How To Level A Bathroom Floor For Tiel

Set boards and trim aside for reuse after installing the leveling compound and new flooring.

How to level a bathroom floor for tiel.

A 6 foot screed board wouldn t work in my case because the hills and valleys are further apart than that in some cases 12 feet between hills. A successful tile installation project requires a level surface. Floors are rarely perfectly level. I have two sheets of ply and 1 4 inch hardiebacker down to make a solid 1 1 2 subfloor.

And 3 grind the hump of the plywood. Fill seams in the subfloor with caulk. Pull the boards away from the wall with a prybar placed between the wall and the rear of the board or trim. 2 to pour self leveler on plywood directly and skip hardiback.

If you find hollows and valleys you must fill them with a self leveling underlayment. Check for dips in the floor by sliding a 4 foot to 6 foot straight edge in different directions all around the room. If the floor is uneven lift up the board until it is level so you ll know how much flooring compound you ll need to even it out. I have 2000 sq feet of 2 by 2 tile to put down on a very out of level and hilly floor.

Self leveling underlayment products can be used on concrete floors wood subfloors that are uneven but still in decent shape and even over ceramic tile floors eliminating the task of tearing. Sanding the floor sand the floor down if you are working with a plywood or particle board subfloor. In order to level the subfloor to install tile the builder suggests 1 to put a paper on plywood and pour self leveler and skip hardibacker.