Posted: 2/26/2007 3:56:15 PM EDT
| I am remodeling my kitchen and was think about installing a tile floor. The question is do you install the cement backer board with thinset to the subfloor or will screws do? |
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Too bad you can't find the money for the tile. The Kitchen is one of, if not the biggest re-sale or appraised value rooms of a home. If you can do it yourself, tile is not too expensive. If you decide to do tile, you should do a deflection calculation of the subfloor first. If you are good to go and decide to use Hardi backer, you definately need to use a modified thinset that meets ANSI standards for wood bonding inbetween the wood and Hardi-board or any other cement type board (CBU). Then screw it down like others have mentioned every 6-8 inches. Screws are cheap insurance, so don't be afraid to use a lot of em. 
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