tile on floor boards!!??

[mattyh]

hi all want to tile my bathroom floor , i have taken the old carpet up and under it is the floorboards ,these are solid/no gaps and level is there no way i can tile staight on to them?? the problem i have is that if i ply line it then with adhesive and tile it will raise it up too high to match the laminate on the landing and would leave a bit of a step. any ideas ??

[whitebeam]

What about 6mm hardie backer

[doug boardley]

I think you'll have to live with a step of some description, or do without tiling the floor

[mikethetile]

[pjc]

cut a piece of the laminate the thickness of the door and cut the back so its on the slop so the angle is the same height as both the floors
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[peterhouse]

hi mattyh i also did my bathroom that had floorboards , i put down 6mm hardie backer from topps but make sure there is no movement on boards prior to tiling, and use flexi addi / grout. I no tiler but got most of my advice from the guys on here, if i say so myself the job is a goodone

[doug boardley]

have you thought about using a ramped threshold matty?

[Rich]

Dont tile straight onto the floor boards. The tiles will crack and lift and cost you an arm and a leg as well as give you lots of grey hairs. A lot of adhesive manufacturers sell adhesive for tiling onto floor boards but it is a load of rubbish! Iv even seen a ready mixed tub adhesive that they say is suitable

As the guys above have said, over board with a backer like No More Ply or HardieBacker. I have put up step by step instructions of how to lay both of these but I dont know how to make a link so you may have to look for them. Tile over the backer board and then, as Doug says, get yourself a threshold to suit the slightly different heights.

[pjc]

have you thought about using a ramped threshold matty?

cut a piece of the laminate the thickness of the door and cut the back so its on the slope so the angle is the same height as both the floors
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What like this Doug

[doug boardley]

What like this Doug

that's the one Pete, I remember you posting it originally, but couldn't remember where it was

[pjc]

that's the one Pete, I remember you posting it originally, but couldn't remember where it was

you better get back to work Doug

[doug boardley]

went back last week for a holiday Pete, got another "holiday" 2nd and 3rd weeks in June, and back proper in September

[mikebidd]

I think this is how you do a link fella.

Tiling a screeded floor...

might work.... might not lol

[kilty55]

matty h hi,for the sake of a small difference in height dont tile onto floorboards please the job will fail,do a threshold bar or ramped one as suggested bud

[Rich]

I think this is how you do a link fella.

Tiling a screeded floor...

might work.... might not lol

Thanks Mike, very kind of you... But I was after my post on HardieBacker or NMP.

Cant work out how to add a link for the life of me

[Rich]

http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/tile-a...diebacker.html

[doug boardley]

Thanks Mike, very kind of you... But I was after my post on HardieBacker or NMP.

Cant work out how to add a link for the life of me

if you find the thread, then right click on the address bar, click "copy" and then in the post where you want it, click "paste"

[Rich]

Thank you Doug, I think I have got the hang of it now. Im dont need to type out replys anymore, I can just add links to your posts

[mattyh]

cheers all, went for the threshold in the end and used the backer board worked like a dream ! (apart from the little step!!!)

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

hi good advice above