Tile Bathroom Floor Backer Board
According to backer board manufacturers and tile setters installing backer board directly over an old solid wood subfloor is risky for a couple of reasons.
Tile bathroom floor backer board. If youre aiming for a more rustic classic look for your kitchen or bathroom choose from our selection of farmhouse tile. Make sure to tape the seams and corners of the backer board according the manufacturer recommendations. Shop backer board in the tile tile accessories section of lowes.
I wish to tile over good solid floorboards on a suspended floor and a small bathroom. Cement board is a good reliable backer board that works well on both floors and walls. The backer board comes in different sizes and you will pick the right one depending on the type of floor you are installing.
One type of tile backer board is made with a water resistant facing on both sides of the board. 34 wood subfloor with 14 concrete backer board screwed according to manufacturers specs in a mortar bed and taped seams should do you right thats assuming your joists are spaced appropriately. To achieve the ideal flat surface most contractors rely on the backer boardcement backer board is a thin layer of concrete designed to be setting surface upon which tile can be installed.
I see hardiebacker is probably the leading brand but im not in the trade so im looking at 15 a board. Find quality backer board online or in store. Its made from cement and sand and is reinforced by fiberglass mats on both sides so its impervious to water.
Let your baseboard cover that gap and that should allow for any movement. Georgia pacifics densshield is one such product. I believe i should use 6mm cement boards prior to tiling.
Cement board is the most durable trouble free tile backer for tub surrounds showers floors and all other wet areas. First changes in humidity make solid wood shrink swell and cup more than plywood. Keep in mind that most tile setters err on the side of caution and brush a waterproofing membrane on top of cement board when it is in wet areas like showers or tub surrounds.