Floor Tile Backer Board Installation

When installing floor tile or any tile for that matter the most important aspect of the installation is always the preparation.

Floor tile backer board installation.

I m using a 6 inch galvanized metal flashing screwed into the backer board and on the back into the densglass with drywall. Cutting fastening and taping and mudding. Some backer boards will have the fastener locations printed on the board. Congratulations you now have a perfect floor for your perfect tile installation.

This guide will teach you how to properly lay cement backerboard and use mortar to secure and level your subfloor before installing tile. Installations for floor tile and other horizontal surfaces like countertops require an extra step of applying thin set tile adhesive to the wood subfloor before laying down the cement board sheets. Don t skip this. Installing backer board involves three main steps.

Cement board commonly sold under trade names such as durock hardiebacker and wonderboard is now the standard underlayment used for ceramic porcelain or stone tile laid with thinset mortar adhesive cement board is used for most floor tile and has all but replaced plywood and drywall backer materials for wall tile applications in wet areas like showers and tub surrounds. Install a cement based backer board following the manufacturer s instructions. Use a polymer modified thin set a type of mortar to attach the backer board to the subfloor. This provides a solid surface under the tile that prevents flexing that could lead to cracking.

In this video i ll show you how to install hardie backer board to prepare a floor for tile. Second the strength of wood boards isn t always consistent. Never install new tiles over existing tiles or onto an unprotected wood or plywood floor. This is more of a little known fact but most cement board manufacturers want fiberglass alkaline resistant mesh tape embedded in thinset mortar over the backer board seams.

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. First changes in humidity make solid wood shrink swell and cup more than plywood. Its made from cement and sand and is reinforced by fiberglass mats on both sides so it s impervious to water. Floor tiles should be installed over smooth flat surfaces.

To achieve the ideal flat surface most contractors rely on the backer board cement backer board is a thin layer of concrete designed to be setting surface upon which tile can be installed. Not using mesh tape on the seams of your cement board installation.