Ditra Plywood Floor Leveler

Ditra helps with horizontal movement but does nothing for vertical movement which is why your floor needs to be up to snuff before installation.

Ditra plywood floor leveler.

This quick setting underlayment can be applied to 1 5 in. You might get lucky on the vertical depending on where it happened on the sheet and where the tile lined up but that s just a coincidence not a guarantee. 3 8 cm thick in one pour and seeks its own level in minutes. I plan to use the thinner ditra uncoupling membrane.

If i use a self leveler on my plywood subfloor which type of thin set mortar do i used to install schluter ditra or ditra xl. It is 6 x7 and the floor slopes a quarter inch over the 6 width. Ditra and ditra xl were designed and tested for thin bed ceramic tile and natural stone applications. My bathroom floor needs some floor leveler well a lot of leveler.

The subfloor is 5 8 t g plywood joists 2x12 on 12 centers. Floor joists are 1 75 x 9 16 oc longest support span is about 12 feet. So i removed it all to the plywood. An underlayment is a thin layer of material sandwiched between two other materials.

Levelquik rs rapid setting self leveling underlayment helps level floors prior to the installation of ceramic tile natural stone resilient flooring carpet wood and other floor coverings. Joist spacing single layer osb or plywood subfloor d w19 t 20 ceramic or porcelain tile schluter set schluter all set schluter fast set or unmodified thin set mortar. We recommend unmodified thin set mortar on a floor that has been leveled with a self leveling product. Any leveling of the subfloor must be done prior to the installation of the membrane.

The subfloor is 3 4 x 7 tongue and groove plank with some knots set on the diagonal. Can i use a self leveling product under ditra. Wood floors interior ceramic or porcelain tile 5 19 2 488 mm o c. Unlike faye above i know my subfloor is not level.

What do ya think. When i pulled up the contractor grade sheet flooring the leveling material came away in patches. It s used to help insulate absorb sound and reduce wear on your floor. Use an underlayment floor leveler or floor patch product to fix low spots in a wood or concrete subfloor.

First time floor diy i would like to install porcelain stone or thin brick on my 1955 kitchen and hall floor.