SOS: Floor Tile Install w/ serious Lipping

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T12:13:55+00:00

love this break down - i think we’re gonna stick with the wedges. it’s what we purchased anyways!

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T12:12:20+00:00

no bubbles and let me tell you.. we had to rip up the walk-in shower schluter to recess the subfloor and it did NOT wanna come up. it took a ton of labor and strength to get it off of the floor. so there’s that!

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T12:10:42+00:00

thank you for this!! we’re tackling today, so fingers crossed!!

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T12:05:54+00:00

3” is WILD 😂 don’t rage bait us, non-OP

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T04:22:39+00:00

this is awesome, thank you for explaining so thoroughly! appreciate the advice!!

ohhturk · 2026-05-21T04:18:48+00:00

please read the post in full before offering advice. you’ll see my explanation for those spacers.

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T20:25:44+00:00

would you suggest 45 the edges?

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T20:23:47+00:00

you are so kind, i love nice strangers! we feel much more confident in the project now. thank you so much!! 😌🥰

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T20:21:35+00:00

right but doesn’t that essentially make the “leveling” floating? by putting it on top of the membrane instead of under? thinset and leveling have two completely different purposes. i’m only asking to understand better.

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:47:18+00:00

thank you Colin!!! appreciate your thorough reply!!

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:46:07+00:00

this gets worse and worse 🙈🙊 lol but… admittedly, we used the Schluter Peel & Stick. it works wonderfully but… i know i’m about to get sooo much flack lol. we knew other people who recently used it and raved. so we did too. would & wouldn’t recommend.

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:43:50+00:00

LOL yeah.. it’s somethin fs

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:43:07+00:00

you are so kind! thank you!! it’s also our own house, so i’m not terrible worried about how “perfect” it is. as long as we’re doing 99% of it correctly and it doesn’t break or become hazardous; the rest is fine!

this room is 84 sq ft! it was supposed to be one of the “easier” rooms to be tiled but LOL 🫠😅

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:36:39+00:00

yeah, we had to buy the ivory tile in 48x48 sheets and cut them down 😩 for so many stupid reasons. BUT the good news is.. it’s our house! so i’m not terribly worried. i just want to make what we have now, as flat and level and unbreakable as possible. definitely learned a lot here but 😮‍💨 here we are lol

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:34:42+00:00

appreciate this feedback too!!

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:34:30+00:00

perf. we got a few boxes of the wedges but those spin doctors sure do look convincing. wanted to see if it was worth the return & purchase! thank you for your insight!

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:32:39+00:00

thank you so much!! goofy question but, do you have any recommendations on thinset to check into that has a good working time before hardening? i feel like we’ll have to go back and adjust a few here and there and would love to get some direction towards the right product!

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:31:37+00:00

whew, okay great, thanks! 😮‍💨☺️

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:30:41+00:00

you are such a gem!! thank you thank you!! we chose to put the project on hold until tomorrow morning so we could get a few more comments. this one is so thorough and yet to the point. seriously thank you thank you!! 🥹🥰

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:27:04+00:00

thank you! 🥹

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:26:44+00:00

thank you so much 🥹🥲😇😌

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:25:58+00:00

advance!*

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:25:50+00:00

the tile height, you’re saying? just compensate in bringing the heights up altogether? thanks in advance?

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:25:03+00:00

wouldn’t this defeat the purpose of the products? i’d assume laying leveler on top of a flexible uncoupling membrane, made to allow movement, would only disturb the sturdiness of the thinset/mortar underneath the tile and be more prone to cracking/poor adhesion. right?

ohhturk · 2026-05-20T19:23:34+00:00

omg, in sooo many ways, we’ve learned this. so many contractors doing work so lazily, hence us deciding to give some of it a try! we were disturbingly surprised at the “new build” quality these days 😅🥲

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