Ceramic Work On Plywood

I am thinking of installing a ceramic tile floor in my kitchen.

Ceramic work on plywood.

You can apply drywall mud to any rough grain wood surface. Interior grade plywood is not considered a suitable substrate due to the water sensitive nature of the glues used to. The silicone or urethane adhesives should work too but the thin set mortars are easier to work with and easier to get full adhesive contact between the tile and its substrate. This will cause either the tile itself to crack and even come loose or cause the grout to crack inside the joints.

Plywood or osb flakeboard can expand and contract at too high a rate to be a stable foundation for tile. Is this floor strong enough to prevent cracks in the ceramic tile. The subfloor is 3 4 inch plywood. Ceramic tile can be installed on a wood subfloor but it requires specific steps and products to work.

The floor consists of 2 x 10 southern yellow pine floor joists 16 inches on center. Plywood or oriented strand board osb are good choices but the mud will also stick to painted wood as long as the paint is flat and not glossy. Ceramic tiles on wood subfloors bathrooms ceramic tile text. Drywall mud is not intended for outdoor use so don t skim coat a garden shed.

However how was it applied was the plywood dry was it glued and screwed or just nailed etc. Luan waferboard masonite particle board oriented strand board osb or sheathing pressure treated plywood fire treated plywood interior grade plywood hardwood flooring. Can you put. There are thin set dry set mortars design specifically for adhering ceramic tile to plywood that is designated as an ansi a118 11 thin set mortar.