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 unsupported span undernea...
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 unsupported span undernea...
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answersCan'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 you need 3/4" mi...
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answersI'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 it will stick t...
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answersYou would need a bondcoat between the two. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
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answersCut 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 a wide flat ch...
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answersMonococcion=Single fired. Tile is manufactured in one firing of the kiln. 33x33= Tile size in millimeters. About a 13"x13"? The other words sound like the c...
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answersThey 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 the box making...
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answersThe 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 unacheivable. I can't ...
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answersFirst 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 problem. Becau...
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answersThey need to be wetsanded with very high grit sandpaper or disks. Best done before installation.
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answersYour 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 great shape. I w...
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answersDefinitely 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 the way; what do...
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answers84"-90" is normal for height. Listello is typically eye level; around 60". But it's your shower so do what you think looks good.
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answersThis 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 wide as the ent...
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answersJust trust the carpet guy. There's nothing wrong with what he's proposing. I've done thousands of yards of carpet just like that.
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answersI don't think the durock would provide enough strength to hold the weight of the concrete.
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answersDepends on the tile but I've always liked using a side grinder with a diamond blade.
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answersIt'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. I.E. no room fo...
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answersIf 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 water should be a...
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