Mud Floor Vs Cement Board

My question is this can i install 1 plywood then 1 2 cement board and slope with the thinset.

Mud floor vs cement board. It should also be noted that the mortar is not intended as an adhesive. It is there to provide continuous support for the board with no voids. One mud floats the entire shower after pan and cement board are installed is this guy floating mud directly on the cement board. Well i m a beginner and just registered so forgive me if you ve heard this question a hundred times.

If the subfloor is not perfectly level then plywood won t change that condition any more than cement board will. A mortar bed is the only accepted method for installation of cement board. To assist or get a stronger bond to tile cement board is used. Then there s crack suppression membrane which if there s slight flex or sideways movement in the under layers the tile won t crack.

Whatever they do make sure the floor membrane itself is sloped to the drain. In addition level isn t the issue plane is the issue. Cement board won t correct a wavy subfloor floor and neither will plywood. It is the fasteners which secure the board to the subfloor.

It won t leak but the water puddle will cause the grout to remain dark at the bottom of the wall forever possible causing a mildew issue and just being generally uncool. I will say that if you jack the board up too high and the mud doesn t meet it leaving an inch or so gap water will tend to collect back there unless you fill it up. The process of installing a mud job entails the placement of a portland cement and sand mixture with an embedded reinforced wire mesh set upon a plywood sub floor. Cement board should never be counted on to stiffen up your floor.

I charge more to mud a floor than to put down cement board and the finished product and the warranty is superior. Iy s a code violation to install the membrane flat on teh subfloor with sloped mud on yop of it. In fact this is already assuming that your wood subfloor meets the minimum requirements. I m installing 1 x1 slate tile in a renovated third floor bathroom.

About 90 plus percent of the floors i do are mud the subfloors around here are almost never flat and level enough to suit me. To provide a sound flat and level floor to provide a water resistant base and to add structural stability to. Mud setting the floor to accept tile is the ideal substrate. Now there are more ways to screw things up than just these five things.

Latney mud work is quality work and should be priced accordingly. Mud set or mud bed are terms used for a 3 4 portland cement and mason sand sub surface for ceramic porcelain natural stone residential tile flooring. Messing up cement board installation is not just limited to these 5 ways.