Ceramic Tile Over Pressboard

Hi i m a first time tiler and i ve just been told i can t lay.

Ceramic tile over pressboard.

The guys at home depot told me unofficially of course that i could put the hardibacker over the particle board then lay the ceramic tile but that i couldn t mortar down the hardibacker because the particle board would fall apart. View full version. Learn the largest tile industry secret to remodel your bathroom for just 200 bucks and 1 days work. Archive tiling over particle board tile forum advice board.

Vinyl tiles need a very smooth level. How to lay vinyl tile over particle board. I am planning to install new ceramic tile in a bedroom converted to a bathroom 12 ft by 10ft. The tiles broke way too easily so i was suspicious and when removing the pieces of tile i found wood rot which caused a hollow effect under these tiles tile over wood subfloor.

The 20 year old house is a pier and beam with 1 2 plywood subfloor 1 2 particle board. The house is 25 years old and this is the original tile. Ceramic tile over particle board hardibacker. Tile on tile or as i say it.

The ceramic tile institute of america recommends against using particleboard as a foundation for ceramic tile in flooring. View full version. Tiling over particle board. Most flooring vinyl flooring manufacturers do not allow direct glue down directly to the subfloor.

Installing a glue down vinyl floor sheet or tile directly over oriented strand board osb subflooring has become a hot topic for me of lately i have had people asking about installing sheet lvt and vct directly to the osb subfloor without the use of an underlayment. And it lasts for 20 years. Over time the likelihood of problems arising from such installation are far higher than if you use a substrate such as concrete which is recommended.