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Tiling over a slightly uneven concrete slab
Im in the process of gutting a tiny half bath and Im about to tile the
floor. After pulling up the original flooring and cleaning it, I did a quick dry layout of some of the tiles and noticed that a few spots in the floor were not 100% level. At this point I put down 1/4 inch backerboard to try an dlevel the floor. Unfortunately the problem is still there. Can I get away with going a little heavy with the thinset in the uneven areas? I know there are self leveling compounds, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. |
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Tiling over a slightly uneven concrete slab
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ups.com... Im in the process of gutting a tiny half bath and Im about to tile the floor. After pulling up the original flooring and cleaning it, I did a quick dry layout of some of the tiles and noticed that a few spots in the floor were not 100% level. At this point I put down 1/4 inch backerboard to try an dlevel the floor. Unfortunately the problem is still there. Can I get away with going a little heavy with the thinset in the uneven areas? I know there are self leveling compounds, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. Most of my ideas are either way too involved, or dead wrong. But, what if you installed a temporary wooden frame around the edges, there the molding would normally be, and pour in a thin layer of concrete, enough to level the entire floor? Remove the frame, replace with molding..... I dunno..... |
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On Feb 12, 10:37 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Im in the process of gutting a tiny half bath and Im about to tile the floor. After pulling up the original flooring and cleaning it, I did a quick dry layout of some of the tiles and noticed that a few spots in the floor were not 100% level. At this point I put down 1/4 inch backerboard to try an dlevel the floor. Unfortunately the problem is still there. Can I get away with going a little heavy with the thinset in the uneven areas? I know there are self leveling compounds, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. Most of my ideas are either way too involved, or dead wrong. But, what if you installed a temporary wooden frame around the edges, there the molding would normally be, and pour in a thin layer of concrete, enough to level the entire floor? Remove the frame, replace with molding..... I dunno..... Thanks for the suggestion but I was hoping to avoid raising the floor any higher. I already put in the cement board which added another 1/4 inch. |
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Tiling over a slightly uneven concrete slab
The cement board should be set in Thinset, adjusting the thickness of the
Thinset mix to level the board. 1/4" board is a little thin if the floor is not perfectly flat with enough firmness. wrote in message ups.com... Im in the process of gutting a tiny half bath and Im about to tile the floor. After pulling up the original flooring and cleaning it, I did a quick dry layout of some of the tiles and noticed that a few spots in the floor were not 100% level. At this point I put down 1/4 inch backerboard to try an dlevel the floor. Unfortunately the problem is still there. Can I get away with going a little heavy with the thinset in the uneven areas? I know there are self leveling compounds, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. |
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anews.com... The cement board should be set in Thinset, adjusting the thickness of the Thinset mix to level the board. 1/4" board is a little thin if the floor is not perfectly flat with enough firmness. Is that stuff easy to push around, like wet cement, so you can take a few minutes to level it, or is it a gooey pain in the ass to work with? |
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Tiling over a slightly uneven concrete slab
Why hasn't anyone asked the following question: How unlevel are you in the
concerned spots? I'm sure that you can get a deeper trowel if it's 1/8" or a 1/4" out. wrote in message ups.com... Im in the process of gutting a tiny half bath and Im about to tile the floor. After pulling up the original flooring and cleaning it, I did a quick dry layout of some of the tiles and noticed that a few spots in the floor were not 100% level. At this point I put down 1/4 inch backerboard to try an dlevel the floor. Unfortunately the problem is still there. Can I get away with going a little heavy with the thinset in the uneven areas? I know there are self leveling compounds, but I'd like to avoid that if possible. |
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