How To Put Ceramic Tile On Concrete Floor

Opt to cut sheets of ditra membrane to fit the area you are tiling.

How to put ceramic tile on concrete floor.

Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete. Chipboard cushioned vinyl flooring particle boards of any type oriented strand board osb interior grade plywood tongue and groove planking and hardwood floors are unsuitable substrates for direct installation of ceramic tile. Concrete floors are durable and easy to clean but not very attractive. To install ceramic tile over wood the wood surface must be structurally sound enough to support the weight of the tile.

Once a tile is set try to avoid touching it again. You can purchase it in sheets or in liquid form. Lay the tiles into the mortar and using the spacers make sure you are running even with the chalk line. This will help prevent cracking of tiles.

Installing over wood. Installing tile directly on concrete. We purchased 8 x8 tiles spacers and thinset making sure their design and color match with the rest of the room. As you move on to the subsequent rows use the spacers to keep your pattern square.

One of the first steps in refinishing a basement or turning a garage into a usable room is to put down a new floor. In our case we had to tile the stair hallway but you can use these techniques to lay ceramic tile on any concrete floor.