Ceramic Tile Over Wood Subfloor Installation

Hope you didn t like your beautiful new tile floor.

Ceramic tile over wood subfloor installation.

If you must install over such surfaces it is best to install a backer board over the old surface and install the tile on the backer board. Build a structure of 2x3 s with 8 inches of space between the boards. A plywood subfloor must be structurally sound and able to support the installation. Try laying tile over 1 2 durock or hardie and see what happens when the joists are 19 2 or 24 on center.

The 2 3 s would be standing up on their side so. Second the strength of wood boards isn t always consistent. While tile can be laid on plywood do not install tile directly onto the plywood subfloor itself. Tile floors are heavy and tile is a hard material.

Laying tile on plywood. Lay down inch exterior plywood and screw into the 2 3 s every 8 inches. Lay down inch exterior plywood the opposite direction and screw to the inch. 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.

Use intervening layers of two sheets of plywood. Tile can be installed over a plywood substrate and it is actually a fantastic way to make sure you don t have deflection in your floor.