Porcelain tile in the screen porch
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Porcelain tile in the screen porch
Thinking about installing porcelain tile on the screen porch on the deck. Any special materials or details I need? Can I use regular plywood, cement board, tape, thinset, and grout that I used in the kitchen?
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This is a tough one, as traditionally, you do not want to tile over dimensional lumber. Deckboards in particular expand and contract an awful lot given extremes in outside temperatures. Using plywood outside will also probably lead to longevity problems. As this was probably originally designed as a deck and the screened in area as an afterthought, underneath it is not set up as conditioned dry space or at least not with moisture barrier which will lead to issues as well. Further, would a deck meet minimum deflection criteria for tile?, probably not.