Flooring Tile - Thickness of Tile needed on concrete floor

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kjschlotte
03-03-09, 12:01 PM
I would like to tile my basement floor but i am not sure what is a good tile thickness to use, i don't want the tile cracking and breaking..

do i need to do anything else special when putting tile down on concrete basement floors???

Concretemasonry
03-03-09, 12:40 PM
The thickness is not that important if installed properly.

If there are cracks in the slab or they occur, they will be reflected up through the tile. - Tile is not structural, but only a finish.

Dick
kjschlotte
03-03-09, 01:59 PM
this tile is also going around my pool table,

my husband had me place one of the tile on the floor and drop a pool ball on to it and it cracked, thats why he is worried about the thickness?