I want to pull up the vinyl floor in my kitchen and put down eiter a ceramic or slate tile, however I have heard that this is not a good idea on a conventional foundation - any advice?
2007-01-04 02:41:11 · 4 answers · asked by rcarmchl2000 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Ceramic tile needs some form of reinforcement under it or it will crack.
Preferred is a cement subfloor, either a layer of cement mix poured in (special mix for under tile) or cement board glued (PL200 type) & screwed to the plywood. I've used this, fairly easy & works well.
Alternative is a second layer of plywood (3/4") glued & screwed to the plywood floor. This is supposed to be ok (according to tiling class) but not as good as the cement board.
Either is going to raise the floor level slightly (that's why tile floors are about an inch higher than the rest and have some sort of trim at the edge of them).
Have fun & Good Luck!!!
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2007-01-04 02:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by bertd.geo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ceramic tiles, slate etc DO NOT have to be laid on cement. Most kitchen floors are plywood. you will have to remove the vinyl flooring and make sure the base is clean, smooth, and level. If there are areas that are damaged or not level you can buy a levelling compound called thin set. it can be applied to wood as well as cement. Just make sure your floor is solid.
I have tiled many plywood floors
2007-01-06 15:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should install ceramic tile on a subfloor....read this info from the following website
http://www.floorstransformed.com/installnotes.html
Good Luck
2007-01-04 02:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by STRETCH 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am pretty sure you need a cement like sub floor that you lay down on the floor before you can put the mud and tiles down, that way they wont crack.
2007-01-04 02:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by Marcie E 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