I want to tile a bathroom & will likely use Ditra to keep the height as low as possible (currently, it's carpeted - I didn't do that).
It's a bathroom so not large floor - L-shaped, about 45 sq ft. 2nd floor so OSB subfloor. As I understand, I can put the Ditra right over the OSB; I don't need a layer of plywood (& don't want extra height). This is a 14 year old house & subfloor is in good condition, I think (haven't ripped up the carpeting yet, but it was fine in a large closet off the bathroom).
The entry is about midway in the long leg of the L. The long leg is about 4 feet wide, so I'll have to cut a little of each tile off in one row. I'm assuming I should have a full tile against the wall you're looking at as you go in (if I do 1 foot by 2 foot, I'll then have almost 4 tiles going across - I run the 2 foot length of the tile with the long leg of the L), and have the cut tile along the wall that the door is in. I'm figuring this is best because the tiles that run along the wall with the door aren't as noticeable.
There's a shower at one end of the L - I was wondering about trying to waterproof there (Kerdi-band?), but that would mean ripping off baseboards which are almost certainly glued to the sheet rock. We tend to dry off before stepping out of shower, but still, some water might get out. Is it better to deal with the headache of ripping off baseboards & waterproof, or skip the waterproofing?
One more question: I tend to like smaller grout lines. What's the smallest I can do with 1 foot x 2 foot vs. 1 foot x 1 foot tiles? Thanks!
It's a bathroom so not large floor - L-shaped, about 45 sq ft. 2nd floor so OSB subfloor. As I understand, I can put the Ditra right over the OSB; I don't need a layer of plywood (& don't want extra height). This is a 14 year old house & subfloor is in good condition, I think (haven't ripped up the carpeting yet, but it was fine in a large closet off the bathroom).
The entry is about midway in the long leg of the L. The long leg is about 4 feet wide, so I'll have to cut a little of each tile off in one row. I'm assuming I should have a full tile against the wall you're looking at as you go in (if I do 1 foot by 2 foot, I'll then have almost 4 tiles going across - I run the 2 foot length of the tile with the long leg of the L), and have the cut tile along the wall that the door is in. I'm figuring this is best because the tiles that run along the wall with the door aren't as noticeable.
There's a shower at one end of the L - I was wondering about trying to waterproof there (Kerdi-band?), but that would mean ripping off baseboards which are almost certainly glued to the sheet rock. We tend to dry off before stepping out of shower, but still, some water might get out. Is it better to deal with the headache of ripping off baseboards & waterproof, or skip the waterproofing?
One more question: I tend to like smaller grout lines. What's the smallest I can do with 1 foot x 2 foot vs. 1 foot x 1 foot tiles? Thanks!