How To Install A Concrete Bathroom Floor

Prepare underlayment attaching an underlayment of cement board to sub flooring provides a level and sturdy surface to which bathroom tile can be easily attached.

How to install a concrete bathroom floor.

Mix thinset according. Smooth the mortar so it extends about 1 1 2 inches on each side of the joint. But the whole diy concrete floor is quite thin maybe 1 8 thick max. Plan the layout so there are full sized tiles in front of the bathtub and in.

Use a carpenter s square to help. So if you are ready to kiss that ugly floor goodbye flip on this clip and learn some tips from the pros. Mix it until it is the consistency of a thick pancake batter. One thing i learned.

It shouldn t take you long to get the hang of this process and this video will offer you a very helpful example and walk through. In order to add a bathroom to a house on a concrete slab you will need to locate the existing water supply and waste lines. Sketch the new design in place if possible fine tune the design and then finalize the plan. Diy concrete floor things to know.

Use the flat side of your notched trowel to fill the joints between the backerboard sheets. In this video learn how to tile over a concrete bathroom floor. Our prior videos showed how to prep and self level the concrete floor which made this instal. Pour the fresh concrete over the floor then go over it with a 1 4 gauge rake to bring it level image 2.

Using a circular saw cut panels to fit measured bathroom and use a jigsaw to cut holes as needed to accommodate the toilet and other bathroom fixtures. Dry fit the ceramic tiles on the floor. Mix the concrete according to the directions with a mixing bit on a heavy duty drill image 1. Ultimately i built up 6 thin layers and then topped it with a thicker layer.

Snap chalk lines on the floor to indicate where you plan to start laying full tiles. Then design a bathroom layout that will function properly with the existing plumbing plan or with limited modification. Install tile over concrete 1. The extra mortar will make it easier to.