How To Level Plywood Bathroom Floor Before Tile

In this video you ll see how you can do plywood subfloor leveling using the plywood sheets.

How to level plywood bathroom floor before tile. Preparation for installing floor tile depends on the type of subfloor in the room you are tiling. A subfloor is the bottom most structural level of your floor. 2 to pour self leveler on plywood directly and skip hardiback. I was going to install a hardwood floor 5 8 thickness but ther.

And 3 grind the hump of the plywood. Concrete expands and contracts and that type of movement can also crack the tiles and the grout. When installing a ceramic tile floor on a concrete subfloor you don t have to worry about flexing as long as the concrete slab is at least 1 1 8 inch thick which most slabs are. Before taking steps to level a floor you must find out why it s not level.

I have two sheets of ply and 1 4 inch hardiebacker down to make a solid 1 1 2 subfloor. Check the level again. A 6 foot screed board wouldn t work in my case because the hills and valleys are further apart than that in some cases 12 feet between hills. Place your level in several different spots as you did before to get a more accurate reading of the floor s overall slope.

I have 2000 sq feet of 2 by 2 tile to put down on a very out of level and hilly floor. However you re not out of the woods. It supports your decorative floor finish whether it s carpet hardwood vinyl laminate or tile. For more information download our pdf about types of subfloors.