Ditra vs. Ditra XL

richbl

Hello all,

I have a question about the use of Ditra vs. Ditra XL.

According to the specs (http://www.schluter.com/Schluter-DITRA-XL.aspx), Ditra XL is used for transitioning between subfloor and 3/4" hardwood flooring.

In my case, I need to do exactly this: a 3/4" transition from subfloor to hardwood flooring using 3/8" 8" porcelain tiles.

However, looking at the specs for Ditra XL, the thickness is 5/16" (vs. 1/8" for regular Ditra). With subfloor thinset, this thickness profile becomes @6/16" or 3/8".

With a 3/8" thick tile, this gives me no room for the thinset tile embed.

Even assuming no thickness for the subfloor thinset, I'm still looking at 1/16" for a tile embed. That's less than half of a typical tile embed (1/4" compressed to @1/8").

What am I missing here?

Thanks.

Bud Cline

Rich these same questions have been asked and answered at Floorstransformed. To keep posting the same thing on every website you can find is a waste of every one's time and energy. It's all the same people at all the websites. Go back to FT and continue there.

richbl

Wilco.

Didn't realize that there was so much overlap in people between websites.

Apologies to all.

Bud Cline

No apologies necessary. There are a handfull of guys that frequent all the sites and multiple site posting really isn't advantageous.