installing tile on a wood subfloor

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Name: Joe Keller
Posted: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:13 am MST
 
Topic
Can ceramic tile be installed over a plywood subfloor?
If so, any special prep that needs to be done. If not, what would my options be.
Name: Bljack
Posted: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:48 am MST
 
Reply: 1
Can ceramic tile be installed over a plywood subfloor?


Directly to? No

If not, what would my options be.


At a minimum, you would need to use a properly installed cement board or tile membrane, depends, how thick is your subfloor, and what's the joist size, spacing and span?
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