can I lay slate tiles on original wooden floorboards in the kitchen?

Answer 1

I would reccomend 12mm plywood laid brickwork fashion and screwed down every 6 to 8 inch. Then make sure you use an adhesive suitable for wooden floors (a flexible rapid hardening product will do). You can get this as a 2 pack product (mix the 5 lt bottle to the bag of powder) but I find the powdered version where you add water easier to work with because you can mix any quantity up. Get rapid set so you can lay some down and after 2 to 3 hours, you can stand on them to get the rest down.

Answer 2

Hi Yousef
You could but the chances are that the boards will move as you walk over them & dislodge the tiles ( especially if using large floor tiles)
Always best to replace the floorboards completely with 18mm WBP plywood screwed every 150mm along every joist (this keeps the floor/s reasonably level at the doorway openings)
but also be sure to use flexible adhesive & flexible grout

Another good product on the market is called Detri-matting which can be laid directly onto the existing floorboards & makes a base on which the tiles to be laid ( this will obviously raise the floor slightly) the down side is that it is quite expensive

Answer 3

I learnt the hard way,, i have a basement and went and laid the floor tiles without thinking,, some 6 weeks later things went wrong.. the floor does actually bouce a touch and break tiles. makes them come unstuck.. i would take the advice of the people above and either forget the idea or lay some wood ontop of the floor boards for that extra bit of much needed support.

Answer 4

I would sugest that you first put three eighths or half inch plywood down first.nail this down well. if you do not,I think that the tile will crack because there are too many spaces between the boards,also you will need too make the subfloor thicker too prevent the floor from moving so the tiles will not crack. P.S. after the job is complete,use a grout sealer to prevent the grout from getting stained

Answer 5

You should put down Plywood with a minimum thickness of 12mm, 15mm is better. Floorboards should be screwed down to the joists rather than nailed and then the plywood screwed down to floorboards.

Answer 6

Hello i am pierce from Piece & Banderiezz interiors
yes you can lay slate tiles on wooden flooring.
but i strongly suggest you enploy a professional as your kitchen has to undergo heavy wear and tear aka fridges washer machines etc.
Any problems please dont hesitate to email me
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Answer 7

as long as you have no movement in to floor otherwise when you stand on the floor after tiling the grouting will crack.

put large sheets of ply onto your floor min 8mm thick.this should help stablise the floor and avoid any problems

Answer 8

Wooden floors give as you walk on them, this can cause the tiles to crack, so its not advisable unless they are particularly thick and strong

Answer 9

any tiles should be laid on a cementitious board type product that is screwed into the subfloor every 4". do not take short cuts, do not use plywood.

Answer 10

yes you can but first fix a layer of ply ..it does not matter if its thin if you are laying the adhesive flat ..the ply must be firmly fixed .. and you must use a FLEXABLE ADHESIVE ..and you must use FLEXIBLE GROUT ...ALL TILE SHOPS SELL IT ..i allways put a coat of PVA on the ply before i start ..then its easy