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Mon, Sep 26, 11 at 21:44
| i am currently on a job that i am using 1/4 inch hardi on and 1/2 inch plywood underneath, now heres the problem the owners of the house have already installed radiant tubing in the floor so therefore i can not use 1 1/4 nails or screws.. is it possible to use smaller nails or screws or will that void any warrantys? i suggest using ditra mat myself.. |
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- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Sep 27, 11 at 18:51
| Ditra all the way! |
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- Posted by floorman67 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 1, 11 at 12:23
| ditra is definately the way to go in the case of in-floor heating. |
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| First off, your 1/2" subfloor is substandard. For tiles and mortar, a minimum of 1-1/8", before the anti-fracture membrane slip-sheet, or CBU(hardie) The enemy of tiles and mortar, is movement. |
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