It is very interesting to note the differences in styles and where they are best suited.
How to lay tile on pier and beam floor.
2 x 12 is the rough lumber dimension before it is run.
These floors are not as forgiving as carpeting or vinyl tile.
I am concerned about water escaping the shower and would like to install a tile floor.
Can we even lay tile on pier and beam.
I m going to be as detailed as possible with two questions.
I know that cracking is a risk but we plan on.
The differences between these two pier and beam foundation repairs.
The bathroom floor is constructed of the mesh concrete mud then tile.
For some reference we plan on using 1 inch mosaic tiles in her bathroom.
There is no subfloor.
I m now helping my girlfriend with her floor but her house is pier and beam and i realize that raises new questions.
A pier and beam foundation is flexible and contracts and expands with pressure and the weather.
Since ceramic tile is not very flexible it can crack under these conditions.
Newly laid laminate aka floating flooring often takes.
Contact a flooring professional before installing engineered wood or laminate floors over a shifting foundation.
I am remodeling a 1953 original bathroom in a ranch home that is built on a pier and beam foundation.
Nick s methodology of a floating foundation is quicker and easier to install.
However it is possible to install ceramic tile over a pier and beam foundation using the right installation procedures.
I have a question.
If you can what about movement of the floor will the tile crack 3.
Since ceramic tile is not very flexible it can crack under these conditions.
Use a thick underlayment such as cork to hide minor imperfections in the floor and install a vapor guard so moisture doesn t reach the flooring material.
Can you tile a pier and beam floor.
My house is a pier and beam set up the floors now have carpet and the wife would like to change it to tile.
If built up wood posts are being used the width of the post needs to be as wide as the beam that it is supporting.
A pier and beam foundation is flexible and contracts and expands with pressure and the weather.
Do floating floors settle over time.
This worked great on the flat ground of my husband s house.
My question are 1.
It is possible to install ceramic tile onto a pier and beam foundation.
For our example above we are using a 4 ply 2 x 12.