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Lay Uncoupling Membrane

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Bathroom Remodel Pt.3 Laying Floor Tile

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What happens here

Mark a line on the wall to indicate the limit for the thinset application for each membrane strip. Use a 1/4 inch trowel to apply a layer of mixed thinset mortar to the subfloor. Immediately unroll and press the Schluter-DITRA uncoupling membrane (fleece side down) into the wet thinset. Use a float or flat trowel to firmly embed the membrane and remove any air bubbles, working your way across the surface. Cut the membrane to fit around obstacles like the toilet flange and along walls using a utility knife. Overlap edges of the membrane by using the fleece side to connect to adjacent sections.

Goal: Apply thinset mortar to the subfloor and carefully embed the Schluter-DITRA membrane, ensuring proper coverage and removal of air bubbles.

Tools and materials

  • 1/4 inch Trowel
  • Float/Flat Trowel
  • Mapei Uncoupling Membrane Mortar (mixed)
  • Schluter-DITRA Uncoupling Membrane
  • Utility Knife

What they say

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like sour cream so let me show you all right so my strategy is going to be to uh work this way out um and before i start laying down the thinset mortar mix i'm going to start measuring out exactly the pieces that i need in cutting out the toilet part one thing i did to help me out i made a little mark on my wall here so the thinset's going to go up to that mark then i can take my full piece lay down and press it down and not have too much or too little and have worries about it but so far we're doing real good guys all right so the schluter membrane the uncoupling membrane that we put down

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