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Tiling

Laying tiles over very uneven floorboards

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.39 PM

I have knocked out an old concrete fireplace hearth (fireplace blocked up) . I want to tile the area so the tiles are level with a the floorboards in the room. After removing the concrete from the heath underneath are extremely uneven floorboards (they slope a lot towards the chimney breast). What is the best way to get this even before tiling? I was planning on using a self levelling compound but there are large gaps in the floorboards and I don’t want it to seep below (this is an upstairs room). Equally if I just add plywood to the top the surface will be very uneven and I think the tiles would end up cracking with any sort of pressure. Any ideas?

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5 Answers

Anonymous user

Take the floor boards up to expose the joists, work out why the floor boards were all over the place, if the joists are bowed or twisted or dropped etc, buy window packers to pack them out on top or underneath so when you put your new deck down to tile on top of the joists it’s level and the same height as the current floor. This is easier said then done and id personally hire a professional who does this day in day out, I’m a professional roofer and I wouldn’t attempt this myself not without expecting to waste a Saturday afternoon scratching my head and talking to myself... If you don’t want to do this, you could tape the gaps between the boards and then pour your self levelling compound but this would be a bit of a bodge in my option. Good luck, Regards Frankie BT Roofing Services
Answered31 January 2021
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ABC_Ceramictiles

Rating: 5 out of 5
Woodford Green
There is some concrete boards you can use and some meshe and then self levelling latex on top to make it ready for tiling!!
Answered31 January 2021
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Deb's DECORATING

Rating: 5 out of 5
Swindon
Hi I would recommend using cement board hardibacker available from B&Q and other retailers, is a solid formed sheet of concrete and will not flex like plywood does. Its easy to cut with stanley knife or saw has printed squares on to help you cut it straight, its 6mm thick so would need to adjust amount of tiling adhesive to make it level. Really hope this helps. Debs
Answered31 January 2021
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Anonymous user

Just add ply , membrane , self levelling , tiles Job done
Answered31 January 2021
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M&XH

Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Haywards Heath
There is some concrete boards you can use and some meshe and then self levelling latex on top to make it ready for tiling!!
Answered31 January 2021
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