Laying Ceramic Floor Tiles On Chipboard

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Laying ceramic floor tiles on chipboard.

Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. Spacers are available where tile is sold. Another says he ll take up the old chipboard lay a thicker chipboard and tile directly on to that using flexible adhesive. This also helps to set the tile in the mortar.

Use plastic spacers at each tile corner to maintain even grout lines between the tiles. Use a tile spacer to place on one corner of the tile and place another tile right next to it. Make sure that the tile spacers stay in place on each corner of the tiles and this will help you keep everything straight. For best results lightly press and twist the tiles to get full contact between the mortar and the tile.

Lay the first tile square at the crossing of the reference lines. If your floor doesn t have excessive movement you may tile directly onto the floor using granfix ultimateflex. Set the first tile in the center of the wall furthest from the door and the remaining vinyl tiles. To install the concrete board you will need to first put a layer of thinset on the bottom side.

This very flexible adhesive will stick to chipboard and will absorb the floor s movements. Keep laying tile in this manner until you get to a wall or cabinet. The reason we warn about floors with excessive movement is the simple fact that tiles don t flex. Begin laying tiles at the center point of the two layout lines setting each tile into the mortar by tapping it gently with a rubber mallet.

Lay out the vinyl tiles on the particleboard to determine the pattern you want to install them in. Chipboard is not dimensionally strong enough to support tile. If you install the tile directly over the chipboard it will crack and break. When you are installing ceramic tile over chipboard you need to first install concrete board.

The chipboard is warped following a flood last year.