I would pull up all the tiles and then see just how the sub flooring looks and feels. if you find weak spots. Then replace it all.
At 06:09 AM 6/29/2007, you wrote: >Hi Folks, > >Had a contractor here yesterday, two in fact, and each gives me >their own interpretation of something I need done to my kitchen >floor, so I'm wondering what you all think. > >I'm going to be replacing the ceramic tiles on my kitchen floor >upstairs. I'm going to be laying thicker tiles down than I already >have up there, as my current floor tiles are all cracked and coming up. > >Suffice it to say, this is a long time in coming. > >In any case, like I said above, I get a different story, as to how >to go about installing the floor from each of the contractors. One >says that I should rip everything up, and just lay down three >quarter or five eighths inch plywood without any scratch coat, and I >should be fine. > >The other says that I really don't need to rip up the sub-floor, as >it feels sturdy to him, and that all you need to do is apply a good >scratch coat to it, and install the new tiles. > >As some of you may or may not know, I'm a pretty hefty guy, weighing >in at around 375, so this floor will have to put up with a heavy >weight. Add to that the fact that this is the main kitchen for the >house, so we're talking a great deal of traffic and with a five >year-old running around, we're bound to get some spills and food >stuff on the floor. Hell, I'm not that clean an eater either. > >In any case, which contractor is right. > >Can you make an argument for going with the scratch coat alone, or >ripping up the sub-floor altogether and installing the plywood >without the scratch coat? > >I should also note that the scratch coat would also entail laying >down the wire mesh, so I guess that would make the scratch coat even >stronger, but I'm still hesitant to do this, as I have had two >contractors tell me that I should rip up the sub-floor in the >kitchen and start from the bottom up. > >Any ideas? > >Victor Gouveia > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Tim trouble "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora
