Laying A Concrete Floor With Membrane. Here are a few tips to ensure all goes as planned. Im about to install ceramic tile on a concrete floor of a 40-year-old house.
One flooring company said they would install an uncoupling membrane when installing tile over my 100-year-old basement laundry rooms concrete floor. The seams where two membranes meet should be sealed only with the tape or sealant. Sand blinding will take place if necessary.
Schluter Ditra and Redgard Uncoupling Mat are two popular brands of tiling membranes that lessen the chance of concrete events becoming tile events.
Installing Tile Directly on Concrete Ceramic and porcelain tile are so frequently installed at or above grade level on a cement board underlayment or directly on plywood that it almost seems novel to install tile directly on concrete. You will need to apply thinset to the concrete and smooth the membrane sheets. The membrane installs over a layer of thinset and additional thinset is used to affix the tiles. Underfloor heating pipes are put in place if necessary.
