Preparing wooden subfloor

[need_help100]

Hi all,

Preparing bathroom wooden floor boards for porcelain tiles

I’ve removed the old tiles, glue and ditra mat. There’s still an uneven layer of glue on floor boards - some bits have none, others areas have upto 6-7 mm of glue.

So how do I proceed now?

Remove as much of old glue as possible (which is a pain) and put new ditra mat?

Or even out highs and lows with tile adhesive and lay down 6mm backer boards?

Or something else?

Thanks

 

[blup]

6mm is not a great difference for a gradual fall, but is if it’s random. Get as much as you can off and lay ply.

 

[blup]

Have you considered quality vinyl planks like quick step, easy to cut and lay and better under foot than tile imo.

 

[need_help100]

@blup thanks, all the tile shops are saying no one uses ply any more- it’s either ditra type matting or backer boards

 

[blup]

@blup thanks, all the tile shops are saying no one uses ply any more- it’s either ditra type matting or backer boards

Because they make money of these. No problem if it suits you