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Hi everyone,

(This is “victor” for long time readers.)

I have been dreaming of replacing my wooden floor in the vestibule of my building with a nice tile floor. Seeing G’s and Peter’s pictures on Bed-Stuy Reno have inspired me to make this dream a reality.

Problem is I don’t know how to prepare the floor for the tiles.

The building is a new construction building. The subfloors are 3/4″ plywood with wooden joists. The current finished floor is 3/4″ red oak.

I want to remove the finished floor because its getting damaged by the water on shoes and umbrellas.

My question is: What do I have to do to prepare the subfloor for the tiles?

I’m guessing I should:

1. remove the finished floor to expose the wooden subfloor

2. screw the subfloor down tight so it doesn’t move anymore

3. lay down a layer of wonderboard or some other kind of tile underlayment.

4. fill in any little gaps between the boards and the walls with some concrete-ish material

5. allow to dry

For the rest of the job, I figure I can follow the instructions of a good book.

So can anyone give me some hits on preparing the subfloor for tiles?