Hi, Bill I was not sure if I should start new thread or not since its same subject/ similar situation, I want to use a white glass over porcelain tile it is a very strong thick tile that is 24 x 24. (have you seen it/use it before?) I have wood truss (2nd floor) framing with varying spaces from 16" to 24". Probably only the shower area they ran them closer the rest of the room is 24 We have 2 layers of 3/4" plywood down and we are going to run screws every 4-6 inches or so to reduce movement. I was then planning to use the orange ditra with the little squares to eliminate the possibility of cracking. Am I correct? Old floor was 6 x 6 bathroom ceramic wall tile and it was a mess with cracks. I don't want a repeat performance. I thank you in advance for your help.

He SHOULD be able to do it so it looks like the original installation. As for how happy he'll be about it (read that to say how much he'll charge you for it), I couldn't tell you, and of course, you'd have to know that before you can tell whether or not it's worth it. Wouldn't hurt to ask.

We did this in our m-i-l apartment we just built and will use the same in the house. It looks fantastic and people can't believe it's not real wood. We both love the look of wood and wanted it. But for the same reasons, dogs and living on 15 acres and the dirt we knew real wood wouldn't hold up. We went with Interceramic Timberlands in Golden Saddle. The only thing I told my tile guy is that I wanted the smallest grout lines possible. He did a great job. I have a couple of pictures but they are on my office computer. I will try to figure out how to post one tomorrow. One thing I was told was to not use the really long planks. Keep it 24" because the longer tend to warp worse and are harder to lay. And if you're hoping it will be less costly than real wood..... Nope, not around here anyway. Price was comparable to a good hardwood. I love it and it will be the main flooring in our house.

That has the look of marble (very hard to tell, but the gray/white has unique colouring for each piece...which normally points to natural materials). A similar look would come from encaustic tiles. They are known to do geometric patterns in gray/white in this theme.