All I have in now is the subfloor. I want to tile the floor, so I know I need cement board on the floor, but should I put any of the fixtures in first? I'm putting in a shower, whirlpool bath, vanity, and toilet, but don't know if any of them set on top of the cement board, or if i should put them all in first and then cut the backer board to fit around them?
2007-03-18 01:31:41 · 9 answers · asked by spencer 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
My personal preference is to tile the whole floor first. This will cost a bit more but makes installation faster than cutting around fixtures. If you replace anything in the future, it may be a different configuration than what you install now and you may end up cutting small pieces of tile to fit the new stuff. This is especially true with toilets. If I installed anything before tiling, it would be the tub. Not many people change these very often.
2007-03-18 02:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can save yourself a lot of tile cutting (which must be very acurate) if you put down the tile first and then install your stool and other facilities over the top of the tile.
If you cut the tile, for example, to the around the stool you use, you can never change that stool. The applies to your vanity, etc.
Always put down the flooring, vinyl or whatever, over the entire floor and then install the fixtures. Mine runs right under the shower stall.
Ask any flooring installer.
2007-03-18 10:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by john s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put your backer down on the sub-floor and then install all of your fixtures on top of that and then tile to the fixtures.
Of course that's what I would do and doesn't mean it has to be done that way, you will obviously use more backer board, if that's a concern.
I just feel your sub-floor is better protected that way, and the extra backer is minimal
2007-03-18 08:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the shower an acrylic built in? If it is then tile everything except where the tub is going. The tub will likely have feet that can be shimmed to level it in which case it is nice to level off the wood subfloor in my opinion because you can nail the shims down once they are the proper height. How do you fasten shims to tile? I suppose you could glue the shims but like the other guy said, how often will you change you whirlpool tub?
2007-03-18 13:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Mustbcrazy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BNW is right . the toilet can sit on the tile and should. The rest woud be installed first, cabinets and tub mounted on the tile floor will not allow the tiles to expand and shrink with temperature fluctuations and will cause problems in the long run.
2007-03-18 10:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by windsurfer_on 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tile should go under the toilet. If you're installing a pedestal sink you should tile first as well. Showers and built in tubs you can tile up to, but why not just tile it all and be done with it?
2007-03-22 00:03:35 · answer #6 · answered by tartu2222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with BN'W with the exception of the toilet. Tile to the flange so the toilet sits atop the tile. When you rough in the flange, be sure to allow for the thickness of the tile.
2007-03-18 09:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by daffyduct2006 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the whirpool and the shower goes on the plywood floor and then cover everyting whith sheet rock and ceramic just do not cover the hole of the toilet, the toilet,vanity and fixtures goes after ceramic
2007-03-18 09:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by memochoa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One must put in the flooring first...than add any fixtures, furniture and such!
2007-03-18 10:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by Stuart B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