Comments on: Does my Floor have to be Level to Install Tile? http://floorelf.com/does-my-floor-have-to-be-level-to-install-tile Help with all your tile needs (and extreme jackassery!) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roger http://floorelf.com/does-my-floor-have-to-be-level-to-install-tile/comment-page-1#comment-8052 Roger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:39:19 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=157#comment-8052 You can forego the metal lath or thinset beneath the mud, no need to in an area that small. Just pack it in there onto the substrate. In my opinion yes, it is necessary and you should do a skim coat first. Sometimes it's necessary and sometimes it isn't - I don't know without standing in front of it. Why take that chance? You will ALWAYS get a better bond by removing the glaze from the existing tile. You can forego the metal lath or thinset beneath the mud, no need to in an area that small. Just pack it in there onto the substrate.

In my opinion yes, it is necessary and you should do a skim coat first. Sometimes it’s necessary and sometimes it isn’t – I don’t know without standing in front of it. Why take that chance? You will ALWAYS get a better bond by removing the glaze from the existing tile.

]]> By: Carrie http://floorelf.com/does-my-floor-have-to-be-level-to-install-tile/comment-page-1#comment-8050 Carrie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:47:23 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=157#comment-8050 Thank you so much for the quick response!  If I use deck mud, do I need to install plastic or tar paper and metal lath, then thinset, before mixing and packing the mud - like the post about creating a shower base?   Also, before tiling do I have to sand the existing tile and do a skim coat of thinset first to fill in the old grout lines?  I have gotten conflicting answers saying yes absolutely, or no it's not necessary if using good quality thinset with latex additive. Thank you so much for the quick response!  If I use deck mud, do I need to install plastic or tar paper and metal lath, then thinset, before mixing and packing the mud – like the post about creating a shower base?
 
Also, before tiling do I have to sand the existing tile and do a skim coat of thinset first to fill in the old grout lines?  I have gotten conflicting answers saying yes absolutely, or no it’s not necessary if using good quality thinset with latex additive.

]]> By: Roger http://floorelf.com/does-my-floor-have-to-be-level-to-install-tile/comment-page-1#comment-8049 Roger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:49:23 +0000 http://floorelf.com/?p=157#comment-8049 Hi Carrie, Mix up some deck mud and pack it in there up to the level of the existing tile. <a href="http://floorelf.com/how-to-make-deck-mud" rel="nofollow">How to make deck mud</a>. You can tile directly to that. Hi Carrie,

Mix up some deck mud and pack it in there up to the level of the existing tile. How to make deck mud. You can tile directly to that.

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