Bathroom floor tile
There’s no doubt the shower stall should be floated with mortar instead of using concrete backer board. Some contractors will use backer board instead of floating but you would only allow this if you are readying your home for a sale, and don’t mind screwing over your buyer. Karma will hopefully take care of the latter, but we’re talking about the bathroom floor here, not the shower stall floor.
When it comes to the bathroom floor, some contractors will still insist on floating mortar, while others believe that using cement backer board for this area is acceptable. This decision is where external factors come into play - your better judgment, trust in what your preferred contractor says, and show stopper of all - the cement backer board guide available at bathroom-remodeling-pictures.com
Is using a cementatious backer board not advised for the floor? Im in process of remodeling an adjoining room to install a shower and will be tiling the foor. However I’m in process of building a copper bathtub — the floor of the bathroom will be river stone. Instead of mortaring the entire floor (as if I was creating a showerpan) im simply overlaying the old worn wood floor with a cementatious backer board — sealing that and then tiling over it. — Suggrestions?
Comment by Bearfort — April 17, 2008 @ 3:41 am