Hi all, newby first post dilema!
Where my kitchen meets my back utility there is a drop from floorboard to tile (over concrete)..it starts at approx 20mm and continues to ~ 30/40mm.
There were a few low and high spots which I have filled with self level. On top of this I have laid 20mm ply and the floor is efectively now level between the two rooms and ready for a nice wood/laminate/tile floor and a kitchen on top...
But the issue is this....how should I attach the newly fitted ply onto the tile beneath as, at the moment, it is just floating there?
Glue, screw or float?....as this is the base for a kitchen floor I am reluctant to glue (as dishwashers/washing machines can leak)...
If I screw it then i have to screw into the tiles beneath..perhaps not a problem but seems a little odd...and what about expansion?
If i leave it floating then it would be even wierder to float a wooden floor on top of this!!! a double floater if you will
also...should i have laid a DPM under the ply and on top of the tile?
hmmmm. most forums talk about laying tile onto ply...but not ply onto tile!
hope someone can advise me. Many thanks
ps. couldnt level the whole area as it extends to far to the back of the house and into wc area..
Where my kitchen meets my back utility there is a drop from floorboard to tile (over concrete)..it starts at approx 20mm and continues to ~ 30/40mm.
There were a few low and high spots which I have filled with self level. On top of this I have laid 20mm ply and the floor is efectively now level between the two rooms and ready for a nice wood/laminate/tile floor and a kitchen on top...
But the issue is this....how should I attach the newly fitted ply onto the tile beneath as, at the moment, it is just floating there?
Glue, screw or float?....as this is the base for a kitchen floor I am reluctant to glue (as dishwashers/washing machines can leak)...
If I screw it then i have to screw into the tiles beneath..perhaps not a problem but seems a little odd...and what about expansion?
If i leave it floating then it would be even wierder to float a wooden floor on top of this!!! a double floater if you will
also...should i have laid a DPM under the ply and on top of the tile?
hmmmm. most forums talk about laying tile onto ply...but not ply onto tile!
hope someone can advise me. Many thanks
ps. couldnt level the whole area as it extends to far to the back of the house and into wc area..
