Thinset is the wet base that you first trowel on the plywood to make the tile stick.
Tiling on plywood floor.
Arrange the sheets so that the ends are staggered and don t align with each other.
Place hardiebacker in staggered pattern so no four corners meet.
Plywood subfloor makes a sturdy substrate for ceramic tile.
Tiles on the plywood on the floor fit in the case where there is no possibility to use other materials to align the roughing base.
Trowel out bed of unmodified thinset over wooden subfloor.
Plywood must be protected from liquids since this material is highly susceptible to moisture.
In other words be sure that no four.
Higher latex content is essential for bonding to plywood.
One example would be to use laticrete s 317 thinset mixed with laticrete 333 liquid latex additive.
However backerboard does not provide any structural support so many tile setters prefer two layers of plywood on a floor.
It is important to observe the installation technology otherwise the coating will not be used for long.
Leave a 1 4 inch gap between the edges of the backer board and the walls to allow for subfloor expansion and contraction.
A quality unmodified thinset should be used and mixed with a latex additive.
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.
Fasten hardiebacker 1 4 board with corrosion resistant screws or galvanized roofing nails 8 inches apart.
However tiling onto plywood floors is still acceptable under british standards.
After all backer board sheets are in position remove.
Click to enlarge plywood underlayment glued and screwed to a nominal 3 4 in.
Tape joints with alkali resistant cement.