Backer Board Over Hardwood Floor

Ok i have have had 2 or 3 different contractors tell me 3 different things about tiling over hardwood floors.

Backer board over hardwood floor.

I was told that i should just lay 1 4 inch backer board no membrane its being installed in a entry way not alot of moisture but high traffic onto the hardwood floor because it will expand ext at different rates and amts. Never install new tiles over existing tiles or onto an unprotected wood or plywood floor. Floor tiles should be installed over smooth flat surfaces. We just finished replacing a floor in which they put of all things ditra over hardwood and within 5 years the tiles were cracking and grout lines opening up.

The backer board comes in different sizes and you will pick the right one depending on the type of floor you are installing. Installing over wood. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile. Unlike wood or drywall sub surfaces cement backerboard will not rot warp or grow mold and mildew when exposed to water.

Second the strength of wood boards isn t always consistent. Backer board over hardwood may last a bit longer but i wouldn t do it. Tongue and groove plywood or osb oriented strand board. 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.

Re secure any loose wood subfloor planks osb or plywood subfloors to the floor joists using 2 1 2 deck screws. Vinyl flooring glued over 1 4 in. Hi i want to use large porcelain tiles over my hardwood floors in my kitchen dining room and living room because we have lost of traffic and a dog. My house was built in 1959.

First changes in humidity make solid wood shrink swell and cup more than plywood. Drywall screws spaced every 6 in. I was wondering in the installer used hardibacker board over the entire floors and screwed them down would that be sufficient enough to use thinset and then use the. Prior to installing any finished flooring it is important to remember.

We tore out all the hardwood and put in 3 4 t g plywood glued mudded 1 4 fiberock and then tile. Just screw the floor down with 1 5 8 in. We also go over questions regarding particle board and installing new hardwood flooring over old wood flooring. No extra layers of underlayment are required.