Tiling An Uneven Floor

Tile laying tricks for uneven surfaces.
Tiling an uneven floor. A solution that binds regulates and fosters air flow in the base you re going to apply. If tiles are all bedded with a similar force they should all be at a similar height with minimal unevenness. If the problem is an uneven floor then cement leveling is the fix i know of. If your floor is uneven but your heart is set on tile there are two ways to pull it off.
Floor levelling compound is a great choice for when the surface of the floor is full of dips and ridges whilst other solutions when the surface is slightly less uneven but still needs tending to can be to back butter the tiles beat in the tiles or even to. Using a notched trowel at a constant angle enables even distribution of tile adhesive onto a substrate. An uneven floor or wall surface can lead to several problems in a tile job. Unfortunately the surface hasn t ended up as flat as i was hoping with ridges left in some places where the flow ended.
It sounds like ppumkin is describing a similar solution and there are lots of howto s. If tiling a wall ensure the first row is level before adding more rows. If tiling a wall ensure the first row is level before adding more rows. Use duct tape to try and rip it off like a waxing strip.
Step 3 use a priming agent. Discussion in tiling started by mike s 9 dec 2010. Where the substrate isn t level this is much more difficult and it is more likely tiles will end up uneven. 14 aug 2007 messages.
Before you tackle how to tile an uneven floor it s really important to use a good primer i e. Preparing an uneven floor surface. The first is to choose small tile. Tiles may crack pop loose or lip a condition that occurs when the corners.
I ve used some latex self levelling compound to even out a concrete floor prior to tiling. What you shouldn t do is lay tiles on an uneven settling or unstable floor. Set tile firmly into place while slightly moving the tile back and forth to help tile settle. I had to pour the self.
Large tiles such as 12 inch by 12 inch slabs simply won t work. As tester101 said you re both right my point above was the same unlevel uneven comment.