2007-09-17 20:34:41 · 6 answers · asked by BERT 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I've laid more floors then most people have walked on, don't be afraid to use to many screws, you don't want any bubbles.
I used cement board now days. I put in a screw about every foot, I don't measure so it's uneven but, that's O.K.
On a 200 square foot kitchen I used 13 pounds of screws, about 65 screws to a board. To much here is O.K.
2007-09-18 01:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend in the tile business. When he came over to lay a couple of floor areas for me, he used a screw every 6", and he found a place to purchase the underlayment with blue ink "X" every 6", already laid out. He did NOT use glue, said he didn't want "blobs".
Don't be afraid to ask advice at a flooring store. Or two or three.
2007-09-17 23:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just nail or better yet, screw the hardibacker down to the plywood then, apply mortar and tile. no need for mortar under hardibacker. you would be using too much mortar and have a really heavy floor if on the second floor.
2016-05-17 11:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One every 9" all the way around.
2007-09-17 20:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Steve in NC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One foot between screw heads, i,e, rows if screws spaced one foot apart.
2007-09-17 20:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by xenon 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
one every foot should do it to be safe so it dont flex also glue with liquid nail
2007-09-17 21:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by frank 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