Bathroom remodel

[Bygracealone]

Originally Posted by lumberslinger178

putting the thinset under the backer board makes it super strong and it will keep the floor from flexing and causing the grout and or tile from cracking ..

mainly because you are going over 1x material if you were putting down a layer of plywood you could probabaly get away with out it

I recently remodeled my bathroom and laid tile for the first time. I used wonderboard; no flex there; that stuff is awesome! I also used thinset underneath the wonderboard. I got the idea from some pros. I'm told it helps "waterproof" the area. A good idea for a bathroom...

My house is only 13 years old and the tile in my foyer is cracking all over the place. They laid the tile right over plywood! So, I'm going to redo that too. Oh well, the projects are never ending...

[Stinky_Hooker]

Very nice work bro! Lookin good!


I HATE tile work...Ive done all my tile myself and can do it well, but I HATE it! lol

[wpearch]

mac what we do for the kids

[lumberslinger178]

Billy ya gotta put ne of these in ur remodel

[lumberslinger178]

[lumberslinger178]

[Mac_Attack]

Very nice LS but my son is paying for this so it will be the basics. Soaking tub tile in the tub alcove and tile floor. I'm heading over there now I'll post pictures of the floor later tonight. Billy Mac

[willy]

I have not got the experience of the pros on this site but I would recommend skipping the nails on the sub floor and instead use screws before using the thin set on top and then the wonderboard or equivalent.
Good luck Willy

[Mac_Attack]

I thought the same thing, deck screws! What do you guys think, deck screws? Billy Mac

[Stinky_Hooker]

For sure deck screws....I use them on ALOT of stuff!