Hardibacker On Uneven Floor

Replace any loose warped uneven or damaged sections of floor.

Hardibacker on uneven floor.

I don t have the guts to try and remove the bath to rip up the old floor boards so will have to overlay. Ensure subfloor is not damaged. When installing tile on a cement backer board like durock or hardie backer board it is critical to. My question is how much uneveness in the floor can the thinset and hardibacker tolerate correct.

That s why it was named the most preferred brand of backer board by tile installers and contractors according to the 2019 tile and stone report conducted by clearseas research in partnership with the national tile contractors association and tile magazine. I m thinking that adding thinset and 1 4 hardibacker will only make the floor more solid and even than it was before. Just screw the floor down with 1 5 8 in. The various brands of cement board such as hardiebacker durock denshield and wonderboard have become a standard tile backer material for nearly all ceramic porcelain and stone tiles for floor wall and countertop applications.

Failed floor on cement backer boards why this happens. The bathroom floor is old pine floor boards 1930s house. Drywall screws spaced every 6 in. Vinyl flooring glued over 1 4 in.

All fasteners must be. Hardiebacker cement board is made better to install better and perform better. I want to overlay either plywood or hardibacker board. I m not sure which one to go with plywood or hardibacker board.

As a backing for floor tiles cement board should be laid on 5 8 inch or thicker plywood. As long as the subfloor is 3 4 in. The old floor seemed fairly flat before i removed it and it was a thin sheet of plywood maybe 1 8 with vinyl. These convenient panels of cementitious board provide an instant flat hard surface that bonds with the thin set adhesives or mortars used to install tile.

Make sure subfloor is dry level and fastened correctly. Thick cement board instead of the usual 1 2 in. Drywall screws spaced every 6 in.