Preparation of wood or concrete subfloor
Ceramic tile
Flexible tile adhesive
Flexible tile adhesive
Heating wire
Cement Backer board
Timber
floor boards
Installation
onto wood floor
Timber floors
The above is for use as a general guideline only.
Installations and subfloor work must be as per
Tile Council of America Guidelines.
Using cement backer board:
Ceramic tile
Fix the cement backer board as per
Boards must be overboarded by
a suitable tile-backer board.
manufacturer’s instructions.
Flexible tile adhesive
Heating wire
Cement
Backer board
Tile backer board
adhesive
Concrete
sub-floor
Regardless of the type of subfloor, it is
important to ensure that the thin set
mortar and grout used are latex modified
and that the tile backer/ construction
board has been fitted as per the
manufacturer’s instructions. High quality,
Portland-based mortars that are latex
modified are most suitable.
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The Heater wire installation shall be in
accordance with one of the illustrated
methods as per this manual. The heater
wire is not intended to be installed
directly upon the subfloor.
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Preparation of wood or concrete subfloor