I have an entry way, 6x4. Floor joists on 10" with 1x6 sub and 3/8 oak
flooring.

Q1: can I use 1/8 luan over the oak floor and 3/8 trowel and the white
thin set to bring the travertine upto the kitchen tile?

Q2: should I use epoxy thin set rather than water thin set?

Thank you;

Rick

Rick Bass wrote:
I have an entry way, 6x4. Floor joists on 10" with 1x6 sub and 3/8 oak
flooring.

Q1: can I use 1/8 luan over the oak floor and 3/8 trowel and the white
thin set to bring the travertine upto the kitchen tile?

No. Lauan is the worst thing you could use. Look into Hardibacker
board, it's thin and easy to work with. You can use the thin
backerboard if you bed it in a layer of thinset. You could also pull
the thin oak and use a 1/2" backer board.

Q2: should I use epoxy thin set rather than water thin set?

No reason to do that. It adds needless expense and complicates the
setting of the tile.

R

RicodJour wrote:
Rick Bass wrote:
I have an entry way, 6x4. Floor joists on 10" with 1x6 sub and 3/8 oak
flooring.

Q1: can I use 1/8 luan over the oak floor and 3/8 trowel and the white
thin set to bring the travertine upto the kitchen tile?

No. Lauan is the worst thing you could use. Look into Hardibacker
board, it's thin and easy to work with. You can use the thin
backerboard if you bed it in a layer of thinset. You could also pull
the thin oak and use a 1/2" backer board.

Q2: should I use epoxy thin set rather than water thin set?

No reason to do that. It adds needless expense and complicates the
setting of the tile.

R

Thank you, sir, for your assistance, I'm now considering pulling the
wood floor.

R