What type of support do I involve to lay slate tile on wooden front porch? I have a craftsman style bungalow with a wooden front porch. ...
I have a craftsman style bungalow with a wooden front porch. As next to any old house, there are no expeditious fixes. Upon removing the rotten wooden floor boards, it was discovered that the support beams be also rotten. Now I can start with a clean "slate". I come up with the idea to put slate tile as a "walkway" from the steps to the front door near the remainder of porch having the tongue and groove fir boards as the original porch have. I need some advice on the support needed for the tile. We are planning on 12" on center beam, 3/4" plywood on top of that, covered with 1/2" Duroc. Is this sufficient? The nouns to be tiled is 7' x 8'. I would like to verbs the slate tile on the steps and possibly the sidewalk leading up to the steps. I live in Iowa, thus cold winters and hot humid summers. Will this work? Please oblige.
it'll closing about a year before it starts to crack. it requests to go on a concrete slab.
just finished a project resembling this 6 months ago..the pywood has to be treated.the 12 oc is good as long as they are 2x10 or 2x12..durorock is well-mannered..make sure u use exterior mastic to set the tile.and as long as the 2x? r resting on a solid member and that beneficiary is supported with good foundation u will be fine...
lic. gen. contractor
Answers: the first two answerers aren't correct. use 3/4" pressure treated plywood, and then thinset with a 1/4" serration and screw down your 1/2" durarock every 6 inches (try to make sure you hit some studs). use multiflex thinset, not regular (if you buy your thinset at lowes, use their ultraflex II). do not under any circumstance use a mastic to gum down your durarock or your slate. use the ultraflex II or any other multiflex for your slate as well. if you use 12" slate, use a 3/8" notch of thinset. anything over 12" use a 1/2" nick. good luck. p.s. if you use this method, you will not experience any cracking.