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I did Victorian style mosaic tiles on my hallway floor and used self-levelling (we had a concrete pad under some of the floor, screwed down the boards, then a sheet of 12mm(?) OSB over the top. Less bendy than ply that thick. Tiles still look good after 6 years.
I posted in this very thread https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13789198/
Engineered wood is 18mm and should be laid over a foam underlay to absorb noise. Adjust the thickness of your OSB subfloor to get the tiles the same height as the floor.
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Looks great - forum flashback.
Though also it makes me absolutely not want to do it at all, given my hallway is about 5 times the length of that and my current approach of 'starting a project, leaving it unfinished for 2 years, starting a new project' probably means my grandchildren will be doing the tiling.
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then a sheet of 12mm(?) OSB over the top. Less bendy than ply that thick
Hardiebacker is even less bendy than OSB ;)
CYOA
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Tiling a hallway. Victorian terrace. 'Original' pine boards. What's the process?
Ply over pine (screwed down?) Then tile (with some kind of flexible adhesive? recs?)
There are two doors coming off it into an knocked-through/open plan living room thing. So thresholds will be a shit show (based on added height of ply and then tiles). In time I'd like to put something down on the living room as well which is currently the same board. No idea what or how.
How DIYable is the tiling? Presumably putting ply down and then some kind of clip together wooden flooring will make it feel pretty solid to walk on?
Anything I should pay attention to in prep (caulk over the screws and gaps for example?) Anything I'd want to do before putting a floor down? I won't be doing underfloor heating etc I don't think. Any foam in the cavity? What about future access for wiring/plumbing?