Bathroom floor questions?
Question:i have a tiled bathroom floor and i 'm planning to replace it. i think its 4"x4" per tile and instead of a baseboard it has a 1 row of the same tile. the rest of the wall is textured and i think it's still in good condition. what's the proper procedure of doing it? do i have to replace the whole subfloor? and what about the part of the wall with the tile instead of the baseboard? by the way, i'm located in the second floor of a condo unit. thanks!
Answers:
If I understand you correctly, you want to tear ALL the old tile out, and remodel. If so, NO, you do not have to replace the subfloor. After you've removed the comode, and all cabinetry, stuff a rag in the toilet drain hole and the same for the sink's. Then remove all the tile. For the tile that's a baseboard, score the wall above it, with a utility knife to keep any paint from peeling upwards. Once all the tile is out, put down sheets of "Hardy Backer" concrete board over the old plywood subfloor. This will lift the level of the floor up just enough so that when you replace the row of tiles on the wall, it will cover where the old tile came from. If you're not putting new tile on the wall, and wide moulding will do the same.
Floor replacement will be decided by what you find under the existing tile. There should be concrete board under the tile, not plywood subfloor. If is is plywood, I would saw it out and replace it with concrete or "blueboard", but you can just re-tile after removing all debris. Then lay the new tile. There is a nice white border tile that can replace the wall tiles for a more finished look.
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