new balance and rainbows. will dont mess around with footwear

 

now i understand and that seems like it could be an issue

 

What it that black strip? Is it just a vinyl strip? Did you mesure how much the tiles would stick out?

 

Its metal. But it is screwed down to the concrete. It probably would stick up .5".

i dont mess around when it comes to kicks

 

You could have just used Laticrete and set the tiles straight over the existing laminate. For the step, they sell precut transition strips, or, you can just buy a general peice of quarter round wood and cut it yourself, much cheaper. Or bevel caulk it.

I used to do tile for a living.

That black thing in the door is called a thresh hold, it is removable, or at least cut that nasty caulk out or it will look like hell. Also, for the trim, you don't need to remove it, just get a jambsaw or a peanut grinder and cut it up half an inch or so. Use caulk where the tiles meet any perpendicular surface.

 

no they don't :ugh::slap:

you don't need to replace shit. You also don't need concrete board, fiber rock, any of that shit for a tiny room like that. You only use that stuff for long spans. I heard somebody say you need joint tape too, no you dont. Just use laticrete or versabond straight onto the laminate or existing subfloor. Home Depot/Lowe's/internet tilesetters/ love to sell you shit you don't need. I've laid thousands and thousands of feet of tile, and have replaced plenty of homeowner do it yourself stuff :rofl:

Look on the back of the product bags, if it says you can lay it straight on laminate (like laticrete), then you can. It sticks just fine. It's made for that.

I haven't been on HAN much lately, if you have any more questions PM me :h5:

 

Would it be possible to take the metal strip out and just elevate the door sill? It's pretty hard to find a solution of a pic like that

 

all you gotta do is cut that caulk out and tile to it, then recaulk

 

So Rick and I tore out that floor that you see...to our surprise it isnt built on top of joists. The majority of that floor is an old concrete porch. The previous owners just added to the slab. So now I have very uneven and rocky concrete as a floor. :sad:

I am looking on some self level concrete to even things out, then tile on top of that.

Anyone know anything about self leveling concrete toppers? IKT?

 

wow, 2pack slumlord advice ftl
bandaiding the problem on a home that you own, really?

tile is great if you know what you are doing, but for an inexperienced person its easy to end up with cracked tiles in a yr when you add heavy objects with small footprints that vibrate on top of them, there are strategies to avoid this of course and if you plan accordingly shouldnt have any issues, but on an uneven floor in a high foot traffic area with lots of sharp heavy pointy things to chip and crack away at it, is it the best option in the first place?
i would still do tile though h: just think ahead (tile size thickness etc...)

as far as wtf is going on under there, are you saying that it is two different cement pours that make up the subfloor?
or part concrete part something else framed out?
whats the wall foundation like?
im confused