Floor tile installation?
I have done my sub-floor, put down backerboards, and done my leveling.
I have done my dry-run with the tiles, but with some of the them when I press on one corner the pposite end of tiles lifts up slightly, like about 1/16 of an inch
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When applying the mortar, at no less than 1/4 inch thick, level the new pice of tile against the others with only minimal pressure. If the mortar is mixed at the proper consistency, the leveling should confrom to a surrounding., adjacent tile. Be aware that the mortar will have some shrinkage as it sets/drys, but perhaps just a 2 x 4 will help keep it at the same level. Grout after will take care of some of that issue as well.
Something in the sub floor isn't level, or your mixture isn't think enough, or applied inconsistently, or you exert too much force on pressing the tiles into the mortar.
Rev. Steven
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The thin set will make that 1/16 go away, that is level enough. Sounds like it should go smooth for you.
Good Luck!
The thin set will make that 1/16 go away, that is level enough. Sounds like it should go smooth for you.
Good Luck!
a level floor is just that sir so what you have to do is to get a laser level which does 360 degrees and put it in the center of the room and it will show you where your problem is now if you can deal with that little imperfection then dont even bother
ROK construction
You might have a bad mix of mortar or maybe your floor has a problem.
What type of tile are you using? If you are using that peel-n-stick tile, I would reccommend that you still use a glue base product to glue tiles down. 1/16 isn't bad. I have seen people try to do worse when laying tile. Any home improvement store can tell you what the best brand of tile adhesive is out there for the type of tile you are laying. I would check with them about that. But, even so, I would suggest you still glue the tile down, or what ever corners pop up will pop up all the time and you will have to keep replacing those tiles all the time otherwise.
me4tennessee is right. 1/16" is very acceptible. Even profesional contractors can't always do better (I have to do a "punch list" on every project we build and know that for a fact). After you use thin set it will level out. Good luck.
That's a pretty good start if u want no tiles to pop up then put a floor adhesive on the backer boards that stuff is really strong I've used that on all my floors and I cant complain.