Flooring Tile - New bath room
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mauler
03-07-09, 11:31 AM
I have a bath room we are ready to remodel. We are going to use tile on the floors and around the spa tub and on the walls. The floors are wood. We are going to use hardy board on the floors. How do we need to installing it? Do we need to use it around the tub and on the walls or can we use sheet rock? What brand and type of thinset do we need to use and what type of grout? We are going to use a beige porcelin tile by Del Conca.
HotinOKC
03-07-09, 11:46 AM
Hi, welcome to the forums!
How thick is the subfloor, and is it plywood, osb, something else?
If it's at least 5/8" plywood, I would get your 1/4" Hardibacker and install it in a bed of thinset (Megabond (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=255412-73069-2102-0050-31&lpage=none)) and screwed down.
You can tape the board seams with fiberglass mesh tape (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100645273) and then install the floor tile with a good modified thinset.
HD has Versabond (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100162542) and Lowes has Mapai (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=43955-1295-0060055-EA&lpage=none).
If the walls will not see water, you can install the tile directly onto the drywall, scuffing up the paint first. If they are going to see water, then remove the drywall and install 1/2" cement board and tape and tile away.
How thick is the subfloor, and is it plywood, osb, something else?
If it's at least 5/8" plywood, I would get your 1/4" Hardibacker and install it in a bed of thinset (Megabond (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=255412-73069-2102-0050-31&lpage=none)) and screwed down.
You can tape the board seams with fiberglass mesh tape (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100645273) and then install the floor tile with a good modified thinset.
HD has Versabond (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100162542) and Lowes has Mapai (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=43955-1295-0060055-EA&lpage=none).
If the walls will not see water, you can install the tile directly onto the drywall, scuffing up the paint first. If they are going to see water, then remove the drywall and install 1/2" cement board and tape and tile away.