My basement bathroom is pretty much unfinshed. The shower surround is the bare foundation and the vinyl tiles are just glued to the cement floor. Since its already cement, should I bother installing cement board prior to tiling?Thanks!
answer to your question is (yes) you should backer board anytime your placing tile on the surface, you ll need to get cement board fasteners to secure your hardy board to the concrete, its OK to go over the Leno. be sure your fasteners are 6 at the seems and 12 in the Field. also make sure your drywall is green in color. ill be happy to help with professional advice anytime.
You don't need board on the floor, but I do recommend some type of waterproofing for the walls, especially if this is your outside foundation wall. You can use a kerdi mat. Dal tile carries this and most tile outlets. It waterproofs and stops mold and mildew from forming.
In theory it is, but sometimes the thin-set has a really good bond with the substrate. The hard part is installing the floor tile at the proper and even slope towards the drain. Make sure to use a slip resistant floor tile for the shower. If you use those sheets of 1x1 tiles glued together (Dal-tile) you will have too carefully clean the thinset out of the groutlines before it dries. ( potential big headache) Good luck
Hello Before starting tiling,the vinyl tiles should be removed which are already glued to the cement floor. After removing the vinyl tiles the top surface of the cement floor should b rubbed with wire brushes and clean it throughly and it should be ensure that the glue and other loose material should be rub of throughly. Than before lying the tiles the neat cement coat/cement board should be applied on the cement floor and after that you shouled start the process of laying tiles.
