Floor Tiling

[joelk2]

Ive tiled many many walls but soon about to embark on my first floor.

ive got a couple of questions though.

the floor is made of 90% floorboards and 10% concrete, there is a 10cm step down into a kardean area and the other side is a victorian tiled hallway.

hopefully my picture shows what i mean

now i understand i need to put a ply base down (or cement board base) and screw this down to the joists.

the real questions are how do i finish the edges? to i tile right up to the skirting board?

also the edge of the step part i wanted to tile the front edge of the step also but what would i put on the corner?

next is the connection to the victorian tiled hallway (its not the full width there is only a door in the middle) but i need another edging strip there i assume?

 

[joelk2]

Just done mine over floor boards, i used no more ply cement boards with quartz tiles on top, they were great to work with and seem to be working well.

Personally id have the skirting board off them tile to wall with gap, drop skirting over tiles, alternatively if you dont want to take the skirting off i would get it close to the boards and then run a small bead of silicone that matches the the colour of the grout you use. Mapei do a great range of matching silicone and grout.

With the corner or step i would use a flat tile edging strip. You could have it either facing up or out then.

ive just seen no more ply. seems to be a little cheaper than hardiebacker but also a little smaller in size.

did you use tile adhesive on your floorboards before the NMP? did you prime on top with anything?

 

[joelk2]

depends if you have a Victorian house with 12" skirting in a moulding that isn't made anymore or not! Skirting is easy in a modern house but ripping it off in older properties is a nightmare as invariably there is no plaster behind it and the walls crack giving you a major piece of work to do afterwards!

this.

it is a victorian property, the skirting in that room isnt of a vicotrian era though but ive pulled off this skirting in other rooms during the refurb and it is a right pain.

when i do it i will leave the skirting in place ive decided.

its going to cost a lot more than i originally intended (didnt quite realise the price of ply) and its £30 difference between ply and cement board that id need.

3m x 3m room seems to be £100 in ply or £130 in cement board (plus the cement board fits in my car)