I ve been told to.
Tile over vinyl over osb osb.
Plywood manufactured with a fully waterproof adhesive and with an.
Step 1 measure the dimensions of the room to calculate how much material you ll need to purchase.
However there is significant debate in the tile industry regarding the conditions necessary for a long lasting successful installation.
When installing over existing oriented strand board osb an underlayment must be added between the osb and the tiles.
2 install and nail backerboard over the vinyl then install tile.
Wood based panels like oriented strand board osb expand and contract with changes in moisture content.
I don t believe and governing or guiding agency allows or recommends it.
That s where a membrane like ditra comes in.
Therefore according to the 2012 tcna handbook they are not recommended as a substrate material for direct bonding of ceramic or natural stone tile with cement mortars.
3 spread a thin layer of concrete over the vinyl and install tile.
Direct gluing vinyl sheet and tile to osb subfloorsinstalling a glue down vinyl floor sheet or tile directly over oriented strand board osb subflooring has become a hot topic for me of lately.
1 remove both layers of vinyl before tile install.
This is due to osb s tendency to swell and warp along the seams over time which could eventually show through the vinyl flooring.
This is not to say that tile cannot be installed reliably over an osb subfloor.
I have had people asking about installing sheet lvt and vct directly to the osb subfloor without the use of an underlayment most flooring vinyl flooring manufacturers do not allow direct glue down directly to the subfloor.
Ceramic tile over plywood or osb one project closer ceramic tile is a very popular upgrade for kitchens bathrooms patios and foyers.
You can use an oil based primer to coat any type of plywood you choose.
It won t get a bond strong enough to deal with the stresses of a direct osb to tile installation.
The plan is to install 12 12 ceramic tile.
A plywood underlayment should be installed between the structural subfloor of the actual foundation and the flooring material.
So no you shouldn t tile directly to osb.
The most current ansi standards for tile installation a108 1999 specifically exclude osb.
It is resistant to water and scratches making it more durable than hardwoods or vinyl tile for these areas.
Bottom line is flooring manufactures and even the osb manufacturers do not recommend gluing vinyl sheet and tile flooring directly to these subfloor panels.
Other osb negatives contractors builders and home remodelers have mixed opinions about the use of osb for flooring mostly tending toward the negative.
We ve installed a number of ceramic and stone floors.
It ll act as an intermediary between the tile and the osb.
