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Thanks. I wasn't sure about the different styles. Have to wait until I get the old tile off before I have a height requirement. Should I be using a primer on top of the plywood before I slather the thinset on and put down the Ditra? Will it need to be sanded down to pure wood or will little bits...

OK, I'm going to give the tile removal another shot. I'm making a blade for my slide hammer and use that. Also got a scraper blade for the sawzall. The reason I was removing the old tile was the local tile shop told me that the Ditra wouldn't work over vinyl tile. Possible thinset failure...

At taking a long hard look at it, and NOT wanting to do it twice, I decided to remove the old vinyl tile. After talking to a tile guy and looking at the tile, I'm pretty sure it's not Asbestos. After spending a hour scraping off about two square feet with various floor tile scrapers, I'm really...

Thanks. I measured the floor thickness through the hole left when I took out the wall and it looks like 3/4 plywood over a diagonal wood plank subfloor. Total thickness looks like about 1 1/4" not including the tiles. I was planning on leaving a 1/4" around the perimeter for expansion. Initially...

I like the sound of that Ditra membrane but not the price. It would be $100 more compared to the wonderboard/screws/thinset. And I would have to splice in a three inch piece 14ft long since it comes in three foot three inch wide rolls.

That is why I would like to just leave the tile alone, don't need the added expense of getting somebody to dispose of Asbestos. The kitchen floor isn't really that big, a total of 140 sq ft (10X14). Is there a problem with tiling wall to wall? Meaning setting the cabinets/stove/dishwasher on...

I guess my next question would be this: what's left of the vinyl tile floor really isn't flat/level. So putting down some thinset and setting the wonderboard into it with screws going to give me a flat surface for the tile on top? Or do I need to put down some underlayment leveling compound? I...

This place was built in 1950 so it's possible those are asbestos tiles. I had to take a wall out and that SOB was heavy. It was drywall with metal lath and three coats of plaster. That plaster stuff is abrasive, wore out every sawzall blade I had, Wood with nails, metal,carbide, demo, etc. I...

Hey, I'm redoing the kitchen in the house and I'm planning on putting down ceramic tiles. There was some hideous brown wooden tiles that I had to pry up. Left a bunch of black paper residue on top of a old vinyl floor. So I scraped that **** off. My questions are these: Should I peel that old...

This is what the tile looks like put down, haven't grouted it yet, still have to move the refrigerator out of the way so I can put one last tile in. Have to put down some tack strip and finish the carpet where it meets the tile...

Actually I got a pretty decent price on it @ Lowes. It was selling for $2.32/sq ft. As long as that particular color was what you wanted ;)

Anybody ever use this product? http://snapstone.com/ It's a snap together floating tile system. And the best part, it doesn't matter what **** is on the floor as long as it's reasonably level ;)

Wow that concrete scarifier is a little more aggressive than I need. Looked up a couple of youtube vids on them and that would really turn this job into an ordeal. It would get the glue off the floor though :D Right now I'm soaking the floor with some TSP overnight to see if that will loosen the...

I would love to use a floor machine but there's no room. I would be a little worried that I would get into the carpet which is next to the concrete. Part of the floor is only about 24 inches wide so no matter what, there's going to be some hand sanding going on.

Hello all. Need a little advice with a small home project that is rapidly turning into a big project. In the basement we have a summer kitchen with a vinyl tile floor. It had been there so long the tiles were worn out. Pretty small area, about 50 sq ft. The rest of the basement is carpeted. So I...