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Re: Porcelain tile in bathroom (underlayment question)
| John Grabowski | 07 Jul 2009 00:35 |
> I'm in the planning stages of redoing the bathroom, the major project
> to be putting porcelain tile on the floor. The existing floor is vinyl
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> suitable base for laying the tile, or will it be absolutely necessary
> to remove it as well and replace with cement backer board??
*In a 1970's house it is quite possible that you will find multiple layers
of flooring. Take it all off to the subfloor. Repair the subfloor if
needed and then install 1/4" or 1/2" hardibacker cement board.
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| kbremner@beeline-online.net | 06 Jul 2009 19:49 |
I'm in the planning stages of redoing the bathroom, the major project
to be putting porcelain tile on the floor. The existing floor is vinyl
tile - you know those industrial looking things you find in every
supermarket, convenience store and school!). The tile was there at
move-in 6 years ago, although I don't know if they are original to the
house (1970's). I am assuming that once I remove the tiles, I will
find hard glue and some sort of plywood - 1/4 luan paneling maybe?!
Assuming that this is in good shape (not rotting), will this be a
suitable base for laying the tile, or will it be absolutely necessary
to remove it as well and replace with cement backer board??
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