Bathroom out dated? Ready to remodel? For the holidays, home owners like yourself might want to remodel your bathroom.
The first question in your mind would be, "Do I want to do this myself or have a professional do it?"
After that question is decided there are a few things that you need to know about the proper tile installation products that should be used and the options available for a longer lasting bathroom shower, tile floor and so on.
For the floor, I recommend a new underlayment. Now this could be a cement board or a pressed fibor board. I preferr a cement board. Either way, this should be installed on the subfloor, so the existing flooring should be removed. The new underlayment should be installed over a bed of thinset or mortar, and galvanized screws or roofing nails every 4" around the edges and 6" in the field (the field being the rest of the underlayment).
The proper thinset is crusial. Porcelain tile and ceramic tile have different properties so different thinsets are used for each. For you dealers out there, TEC has a web site that will help in the choosing of the right products. For a few more dollars you can get up to a lifetime warrantee against mold and mildew.
Never use mastic in a bathroom especially in the shower area. The premixed mastic is food for mold and mildew.
In the shower area 1/2" cement board should be used. Green drywall or any drywall is not recommended. Antimicrobial thinsets are available ,so ask you contractor. Stain and mildew resistant grouts a also available. These do cost more and are more labor intensive but the extra money you spend on the labor and the material may well help you enjoy your new bathroom much longer and the low maintenance to keep it looking beautifull will be worth it.
Thats all for now. Comments or questions are very welcome.
Happy and safe holidays!
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1 comment:
I personally believe that we homeowners should let the pros do the job. Backed by experience, they certainly know everything about the proper replacement of floor tile. Tampa is where our family used to live, once had its bathroom tiles replaced.
Of course, we wanted the job done the first time, and thankfully the pros know the proper installation of the tile flooring. Tampa residents are very lucky to have access to this kind of services, thanks for sharing your excellent post!
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