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Not recommended!
This is a lovely place, but the service is atrocious As it also serves as a residence, the staff appears to be clueless on amenities. When we arrived at the 4:PM check-in time (2 suites), we were told that the rooms were still dirty and that they could give us no idea on how long it would be before they were ready. There was no coordination between the front desk (one or two clerks - no other staff in the lobby - no concierge, no one to even offer to help with luggage or greet arriving cars!). Our rooms were part of a group blocked for a wedding, but they were actually $20 per night above the rate for the guest who comes in off of the street! When confronted the manager was rude and unhelpful.
The front desk did not synchronize with the housekeeping staff, i.e. a family of four checks into its reserved room and there are only two bath towels, no sheets for the sofa bed, etc. At midnight, it took an hour and three phone calls to get the sheets! The phones in the room have a dozen buttons for direct connection to various hotel departments, but none work - you have to go through the operator. Our used bath towels were not changed on the next day, eventhough housekeeping made up the bed.The food at two events in the hotel was very good, but service was poor. Water was not poured. If you asked for it they'd give it to you without asking who else at the table wanted it - same for the coffee! There is a poolside market with printed hours of operation. However, it appears to open and close at the whim of the staff.When we checked out, we were given no copy of the receipt!No one is asking to be pampered, but who would expect to be mistreated?
Great Rooms but not quite a 'resort'
We just returned from our New Year's vacation to the Ocean Point Resort in Sunny Isles. With three children, we loved the spacious one bedroom suite with sofa bed. We give it an above average rating for mainly for the rooms. The beach was very nice and the children loved the small park right next door and pier within walking distance. There were several small issues with our room (the toilet stopping up, a door fell off its hinges), but they were addressed promplty and efficiently by the front desk staff. I find many of the other comments of past guests regarding the lack of helpfulness of the cabana guys to be accurate. Unless you are pushy, you are likely to not receive much help. The pool heater did not work our first day there, but they were able to get it running by the next day. The market was nice with rotisserie chicken that was quite good. Overall we had a nice stay, but feel that many of the issues could be prevented with better preventive maintenance. Daily parking fee is high at $17 per day!
Go Eagles
We just came back from a 5 day stay and found the condo suite excellent. We were down to watch the Eagles beat the Dolphins. The view was spectacular and the staff was friendly and helpful. The area was kind of quiet, but that was OK. We had a car and went to South Beach for dinners. Before we arrived, we read some of the earlier negative reviews and we were concerned. However, we were pleasantly surprised and pleased with the accomodations.
Parking Fee of 16$ a day. 6$ a day for Housekeeping. Suite had two bedrooms, two full baths,living room, and eating area. A full working kitchen. Including appliances, plates, silverware, glassware. Safe in the room. View from the balcony was spectacular. That was nature. The place is 3 yrs old. I've stayed at places 10 yrs old that were better maintained. The beach was clean, but that's the city's responsibility.
Pool area wasn't that clean. Staff weren't accomodating or nice. DONT EAT IN THEIR RESTAURANT. OVERPRICED, and the food was horrible. The lobby was nicely maintained. Landscaping not manicured. Aside from mother nature... Nothing to brag about at this resort. HERE'S THE NIGHTMARE... They rented 20-25 rooms to kids under 21 for their home-coming. They claimed the parents rented them with a credit card.
UNACCEPTABLE when the front desk doesnt catch this problem and stop them from continuing to enter. MONEY OVERRULES EVERYTHING! These kids pulled a fire alarm at 2:00 AM. So me and my family are running down 16 flights of stairs till we get outside to find there was about 60 kids by their front door. UNBELIEVABLE. SHAME ON THIS RESORT FOR NOT SEEING THE HARM OF RENTING 20 rooms to KIDS UNDER 21 CAN DO AT A "FAMILY FRIENDLY" resort like this one. DON'T BOTHER STAYING AT THIS PLACE!
We loved Ocean Point Resort
We just returned from Ocean Point Resort (8/23/- 8/28/03) and loved the vacation experience! The two bedroom oceanfront suite was lovely and the view is breathtaking. My children loved the zero-entry pool. This resort is in an ideal location between downtown Miami and Ft.
Lauderdale. We did not have to go far for shopping and entertainment.
My husband and I were impressed with the courtesy, helpfulness and professionalism of the staff. Special Thanks to Jonathan, Patricia, Jaime and Andre for your kindness.
We highly recommend Ocean Point Resort as great place to vacation.
Mrs. D. Harper Washington, DC
Very nice vacation!
We stayed here for six nights, and had a very nice time. Sure, there were some glitches: one of the phones didn't work properly (there were at least three phones, so not a real hardship); the toilet didn't flush properly the first day (but was repaired as soon as we reported it); some walls in our unit could have used a fresh coat of paint (but we were traveling with three small children, so didn't have to worry about keeping fingerprints off); the cabana boy was indeed rude and his speech indecipherable (just kind of added to the European feel of the place :)); and on the first day one of the beds appeared to have dirty sheets (which was rectified by a call to the front desk). The pluses outweighed the minuses, however: the gorgeous view from the balcony; good food (we used room service a couple of times, but never ate in the restaurant); WONDERFUL pool (the zero-entry pool was a real advantage, since we had a toddler who was just beginning to walk, and this was the perfect way to let her play in the pool safely in just a couple of inches of water); the two-bedroom unit was generously spacious enough for a family of five (even roomy enough to entertain guests comfortably); luxurious Aveda amenties in the bathrooms; and an attentive staff.
Perhaps it's just because our family needed a vacation so badly, but I was willing to overlook the shortcomings and enjoy the comfortable atmosphere of the Ocean Point. I'm looking forward to returning next year.
A few caveats: Parking is available by valet only. Overnight parking is $16. Visitors pay $8, but may come and go throughout the day There is also a resort fee per person to cover the 'free' use of beach chairs, umbrellas, water sports, etc.
Overall Good
We just returned from a 5 night stay at Oceanpoint. We had a two bedroom suite which was perfect since we have 3 children. The room could have been cleaner. The walls needed touch ups and the carpet needs replacing. Overall the room was ok, the oceanview balcony was wonderful, the full kitchen was very usefull and the the washer/dryer we used every day. We never ate in the restaurant, and only bought candy bars in the market once (expensive!). Walk across the street to Walgreens to pick up soda and treats instead. The valet service was friendly, but the cabana guy was rude and I couldn't understand him. The Oceanpoint has free use of water toys but the cabana guy never let anyone use them. The weather was perfect and the ocean was very calm and we couldn't use the kayaks. That was one of the reasons we chose this resort and we were very disapointed. My son slept in the roll out couch, on our way out to eat the first night I asked at the front desk if they would bring up some sheets so I could make the bed for him. When we got back the bed was already made for him, and we were only gone about an hour. The front desk also searched out an amusement park for us w/a map and everything so service was very good. I think our next visit I would try a different place just so I could compare.
Beware of this Place!
I just came back from this resort. we stayed there sat-tues. First off let me say that when you walk into this place you get a good impression, the downfall starts when the staff starts talking to you. They are rude and not much help. The nicest people there were the valet people. When we got to the room, it was very clean, no problems there, but when you start to look around you notice that they give you half a roll of toilet paper and no extra. The phones were broken, and the air broke about 2 hours of us being there. When we reported the problem the front desk guy named Jonathan was rude and bothered by the fact that we told him. I wanted to switch rooms but he insisted that we stay. Nonetheless it was fixed about 5 hours later. The pool at this place is horrible, it is only 4ft deep, and hardly a resort looking pool. The cabana boys that set up your chairs and umbrellas were so rude, you couldnt even understand what they were saying. They went as far as removing our umbrella while we were in the water, claiming that a storm was coming and that we had to leave the beach. Lets just say that this resulted in a verbal fight with another guest. I didnt enjoy this place I would not stay here ever again. I recommened the Eden Roc, now that it a very nice resort. Save your money and dont set foot in this piece of **** place.
Good time would go again.
We really enjoyed our stay there even though it was after the tourist season (we stayed between 5/12 and 5/18). We had a one bedroom suite that had a separate living room, dining room and a FULL kitchen (with plates, utensils, glasses, wine glasses and full set of pots and pans) separate from the bedroom. The whole suite was beautiful! It even had a washer and dryer. The shower was fabulous and the jacuzzi in the bathroom was a great relief. We had a great view (even if a little skewed) of the ocean and the ocean was very accessible. The guys who supply the umbrellas, towells and chaise lounges are a bit NOT helpful so you have to force your case and you will get what you want. Would we stay again? Yes, but, the restaurant closes down during the off season and there are few places to eat around the hotel. We ordered a dinner and breakfast and the service was fast and the help was above average.
