Flooring Tile - tile right over levelling compound?

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tobyo
11-02-03, 07:14 PM
can ya?...... I need to level an uneven floor prior to tiling....will be using some levelling compund of some sort. I have been told by one person that i can skip the backerboard and apply the tile right to the leveled floor with thin set...
any opinions>?
thanks
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ee3
11-02-03, 08:52 PM
Depending what it is made from YES, you can tile directly to it.In some cases you want a crack isolation membrane.Is it Gypsum based??
Daniel Wachtel
11-02-03, 09:35 PM
Is the leveler going over wood or concrete?

tobyo
11-03-03, 04:51 AM
dunno if it is gypsum based as I haven't actually picked it yet, and yes it is going over wood.
thanks
tobyo
11-05-03, 04:27 PM
....also read in an earlier post that I shouldnot use the cement board on top of the levelling compound, but the other way round if I am going to use both.... the plot thickens and i become more confused!
ee3
11-06-03, 09:26 AM
Why not just POUR it thicker so you dont need the cement board at all?