That is a question oft asked during a remodel.
Who puts one plus inches of mortar under tile?
One nasty little secret we've discovered is that someone thought it would be a good idea to do exactly that. The living room and bedrooms are carpeted and I pulled up a little piece of carpet in the master bedroom to see what it was laid on - the concrete foundation. The kitchen, entry, and hallway are saltillo tile. Apparently, someone thought it wood be a good idea to pour the foundation in the kitchen/hallway/entry about two inches lower than the bedrooms so that they could fill it up with mortar and tile. How weird is that?
I want to take the carpet and tile out and replace all of the flooring with wood. The problem is, if we take out the tile and mortar, which is what Tom has begun to do (see picture), we'll have to build the floor back up with 2x4's and plywood so that it will be even with the bedrooms. It's a mess.
Who puts one plus inches of mortar under tile?
One nasty little secret we've discovered is that someone thought it would be a good idea to do exactly that. The living room and bedrooms are carpeted and I pulled up a little piece of carpet in the master bedroom to see what it was laid on - the concrete foundation. The kitchen, entry, and hallway are saltillo tile. Apparently, someone thought it wood be a good idea to pour the foundation in the kitchen/hallway/entry about two inches lower than the bedrooms so that they could fill it up with mortar and tile. How weird is that?
I want to take the carpet and tile out and replace all of the flooring with wood. The problem is, if we take out the tile and mortar, which is what Tom has begun to do (see picture), we'll have to build the floor back up with 2x4's and plywood so that it will be even with the bedrooms. It's a mess.
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