How bad is it going to be for tile?
I want to tile this small bathroom floor, about 30 sq feet in an L shape with 8x8 ceramic tile. The middle is where the X in the circle is. Measuring out from that spot to a tape measure using a laser, is how i got the differing depths. Most seem to be in the 1/4" range but back in the L part and the front of the shower, it drops off to about a 1/2 inch.Where the toilet goes dips down a 1/2 inch and I don't want to be rocking on the throne! I hired a guy to flatten it but all he did was smooth it out, trying to flatten a floor with concrete/lime IL mix.Obviously that didn't work, never heard of doing it that way. Am I going to need to just bite the leveling compound bullet or can i just try to patch up these areas with Planypatch? Floor guy said he could just add more thinset in the lower areas but that doesn't sound right, does it? 1/4" maybe ok but trying to make up a 1/2" seems like a lot. Thank You https://preview.redd.it/yl1y6zxynote1.jpg?width=982&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a3e56be129c22d78e712a84e822a81a6950726d https://preview.redd.it/4ov0vzxynote1.jpg?width=1127&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=accf85379345c49bd5a6f3b11c3578056ead7fea https://preview.redd.it/7sfjw1yynote1.jpg?width=1359&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd62f3ca4a9e64e237483383fc0dd9be34b385ab submitted by /u/akmike86 [link] [comments]

![]() | I want to tile this small bathroom floor, about 30 sq feet in an L shape with 8x8 ceramic tile. The middle is where the X in the circle is. Measuring out from that spot to a tape measure using a laser, is how i got the differing depths. Most seem to be in the 1/4" range but back in the L part and the front of the shower, it drops off to about a 1/2 inch.Where the toilet goes dips down a 1/2 inch and I don't want to be rocking on the throne! I hired a guy to flatten it but all he did was smooth it out, trying to flatten a floor with concrete/lime IL mix.Obviously that didn't work, never heard of doing it that way. Am I going to need to just bite the leveling compound bullet or can i just try to patch up these areas with Planypatch? Floor guy said he could just add more thinset in the lower areas but that doesn't sound right, does it? 1/4" maybe ok but trying to make up a 1/2" seems like a lot. Thank You [link] [comments] |