When laying a slate tile floor?

Question

how do you keep the floor level due to the variance in the thickness of the tiles?

Answer 1

Use more thinset to adjust the height. Find the highest point on the floor. Start there. Take your time and butter the back of the tiles. Add more thinset to the back to achieve a level plane.

Answer 2

You MUST lay the slate tile over a cement board. It's easy enough to remove the vinyl floor and underlayment. Then use a 1/4 inch hardi backer cement board screwed down into the subfloor using hardibacker screws and fill the seams with a gray thinset. Once the thinset is dry, you can install the 6 x 6 slate tiles into a wet troweled 1/4 in layer of fresh thinset, troweled evenly. You'll also have to have a wet saw to cut the edge tiles. and for the genius rob, below me, he forgets the thinset is 1/4 inch thick as well. why do you think they MAKE 1/4 hardibacker? the 1/2 backer is for WALLS! besides that, if you were to but up to hardwoods evenly, you'd only be able to use 1/4 hardibacker.

Answer 3

Good quality tile will be the same thickness but if it is not then set the tile and lay a board on the top to make sure it is level.The cement like adhesive will allow the play you will need

Answer 4

Butter the back of the slate tile with the amount of 'mud' you think you'll need to keep it level. You can alsways squeeze out extra mud, but adding it to an already set tile isn't too much fun.

Answer 5

Use plenty of adhesive. You can then set the thicker tiles deeper. Use a long level or piece of wood to check the level as you go.

Answer 6

this is called floating the floor. with your thinset back butter or spread the thinset on the back of the slate.do each piece before you install them this will help make them the same thickness. lots of work but you will be glad you did it

Answer 7

with the grout youre using.