Flooring Tile - Have an unlevel place on floor....
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firefighterka
03-07-08, 07:49 PM
Need to know if I can just use the thin set as is or do I have to level all the floor.
I am tiling my bathroom and already finished 1 and went great. Now I am on the second bath and the is about a 1/16 of an inch rise in the floor. It is only about 4 inches wide and long. Can I just put the thin set and tile down and it will take care of itself? Thank you in advance..
I am tiling my bathroom and already finished 1 and went great. Now I am on the second bath and the is about a 1/16 of an inch rise in the floor. It is only about 4 inches wide and long. Can I just put the thin set and tile down and it will take care of itself? Thank you in advance..
telecom guy
03-08-08, 07:47 AM
I would consider a 4.5" angle grinder with a masonry grinder disc. Being a bath, it should be fairly easy to contain the mess.
Bud Cline
03-08-08, 08:59 AM
I doubt that 1/16" would present a major problem but you may want to pay special attention to how you layout the room. For example, you may want a grout joint on that high place so as not to have a full tile teetoring across it.
I would lay down some tiles (dry) and play with it and see what works best.
Grinding it would be the better option however.:)
I would lay down some tiles (dry) and play with it and see what works best.
Grinding it would be the better option however.:)
HeresJohnny
03-08-08, 10:01 AM
Grinding it would be the better option however.
4" x 4" high spot. Grind it and be done with it. You wont have to worry about how it may affect your layout.:)
4" x 4" high spot. Grind it and be done with it. You wont have to worry about how it may affect your layout.:)
firefighterka
03-09-08, 10:23 AM
Thank you all for the advice. I think I will grind it. Take care.
tee007
03-09-08, 03:09 PM
Need to know if I can just use the thin set as is or do I have to level all the floor.
I am tiling my bathroom and already finished 1 and went great. Now I am on the second bath and the is about a 1/16 of an inch rise in the floor. It is only about 4 inches wide and long. Can I just put the thin set and tile down and it will take care of itself? Thank you in advance..
As someone previously said , grind it
Or transpose the layout back to the high spot and install starting there using a thin bed of thin set, then switch to a larger trowel and keep going.
Also 1/16 is nothing
A.J. Ventura
I am tiling my bathroom and already finished 1 and went great. Now I am on the second bath and the is about a 1/16 of an inch rise in the floor. It is only about 4 inches wide and long. Can I just put the thin set and tile down and it will take care of itself? Thank you in advance..
As someone previously said , grind it
Or transpose the layout back to the high spot and install starting there using a thin bed of thin set, then switch to a larger trowel and keep going.
Also 1/16 is nothing
A.J. Ventura