Bad Experience
Just returned from a 4 day Memorial Day vacation at Ocean Point. The beautiful views were overshadowed by numerous problems with our 2 bedroom suite. Thermostat did not work, voice mail did not work (missed messages), and found out on third day that the intermittant bad smell eminating from master bath was actually backed up sewer gas coming from a broken toilet! I found it incredible that they did not promptly address and fix. Management showed little concern. They offered us $100 off on next visit, but we will never go back.
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Microsoft stop Windows 7 beta downloads soon
A quick heads up for those of you who haven't nabbed a copy of the Windows 7 public beta yet but would like to give it a run and see if you like where Microsoft are going with it.
Microsoft will be putting a stop to any new downloads from the 10th of Feb (12am Pacific time) and any remaining downloads still active by the 12th of Feb at 9am Pacific time will be cut off for good. Only TechNet and MSDN subscribers are able to get a hold of it beyond this time and Microsoft will still leave product key registration open for a while longer.
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Windows 7 gets a couple beta updates since Jan 7
A bit of an update regarding Microsoft's Windows 7 development since the public Beta (build 7000) release on Jan 7. It's been discovered that an internal beta update was compiled just over a week later (Jan 15) with build number 7022 and has only just been leaked onto the web yesterday.
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Further to that is mention of a newer beta (build 7034) having since been released to Microsoft employees with a very recent compile date of February 2nd. And with the first RC (Release Candidate) scheduled to be released in April, it's expected there'll be at least a couple more internal beta updates beforehand.
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Download of the Day: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 1.1
Our Download of the Day today is Ultimate Windows Tweaker 1.1.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a freeware Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements.
With judicious tweaking, It can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have IE 7 or IE 8 installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only. This Tweaker was released at the Microsoft South Asia MVP Meet 2008.
The latest version includes the following changes:
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System Information: A new page has been added that shows basic information about your Windows and hardware configuration; like Windows edition, Service Pack level, Processor, RAM etc.
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Our Download of the Day today is Lavalys EVEREST v5.00.
EVEREST Ultimate Edition is an industry leading system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. During system optimizations and tweaking it provides essential system and overclock information, advanced hardware monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to check the effects of the applied settings.
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Download of the Day: Badaboom 1.1.1
Our Download of the Day today is Badaboom 1.1.1.
The Badaboom Media Converter formats video and audio files for a variety of devices using a process called transcoding. In the old days of video, there was broadcast television, VCRs, and that's about it; video came in very standard flavors. With the proliferation of digital media players came a similar proliferation of video formats, making for widespread incompatiability.
Badaboom® takes a fundamentally different approach to video format conversion from other solutions. Instead of performing format conversion on the CPU, it harnesses massively parallel GPUs from NVIDIA. By using the power of the GPU, the time required for video conversion is reduced. As an added bonus, you can still use the CPU for normal everyday tasks such as email and internet browsing. Anyone can now painlessly convert video between formats including AVCHD, leaving more time to enjoy the video and eliminating the frustration of video conversion delays. Not only is the Badaboom® Media Converter fast and easy to use, it provides high quality output (up to 1080p!) to keep your videos looking crisp and clear.
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- 960x540 resolution: This is the ideal resolution for 30 fps videos transcoded to play on Apple TV.
- Main profile selection warning: If a selected device does not officially support Main profile, a warning will be provided if the user selects this profile.
- SLI disabling is no longer a requirement, but rather a recommendation.
- The 64-bit video file problem that caused certain transcoded videos to fail on a number of devices has been addressed.
- Audio sync issues have been improved for all file types.
- The Main profile problem causing Badaboom to hang and crash for certain file types (including AVCHD) has been addressed.
- The Apple TV default resolution has been changed and should now accept all Badaboom transcoded videos (with default settings).
- The CPU Decode indicator now resets correctly following each transcode.
- The features of Badaboom's shell extension have been improved.
- Both the video and audio bitrate sliders have been fine-tuned and are more accurate.
- The estimated file size is now more accurate.
- The Advanced menu's issue of resetting incorrectly has been addressed.
- The video stutter issue of baseline-encoded files on the Xbox 360 has been addressed.
