How To Tile Over Plywood Subfloor

Installing tile over a wood subfloor is a lot easier today than it was when i started my remodeling career.

How to tile over plywood subfloor.

On a plywood subfloor you need either a layer of cement backer board or an underlayment membrane like custom building products wonderboard and redgard between the subfloor and tile for the thin set adhesive to achieve a good bond. While tile can be laid on plywood do not install tile directly onto the plywood subfloor itself. Use intervening layers of two sheets of plywood. It should be fastened to the subfloor using thinset and then screwed down every 10 square.

For this project we are using the tavy thin skin system to prepare the surface for tile. There are two materials commonly used for laying ceramic on plywood or osb that are applied before the tile. Once the surface is completely covered cover the adhesive with the fiberglass based paper and smooth out any wrinkles or bubbles with a broad drywall knife. Begin by applying the thin skin adhesive to the plywood with a smooth trowel.

Concrete board concrete board also called backer boardcomes in 1 4 and 1 2 thicknesses and is usually sold in 4 x 6 sheets. No matter how firm the subfloor.