What Lies Below
This post and others that follow will be dedicated to home repair work and improvement handling various locations from roofing system to basement.
If you are going to re-do the bathroom flooring-- this means taking up your tile, sheet vinyl, or ceramic tile and underlayments you need to ensure there are no indications of water damage to the subflooring and inspect to see if it is solid throughout. When putting down a new flooring the main question is constantly can I lay tile over the existing flooring or do I need to pick up the old one first? If the floor is level and sound you can normally just tile right over it with plastic or vinyl flooring, but remember just how much room you have for the restroom door, door frame and wall molding (if any) you might have to open or close the door from time to time!
If the underlayment is strong however not give up level you can utilize leveling embossers (like mortar) to fill-in low spots to make a level surface, otherwise position a new underlayment over it, if you can. I have actually seen resident doctor it up with thin plain wood strips don't do it! All products need to be water and wetness resistant as possible. Always use a minimum of a 3ft level to insure surface area is not inclined in any way.
For a typical ground level home like a ranch without any basement, flooring foundations are 'framed', indicating the floor sits on joists with 2-by's (stills) running perpendicular to the joists along the foundation. 'Girders', (metal rods) at or near the center of the joists help in assistance. Above the framing lays the subfloor, generally a 3/4 ″ tongue and groove particle board, plywood or comparable material. Above that there is a1/4 ″ plywood or cement board (wetness resistant) thats called the underlayment and may also have a sheet of roofing felt or comparable product for added cushioning. Take extra caution when laying underlayment over the subflooring due to the fact that the floor may split if the seems compare so it's best to stagger the seams.
Ceramic Tiles: Due to the fact that this kind of tiling has actually become popular in cooking areas, bathrooms, halls and even living rooms for its toughness and design, I wish to dedicate this section on the subject.
Setting up ceramic tiles in the restroom will alter the height of components like toilets, vanity sinks and cabinets along with the door and adjacent room it is best to eliminate everything and start from scratch. This implies removing the old underlayment also. You have to produce a level surface area or the tiles will break or break. A lot of ceramic floor tile is thick so you will have up to contributed to the old flooring assuming you had plastic tile or vinyl to start with. You will be offsetting the height of the old components and the door so a little trimming may be essential (If you are changing fixtures-no issue).
For tiling restroom floorings these actions will give you terrific results:
* Utilizing a 3/ft level check if the flooring even throughout.
* Lay out a row of tiles, with spacers (cross shaped inserts for grout lines) along the length and width of the room to assess how many tiles you are using. This is also to see how many tile cuts you will need to make near walls.
* Lay down cement board, cut to fit location and use a little layer of mortar to connect board to subflooring. Use screws every 6 to 8 inches along the edges of board to secure in place. Usage mesh tape over the joints and cover with a thin layer of mortar.
* Utilizing a trowel use mortar about every 3 1/2 at a time and use smooth even strokes.
* Set the complete ceramic tiles at a point outermost from doorway and press down securely, tapping it with a rubber mallet so it spreads equally. Have the cut tiles prepared so as you move far from the wall place and set as you go.
* insert cross formed spacers on end in between each tile to insure rows are even. At corners lay spacers flat and butt tiles at the angles (dont plumber Canberra worry, it will be exact same with). You can likewise stand the spacers upright against walls.
* When you get to the closet flange (toilet hole in flooring) you will require a tile nipper or tile saw to cut a partial circle. Do this for all sides and lay tile down as previously. You must do this likewise for sinks and cabinets.
* The last action is to dampen a tidy sponge with water and wipe off the gain access to grout, rinsing the sponge typically.