Would that be better? I could slap some of that on top if I can find it, can't hurt.
Is that penguin from the chipmunk adventure?
The penguin is Chilly Willy, an old cartoon.
Micore is pretty soft. You'd want it covered. I put down a quarter inch backer board and then thinset/tiles. That hearth is still in use at a rental.
The penguin is Chilly Willy, an old cartoon.
Micore is pretty soft. You'd want it covered. I put down a quarter inch backer board and then thinset/tiles. That hearth is still in use at a rental.
Yes, it's held up. I had a few tiles come list, but that's more related to my tile job than the materials.
Woody, have you stepped on micore? It compresses easily.
I've squeezed it between my thumb and forefinger, I don't recall stepping on it. Bill is planning on using the 300 which is considerably harder. Maybe you're thinking of the 160? Once that Durock is sandwiched in there with thinset on both sides and a layer of tile on top, it would take something really, really heavy in a very small area to cause enough flex to make the tile/grout fail because the load will be distributed over a rather large area and the amount of compression will be very small, even by tile standards.
Woody, have you stepped on micore? It compresses easily.
large tiles (6x6 and up) and a dropped split do not play together nicely. It is a royal pain to cut one out (if acessable) to replace it. The causal observer never notices it - but you do all the time.
Yes, the piece I have seems maybe a little bit softer than particleboard but about equivalent. Once there's some durock and thinset in the mix I'm hoping it will be fine. It's not a huge hearth, and is in such a spot that it probably won't ever see foot traffic.
You will be fine. What type of edge treatment will you be using?
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