How Do You Replace Bathroom Tile Floors?
Sometimes there’s just no saving your bathroom tile floors. The grout is permanently stained, the tile finish has lost its luster and it is just uninspiring to look at each day. Replacing your floor tile as part of your bathroom remodel can be done without a contractor, but be ready for two weekends of effort. The project plan is laid out in the following steps. Go to a contractor tool rental location and rent a demo hammer. Break out the floor tile and the mortar bed underneath. You need to get down to a clean wooden subfloor before you start to build back up with new materials. Please reference my related article, in the upper left of the screen, titled “how to demo tile floors”. Now that the wood subfloor is clean, it is time to install the backer board on top of the subfloor. The best contractors use Durock brand backer board. Use the 1/2″ Durock underlayment. Mark your cuts on the board with a pencil, drawing a straight line with the help of your level. Cut the Durock with a skils
