Hi all,
I am going to lay travertine tiles in my hall and kitchen.
The hall and a small part of the kitchen has a floating wood floor. The portion of the kitchen with the wood floor is about 3m X 2m, the rest is a concrete extension. I plan to lay the tiles over the whole kitchen.
I have read in a diy book that 1/2 inch plywood needs to be layed first to strengthen the wood floor.
Is 1/2 inch plywood really necessary, would a 1/4 inch do? (cheaper and easier to lay)?
The tiles are stone and are porous. Do I have to use a special tile cement that will not stain the face side up of the tile i.e. soak through?
I plan to lay them with a very small space between i.e. < 3mm. Is there anything special I need to be aware of doing this?
any advice appreaciated,
thanks,
Brian
I am going to lay travertine tiles in my hall and kitchen.
The hall and a small part of the kitchen has a floating wood floor. The portion of the kitchen with the wood floor is about 3m X 2m, the rest is a concrete extension. I plan to lay the tiles over the whole kitchen.
I have read in a diy book that 1/2 inch plywood needs to be layed first to strengthen the wood floor.
Is 1/2 inch plywood really necessary, would a 1/4 inch do? (cheaper and easier to lay)?
The tiles are stone and are porous. Do I have to use a special tile cement that will not stain the face side up of the tile i.e. soak through?
I plan to lay them with a very small space between i.e. < 3mm. Is there anything special I need to be aware of doing this?
any advice appreaciated,
thanks,
Brian