Tile Over Sleeper Floor

Moisture can cause floors to warp and provide a breeding ground for mold.

Tile over sleeper floor. To install a composite deck over concrete you re going to need a sleeper system. For the tiles to be set on. If the adhesive is not flexible or laid thick enough to absorb the amount of movement the tiles will either delaminate or crack. Lay a 4 foot level across the sleepers to make sure they lie on the same plane.

Large tiles will exacerbate the deflection across each tile s width. Tile on tile or as i say it. In this guide we ll provide you with basic instructions to help install a composite deck over concrete. A single layer of tile allows any moisture in the concrete to escape through tile joints.

Subfloor sleeper are used in basements to protect certain types of flooring such as laminate hardwood and carpet. A basement is below grade and concrete below grade will almost always have moisture in it. Tile can be laid over existing tile as long as the floor is in good condition with no loose or broken tile. Most basements have concrete floors which have the potential to draw moisture.

After making sure that the floor is level use cedar shims to level the sleepers. Use a jamb saw or handsaw and spacer block to cut door jambs to the proper height. Insert cedar shims to raise the sleepers at low spots. You set the 2x4 sleepers 16 o c.

A sleeper system is a substructure made up of joists that sits on the surface of the concrete below the decking. Would installing sleepers directly over the existing floor be an option. Tile over tile is not recommended on a floor below grade. You definitely need to take time to lay out the tile pattern so that you can minimize narrow cut tiles and make it have a professional look.

To lay tile over tile. It would be much easier but i m concerned the strip flooring is not as dimensionally stable as plywood osb. Set up a sleeper system. Clean the floor to remove any grease or dirt.

The floor will deflect according to the load applied and the stiffness of the structure joint size spacing etc. Tiling over an uneven surface will give you less than stellar results so level out any globs of dried grout with a sander and secure loose tiles with fresh tile adhesive before beginning the project. My fear is if a board would buckle it could compromise the sleeper assembly carrying the new 3 4 plywood cbu and tile. On the sleeper system installation method you lay 2x4s flat install them perpendicular the opposite way across the joists.

And it lasts for 20 years.