Hi,
I am currently in the process of building my own enclosure.
I have plans to use tile and was about to start that project when someone told me the following:
- Unless I use Mastic glue to hold the tiles down they will pop out due to the expansion and contraction of the wood underneath in different temps.
- I need to use non- sanded grout and to make the space between the tiles very small to avoid cracking?
This would be the first time i have ever put tiles down myself so i was hoping someone who has done this in their enclosures could offer me some advice?
I had bought the premixed stuff to lay the tiles on but now im worried.
Thanks in advance for any help!
i have no clue i my self is waiting for my custom viv to get to me and when it does i also want to do tile but personally i won't stick it down,it would be much easier to clean with out it being inside for ever
It could if the wood underneath is not treated. I couple of coats if polyurethane or even something like vinyl cabinet liner on the wood would prevent any water/waste issues.
my tiles are loose fitting on top of melamine, so I didn't have that type of issue.
The expanding and cracking is BS if ya ask me just to put it bluntly lol. I have mine glued down with power grip its a blue silicone type container. Also I used sanded grout in between the tiles and no cracks and I have had it for probably close to a year now.
That aside don't glue them down and don't grout it the others are right they will stay put and are easier to clean that way. I didn't plan on grouting them and everything I did it without thinking.