I am finishing my basement with a master bath. Basement is concrete floor. I am going to use carpet and ceramic tile. I bought a jetted tub and a fiberglass shower base from ***** . Should I lay my sub-floor (wonder board) thru-out the basement and then place my plumbing fixtures on top of the sub-floor? or should I set the plumbing fixtures in place and cut the sub-floor around them?
you dont need wonderboard (or any backerboard) you said you have a cement slab, all you need to do is fill the cracks and lay the tile,an anti-crack treatment,like"red guard" would also be a good idea.....good luck
Ok Thanks. Everytime that I've pulled up carpet I have seen tac boards so I thought that I needed to "nail" tac boards back down thats one reason that I thought of a sub-floor. Another reason is because when I lay the ceramic I'm afraid that the basement floor might eventually crack and the floor movement will shift the ceramic tile.
Also I was thinking about using padding underneath the carpet for softness.
Also I was thinking about using padding underneath the carpet for softness.
[This message has been edited by torint (edited January 10, 2004).]