Laying ceramic tiles over remmnants of contact cement
Dafna Kremer
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Comments (2)You need a minimum 1" of subfloor under tile. You cannot tile over the adhesive for a number of reasons. The adhesive needs to be as even as you can get it. Spaces(unevenness) create bounce and bounce will kill a ceramic tile floor. Adhesive is probably asphalt based. Older tile was a combination of vinyl and asbestos. You do not want to start banging, sanding or causing dust from this product. Pull up the sheet vinyl and screw and glue down a layer of 5/8" plywood. On top of that I would put a cement backer product(1/2 or 1/4") that was thinsetted and nailed /screwed down. If floor is level, you can tile. If not, level the floor. Ron...See Moreceramic tile over existing wood deck?
Comments (18)i am planning to remove my old deck boards (which I plan to use in my pasture) and put down treated 3/4" plywood. I've been told i can put ceramic tile on that and grout it in, but i'm not sure so I plan to put backer board on top of the plywood and then lay the tile and seal the grout. Should I use regular thinset or construction adhesive to adhere the tile? Should I use grout with or without sand? How much grout space should I leave? This is an uncovered outside deck. Will this hold up outside?...See MoreLaying tile without cement board?
Comments (11)Once you have the proper plywood properly installed, you can use Greenskin as your underlayment between the plywood and the thinset for the tile. It has the thickness of a used dollar bill. Head on over to the John Bridge Tile Forum and use the handy dandy deflecto-lator to see if the joists are stiff enough to handle tile. Once that is done we can discuss the plywood condition, type and joist spacing for the type of tile you select....See Moreinstalling new ceramic tiles over existing cracked tiles in kitchen
Comments (7)Please don't. It is SOOO wrong. Even if the tiles were PERFECTLY INTACT (which they aren't) this is considered a "poor man's tile install". Tile over tile is *possible, but it is NOT considered 'best building practices'. The old tiles cracked for a REASON. If he lays over top, he is giving it MORE REASON to crack...not less. And the cracked tiles will wiggle loose - sooner rather than later. And that means you must redo all the work that should NOT have been done in the first place. Please don't let this happen. As the homeowner you are the GC. What you say, goes. Please pay him to remove everything and start again - properly - with crack suppression membranes and everything. Be aware that this will probably require a new quote with a new, higher, price tag....See MoreDafna Kremer
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