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Tile and a damaged subfloor

11 years ago

I'm in the middle of a kitchen reno, and I have a very damaged subfloor with cracks and in one place crumbled concreted. I'm in a second story condo.

My contractor has no experience with this, and is recommending a floating floor instead of tile. I brought in a tile installer to take a look. He says it can be done. He'd put down and underlayment and the tile will be secure.

Are there other questions I should ask the tile installer? Am I foolish for pursuing tile?

Thanks so much!

Comments (2)

glennsfc
11 years ago
Even if your crumbled concrete is what is called gypcrete or another lightweight substrate, successful installations can be done by a competent tile installer.

Perhaps this is a candidate for Schluter Ditra tile isolation membrane underlayment. Does your tile contractor know what Ditra is? Google it for information.

I am not a big fan of floating floors for lots of reasons, although some people love them.

Properly prepared with the right floor patch/underlayments can allow you to install almost any flooring product on your substrate...you just have to know what you're doing.
StoneTech
11 years ago
I agree. Schluter's "Ditra" will uncouple the floor from the tile.
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