Hi,
I have been thinking of tiling a small cloakroom. Just wonder if it is
possible to tile over the floor board. Would appreciate any comment and advise.
Regards, Philip

philip wrote:
Hi,
I have been thinking of tiling a small cloakroom. Just wonder if it is
possible to tile over the floor board. Would appreciate any comment and advise.
Regards, Philip

Yes, but inadvisable to do so directly unless its absolutely stable and
free from any movement, and even, to boot.


Thats why most people screw down a ply sheet over it. If that makes the
floor unacceptably high, then you should remove the boards and re-floor
with the ply. This gives you the chance to pack out the joists with
slivers of e.g. thin ply (use a spirit level) to get them totally flat
and even.

Then use a fairly thick bed of high quality flexible tile cement, and
wait a week or three before grouting if you can, to allow any dampness
and swelling that the cement make have introduced, to subside