Redguard On Bathroom Floor

All surfaces must be structurally sound clean and dry.

Redguard on bathroom floor. Before installing redgard make sure any exterior or wet areas have properly angled floors that slope to drains. Toilets sometimes leak and the subfloor under them rots. Water damage prevention is active from both sides of the redgard membrane. Any contaminants can prevent redgard from bonding.

Beyond that it s overkill. This quick setting underlayment can be applied to 2 in. To meet the requirements of ansi a118 12 apply two coats of redgard at a rate of 50 sq. On top of the 2 6 will be 3 4 subfloor thinset cement board redgard thinset tile.

Levellite self leveling underlayment helps level floors prior to levellite self leveling underlayment helps level floors prior to the installation of ceramic tile natural stone resilient flooring carpet wood and other floor coverings. Apply redgard using a inch nap rough textured synthetic roller and a paintbrush. Per gallon each coat. When it dries it is a solid dark red so you know when it is time to apply thin set.

Or use a 3 16th inch by one quarter inch. The bathroom floor at the edge of the tub shower tends to get wet and often rots especially in the corners. The main tiled area in the bathroom has been leveled and has a heated floor. But if you have extra that will go unused otherwise do whatever you want.

I plan on securing 2x6s with construction adhesive and screws to the existing floor joists to get the slope i need. When redgard is wet it is a hot fluorescent pink color. 5 cm thick in one pour and seeks its own level in minutes.