Substrate Flooring Tiling

Concrete subfloors are prepared differently than wood subfloors.

Substrate flooring tiling.

There are various types of tile underlayment but all serve to smooth out uneven. The subfloor must be able to hold the weight of the tile and preparation materials required to complete the installation. Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling. It cannot cure too fast.

Otherwise you do. A tile primer should be used after the substrate has been deemed ready for tiling. Cement based backer board. It must be easy to work with and it must adequately fill in gaps between the tile and the substrate.

It s typically available in 1 2 in. Wood framing is not an ideal substrate for tile since wood tends to flex shrink and expand while tile and grout are very inflexible. Now largely regarded as the very best underlayment for ceramic tile in any application floors walls and countertops cement based backer board goes by many names. For large format tiles with one edge greater than 15 and for natural stone tiles the maximum allowable substrate variation can be no more the 1 8 in 10 and 1 16 in 24.

The subfloor the underlayment and the surface tile you walk on. Whether wall or floor tile that tile needs to thoroughly stick to its base surface demands placed on tile adhesive are both extensive and steep. It is generically called cement board or backer board or it can also be referred to by one of the common brand names such as densshield hardiebacker and wonderboard. Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.

A layer of crack isolation membrane over two layers of plywood provides an excellent substrate for tile. A tile floor consists of three individual layers. Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. Plywood is acceptable substrate for flooring in some residential applications but shouldn t be used for wall tiles.

You can apply a tile primer onto floors or even walls. Thick 3 x 5 ft. Cement board is the most durable trouble free tile backer for tub surrounds showers floors and all other wet areas. Its made from cement and sand and is reinforced by fiberglass mats on both sides so it s impervious to water.

This is generally after you have ripped up the carpet or installed the dry wall etc.