Plywood or Hardboard

[robe_uk]

I am going to lay tiles on a suspended wooden floor but I have had different advise on what to lay first. Some say to lay plywood and others say hardboard.
Which is right and what is the diffence?

 

[masona]

Ceramic tile or vinyl tile ?

 

[robe_uk]

I am laying ceramic tiles, never thought to say in first post,

 

[smiths]

I would use plywood, glued and screwed. Leave little gaps between the sheets for expansion.

 

[educ8r593]

I have used plywood and hardibacker under tile on a convential floor. The tile and grout with the plywood has cracked in several places. I knew this would happen when I did it and wanted that look. The hardibacker keeps the tiles from moving, thus prevents cracking of the tile or grout.

Hope this helped. Happy tiling!

 

[WoodYouLike]

We're sure he's finished by now

So, lesson learned: don't reply to old posts (this one is from aug 2004)