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May 19, 2006, 09:23 PM
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Abbey Carpet & Floor
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Mountain Home, AR
Posts: 985
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Ceramic tile underlayments.
We have always been a big fan of Hardibacker for floor tile, and here recently, we have become a bigger fan of Schulter Ditra. How about everyone else? What is your underlayment of choice, and why?
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Last edited by TFP Admin; March 6, 2010 at 03:27 PM.
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May 19, 2006, 09:33 PM
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Hard Surface Installer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,697
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Ditra is my choice, saves a lot on labor, but i like the whole theory on it also 
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May 20, 2006, 03:36 AM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Freeport, ME
Posts: 59
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Ditra!
Been using it about 8 - 10 yrs. Started with the old style. Does anybody remember it? 
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May 20, 2006, 03:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,939
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Ditra, unless I am trying to flush out with hardwood. Wonderboard and Hardibacker are a 1/4" thick, the Durock brand is 5/16" and flushes out better for me in that situation.
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May 20, 2006, 08:12 AM
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Remove the Vinyl
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Long Island, N.Y.
Posts: 92
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Ditra, CBUs, all work fine, but if the floor is out of whack, SLCs or a Mud job.
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May 20, 2006, 08:31 AM
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Hard Surface Installer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,697
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Agreed tileman, but sometimes an slc is a hard sale, everyone thinks tile doesnt require prep,lol 
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May 20, 2006, 08:53 AM
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Tile Expert
Join Date: May 2006
Location: South Central Nebraska
Posts: 1,510
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Sometimes DITRA is a "hard-sell" at twice the price of CBU. A guy has to be willing to reduce his labor costs to offset DITRA's use if competition is tight.
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May 20, 2006, 09:48 PM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bridgton, Maine
Posts: 438
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For me, it's either Durock or Ditra.
Bud and Richie-- should I?
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May 21, 2006, 01:19 PM
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Remove the Vinyl
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Long Island, N.Y.
Posts: 92
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May 21, 2006, 03:07 PM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bridgton, Maine
Posts: 438
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BTW, Richie-- I like the title under your name!! LOL I guess that'll help keep the typing down!!
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May 23, 2006, 04:21 PM
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a Floor Pro
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 146
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First off I want to send a great big welcome to RD and Bill. To the guys that do not know them they are very qualified to be here and will prove to be very helpful with this new site. Also thier bark is worse than thier bite. lol
Now that thats out of the way.
Ditra is the best thing since sliced bread. I do not understand what Bud was saying about it being 2x's as much. I sell it for 1.75-2.25 a foot installed. My cost is only 1.05 per foot. It makes me twice as fast as anyone using a cbu. And it is waterproofing at the same time, thusly killing 2 birds with 1 stone. You have to sell that point for consumers to understand it.
I have not installed hardie on a floor for 3+ years
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May 23, 2006, 05:31 PM
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Hard Surface Installer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,697
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We know who Bill and Tileman are, but who are you??????? 
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May 23, 2006, 05:35 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: May 2006
Location: teh Ether
Posts: 6,637
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Another member of the In-Cog-Neeto club?
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May 23, 2006, 05:37 PM
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Some guy
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 157
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The only calculus that will have CBU being cheaper than Ditra is a formula where the value of a mans time is equal to zero.
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May 23, 2006, 05:56 PM
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Hard Surface Installer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,697
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Chuck said
The only calculus that will have CBU being cheaper than Ditra is a formula where the value of a mans time is equal to zero.
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soooooo true Chuck
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