Wet Bed For Ceramic Tile In Kitchen

t2rocku

I'm thinking about putting wire mesh down on plywood subfloor and then use portland and sand to make the bed....Any thoughts or comments ???

thanks

R&D Tile

As long as there's also tar paper under the wire and the mud is 1 1/4" thick.

Ever do a mud job, from the sound of it, no.

MattCoops

Hopefully you don't have to learn on someone else's property.
As said above, make sure you lay down a layer of moisture barrier before your lath and mud job.
And make sure to tak in consideration the height differences in adjacent rooms. You'll need some sort of reducer, be it stone, wood, or metal. Don't slope the mud down. I've seen that done before.

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t2rocku

Yeah i do brick,stucco and stone ...but not flooring !!!

so , do you think i need to worry about flexing in the floor???



thanks

t2rocku

Matt

So i just square off at the door ways??? no sloping ????

Dan_Watson

I dont know why this hasn't ben asked, but WHY a wet bed?!?!

t2rocku

backer board cost more then the tile .....

Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I think you should just use a CBU as well. It is faster, cleaner and less expensive for you in the long run. Since you have not done wet beds, I would be leery to try it.

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nwtile guy

Backerboard is more expensive than mud, but have you considered the elevation? You could get ditra which only raises the highth of the floor an eigth inch or any other cement board that raises it a quarter inch. A minimum of a inch and a quarter is needed for a mud bed and most houses are not built to have that installed.

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Bud Cline

If you don't use a full mudbed at 1-1/4" then deflection may become a serious issue. It may anyway.

Does your floor meet the necessary deflection criteria minimums for any of this?

JazMan

t2rocku,

You said, "backer board cost more then the tile ....."

What the heck kind of tile are you using?

Jaz

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R&D Tile

Yeah, CBU costs about 70 cents a sq. ft., plus some screws and cheap thinset.

Dan_Watson

did a box store have a sale again? tile cheaper than $.69 a sq ft?

Bud Cline

Better varify the deflection criteria for sure. Did that tile come with a jar of cheese spread?

t2rocku

Ok guys thanks...I'm going to use the 1/4 backer board ...

Bud Cline

No conversation about deflection criteria and now all I can see is tail lights! It's no damned wonder the inspection business is growing by leaps and bounds these days.