It's nice you actually show how to do it as well as explaining it. Schluter is just trying to sell their product in their videos. It is getting harder to find basic explanations for installs, I am a first time installer/home owner.
I used this stuff not too long after it was available to the north American market years ago. I used it in a bathroom. It's held up for roughly 27 years so far... Great stuff
Using the ditra in my bedroom remodel. Subfloor is concrete slab with asbestos glue so I scraped as much glue as I could while wetting it so it wasn’t airborne than used perfect primer to seal it. Now I’m ready to use the ditra. This video was very helpful!! Thank you for being so detailed in your instructions.
I am installing Ditra first time today and will use unmodified thin set since this was recommended on Ditra web sight. Can not purchase Schulter thinset at my local tile shop. Claim is unmodified will dry better under membrane due does not need air to cure, anyway too much confusion. Thank you for your excellent video. I am experienced professionally in bathroom remodeling and tile installation and late last year retired but just will watch good remodeling video.
One thing that doesn't get mentioned in the Ditra video is that it's easy to rip up.😁 Did a bathroom for a customer, and she decided she didn't like the tile... 🤔😵💫 Once I was able to grab the Ditra, it just ripped right up. The beauty of the cloth membrane. 👍🏼 Great videos, as always.
That Tile Chick Thanks for all the great info! I'm trying to calculate how tall my tile assembly will be using Ditra- When you add thinnest above and below, how much height should I allow for that? I wrote to Schluter, but they don't have any figures on the total assembly thickness, only that the Ditra is 1/8 tall. ~ I have 1/4" and 3/8" tile and transitioning to wood flooring in hall from two different rooms. I'd like to adjust my subfloor to make the transition as flat as possible.
Great stuff. When I do my last piece of ditra in a room like this, I’ll just put my knees on existing ditra rather than work my way out of the room (unlike how we tile). I find it much more comfortable notching down rather than across. With ditra in general, it’s nice notching big areas downwards towards body
Your floor roller link sends me to "Seam Guard 1-7/8 in. x 100 ft. x 0.005 in. Underlayment Tape Roll". How heavy is your roller? I see they come in a wide variety of weights.
Beautiful video, Schannon. Thank you very much for explaining the Schluter Ditra membrane product for tiling. Also thanks for the extensive information provided in the info box.
Doing a kitchen renovation. Removing old tile (& any other flooring layers that may beneath(?)]-essentially taking it down to the original hardwood beneath it all-& then RE-tiling back over. Am I able to install the DITRA directly over the hardwood? Or do I need to first install cement board/hardy board? … GREAT videos. EXCELLENT work. Thanks for your time & efforts 🤙🏽
Wow you are really good at what you do! Im a carpenter so i have ton of respect for tile layers. Just so happens i have a couple tile jobs coming up so your video helps me out a ton. Keep up with the great videos
I laid the Ditra over plywood subfloor. That was a mistake. I assumed the subfloor was flat and level. It was not. Every bump was amplified by the Ditra. I will start over with self leveling compound only under the tile. The house is 20 years old. All settling has occurred long ago.
What are the rules at the door threshold? If I am going to do a marble saddle at the threshold how far out do I do ditra? Thanks in advance, Happy New Year.
Is there any benefit to using the self-leveler over OSB even if the floor is already perfectly level? i.e. Would you use this method in all cases, or would you skip to just the Ditra over thinset on the OSB if it's already level?
Dear, I have solid wood plank ( 3/4" thick x 6" wide) SUBFLOOR. Is it ok to use Ditra shulter over it? How much gap between two wood plank is Acceptable to use Ditra over it?
resources.schluter.com/media/psi/lowes/DITRA%20Installation%20Handbook.pdf Go here to page 7 with the detail titled Floors, Interior - Structural Plank Subfloor. You're going to need to add plywood over the planks or remove and add plywood to the joists instead
Thank you! I have a plank floor in the bathroom of my 50’s-built house. I just yanked all of the old tiles and wire mesh and I’m down to the plank board. I presume all we need to do is glue the plywood (3/4”?) to the planks and then screw it down? Then install the Ditra?
Do you recommend using this Ditra membrane on cement floors in a basement (when laying porcelain tiles)? Also do you recommend using this membrane on stairs (for porcelain tiles)?
The ditra is essential for concrete floors because if the concrete cracks it won’t crack the tile being an uncoupling membrane. It’s also a good idea to tape your seams to prevent lyme coming up from the concrete through your grout.
Shannon, have you ever had coverage issues on the felt backside of the membrane? I recently did a concrete slab and used Schluter set. It adhered well to concrete slab (pre wet with sponge) but even with a wet consistency mortar it wouldn’t get a good adherence to the back of the ditra membrane.
I want to replace the vinyl squares in my kitchen with tile. The subfloor is 3/4" planks with 1/2" plywood over top of it. Can I use this directly over the vinyl or do I have to tear out the vinyl and put this over the wood subfloor? Thanks!
If the vinyl is adhered really well you will need to prime over it with a product like Mapei eco prim grip first. Always remember the tile application is only as strong as what it’s bonded to. Just be sure the vinyl is glued real well before attempting. Remove any loose pieces
I notice you did not check the plywood thickness. Some floor tile install methods say to have a minimum of 1 1/2 inch of plywood subflooring. Is this not required with the Schluter-Ditra uncoupling underlayment?
Slacking on the outro 😂🤙🏼Jk! Awesome video y'all 2 as usual! How long has that Ditra product been out? & Do u use it a lot?! Oh keep it up Happy Holidays, too!🧑🎄🎊🎀🎄
It totally got away from us 🤣🤣🤣 ditra has been around for quite some time I believe ditra came to market in 1987 we use it pretty much 100% of the time for floors … Happy holidays Boogie!
Thanks for the video. This will be me in a couple of weeks. Are you using 'All Set' for the banding the seams? I guess you didn't, but you would use that for Kerdi band in the seams and floor to wall, if you were waterproofing? I will be waterproofing and want to confirm. Thanks Tile Chick
Any tips for transitioning from DITRA over plywood back to adjacent bare concrete substrate for a seamless run between the two subfloors? How to level back to concrete floor? Or am I committed to using DITRA over the entire area, including all the concrete area?
Prob a long shot but do you guys ever get anyone ever ask for an acrylic shower pan? There aren’t really many decent videos out there on how to set one of those pans
Doesn't this make the final product too thick? How would you transition to another floor with vinyl planks kn it? I'd think it would float half an inch above it.
Use Ditra XL to end up even with your 3/4 hardwoods. Use regular ditra and a transition strip provided by the vinyl plank manufacturer if that’s the floor you plan on using elsewhere.
I came for the boobs, but was pleasantly surprised, thanks for the great video, I’m installing my first Ditra and found your video very helpful…. I’m oddly thirsty for milk for some reason now… ;)
