Just in case you didn't know you can use a stack of stock 16's for cutting large plywood :)
02-26-2009, 06:50 PM
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I've been into tile work lately and used cement/fiberglass backerboard for my 1st time.
Some people have said to bed it in thinset and nail it , but I had 4 tubes of HD construction adhesive to attach it to my subfloor . I nailed it too and then did a thin leveler layer/knotched thinset mortar with latex additive on top and set the tile. Its as solid as my other room where we used regular backerboard 10 yrs ago.
To keep this thread on topic...one of the diehard Chevy gearheads at work told me he is probably looking to sell his wifes Blazer and get her an A4 or A6 quattro, another one converted. He has to keep his K2500 because he makes money plowing with it in winter.
To keep this thread on topic...one of the diehard Chevy gearheads at work told me he is probably looking to sell his wifes Blazer and get her an A4 or A6 quattro, another one converted. He has to keep his K2500 because he makes money plowing with it in winter.
02-27-2009, 04:03 AM
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I used Hardibacker (sp?) several years ago in the kids bathroom.
It was my first tile job, and nobody instructed me on how to secure the Hardibacker to the sub-floor. I ended up just using the Hardibacker screws (a ton of them per the instructions with the screws -- which didn't mention thinset) -- no adhesive whatsoever. So far, so good; but, keeping my fingers crossed.
Working on my mudroom, laundry room, powder room right now. The Hardibacker will have thinset under it this time ;-)
Working on my mudroom, laundry room, powder room right now. The Hardibacker will have thinset under it this time ;-)
02-27-2009, 05:04 AM
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you don't really need the thinset layer...
unless the floor is really uneven. Generally you can easily get away w/ just screwing it down and going from there.
I've helped friends do their houses, and we never bothered w/ the thinset... just screw 'em down and go! My house is a slab, so when I did the tile in the bathrooms and kitchen, it was just mortar and set... no backer board needed!
I've helped friends do their houses, and we never bothered w/ the thinset... just screw 'em down and go! My house is a slab, so when I did the tile in the bathrooms and kitchen, it was just mortar and set... no backer board needed!
02-27-2009, 06:14 AM
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Don't think so. The builder tried to put them under walls for the most part.
Unfortunately, the tile in the foyer lapped over the expansion joint about by 3". All the tiles over the joint cracked. None of the bathrooms or laundry room had expansion joints near their floors.