Flooring Tile - 12" Ceramic over sloped floor.
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casey2915
05-26-02, 09:36 PM
Hi,
I'm planning on laying a 12" ceramic tiles on my kitchen floor. I have hurdled many obsticles in this renovation, but this one has perplexed me... The home is over 100 years old... The house was built with balloon type framing, so the original hardwood floors run the length of the house. The hardwood and subfloors are underneath the wall framing (this is where my first problem arises). I've removed four layers of flooring (2 vinyl/2 underlayment), and have reached the hardwood. It isn't salvagable, so I bought ceramic tile. My questions:
What would you do my situation?
Question 1: The hardwood is 3" wide, tounge and groove. The subfloor is in decent shape. I've added support beams underneath the kitchen with new LVL posts and beams. Should I cut out the old 3" tounge and groove wood planks and replace them with 3/4" plywood? If you recommed cutting out the hardwood, how would you cut them out as they do run underneth the walls?
Question 2: Once I get past that dilema, the tile I bought is two colors, sold as 12" squares. The displayed showed these 2 tiles in a checker pattern, so we purchased them to install as such. I received them and one is slightly smaller than the other. How will I keep my grout lines straight?
Thanks,
Casey
I'm planning on laying a 12" ceramic tiles on my kitchen floor. I have hurdled many obsticles in this renovation, but this one has perplexed me... The home is over 100 years old... The house was built with balloon type framing, so the original hardwood floors run the length of the house. The hardwood and subfloors are underneath the wall framing (this is where my first problem arises). I've removed four layers of flooring (2 vinyl/2 underlayment), and have reached the hardwood. It isn't salvagable, so I bought ceramic tile. My questions:
What would you do my situation?
Question 1: The hardwood is 3" wide, tounge and groove. The subfloor is in decent shape. I've added support beams underneath the kitchen with new LVL posts and beams. Should I cut out the old 3" tounge and groove wood planks and replace them with 3/4" plywood? If you recommed cutting out the hardwood, how would you cut them out as they do run underneth the walls?
Question 2: Once I get past that dilema, the tile I bought is two colors, sold as 12" squares. The displayed showed these 2 tiles in a checker pattern, so we purchased them to install as such. I received them and one is slightly smaller than the other. How will I keep my grout lines straight?
Thanks,
Casey