- The overall stability of Badaboom has been improved.
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Download of the Day: Real Temp 3.00
Our Download of the Day today is Real Temp 3.00.
Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors. Each core on these processors has a digital thermal sensor (DTS) that reports temperature data relative to TJMax which is the safe maximum operating core temperature for the CPU.
As your CPU heats up, your Distance to TJMax will decrease. If it reaches zero, your processor will start to thermal throttle or slow down so maximizing your distance away from TJMax will help your computer run at full speed and more reliably too.
The latest version includes the following changes:
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- NVIDIA temperature reporting with highest GPU temperature displayed in SLI mode.
- Ability to run a file or shutdown based on user defined alarm temperature.
- Updated interface with modern XP / Vista style and border in Mini Mode.
- Start Minimized Vista issues finally fixed.
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To summerize, the full product lineup will look like this:
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You can view the full Q&A betweeen MS PressPass and Mike Ybarra here.
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- General Availability (GA) - This is a business milestone and represents when you can buy Windows 7 pre-installed on PCs or as full packaged product.
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UN-level floor....What to use to level bathroom floor?
What is the recommended method to level backer/hardiebacker board when you're laying it out for a tile floor installation?
If the only method is to float the floor, what do you suggest for a wood subfloor made of individual boards (with gaps) and not plywood?
Any clue?
We have a 1047 house and the floor is not leve, despite the face we installed 2/4s to create subfloor.
BUT there's gaps of abut 1/4- 1/2 inch.
So....what to use to LEVEL the backerboard we need to lay,....so that the tile and floor is ultimately level????
Thank you in advance!? We are novices.....
I think, if I understand you, we had the same floor- it is tongue and groove pine subfloor? What is "a 1047 house"?
Our specific problem was that we could not take them all up as the walls were built ON TOP of the subfloor--- it would have been such an enormous addition to the project to try to address that. We had to improvise and did not "float" the floor as we felt this would increase the risk of too much deflection.
In theory, you should pull up the planks and level from the top of the floor joists, relay the T&G subfloor or change to a plywood floor (or add the ply layer on top of the TG).
BUT, what we did was get a great solid subfloor with t&G followed by 3/4" ply and some self-leveling cement, which was incredibly easier to work with than I thought! We then used Ditra and were ready to tile. (did I say that sounded easier- actually it really was).
I am sure what we did was a bit of a hack job, but hopefully Bill and some other more seriously knowledgeable folks will chime in!!
Thanks for the reply!
Sorry I wasn't more clear, and for the typos!
We have a 1947 house. It is pier and beam foundation (2 ft crawl space for the entire house...dirt floor underneath house)
When we ripped out the old tile, the floor had some rot, and plus the tiles were in THICK cement and metal mesh...so the entire floor come out.....
To create a new subfloor (ANY floor,,,since were were looking down a couple of feet to dirt..... we put treated 2x4s side by side and created the "floor". However, they DO ave gaps between them, of about 1/4 inch.
My question is...since they are not entirely level from one side of the bathroom to the other, etc....what do I put ON TOP of the 2x4s BEFORE the backerboard, so that ultimately the tiles are level...
Does that make sense?
Here are the issues:
- IF we try to put down some "self leveling cement" or any of that type of thing, most of it will seep through the cracks in the 2x4s and just fall to the dirt under the house....
- IF we put backerboard, plywood or WHATEVER material down and screw it into the 2x4s all the way around the room , etc...it WILL NOT be level.
- We ONLY HAVE about 3/4 inch to work with...for example we have to get backerboard, thinset, and tile...WITHIN 3/4 inch, so that it meets up evenly with the wood floor in the hall. (the ENTIRE house has oak wood floors).
Help!!!! :-)
Depending on how out-of-level your space is, that 3/4" measurement might be out the window anyway. Our bath floor was flat but out of level by 5/8" over 8'. If you want level, you need to find the low point of the floor, and then figure from there.
If your floor is mostly overall level but not flat, that is a little different. I do know you have to have the thinnest parts of self-leveling compound a certain thickness so it doesn't come off...or flake...or something.
Are you saying you intend to not have a threshold? I assume so, from what you wrote, but if this is a full bath, there is an actual functional reason to have one: if someone slops water on the floor or something leaks, the threshold is supposed to hold the water in the room and keep it from spilling into the "dry" areas (in your case, the hallway). Obviously, for a big spurting leak, you're on your own, but for smaller amounts you would at least have a chance.
