So i just found out that we have hardwood in our kitchen (its actually maple i think, so softwood i guess). We are planning to tile the kitchen, the hardwood is solid, level and smooth, no give when i jump on it... the book i have says you can't tile on hardwood... i had planned to lay concrete backerboard, then tile, but that was when we believed it was plywood... anyways, looking for any advice, can I put he backerboard over the hardwood and then tile, or do i need to lay a mortar base (as the book says, ********** tile 1,2,3)
thanks.
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Cement board over hardwood wont help, those hardwood boards move individually and can cause enough problems to have the tiles crack or come loose. If you want to do a mud job over the wood floor it needs to be 1& 1/4" minimum and 2" maximum thickness, then add the tile.
If possible, you can remove the hardwood, replace with 3/4" BCX plywood and add the cement board if you have 16" OC floor joists.
If possible, you can remove the hardwood, replace with 3/4" BCX plywood and add the cement board if you have 16" OC floor joists.
