Need floor tile setting advice

[basket8]

Using a photo from google because it shows my dilemma better than the photos I tried taking myself. Is it possible to lay ceramic tile over a concrete “slope” like this? Or do I need to level the floor before tiling. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Bubblehide]

It's easy peasy, if you know what you're doing. But I'd stretch that slope out alot. Or get rid of that pour around the door and just have a step down.

 

[ElkNut1]

Level the floor. You'd have to have some small tiles that would mold to that slope like you'd use on a shower floor! Too, use a fiberglass mesh on the slab before tiling.

If considering larger tiles you'll need to level/flatten floor to accommodate their size!

ElkNut

 

[basket8]

Level the floor. You'd have to have some small tiles that would mold to that slope like you'd use on a shower floor! Too, use a fiberglass mesh on the slab before tiling.

If considering larger tiles you'll need to level/flatten floor to accommodate their size!

ElkNut

Any advice on how to go about leveling it?

 

[Bubblehide]

Any advice on how to go about leveling it?

Lets see some pictures of the slab

 

[basket8]

Lets see some pictures of the slab

the previous owners converted an attached garage to a family room and had carpet glued down to the concrete floor, the glue remains…

 

[Bubblehide]

You can grind the glue out down to the concrete. Pull out the curved metal that held the edge of the carpet down. Then let us see more pictures

 

[ElkNut1]

Ahh, you need to do as Bubblehide mentions & remove the metal edging. Assuming you are removing or laying over existing tiles you then will need to pour self leveling mud to perfectly flatten out the rest of the floor to the existing tile on the floor, assuming you want to tile everything with new tiles?

When using self leveling mud you will need to caulk/tape all avenues/openings/cracks at the walls that are to be tiled to eliminate this loose mud seeping out. It finds its own level once poured & easily pushed around. This mud is awesome & leaves a perfectly flat floor. No fiber mesh needed!

P.S. I've been a Tile - Masonry Cont. for the last 40 years.

ElkNut

 

[Bubblehide]

ElkNut is spot on, but I prefer to not use self leveling mud, as it can crackout.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Ahh, you need to do as Bubblehide mentions & remove the metal edging. Assuming you are removing or laying over existing tiles you then will need to pour self leveling mud to perfectly flatten out the rest of the floor to the existing tile on the floor, assuming you want to tile everything with new tiles?

When using self leveling mud you will need to caulk/tape all avenues/openings/cracks at the walls that are to be tiled to eliminate this loose mud seeping out. It finds its own level once poured & easily pushed around. This mud is awesome & leaves a perfectly flat floor. No fiber mesh needed!

P.S. I've been a Tile - Masonry Cont. for the last 40 years.

ElkNut

Does he need to remove carpet adhesive first?, I think I would.

 

[ElkNut1]

To date I've never seen a single crack in all my years. If you do this it is generally pouring it over concrete that has existing cracks. The fiber mesh I mentioned between the original concrete & the pour will eliminate this.

I've poured self leveling mud on both OSB & Concrete substrates for years, never a crack!

GSPHUNTER, I would if it was ridiculously thick & would protrude through the finish height. Other than that not a big concern. Self Leveling mud is the bomb, not cheap but my goto when I need super flat surfaces for 12". 24", 36" & 48" Tiles on larger areas where flatness is a must along with tile leveler spacers.

ElkNut

 

[huntsman22]

get rid of those steps and abortion of a scab under the one door and pour a new slab on top. Stamp the pour and forget tile.......

 

[Yoder]

I would do waterproof vinyl plank flooring instead. It still needs to be level, but it's way easier than tile. I put it in my basement over the slab and it turned out great.

 

[maya]

Another idea... you can rent a concrete grinder for the high spots, fill the low spots & do self leveling epoxy coating. Wouldn't need to be perfectly flat, just close

 

[Bowhunter'07]

I thought this was a hunting forum haha

 

[maya]

He's hunting for a solution to his flooring dilemma

 

[cnelk]

Do it right and put floor joists in and bring the floor up to the existing floor height.

Then put whatever floor covering you want but you can’t go wrong with LVP.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I thought this was a hunting forum haha

They do have a general discussion forum, Kind of like the one this topic is on.

 

[basket8]

I thought this was a hunting forum haha

no, that would be the hunting forum section of this website. The general discussion forum, where this was posted, is literally for things other than hunting. take a scroll and check out the hundreds of other non hunting related topics.