Timeline for Self leveling underlayment - should I tile first?
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| Jul 27, 2016 at 20:01 | vote | accept | TechFanDan | ||
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:41 | comment | added | codemonkey | the backerboard isn't about levelling. you'd still need to self level on top of it in this scenario i suppose. the backerboard is just a superior substrate to tile on. especially for floors where the weight of people walking flexes the subfloor. backerboard fights the flex. gives you a more solid floor... fights cracking in the grout, etc. | |
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:41 | comment | added | TechFanDan | just learned what backerboard is, assumed something else. In any case, I was considering adding the same stuff that was found under the tiles, underneath the shower base, how would one level that? | |
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:37 | comment | added | TechFanDan | that's the alternative that I was considering... not sure how to level this sort of thing, sand it? This would be cheaper than the self levelling stuff too. | |
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:34 | comment | added | codemonkey | fair enough... then i'd self level. i think i'd get a solid backerboard base down first. | |
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:29 | comment | added | TechFanDan | I tried the shims, but the edge of the shower where the doors go, featured an internal slope. I figured it may impact door installation afterwards (affecting seal, etc). I also had to remove the drywall around it to get at the screws securing it to the walls as I couldn't shim the side nearest the wall. At this point, I figure, might as well remove it and attack this issue at the base. | |
| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:08 | history | edited | codemonkey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 31, 2015 at 12:03 | history | answered | codemonkey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |