Pictures of a mud bed for a small bathroom floor

[Rob Z]

Today we did a small mud bed for a bathroom we are remodeling. Here are some photos of the process for the younger guys that might not have done this type of work yet. This subfloor was out about 3/4" or so, and a mud bed was the only good way to get it ready for tile.


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[heavytrevy]

I do mine freehand , I mark my levels around the perimeter and at the waste and off I go , I mix my mud on the wet side also.
Come back the next day with a scraper and get it absoletly perfect. good enough for mosiacs. :smilewinkgrin:

As a beginer I used to use float strips and the dry pack method.
It is a dying art.

Trev

What was the thickness of the bed Rob ? Looks great anyway, its been a while since i have done any screeding and i am with Doug here, i cant stand the guys who think they can do it freehand.
I used to use metal conduits for my screed battens.

 

[Rob Z]

What was the thickness of the bed Rob ? Looks great anyway, its been a while since i have done any screeding and i am with Doug here, i cant stand the guys who think they can do it freehand.
I used to use metal conduits for my screed battens.

Neale, it is ~ 1 3/8" on the high side of the subfloor and a bit over 2" on the low side of the subfloor.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i screed free hand then im from a plastering/screeding background .i tend to veiw screed rails as DIY if you have screeded miles like me you have a feel for it, if your not experienced i woul rec this meth good job rob

 

[Gazzer]

please re read my post to save from anyone getting the wrong idea

"What was the thickness of the bed Rob ? Looks great anyway, its been a while since i have done any screeding and i am with Doug here, i cant stand the guys who think they can do it freehand.
I used to use metal conduits for my screed battens."

 

[Colour Republic]

Very tidy Rob, in fact it looks so nice and tidy it would be a shame to tile it:lol:

 

[oldgit]

i done the first sand and cement job ive done in years a few months back these are reclaimed pamments.
these were from five different sources,sizes varied 12mm and thickness varied by 15mm,there was only about 30 spare tiles for the job
i quite enjoyed doing the job it made a nice change,and the builder gave me a labourer.
they were grouted with sand,white cement and lime this was to match the brickwork and to look authentic,it an extension on a big old manor house that sits in about 200+ acres.
this was labour only and fitted to the builders instructions this screed was 4+ inches thick in places.
okay this aint exactly tiling but it made a nice change,by doing this i went on to do all the bathrooms and kitchens on the refurb,i got paid with a coutts chq,the guy was a biggie in the military years ago and has just retired as an ambassador of some type around the world.

ive been trying to add pics via photobucket and trying to upload to album neither seem to happening.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

ive been payed by coutts chq,s about 4 times 34 years it deffo wont bounce :lol:

 

[Colour Republic]

ive been payed by coutts chq,s about 4 times 34 years it deffo wont bounce :lol:

I thinks it's half a million in cash just to open an account, Maybe that's were our defence budget went!

 

[DHTiling]

thanks for the pics Rob..i added them to your first post for you....look foward to seeing more pics as the job progresses.

 

[R Montgomery]

I got excited about the pics for a minute there Rob. Thought it was over here until i saw it was you. Great to see the pics for memories sake. I suppose you cannot get redwood lath back east and are stuck with the pine. On a small floor like that don't you just tile it wet? It's geat to see that you use wooden lath as I still prefer it even though most people I knew had moved on to c-metal strips as there is no need to fill in.