Our floor was a mess. The small tiles had come loose and were missing over the ears, and the concrete below had deteriorated in many places. So I carefully chiseled and cut out the concrete and tile, about 1 1/2", down to the floorboards below, careful not to drop any on our new kitchen ceiling below thru the holes in the boards.
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| Starting Floor Removal |
Once the dust had settled, and we decided we were replacing the sink and vanity and lights as well, we visited Tim at the Dewitt Home Depot for some advice and supplies. First I put down 1/2" plywood on top of the 3/4" floor boards. Then I put grout and a cement backerboard.
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| Grouting and putting backerboard in |
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| Backerboard in, screwed down to plywood. |
After grouting and taping the seams in the backerboard and drying out a couple of days, I started the tile.
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| Grouting and tiling the floor |
I started at the edge of the room by the bathtub, as we have only 40 sq.ft. of floor. After grouting and leveling with a board and rubber mallet, the floor again dried for 48 hours before the finishing grout.
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| Cleaning the Tile |
After another two days of drying, we put sealant on the grout, then that dried and we were able to put the toilet back in. Next, we went to FW Webb, where my wife Ginny picked out a vanity, medicine cabinet and lights that will be arriving in about a month.
