Cerami tiles and Delta FL?

How do I do my bathroom with ceramic If I am using delta fl in my basement. I am thinking I would omit the delta in the bathroom area, and use cement board in thinset directly on the concrete slab.. this would make the bathroom about 1/8 lower that the carpeted area.. would this be ok? any suggestions?

should i just skip all this and put down some elcheapo vinyl flooring??

 

nobodys used tiles in their basement?

 

Rav, you'll get more advice on this by posting in the tile forum.

 

I've set alot of tile in basements, my preference is to use a product called ditra as an underlayment, it's made by Schluter Systems. I would not recommend setting tile directly on the slab, although alot of hacks will do it that way. I don't install or recommend vinyl flooring, el cheapo is right, & I intend that any floor I lay to be permanent. I'd also recommend against using cbu over a slab, any cracks in the slab will rather quickly transfer thru the tile job. Ditra will handle this problem, as well as, a variety of other concerns. To check out info on ditra, go to www.schluter.com.