Never ran into this problem house was originally a mobile home but has had sections added on. Putting tile floor down and half the floor is concrete the other half is wood. How do I got about installing concrete board on wood and getting the concrete level with it? Resurface concrete? Or install concrete board on concrete? Concrete board is 1/2 inch thick leaving me with a 1/2 drop on concrete side
I would probably ramp it 6 or 8 ft. Not sure what tile you’re working with or what you’ve told the homeowner you were doing. And a pic of situation does so much more than just words.
You sure you don’t wanna just throw a floating floor in there. You can get an acceptable LVT for maybe $3/ sq ft and it will handle the seasonal movement.
We just pulled up the vinyl tile that was already there. It is my grandma's house and she's dead set on this porcelain tile. Is there any way to fasten the concrete board to the concrete? Really starting to look like that may be my only option.
So both wood substrate and slab are currently even height? Cement board just creates a better bond. If the wood substrate is not sufficient to support tile, then it may need to be thicker. Maybe Eco Prim Grip by Mapei or some other manufacturers product for the wood. Ramping situations are done by screeding floor patch with a straightedge to the desired length.
Yes the are relatively even. As they sit. All in all what would be my best bet longevity wise? The amount of work doesn't matter to me. I'm 21 and dont mind the work. My joints arent hurting (yet).
If the wood has sufficient strength and no deflection I would Prime both the wood and concrete with an acrylic primer and use a better grade of thinset.
