that is not dimensionally stable. Preparing a subfloor is an essential step for installing floor tile it provides a level surface that will allow the tiles to properly stay in place.

If you use 1 2 inch underlayment and 3 8 inch tile with 1 8 inch of setting material your tile floor will have a total of 1 inch 26mm of thickness. When installing tile having a solid and tight substrate that will not shift expand or contract is all important. Have the necessary tools for this diy project lined up before you start you ll save time and frustration. A plywood subfloor must be structurally sound and able to support the installation.

However under the cabinets is purely by choice. Many other types of floor coverings such as laminate or luxury vinyl tile have more flex and are. This means that your finished floor will be 3 8 inch 10mm taller that the adjoining wood floor. Laying tile on plywood.

Installing tiles will typically cause a slight irritation if you try to remove the dishwasher after the fact because the added height of the ceramic will snag the feet of the dishwasher. My opinion is that they should also be installed under the stove. The plywood will expand and contract at a different rate as the tile causing cracks to develop in the grout lines or tiles over time. Begin by measuring the room and finding its center.

Mark the center point with chalk. The only obstable is if you have a dishwasher. To avoid building up the floor too high you can use 1 4 in thick backer board instead of 1 2 in.