For us, there is no way we wouldn't have a stone threshold (as opposed to wood, which some people do, and I think is madness from possible exposure to water). Even with just two adults using a bath, that room has water coming into it four different ways, all with pipes and devices that could burst or break or malfunction...all sitting next to the hallway and bedroom that definitely AREN'T built to withstand water. Stuff happens in life, and I would rather not have to rip out our hardwood because of a stupid faucet.
We tried our best to match heights from bath to hallway, but in the end, missed by a bit (3/8"). With the threshold, we beveled it very small on the higher side, bigger bevel on the lower (hallway side). Aside from my disappointment with not getting what I was shooting for, it became "fine" in my head about 17 minutes after the threshold was installed. Doesn't look weird, doesn't look like anything distinctive or different or undesirable. At least to me.
I actually think you may benefit from posting over at the John Bridge site as there are a lot of technical folks over there- I may have concerns about the treated wood and working directly over that, and there may be a very specific way to make a structurally correct floor in your setting. I would strongly consider an isolation membrane like Ditra, what ever you decide to do, as there will be significant exposure with your setup. I think that starting with a 3/4" ply subfloor then Ditra would get you started... if it is just a "flat" issue, that would help- you can shim the low 2x4's to match up. If it is a level issue- how out of level is it at the worst spot??
I wouldn't worry about creating a different height, more to create the correct floor- there are plenty of ways to adjust from one height to another. With our level issue we were left with a fairly large difference in floor height but a good floor, we used a very thick threshold and made a "hollywood" bevel- which is just a very big bevel to bring the floor from one height to another!
Thanks, Tuesday22!
And everyone else!
UGH,,,,this is going to be a pain....
The original tile floor we tore out, met with the wood floor floor in the hall evenly, with no threshold.... but...perhaps that's not a possibility now?
There IS enough room for a threshold without raising the door or anything though, so that's good, since th
There's about an inch 1/2 under the door....
PICTURES of any bathroom thresholds!!???
Why did you use the non standard 2x4s instead of the standard 3/4" plywood for a subfloor? That's a lot of your problem now. Rip out the 2x4s and use 3/4" ply on top of your floor joists for the first layer. You can shim the joists in order to level the ply, if you do it right, with the shims running the whole length of the joists. (Think of small wedge shaped pieces nailed and glued to the tops of the joists.) After you level the joists and apply the 3/4" ply, then use thinset and the right screws on top of that to lay your backer board, then thinset and tile.
We screwed down a piece of the outside hard flat siding crap that they construction people down the way gave us.....
Then we put a piece of heavy plastic barier over that, then poured the morter bed (even though the acrillic tub has scqure feet type things on it..it's a Kohler Archer 60 inch acrillic),
THEN another piece of plasic, then the tub....
THEN, we screwed the tub "flange" thing onto the wood strips along the wall studs....
The tub is not going anywhere. It's level....
HOWEVER, I hope the flat hard backerbard type stuff holds. It IS sitting on tip of the 2/4s too...
Keep in mind, this is a pier and beam house. When the floor and walls were ripped out of the bathroom (down to the studs), there was NOTHING underseith except the 2 or 3x6s (?) that run LONG WAY...across the bathoom, with about 2 FEET in between. We needed SOMETHING to build the floor up with....or it would have been about 3 inches below the threshold, etc.
SO...2x4s went in to create a "floor" and there's about 3/4 to 1 inch of space left to fill with any other kindof floor material...i,e, tiel, thinset, plywood,? backerboard, etc...
AND, it's gotta be level of course.... Good thing is we can get under the house. LOL! For any adjustments.
First of all, you still haven't specified whether your floor is "not flat" or "not level." Whatever else you have (or have not) done to get where you are, it would help a lot if you could say whether your problem is level or flat.
Also, just to be sure here, if I am understanding you correctly, you installed the 2x4s ACROSS the 2x6s that make up the underside of the house? (Notice the very very NON-technical terms...so be aware that I'm not a builder or knowledgeable in this stuff like some of these people that post here...just sympathetic to rising note of panic in your posts....) The only reason I'm trying to clarify that is because I am wondering whether you installed the 2x4s "upright" (so the "4" dimension is vertical) or "laying down". I'm not trying to pile on to what you have *already* done, but I don't know what the proper distance for SPANNING that 2x4s have, and I don't know whether they can span two full feet if they are flat.
