How To Level A Bathroom Floor For Tiel

A successful tile installation project requires a level surface.

How to level a bathroom floor for tiel.

Set boards and trim aside for reuse after installing the leveling compound and new flooring. I have two sheets of ply and 1 4 inch hardiebacker down to make a solid 1 1 2 subfloor. Fill seams in the subfloor with caulk. A 6 foot screed board wouldn t work in my case because the hills and valleys are further apart than that in some cases 12 feet between hills.

Self leveling underlayment products can be used on concrete floors wood subfloors that are uneven but still in decent shape and even over ceramic tile floors eliminating the task of tearing. If you find hollows and valleys you must fill them with a self leveling underlayment. If the area is very large use a long straight 2 in 4 in 5 1 cm 10 2 cm board and set your level on top of it. 2 to pour self leveler on plywood directly and skip hardiback.

And 3 grind the hump of the plywood. Remove the baseboard and trim surrounding the tile floor to make space for the new surface level. Pull the boards away from the wall with a prybar placed between the wall and the rear of the board or trim. If the floor is uneven lift up the board until it is level so you ll know how much flooring compound you ll need to even it out.

A belt sander is the easiest method if you are dealing with only slight humps although multiple. I have 2000 sq feet of 2 by 2 tile to put down on a very out of level and hilly floor. In order to level the subfloor to install tile the builder suggests 1 to put a paper on plywood and pour self leveler and skip hardibacker.