Flooring Tile - Temperature of thinset and Wonderboard

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hoopers
01-28-04, 11:25 PM
I will be placing my Wonderboard this Friday. First, since I have them in my cold garage, do I need to warm them inside before I put them down? What about the thinset?

I am a 110 pound female with small hands and wrists and wonder if I will be strong enough to screw this into my subfloor. I used some 3 in long gold screws to secure the plywood and stop the squeaks last weekend and it was TOUGH to manhandle the screwdriver and get those screws in all the way. It required a bit of assistance from a male buddy. Is it just as tough to screw into the Wonderboard?
I know I am posting lots of questions but I am a "got to do it right" kind of person.


Daniel Wachtel
01-29-04, 06:01 PM
As a rule of thumb I acclimate flooring products for 24 hours, to reduce the expansion and contraction factor. You can use a power drill to set your screws with. Don't forget to spread thinset under the Wonderboard.

hoopers
01-29-04, 08:50 PM
I appreciate your reply. I'll bring it in tonight. I am spreading the Thinset first, laying and securing the Wonderboard, waiting 24 hours and begin laying tile.


floorman
01-31-04, 01:29 PM
you can set tile over the wonderboard right after screwing it to the floor you don't have to wait for 24 hours to set tile