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Hi -- I'm a competent DIYer but new to tiling and looking for a little advice. I'm renovating the bathroom at my new place as when I moved in it was in a horrid state -- water damage everywhere, blown plaster, leaky soil pipe etc. I've ripped out everything back to the bare floorboards and capped all pipes; now I'm looking to tile the floor so I can install a new bath, sinks, loo etc.
My question is about how to tile a suspended timber floor. It's square edged rather than t&g, if that's important, and it's generally in good nick but a bit uneven and damaged in places, and I understand that the natural movement in timber floors causes serious problems for tiles. Would the best thing to do be to remove it and replace with 22mm plywood, then add a waterproof backing board over that before tiling? Or should I leave the floorboards in place and put plywood then backing over them?
Any advice would be very welcome; I'd also be grateful if you could offer any tips or direct me to a step-by-step guide to this kind of flooring. I'm generally good at this sort of thing but, as I say, I'm new to it and looking to do a good job.
Thanks for running such a helpful forum! Jim
My question is about how to tile a suspended timber floor. It's square edged rather than t&g, if that's important, and it's generally in good nick but a bit uneven and damaged in places, and I understand that the natural movement in timber floors causes serious problems for tiles. Would the best thing to do be to remove it and replace with 22mm plywood, then add a waterproof backing board over that before tiling? Or should I leave the floorboards in place and put plywood then backing over them?
Any advice would be very welcome; I'd also be grateful if you could offer any tips or direct me to a step-by-step guide to this kind of flooring. I'm generally good at this sort of thing but, as I say, I'm new to it and looking to do a good job.
Thanks for running such a helpful forum! Jim