Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Removing Sub Floor?

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RobDude
01-27-08, 09:32 PM
I have 3/4 inch plywood sub floor; and I'm going to put down ceramic tile. I have backer board ready to go....

I have an electric stove and it comes up through the floor in the wrong spot and it is only 3-wires and it should be 4. So, I need to run a new wire and it needs to be in a new place.

The only way I can imagine doing any of this is by removing a section of the plywood sub floor.

Is that reasonable? How should I go about doing this? Will I be able to reuse the stuff I cut - and will cutting the sub floor and then replacing part of it weaken the floor and affect the tiles?

Any help would be appreciated.

gaclements
01-27-08, 10:51 PM
How big is the hole? If you just want to cover a small hole. I have seen, a lid off of a can. Just screw it on the floor with two drywall screws. It's thin enough not to show through the new subfloor.

Drill a hole big enough in the floor for the new wire to come through, or come through the wall and mount a box with a connector and cover.