deflection & glue
Adhesive isn't necessary. If you use it though, make it full spread. Span has nothing to do with the size of the room your tiling. It's unsupporte...
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over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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inadequate joists
Can't speak about the wood, but 1/2" ply won't cut it for tile. What is the length of the span of the joists? If they can pass Deflection, then y...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Dry loc
I've never seen or heard of Dry Loc. Apparently it's a painters thing. However I do do a lot of tile. I have yet to see a bag of thinset that says ...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Cement
You would need a bondcoat between the two. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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removing tile
Cut out the grout with a grout saw.You can find them at any home improvement store. A razor knife might also work if the grout is weak enough. Put...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Foreign words.
Monococcion=Single fired. Tile is manufactured in one firing of the kiln. 33x33= Tile size in millimeters. About a 13"x13"? The other words s...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Tile depth
They make some cool boxes that have screws on the side to change the depth of the box. But for normal boxes; we usually cut as tight as possible to...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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unlevel floor
The floor is not supposed to be out more tha 1/4" in ten feet. That's a flat plane. Level is something else. Level is better but sometimes unacheiv...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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tile on concrete
First put a little water on the floor.If it soaks in then the floor is not sealed and your good. If it sits there, then it's sealed and you have a...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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polishing
They need to be wetsanded with very high grit sandpaper or disks. Best done before installation.
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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floor condition
Your deflection on that floor should be fine for ceramic. It falls short for natural stone. If you have SYP joists; and those 1x6's are still in g...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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subfloor
Definitely remove the particleboard. If the 1x6's are in good shape and you have enough height. Install 3/4" ply perpindicular to the joists. By t...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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wall height
84"-90" is normal for height. Listello is typically eye level; around 60". But it's your shower so do what you think looks good.
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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transition
This is a personal asthetic issue. Do what you think looks good. I like the stone mosaic idea. Or you could use one large piece of wood that is as ...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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glue
Just trust the carpet guy. There's nothing wrong with what he's proposing. I've done thousands of yards of carpet just like that.
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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doubtful
I don't think the durock would provide enough strength to hold the weight of the concrete.
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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hole
Depends on the tile but I've always liked using a side grinder with a diamond blade.
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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Tenting
It's called tenting and is usually caused by the tile being cut too tightly to the walls or the perimeter has been grouted against the base board. ...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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slate/ exterior question.
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over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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sealer
If it says that it's a sealwer, no you shouldn't need anything else. Water is ph neutral. You can also buy their fancy ph neutral cleaner, but wa...
over 10 years by scuttlebuttrp
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