Levelling a Basement Bath Floor

zoolou

In the process of a Basement Bath Reno.....I am putting in a 5 Foot Acrylic Shower on one side.....the floor dips about 1 inch from right to left towards a basement floor drain....Overall exposed floor space will be 7x5.....whats the best way to level this out??? Here is what i was thinking...framing the area that will be the floor..(Once the shower comes in i dont want to see that transition in height difference at the bottom)..self-levelling cement,...was thinking putting down Dri-core on top and vinyl on that or just tile right on top of the new cement???????????

fixrite

I would tend to put down dri-core first and level that and build everything on top of it since it would be level. Since your 1 inch is not a lot to have to level it should be an easy fix. Once your dri-core is down I would membrane the floor and then tile. Doing this will give you a level floor and good material for which to tile onto with out worrying about broken tiles from moisture or flexing floors.

zoolou

wouldnt that method maybe crack any tiles put down...since Dri-core has a tendency to shift???

fixrite

I would of said yes, if I was not installing the ditra membrane.

fixrite

It also depends on the size of the tile that is being installed, the smaller the tile the less likely it will have any cracks, regardless of substrate.

zoolou

i was thinking of actually using the groutable trafficmaster tiles....(wife likes the warmth of vinyl better)..with your method of dri-core underneath

fixrite

if she is liking the warmth you could add an underfloor heating pad they are not expensive and add value to your home as well.

zoolou

Has anyone ever used a product called Easymat?? Maybe self levelling cement then roll out the easymat and tile on top?

bethomas

When i finished my basement i used a self leveling compound from Home Depot. Came dry and you just mixed it in a 5 gallon bucket. You then just poured it out and it leveled out. i had about a 1" difference in the room that was about 5x10. We then tiled over that and the tile has stuck great over the last two years