Vinyl tiles need a very smooth level.
Ceramic tile over pressboard.
Hi i m a first time tiler and i ve just been told i can t lay.
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Tiling over particle board.
The tiles broke way too easily so i was suspicious and when removing the pieces of tile i found wood rot which caused a hollow effect under these tiles tile over wood subfloor.
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Tile on tile or as i say it.
Ceramic tile over particle board hardibacker.
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I am planning to install new ceramic tile in a bedroom converted to a bathroom 12 ft by 10ft.
The ceramic tile institute of america recommends against using particleboard as a foundation for ceramic tile in flooring.
The guys at home depot told me unofficially of course that i could put the hardibacker over the particle board then lay the ceramic tile but that i couldn t mortar down the hardibacker because the particle board would fall apart.
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How to lay vinyl tile over particle board.
Over time the likelihood of problems arising from such installation are far higher than if you use a substrate such as concrete which is recommended.
The 20 year old house is a pier and beam with 1 2 plywood subfloor 1 2 particle board.
Most flooring vinyl flooring manufacturers do not allow direct glue down directly to the subfloor.