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Jojo Colina (Du1jec) (209.75.20.72)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 2:47 pm: | |
I want to redo the flooring in the bath as well as the walls in the shower with ceramic tile. What would be the appropriate adhesive to use to anchor the tiles?
Thanks in advance! |
Stephen Fessenden (Sffess) (63.25.54.22)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 6:40 pm: | |
there is a super flexible thin set that you can get now. |
C. Ray Powell (Raypowell) (64.12.105.44)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 8:47 am: | |
Just picked up a brochure at Menards about a soft underlayment for cermic. Use instead of concrete board. Helps with cracked floors. Sounds good.
C Ray |
David & Lorna Schinske (Davidschinske) (65.91.136.29)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 8:33 am: | |
This is what my Dad does (50 yrs of setting tile)Use 1/2" thick cement backer board (Wonderboard is a common brand around here)for walls and floors or you can use 1/4" for floors only if you want. Secure with drywall buglehead screws. Screws MUST be just below the surface of the board. Check by running a putty knife over the screw head. Use a FLEXIBLE thin-set motar mix (read labels and literature in the store)to adhear the tile. Latacrete makes a really good one but I can't remember the name off hand. Try to stay with the 4X4 or smaller tiles. They will be less likely to crack. If you want marble, try the ceramic "marble-look" tiles as they aren't as fragile as marble (every vein in marble is a potential crack). Use a sanded grout for floors and a Non-sanded grout for walls and marble. If your tile requires spacers (little plastic X's) BUY THEM! it will save you a lot of hassle. Read the package directions and get all the literature you can (Home Depot & Lowes has lots of that stuff). Get a how-to book on setting tile so you don't get stuck in the middle and need to find something out. And work in small sections when spredding the thin-set, so you don't spread more than you can set before it starts setting up.
Lorna |