How To Lay Tile Flooring On Unlevel Concrete

However the concrete floor is uneven and wavy.

How to lay tile flooring on unlevel concrete.

A floating floor is the best option when structural and subfloor imperfections are part of your floor selection equation. Some of slopes are about 2 3 inches deep. My basement of about 600 square feet had vinyl tiles and carpet. And here is the tile floor after everything was done.

If a tile floor is laid on a subfloor that isn t perfectly level however the tiles can develop cracks. Prepare your floor properly for a long lasting tile installation. The floor consisted of 2 chip boarded areas and one concrete area. Geekstreet diy levelling this is my first attempt at levelling an uneven kitchen floor.

If there are pockmarks and cracks you will want to use some leveling compound or filler step 3 roll or brush a latex. Make sure the area is well ventilated when you use this strong chemical cleaner step 2 check the levels on the floor to determine if the concrete is level. The basement is a rental unit. I will stay within the lines that we drew on the floor in tips 1 and 2.

Step 1 clean the surface of the concrete with a vacuum. Once the thin set is mixed i then use my tile trowel the notched side to spread the thin set over the dip in the floor. If it is not level you will want to purchase self leveling underlayment to create an even surface. The tile must be placed on a rigid level structurally sound surface that is clean dry and free of contaminants that could prevent a good bond.

View step by step instructions. Pour water into a bucket around of the way up then add the powder aiming for twice as much as the water volume. Follow up with a detergent like tri sodium phosphate tsp. I will then pull my trowel across the floor trying to leave nice even tracks.

I think laying this floor ourselves cost us around 800 so it didn t take too much to do it ourselves. Select a batch of adhesive again there are multiple variants suited for ceramics porcelain concrete underfloor heating etc. Floating floors are a less expensive option when dealing with uneven surfaces. I ripped everything out to install porcelain tiles.

Because concrete floor surfaces frequently have small dips and hills they must be leveled.