Tiling A Bathroom Floor On Plywood

Deflection of l 360 for ceramic tile and l 720 for natural stone tiles.

Tiling a bathroom floor on plywood. Use your drill to make this job simpler. We have our large kitchen and hallway that was originally covered by 12 x 12 ceramic tiles on top of 3 8th inch plywood. Tile floors are especially heavy with layers of cement board mortar tile or stone and grout. 2011 07 05t09 45 02 01 00 answered 5th jul 2011.

Laying tile over a plywood subfloor can be tricky but if you prepare the sub floor properly your tile floor will last for a lifetime. The floor tiles became loose cracked and ugly looking over about 2 decades of use. While most floor tile these days is installed onto a layer of cement board or similar backerboard it is possible to lay tile directly over plywood. Then you want to install screws into the concrete board in each of the holes.

This is fine for wood carpeting and resilient flooring but not for ceramic tile. That usually means the underlayment and the subfloor also get wet. Center your tile in the bathroom. A number of different types of substrate are used for tile including plywood.

Before finish flooring is installed on top of a plywood subfloor you must waterproof the subfloor especially in a bathroom. Because the finish tile would be the same height as the carpet meeting the tiles at the door threshold. For the best results when tiling onto plywood floors follow these instructions. The bathroom floor gets wet.

Residential floors are typically sized for a live load of 40 psf and a dead load or 10 psf. Thin set was used instead of glue or adhesive. Laying tile over a plywood subfloor can be tricky. Using the right type plywood ensures a long lasting floor.

Step 4 center. To install the concrete board apply tile adhesive to the back then press it down against the plywood. If you put tile directly on top of plywood it will chip and break. Now the entire flooring of ceramic tiles needs to be torn out and replaced.

The floor must also handle the weight of the tub shower tiles and other fixtures. Under british standards bs 5385 part 1 plywood has now been excluded as a suitable substrate material for the direct fixing of wall tiles therefore when tiling on to walls a tile backer board is required however tiling onto plywood floors is still acceptable under british standards. Normally i would rip up the existing floor boards and lay 18mm wbp plywood. But a number of precautions must be taken to ensure a successful installation.

The tile council of america tca recommends a max. Often the subfloor consists of plywood that is nailed or screwed to the construction floor. Yes you need at least 9mm thick plywood on bathroom floorboards screwed down prior to floor tiling layed with flexible floor tile adhesive.