April 4th, 2010
Saturday’s tasks
Finished demoing the tile off the tub steps and cleaned that up and then decided no time like the present to get that backerboard down. As much as we like the beat up dusty plywood look : )
Now anyone who has ever used cement backer board can attest to its very heavy weight and messy awkward installation…so…Instead of using the traditional wonderboard or cement backerboard, I used a product that I found at Home Depot. It cost $100 for the amount I needed instead of about $60 for the cement products…but it seemed worth the additional cost when I realized that I could carry two rolls of it PLUS my coffee with no trouble…Hahaha
It is called EasyMat® Tile & Stone Underlayment. In theory you just unroll it and cut it to fit and then peel off the back and stick it down. There is an optional step you can take (which I did since I am all about the “proper technique”). They provide a couple bottles of something called a preprimer which you just paint on the floor and let dry for 30 minutes and then presto–your mat will stick like glue. So once I got all my pieces cut–I got it stuck down. It looks pretty good…I will take a picture before I start laying tile so show it.
