Hi folks,
Long story short... around a bathtub (with shower) I am going to soon start tiling. Just before starting I thought that I should ask about this:
- Because my bathtub was a flange-less bathtub, as well as other issues that I had to take care off, the first 6 in around the bathtub I have used solid 2x6 planks/ beams. these are screwed into the stud pillars. Underneath them I have an add-on tiling flange, glued to the bathtub using Silicon II.
- On top of the 6 in planks I have Wonderboard backerboards.
I am using the most performant thinset that I could find at Home Depot.
Everything is very well secured with screws.
I am now about to start apply the thinset over the joints and tomorrow apply Redgard allover. Day after I will mount the tiles using the thinset.
Question: I intend to use a metal lathe around, stapled onto the wood, to provide a better substrate for the thinset that I will use.
I may go a bit over, onto the backerboard, to ensure a smooth transition.
Should I worry about anything? Such as the thinset not sticking properly to the wood+ lathe, or things moving around in time, or anything else?
Should I use mastic/ adhesive on the wood (as the previous install used), to set the tiles on it, instead of the thinset, while using the thinset only on the backerboard? I am uneasy to do that as I'd have two types of mortar underneath the tiles, which is surely not a good idea.
Note that I really have no options to change the wooden border, and also note that the tiling flange is in very good shape.
Can you please provide a word of advise on what I should do in my case?
I need to finish off this project ASAP.
Thanks a lot,
Eugen
Long story short... around a bathtub (with shower) I am going to soon start tiling. Just before starting I thought that I should ask about this:
- Because my bathtub was a flange-less bathtub, as well as other issues that I had to take care off, the first 6 in around the bathtub I have used solid 2x6 planks/ beams. these are screwed into the stud pillars. Underneath them I have an add-on tiling flange, glued to the bathtub using Silicon II.
- On top of the 6 in planks I have Wonderboard backerboards.
I am using the most performant thinset that I could find at Home Depot.
Everything is very well secured with screws.
I am now about to start apply the thinset over the joints and tomorrow apply Redgard allover. Day after I will mount the tiles using the thinset.
Question: I intend to use a metal lathe around, stapled onto the wood, to provide a better substrate for the thinset that I will use.
I may go a bit over, onto the backerboard, to ensure a smooth transition.
Should I worry about anything? Such as the thinset not sticking properly to the wood+ lathe, or things moving around in time, or anything else?
Should I use mastic/ adhesive on the wood (as the previous install used), to set the tiles on it, instead of the thinset, while using the thinset only on the backerboard? I am uneasy to do that as I'd have two types of mortar underneath the tiles, which is surely not a good idea.
Note that I really have no options to change the wooden border, and also note that the tiling flange is in very good shape.
Can you please provide a word of advise on what I should do in my case?
I need to finish off this project ASAP.
Thanks a lot,
Eugen