Concerns on installing tile in a Class A
So the wife would like to have ceramic or porcelain tile to areas of the main floor (not the slide area or the steps...). Primarily the area in front of the passenger side kitchen and through to the ...
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The biggest issue is floor deflection. If there is any "give" in the subfloor the tile will crack over time as you walk on it. In a residential application you would install cement backer board (like Durock or HardieBacker) under the tile. The backer board is cemented to the subfloor with thinset mortar and screwed down, then the tile is installed on that also using thinset mortar.
The only RVs that I have seen tile in are big DPs, I suspect because they can carry the weight of both the tile and the stronger subfloor.
If tile was an OEM option on your rig, you might call the manufacturer and ask if all rigs were tile-ready, or if the tiled units had additional structure under the subfloor?
The only RVs that I have seen tile in are big DPs, I suspect because they can carry the weight of both the tile and the stronger subfloor.
If tile was an OEM option on your rig, you might call the manufacturer and ask if all rigs were tile-ready, or if the tiled units had additional structure under the subfloor?