This makes a difference because you want to install tile. If your subfloor is bouncy or bends ("deflects" I think is it), then all the tile you install will just crack and plague you and your heirs until the end of time...until you rip the whole floor and subfloor out again and re-do it. Or put in linoleum. Whichever comes first.
You say in the top post that the cracks are like 1/4", but in your last post you write that they are up to 1". That's a big difference? Which is it? Does it vary from 1/4"-1"? Have you actually measure or are just eyeballing or going from memory?
IF it were me (and it isn't), I'd probably just put down a very tight layer of Wedi board (thinset and screws/washers), seal the seams so it can hold the next layer, then put down a thin layer of self-leveling compound (though you still haven't said whether your floor is wavy or slanted), and then tile.
Maybe use a layer of plywood (which would be cheaper but harder to cut), maybe tape and thinset the seams (ask someone on this board about this because I'm just brainstorming here), then use the SLC, then the tile. Only plywood will actually help form a floor (which I think you need to do with 1" gaps), not backerboard of any kind.
Instead of Wedi, you could use probably any backer board (ask someone here what to do for the seams). But I only know about Wedi because that is what we went with, and I like it because it is light weight (good if you are a female working alone).
I don't think your solution is in one step. It feels like you are going to have to create a tight subfloor, THEN level or flatten.
I think you have a non-standard thing going on there, and that might not be addressed so easily with just one step before tile.
One more thing, just out of curiousity, WHY do you think your floor must be level?
Oh yeah, and I would start making your peace with a threshold. Given how non-standard your set-up is, AND the fact that this is DIY (or at least the subfloor), I'm not sure it is realistic to think you can get away with no threshold.
Thank you everyone!!!!
We have not done anything about it yet. Unfortunately.
Let me try to answer your questions...
- The 2x4s are actually 3/4 X 6 inches (DH clarified). He cut them....
- These match the EXISTING subfloor (through the rest of the house, the 1947 one.
- The floor is un-level.
- Each "gap" between boards is approximately 1/4 inch.
- The boards are laid flat (not on end), 6 inch lines up to another 6 inch...to make 12 inches, etc... all across.
Is it possible to put some sort of "TAPE" on top of the gap on each board, THEN pour some self leveling compound? THEN on tip of that thinset, and hardibacker, tile, etc?
Thank you again for you advice! SOON we hope to finish this bathroom...but the last things we'd want is to have constantly cracking tiles or joints...
By the way, on the floor with be 13x13 porcelain tiles (Daltie), RECTIFIED (going to have very very small grout lines... )
Please help if you can. Thank you!
You should rip out the 1x6's and use 3/4" plywood instead. Dimensional lumber of today is not the same as it was even 60 years ago. Fast growing trees are harvested quickly to make into lumber nowadays leading to softer wood. I'm not sure that 1x pine of today can span 2' really. Do yourself a favor and do this job right while you still can.
We did used treated lumber.... does that make a difference?
Also, if we do rip this up.... Will the plywood hold everything and be less likely to cause cracking/movement, etc?
Should we still use some sort of vapor barrier on the floor?
Again, underneath the boards (or if we put plywood) is just the Joists (there's about 1.5 FEET between those)....under that is about 2 ft of space, then DIRT. :-)
I for certain do not know the correct way to address your type of structure, but I am fairly certain that given what I have learned, 1x6 pine boards are NOT the way to go!!
I believe they are likely to warp, split and generally not be the substrate you want to start your floor above the dirt with. What about insulation? What region are you in?? As you can see, many of us seem concerned.
I strongly suggest you consult with someone as to the correct approach. If you like these forums, perhaps the building forum can get you started?
Best of luck!
Here is a link that might be useful: Building a Home Forum
I think this is what we've decided to do... before I lose my hair and have a nervous break down! :-)
- Over the 1 1/2 x 6s.... Wood glue to bottom of 1/2 inch of top grade plywood.
- Screw the plywood down to joists AND boards.
- Thinset
- Ditra
- Thinset
- Tile.
Any last minute warnings, or advice?
Thank you -
2 things: I am not sure about the glue- I hazard that there may not be a role for glue in your setup at all.
