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Installation of a tile is a demanding job, and it is made even more difficult if your floor is uneven, damaged or tilted. An expert from the foundation or home inspector can help you determine the status of your foundation and beams. Any problems should be corrected to lay your floor.

Instructions

1. Remove existing floor on the substrate. Layer is a material that is placed on a subfloor. It protects the soil against moisture, adds stiffness and improves the flow and the level of the floor below the finished floor. If your soil is not a substrate, must be installed before the process of tiles.

2. Enter into a corner and put a tennis ball on the ground. If the ball rolls, use a marker to the path of the bullet hole. Mark the subfloor, so you can change the direction of the slope of the floor to see. Repeat for all corners of the room. You now have a “map” of the dips and slopes of your floors. If your floor slopes significantly, you can beam or foundation issues that must be set to install a new floor.

3. Ask the expert help of a foundation for the cause of a sloping floor to be determined. For soft or uneven ground (each sub floor that flexes as you walk on it), have an inspector examine the bars with you to determine whether they are ethical problems such as termite damage rotting, bad or block construction, unsuitable ground support or other problems with soft soil. You can not install tile on a floor that leads. The movement of soil will loosen, crack and break tiles.

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