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| Steve Zona (Highwayrunner)
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has anyone used ceramic tile for their bus flooring? and if so, what did you use under it . plywood? or cement board? and how did you attach the tile to the floor. as always thanks in advance Steve and Cindi 82mc9 | ||
| marc schlabach Rating: N/A |
I also have a 82 9. I have tile on part of the coach. I put 5/8 plywood over the original floor and glued the tile with the same glue used on shower walls . I have had no cracks at all. Works for me. Marc | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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We installed a ceramic tile floor in the bathroom and on the new steps we built in the entry. We installed the tile directly to the plywood subfloor using thinset mixed with latex admixture insted of water. 25,00 miles, 5.5 years and no problems. We also used the latex admixture to mix the grout. You can see a few photos at http://members.clubphoto.com/jack217421 Just click on the Orange Blossom Special II volume 3 album. Hope this helps, Jack | ||
| Steve Zona (Highwayrunner)
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hi Jack, can you tell me more about latex admixture, and Marc, can you tell me more about what glue it is that is used on shower walls. once again thanks for your much appreciated input. and to bus warrior. yes we understand the need for overengineering. we are ten year fulltime workampers. and I mostly do electrical upgrades in camprounds. when they decide they really need 50 amp, instead of the thirty they have now. gonna use number two cable from the batts to the inverter. | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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Latex admixture is a white milky looking liquid that is used in place of water to mix the thin set. I think it is a watered down white Elmer's glue (at least that is what it smell like). This causes the thinset to bond better to the plywood and allows a slight bit of flexibility. We also used this instead of water when we mixed the grout for the same reasons. When we installed the tile on the walls of our shower, we used standard wall tile adhesive. This is a premixed, ready to use product. Our shower walls were plywood, covered with fiberglass for waterproofing before the tile was installed. We applied the fiberglass resin, using mat in the corners, then roughed the surface with a grinder to give the adhesive something to grip. We purchased all the tile products from a local tile supply company. The fiberglass products were purchased at a local marina. | ||
| Brian Brown (Blue_velvet)
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If you're going to tile wider spans than the typical bathroom, you'd be wise to install backer board to stiffen the floor and reduce cracking. I prefer the Hardibacker product over the common cement boards. It's much easier to work with and is more waterproof. The 1/4" product won't reduce headroom much at all. Available at Lowes, HD, etc. My $0.02, Brian | ||
| Steve Padgett Rating: N/A |
We've had a number of people use Sikaflex 221 to bond the tiles down. It allows a bit of movement and flexibility. I've done this myself but in a house, not a bus. Works well with a standard notched trowel on top of cement board. The cured adhesive also will dampen sound coming through the floor. Steve from Sika | ||
| DAVID HEAD (Chuck)
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my experience with tile says use mesh stapled to floor with a good industrial stapler then use thin set to bond the tiles . home depot sells the mesh in the flooring department once applied the tile is there for life and it will not crack or move |
