Tile Floor On Second Story

Hi there we are looking for advice about flooring for our second floor.

Tile floor on second story.

The best ideas for upstairs floors. But we have gotten conflicting advice. When you are installing tile on a second floor you may be concerned that the floor isn t strong enough to support the weight of tiles and mortar. I called an installer and he told me he would not install tile on 2nd floor.

Whether you re installing a hardwood floor on the first or second floor of a building you need a solid subfloor that won t sag and that will hold nails. Tile installation on an upper level of a home requires a little extra preparation than it does on the main floor of a home. If you are considering adding ceramic tile to a bathroom or any other room in your home there are a few things you should consider before beginning the project or hiring a contractor. Ceramic tile and stone can be the most challenging to soundproof because the floor must be installed at an even level.

We have heard that tile is too heavy for the second floor but other advice has been that the weight actually stabilizes the. Our products were created with this in mind. These vinyl materials are also one of the. Of the products we tested vinyl planks and tiles came in on average at 3 44 per square foot more than 1 cheaper per square foot than porcelain tile.

All are the. Porcelain tile is heavy and will add substantial weight so it s not usually recommended for a second story floor. However you can strengthen the subfloor with a layer of cement backerboard and then install tile on the floor as you would with any other tiling project. Footsteps overhead in the middle of the night the bass beat of rock music echoing through the upper walls and ceiling and sneezing children.

Proper subflooring for wood on second floor. He said the furniture will crack the tile since the tile doesn t bend like wood. I m interested in installing those porcelain wood looking tiles on about 800 sq feet on the 2nd floor of a home.