Calling SUB FLOOR Experts

[Little6pack]

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84468

I ripped up the linoleum today from the bathroom floor.
I had to use a 3 inch putty knife to pry it from the subfloor.

Unfortunatly the subfloor is a pressed board Armstrong underlayment. Some of the wood is coming up attached to the linoleum.
also some of the linoleum paper backing is staying on the subfloor.

We are undecided on how to proceed?

A) do we just lay over a new 1/4 subfloor over the current one and tile away.

B) do I sand off the paper backing with belt sander & fill the wood areas with that stuff called LEVELER? then tile away.

Also we are not sure if we want to use press stick tile or real clay tile.

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Not an expert by any means but you should have another layer of plywood under the subflooring. I sure have ripped enough subflooring in my house to know. You might also want to check out this message board - www.doityourself.com

 

[Little6pack]

Thanks Mark, Will check it out

I opted to start on the bathroom because the kids are away for the long weekend. Othwerwise if it was nice out I was going to enlarge my backdoor stoop with concrete.

 

[BLACK6PACK]

If you lay down clay tile, you'll want a concrete surface to lay the tile on. If you have plywood with a layer of that armstrong stuff on top of it, rip the armstrong stuff up and lay down the concrete backerboard (name brand is Wonderboard) on top of the plywood. Either nail or screw it down. Cover the seams with thin set concrete, and let dry. Then lay down the clay tile on top of the wonderboard with thinset. Its a pretty easy job if you plan things out first. Take your time figuring out how you are going to lay out the tile. Someone said start in the middle, which is correct in most cases, but in little bathrooms, you can put the whole tiles up against the wall that you face when you are on the crapper and put the line of cut tiles against the wall behind the crapper. I mean, the only time you pay attention to how the tile is layed out is when you are sitting on the crapper doing some serious paperwork!!