I want to tile my bathroom floor with ceramic floor tiles. But I have currently have wooden floorboards.?
Question:Will tile adhesive stick the floor tiles to the wooden floor? If not, is there special preperation I need to do first.
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We have ceramic tiles on a wooden boarded floor. It's usual to fix sheets of hardboard over the old floor boards and then use special flexible adhesive to lay the tiles on that. It's worked fine in our bathroom - the house is 100 years old with some very creaky floors - if it works there it will work anywhere!
I have ceramic tiles in my bathroom, and they are on a wood floor. There is a special adhesive you buy for this purpose. It is flexible and allows the floor to move and does'nt damage the tiles. I have used it in three different houses, and all have been great
They will but the best way is to put a thin screed over the boards first. Put some PVA in the screed to make it stick to the boards.
you can use Granfix flexible floor adhesive, my friends a tiler...
We had problems with ours they kept lifting.Then we cemented them down and they haven't moved since.Make sure your surface is flat before you start,
Ceramic tiles on floorboards... and the floorboards flex..then the tiles crack. best way, remove the boards and replace with water resistant chipboard, then tile.
You don't want flexable, that will crack the tiles, you need a solid base, so you need to float a layer of thinset with a screen to give a nice flat solid surface to set the tile on. Since you are going in a bathroom you can even use tile board and an epoxy grout to keep it water proof and easier to clean. Good luck
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a good idea is to screw plywood or thin mdf down over the floor boards to make a flat even surface and then put the tiles over using suitable adhesive this would ensure a sturdy base
You must line the floor first with board. This is done because floor boards often curl and the tiles could break. Once the floor is lined coat the board in watered down PVA. Bal make a very good powder adhesive this has to be mixed with a solvent but its the best on the market. It allows the floor to flex and therefore thetiles will not break when the floor moves, and it will move.
Depending on the type of wood flooring you have will determine the best way to go about tiling your floor. If it is a plywood floor or wood laminate then you will need to put down a cement board to keep the tile from breaking when the plywood expands and contracts as the seasons change. If you have an actual hardwood floor then you will be able to use the floor leveling tile adhesive and grout. Good luck ~ you have a job ahead of ya! R
.You put down a type of plie wood down then you can start to grout and so on see this done on the building site i was on the other day i was plastering a room and seen this man doing it that way and nailing it down
I just did my bathroom floor and I learned that many adhesives can be used on bare wood like plywood. I would imagine that you would need to strip the finish in order to give the adhesive something to grab onto. You may just be able to sand it using 60 grit sandpaper to rough it up. Either way, I would probably recommend ripping up the wood floor and using a moisture resistant cement backer board on the sub-floor. Keep in mind that the tiles plus thinset will raise your floor height close to 1/2" or more depending on the tiles you choose, so going over the wood flooring may cause other concerns (ie. doors not fitting anymore).
I had to rip out 3 layers of linoleum and two layers of 1/4" wood backer board on mine and the cement board and tile brought my floor height back to where I started. Turned out beautifully too. One other thing, the cement board removed all squeeks from the previous flooring so it's whisper quiet walking on my floor now.
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