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Peetster · 01-11-2004, 07:20 AM

*UPDATE*

The room is cleared, base molding gone, carpet and pad removed, carpet tack strips gone, staples gone.

I had forgotten about using X spacers, I purchased about two thousand.

The plywood subfloor isn't bad. Cheap contractors stapled the plywood onto the joists. I'm evaluating it now. I'm thinking that 5 pounds of drywall screws will give me a stable place to lay 1/2" concrete tile backing board. Two issues I'm faced with:

The air registers come through the floor. That shouldn't be a problem, except the aluminum flashing is tacked onto the top of the subfloor. Basically, I have a 1/8" tall lip extending an inch around the air vent opening. How should I handle that?

The fireplace in the room has a nice piece of slate, 6' by 3' by 3/4" thick, glued directly to the subfloor. No chance it's coming up. I don't want to destroy it. Should I tile up to it and incorporate some type of transition?

Thanks again for the help so far. You guys have kept me from making mistakes that would have destroyed the project by now.

01-11-2004, 07:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	UPDATE The room is cleared, base molding gone, carpet and pad removed, carpet tack strips gone, staples gone. I had forgotten about using X spacers, I purchased about two thousand. The plywood subfloor isn't bad. Cheap contractors stapled the plywood onto the joists. I'm evaluating it now. I'm thinking that 5 pounds of drywall screws will give me a stable place to lay 1/2" concrete tile backing board. Two issues I'm faced with: The air registers come through the floor. That shouldn't be a problem, except the aluminum flashing is tacked onto the top of the subfloor. Basically, I have a 1/8" tall lip extending an inch around the air vent opening. How should I handle that? The fireplace in the room has a nice piece of slate, 6' by 3' by 3/4" thick, glued directly to the subfloor. No chance it's coming up. I don't want to destroy it. Should I tile up to it and incorporate some type of transition? Thanks again for the help so far. You guys have kept me from making mistakes that would have destroyed the project by now. Last edited by Peetster; 01-11-2004 at 07:23 AM..