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Heathcliff

wrote:
I'm going to kick of my first tiling job on the top of a farily cheap
table. To make an ugly table into something nice for the back porch.

Just a couple of silly questions.

Should I staple plastic down between the table top and the backerboard?

Should I skip the plastic and thin set between the table and the
backerboard?

Should I simply nail or screw the backerboard down? Skip the thinset?

The table is thin, 1/2, maybe a tad less. I wonder If i should top it
with a piece of plywood then backboard? Would also make the table more
rigid.

Any ideas or advice?

Well, as you have seen from the responses above, doing this right is
probably way more hassle than it's worth. So, here is advice on how to
do it in harmony with the cheapness of the table: buy some peel and
stick vinyl tile and put that on. That will actually be cheap, fast,
and more likely to protect the particle board; will look slightly
better than the original; and be something you chose and did. If you
want to get really fancy, paint the top and edges of the particle board
with something like a stain/sealer, or oil-based primer, to waterproof
it before putting on the vinyl tile. -- H