Mike haduck shows his style of laying tile on a concrete floor.
Tiling a concrete kitchen floor.
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Rather than using cement boards cbus the favored method is to use an uncoupling membrane.
Skip this step and we guarantee your new tile will crack right over the cracks in the concrete.
Then prime the concrete see photo 2 with the recommended solution consult the membrane manufacturer s literature.
Apply the thinset onto the linoleum apply a good amount of thinset onto the linoleum with a trowel.
Let the primer dry and then apply the membrane photos 3 and 4.
With the notched trowel smooth the thinset over the floor holding the trowel at a 45 degree angle.
More than almost any other type of floor covering tile needs a rock solid base.
Cut the membrane so it s 1 1 2 times the width of your tiles.
Only spread enough thinset to cover an area the size of the backer board.
If you attach the tile to concrete you need to take special precautions by uncoupling the tile from the concrete.
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