How To Lay Tile Flooring On Unlevel Concrete

I think laying this floor ourselves cost us around 800 so it didn t take too much to do it ourselves.

How to lay tile flooring on unlevel concrete.

I will then pull my trowel across the floor trying to leave nice even tracks. Select a batch of adhesive again there are multiple variants suited for ceramics porcelain concrete underfloor heating etc. However the concrete floor is uneven and wavy. Make sure the area is well ventilated when you use this strong chemical cleaner step 2 check the levels on the floor to determine if the concrete is level.

I will stay within the lines that we drew on the floor in tips 1 and 2. I ripped everything out to install porcelain tiles. Floating floors are a less expensive option when dealing with uneven surfaces. The basement is a rental unit.

The tile must be placed on a rigid level structurally sound surface that is clean dry and free of contaminants that could prevent a good bond. My basement of about 600 square feet had vinyl tiles and carpet. Because concrete floor surfaces frequently have small dips and hills they must be leveled. And here is the tile floor after everything was done.

Follow up with a detergent like tri sodium phosphate tsp. Once the thin set is mixed i then use my tile trowel the notched side to spread the thin set over the dip in the floor. Pour water into a bucket around of the way up then add the powder aiming for twice as much as the water volume. An even floor surface effects your budget and can limit your floor options.

Prepare your floor properly for a long lasting tile installation. Some of slopes are about 2 3 inches deep. Here is a picture of the floor after the grout was wiped away from the tile floor. The floor consisted of 2 chip boarded areas and one concrete area.

If there are pockmarks and cracks you will want to use some leveling compound or filler step 3 roll or brush a latex. Step 1 clean the surface of the concrete with a vacuum. If a tile floor is laid on a subfloor that isn t perfectly level however the tiles can develop cracks. If it is not level you will want to purchase self leveling underlayment to create an even surface.

Install tile on uneven concrete floors prep.