Also, with respect to screwing down- typically in a standard setup, you screw the first layer of ply to the joists, and any additional layers of ply to the layer below only NOT all the way to the joists. I can't explain all the reasons, maybe someone else may be able to, but I just know that is the correct way. But I would treat your first layer of wood like ply (which is what it should be) as your setup is not standard and there may not be a "correct" way to approach it.
I think for both of the above comments though, the reason is actually the same (sorry I am not knowledgeable enough to explain this).
And then, just remember that the thinset between the ply and the ditra must be a good modified thinset- you can read this in the Ditra handbook. And between ditra and tile must be un-modified.
Are you going to level?? If so, it should go between the ply and ditra I believe...
Good luck!


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Grading This Week's Top Christian Songs
Times are tough and rock is hard. Below, just as we have the rock and latin-pop charts, this week we grade the top ten songs on Billboard's Christian chart.
1. MercyMe, "Move"
This just sounds like Maroon 5. That is all. Grade: D
2. Casting Crowns, "Courageous"
Okay, this is more like it. This is an entertaining video for a modern rock anthem for spiritual warriors. When I Googled one of the lines from this song the second link that showed up was to the Amazon page for a book called Every Man's Battle: Winning The War On Sexual Temptation One Victory At A Time (The Every Man Series). I guess that's what they mean by "the battle of the hand." Grade: B+
3. Matthew West, "Strong Enough"
Genre cliches from Christian rock videos: denim shirts, stripped rooms with bare brick or concrete walls, golden lights and lens flares. People struggling with real-life issues like bills and bullies and then overcoming them through faith in Christ. This one's got all of them. Grade: C
4. Jeremy Camp, "The Way"
Tease with a piano rock verse and pre-chorus nod, then launch into an anthemic Coldplay-style chorus about the glory of God. Bring it home with the sing-along na na nas. Build to a string-section-backed climax, and then everything but the piano drops out. Mix well with black hoodies and stir. Grade: B-
5. Matt Maher, "Turn Around"
Songs like this are kind of like that joke about playing a country song backwards. You get your faith back. You get your life back. Sometimes you even get your wife and kids back. Grade: B
6. Aaron Shust, "My Hope Is In You"
Another piano jammer. The Lord does not seem to like synthesizers as much as he likes horizontal harps. If pop tends to focus on the lighter side of life — party rocking, clubbing, and random sexual encounters — Christian rock picks up the slack with videos that specialize in poverty, sickness, and sadness. This video is about aging parents dealing with the war-related death of their child. It's not a huge mystery why pop music generally avoids these concepts (or at least saves them for ballads). What is sort of amazing is how singing about the bleakest depths of random despair can be really uplifting. This song manipulated me into feeling and I liked it. Grade: A
7. Steven Curtis Chapman, "Do Everything"
This is the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life. This is the South Park parody of itself. Grade: C-
8. Jamie Grace feat. TobyMac, "Hold Me"
Oh good! A girl! And a rapper! TobyMac, formerly of supertrio DC Talk, signed Jamie Grace to his Atlanta-based label Gotee Records. She is also the star of IShine KNECT, a Trinity Broadcasting Network show that sounds like the Christian Glee. Nobody raps in this song. Very reminiscent of Taylor Swift's ode to her mom "The Best Day." I want to know the deal with the guy who's just driving the car the whole time, where they are headed to (or from) in that red Bronco, and what secrets are lurking behind TobyMac's dark aviator shades. Grade: D+
9. Chris Tomlin, "I Lift My Hands"
Yet another piano, another falling-down house. More sick kids, riding tricycles down a hospital hallway like The Shining. Grizzled men evoking accidental shades of Breaking Bad. Realization that this is Cairo, Illinois, one of the nation's cities most consistently plagued with misfortunes. This takes it to the limit at three minutes in. Old man in rainbow shirt and young ill boy in surgical mask, I would like to watch a postapocalyptic buddy dramedy about you. Grade: A-
10. The Afters, "Lift Me Up"
Officially renaming this genre "Foreclosure Rock." It's not your fault you can't get a job, troubled male protagonist trying to support his family. Chill baby sad girl, you have a great rack and cool Tina Fey glasses. Sad grandma whose partner just passed away writing "I'm so alone" in shaving cream, you are just making me too sad to live. Despite the title and twist happy ending, this is just bummer city.
Grade: C+
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